5 things to know for Feb. 29: Gaza, Texas wildfires, Supreme Court, Immigration, Bitcoin
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is February 29, a leap day that occurs every four years to keep our calendar in sync with the seasons.…
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Putin says West sending troops to Ukraine could lead to nuclear war
By Christian Edwards, Anna Chernova, Sebastian Shukla and Katya Krebs, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West of the risk…
Continue ReadingDeadly Texas wildfire torches 1 million acres – the largest blaze in state history – as more infernos rage
By Joe Sutton, Steve Almasy, Holly Yan, Robert Shackelford and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Catastrophic wildfires ripping across the Texas…
Continue ReadingMore than 30,000 killed in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war began, health ministry says
By Rob Picheta and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — More than 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s war with Hamas began in October,…
Continue ReadingRussian quad bike raids, 3D printed drones and a lack of ammo: Life on the front line in Ukraine’s Robotyne
By Nick Paton Walsh, Anna-Maja Rappard, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Near Orikhiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Pixelated in the thermal drone imagery,…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers ‘extensive’ coral bleaching, as scientists fear seventh mass bleaching event
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral bleaching due to heat stress, the reef’s…
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is February 29, a leap day that occurs every four years to keep our calendar in sync with the…
Continue ReadingFrench Senate votes to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
By Tara John and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — France is one step closer to enshrining abortion rights in its constitution after French senators…
Continue ReadingIdaho stops execution of serial killer Thomas Creech after officials can’t set an IV line
KBOI, IDOC – IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, CNN By Dakin Andone and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Idaho on Wednesday halted…
Continue Reading4 victims from the same family died from gunfire in the deadly shooting-turned-house fire near Philadelphia
By Danny Freeman and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Four of the five family members who died in a chaotic shooting-turned-house fire just…
Continue ReadingSeveral killed in Chad after attack on intelligence agency foiled, government says
By Niamh Kennedy and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — Tensions were high in the Central African country of Chad on Wednesday after several…
Continue ReadingNew images share unprecedented view of how Odysseus spacecraft landed on the moon
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Remarkable new images from the Odysseus mission capture the spacecraft — the first US-made vehicle to make a…
Continue ReadingIraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war. Facts Abu Ghraib…
Continue ReadingIdaho stops execution of serial killer Thomas Creech after officials can’t set an IV line
By Dakin Andone and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Idaho on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate and serial killer…
Continue ReadingJair Bolsonaro Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil. Personal Birth date: March 21, 1955…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro denies harassing whale
By Alessandra Castelli, CNN (CNN) — Police in Brazil are investigating former President Jair Bolsonaro over allegations he harassed a humpback…
Continue ReadingGhana’s parliament passes anti-homosexuality bill
By David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a controversial anti-homosexuality bill that…
Continue ReadingA breakaway region in Europe is asking Russia for protection. Here’s what to know
By Christian Edwards, Radina Gigova and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Russian rebels in a separatist sliver of Moldova have asked President…
Continue ReadingTexas executes Ivan Cantu for the murders of his cousin and his cousin’s fiancée in 2000
CNN By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Huntsville, Texas (CNN) — The state of Texas on Wednesday executed death row inmate…
Continue ReadingAstronomers discover 3 previously unknown moons orbiting planets in our solar system
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have discovered three previously unknown moons around Uranus and Neptune, the most distant…
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