Polish president moves to pardon arrested lawmakers as thousands gather in protest
By Antonia Mortensen and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Polish President Andrzej Duda says he is seeking a new pardon for two populist lawmakers…
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Saturn’s moon Titan has disappearing ‘magic islands’ that may be clumps of organic material
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The disappearing “magic islands” on Saturn’s largest moon Titan have intrigued scientists since…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Facts The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is a…
Continue Reading2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Arab Spring, anti-government protests that began in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread…
Continue ReadingA Houston rapper allegedly held a woman captive in his garage for years
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A Houston rapper kidnapped a pregnant woman and kept her captive in his squalid garage for more than four years…
Continue ReadingMissile blitz, jet drones, night camouflage: Kyiv warns how Russia could overwhelm air defenses
By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — In the snow-filled skies above Ukraine, a…
Continue ReadingRare skin fossil is oldest by 130 million years
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed the…
Continue ReadingIsrael is facing a genocide case in international court. Could it halt the war in Gaza?
By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Israel is appearing before the International Court of Justice in a high stakes case that could change the…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa accuses Israel of genocide and urges top UN court to halt Gaza war
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — South Africa accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, saying…
Continue ReadingThis lawn has been named the ugliest in the world – but it’s all for a good cause
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A brown and arid scrubland of a lawn is not something many gardeners would brag about. But that is exactly the…
Continue ReadingBlack people experience strokes more frequently and at younger ages than their White counterparts, study finds
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — The first time Leslie Jordan held her son, she didn’t recognize he was her child. “I didn’t know I had…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 11: Presidential race, Israel, Tahoe avalanche, Climate, Bitcoin
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Prices are falling for TVs, cars, and gasoline as the US economy continues to defy recession predictions.…
Continue ReadingNavalny tells Russian court of ‘freezing’ conditions inside his Arctic prison
By Anna Chernova and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny told a Moscow court of “freezing” conditions inside…
Continue ReadingThe West’s winter is off to a dry start, raising concerns for the nation’s largest reservoirs
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Even as winter arrived in the East this week, with treacherous snow and an impending Arctic cold snap, much of the…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea rocked by violence as pay error prompts police walkout, riots and looting
By Hilary Whiteman and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Papua New Guinea was dealing with the fallout Thursday of violent riots and looting that shook…
Continue ReadingFBI arrests Florida man accused of threatening ‘mass casualty event’
By Josh Campbell and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man accused of posting online threats to carry out mass violence has been arrested and…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council demands Houthis halt Red Sea attacks as US and UK warn of strikes
By Richard Roth, Haley Britzky, Jennifer Hansler and Kathleen Magramo, CNN United Nations (CNN) — The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingThis 2024 presidential election could change the world – and it’s not happening in the US
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A presidential election in 2024 with profound implications for the wider world certainly sounds familiar. But this…
Continue Reading2 New York state prison inmates say they were waterboarded, beaten by guards
By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Two men incarcerated in New York state prisons allege they were waterboarded and beaten by corrections…
Continue ReadingSpiritual leader known as ‘Buddha Boy’ arrested in Nepal on sexual abuse charges
By Sugam Pokharel and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — A controversial spiritual leader, whose supporters believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha, has…
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