Israel orders shut down of Al Jazeera in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’
By Michael Schwartz, Tim Lister, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s…
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Texas man wants court order to investigate woman’s out-of-state abortion
By Alessandra Freitas and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man is seeking a court order so he can depose a woman he was dating who traveled…
Continue ReadingWisconsin eighth grader takes the wheel of his school bus after driver loses consciousness
By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — It was a normal end to the school day in late April for Acie Holland III, an eighth grader at Glen Hills Middle…
Continue ReadingTeen hands himself into police after attack on German politician
By Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old boy handed himself in to police after admitting that he attacked a German politician on Friday.…
Continue ReadingHow to watch the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner spacecraft
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Security tactics at protests, Henry Cuellar, Al Jazeera, Canadian assassination, Kentucky Derby winner
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in some parts of Mexico that’s become a marketing…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Security tactics at protests, Henry Cuellar, Al Jazeera, Canadian assassination, Kentucky Derby winner
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in some parts of Mexico that’s become a…
Continue Reading‘A better church is possible:’ Methodists celebrate as the church embraces the LGBTQ
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — On a Sunday morning in 2020, while Rev. Andi Woodworth welcomed her congregation to the Neighborhood Church in…
Continue ReadingAustralian police shoot dead armed teen after stabbing attack that had ‘hallmarks’ of terror
By Angus Watson and Chloe Liu, CNN (CNN) — Australian police shot dead a teenage boy after he stabbed an injured a man in an attack that had…
Continue ReadingPolice tactics at campus protests reveal disparities in approaches to public order and lessons learned post-George Floyd
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s assault on Gaza…
Continue Reading‘Full-blown famine’ happening in Gaza, WFP warns, amid fresh push for truce
By Kathleen Magramo, Mitchell McCluskey and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Northern Gaza is experiencing a “full-blown famine” which is…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi Jinping is visiting Europe for the first time in five years – his goodwill tour will be an uphill struggle
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — When Xi Jinping arrived in Italy for a state visit in 2019, he was given a lavish welcome, with private tours…
Continue ReadingAnger mounts as Kenyans left homeless and searching for loved ones swept away in floods
By Larry Madowo and Laura Paddison, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — When Julia Wanjiku put her son Isaac to bed after a day celebrating his third…
Continue ReadingDeveloping Taiwan’s own ‘Starlink’ crucial for island-wide emergency, space agency says
By Eric Cheung, CNN Hsinchu, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s leaders are working on an ambitious new satellite system to keep the island online in…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Mississippi opens student conduct probe after confrontation between Black student and counterprotesters
By Sara Smart, Dianne Gallagher, Sarah Dewberry and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The University of Mississippi has opened a student conduct…
Continue Reading‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Tom Booth, CNN Great Barrier Reef, Australia (CNN) — As the early-morning sun rises over the Great Barrier…
Continue ReadingNew mission could shed light on the secrets of the moon’s ‘hidden side’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Over the past few years, competing countries have turned the moon into a hotspot for activity not witnessed…
Continue ReadingMusk just slashed Tesla’s Supercharger team. What does that mean for America’s EV network?
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The news this week that Elon Musk laid off Tesla’s entire Supercharger team sent shockwaves of uncertainty…
Continue ReadingEscaped zebra captured after nearly a week on the lam
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A zebra’s almost week-long Washingtonian adventure came to an end on Friday, when the animal was recaptured…
Continue ReadingI love Quarter Pounders. But I don’t get why people enjoy chicken
Essay by Saira Mueller, CNN (CNN) — My last memory of choosing to eat chicken was about 20 years ago. I was sitting by the pool on a sunny day…
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