UK to lower national voting age to 16 under government proposals
By Olivia Kemp and Sam Hudson CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom could become one of the first European countries to lower the voting age to 16 in…
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5 things to know for July 18: DOGE cuts, Emil Bove, Police violence, Trump and Epstein, Stephen Colbert
CNN Jade Walker, CNN The Trump administration has ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth. Previously,…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it ‘deeply regrets’ strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, pledges investigation
By Ibrahim Dahman, Catherine Nicholls, Christopher Lamb, Abeer Salman, Eugenia Yosef and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israel said Thursday that it…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 17: DOGE cuts, USAID, Iraq fire, Flood risk research, Syphilis
By Jade Walker, CNN Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in the cases against accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and hip-hop mogul Sean…
Continue ReadingRussia tightens its stranglehold on Ukraine battlefield as Trump gifts Putin 50-day window
By Nick Paton Walsh, Lauren Kent and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary…
Continue ReadingWhat the brutal killing of a female police officer reveals about Kenya’s femicide crisis
By Ian Wafula for CNN (CNN) — Roy Wanyonyi steps into the dark and dusty living room, its armchairs still carefully adorned in white lace…
Continue ReadingAir raid drills across Taiwan as island practices for a war with China it hopes will never come
By Will Ripley and Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — For thirty minutes, under the punishing midday sun, Taiwan’s capital Taipei…
Continue ReadingDozens killed as massive fire rips through shopping mall in eastern Iraq
By Laura Sharman, Aqeel Najim and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — A huge fire tore through a large shopping center in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut on…
Continue ReadingLightning strike kills one, injures more than a dozen others at New Jersey archery range
By Kathleen Magramo, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — At least one person was killed and 13 others, including a 7-year-old, were injured in a lightning…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s Lee orders new investigation team to look into deadly 2022 crush
Story by Reuters (Reuters) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the setting up of a new investigation team, involving police and…
Continue ReadingTurkish court convicts jailed Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival of threatening public official
Story by Associated Press (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor and the chief rival to President…
Continue ReadingThe NYPD was run like a ‘criminal enterprise’ under Mayor Eric Adams, lawsuit alleges
By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The former head of the New York Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit against scandal–scarred New…
Continue ReadingBlack holes collide, world’s first hijacking, 7 steps to better health: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! After getting battered by years of high health care costs, some employers plan to shift more of the…
Continue ReadingA monthslong turtle saga, the everything shower, celebrating Disneyland: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN By Emily Scolnick, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Increasing your walking cadence can improve your mobility, a new study found. It can also…
Continue ReadingEcuador’s capital rocked by water shortage crisis upending daily life
By Ana María Cañizares and Michael Rios, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — Desperation is mounting in Ecuador’s capital as thousands of people…
Continue ReadingHuge fire ravages Belgium’s Tomorrowland music festival main stage, days ahead of opening
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A huge fire has consumed the main stage of Belgium’s world-famous Tomorrowland festival, days ahead of its…
Continue ReadingGreek police charge five people in murder case of UC Berkeley professor, including his ex-wife
By Elinda Labropoulou and Lauren Kent, CNN Athens, Greece (CNN) — Greek police have charged five people in the case of murdered UC Berkeley…
Continue ReadingAir traffic control overhaul to cost $31.5 billion, transportation secretary tells Congress
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — It will take $31.5 billion to build a new air traffic control system for the country, Department of…
Continue ReadingTexas judge sets new execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson
By Ashley Killough, Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a death row inmate who…
Continue ReadingLouisiana police chiefs among those arrested and accused in a bribery scheme to help foreign nationals get visas
By Holly Yan, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A group of current or former Louisiana police chiefs and the operator of a Subway sandwich shop are…
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