Ukrainian oligarch and Zelensky supporter Ihor Kolomoisky arrested in fraud investigation
By Olga Voitovych, Josh Pennington, Pauline Lockwood and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — One of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs has been arrested…
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44 injured, thousands left without power as Typhoon Haikui hits Taiwan
By Wayne Chang, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — At least 44 people were injured and tens of thousands of homes were…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Burning Man, Proud Boys sentenced, astronauts returning, Florida congressional map, Jimmy Buffett
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Happy Labor Day weekend, also known as summer’s unofficial last hurrah. Unfortunately, the…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says it has simulated a nuclear missile attack to warn US of ‘nuclear war danger’
By Heather Law and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — North Korea said Sunday it had simulated a nuclear missile attack to warn the United States of…
Continue ReadingIn Japan, the young find dating so hard their parents are doing it for them
By Chris Lau and Junko Fukutome, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — It’s a steamy summer afternoon in the Japanese city of Osaka, where a group of around 60…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees stranded in Nevada desert
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food,…
Continue ReadingAlligator bites child at closed New Orleans-area beach, officials say
By Jamiel Lynch and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An alligator bit a child at a New Orleans beach that has been officially closed to the…
Continue ReadingNYPD to deploy drones to monitor Labor Day weekend gatherings, raising civil liberties concerns
By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The New York City Police Department will deploy a fleet of hi-tech drones during the Labor Day weekend to monitor…
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement seeks help to identify barns in BTK serial killer cold case investigations
By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A law enforcement team in northeast Oklahoma believes the prolific serial killer known as…
Continue ReadingA 10-hour flight to meet 1,500 Catholics: The Pope visits Mongolia
By Sophie Tanno and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis formally began his 8,000-kilometer trip to Mongolia on Saturday, a country sandwiched…
Continue ReadingZelensky: Despite what ‘anyone says’ counteroffensive is pushing forward
By Niamh Kennedy, Dan Wright and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive is “moving forward” after Kyiv made some headway…
Continue Reading‘The scent of eternal life’ resurrects an ancient Egyptian aroma
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Some of our strongest memories can be rooted in scents and sounds. Human brains are wired in a way to make…
Continue ReadingLong-lost shipwreck from 1880s discovered in Lake Michigan, says historical society
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A ship missing since the late 1800s has been discovered in Lake Michigan, the Wisconsin Historical Society said…
Continue ReadingNobel Foundation reverses decision to invite Russia to prize ceremony following backlash
By Eve Brennan, Sophie Tanno, Niamh Kennedy and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — The Nobel Foundation has U-turned on a controversial decision to…
Continue ReadingTexas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or…
Continue Reading100-year-old African tortoise reunited with family after being rescued from canal, officials say
By Maxime Tamsett and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — A 100-year-old African tortoise named Biscuit has been reunited with his family after being…
Continue ReadingHow did those get there? Giant inflatable ducks return to Belfast Harbor in Maine for a third year
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — In what has become an unexpected annual tradition for a coastal city in Maine, gigantic inflatable ducks are…
Continue ReadingMohamed Al-Fayed, billionaire former Harrods owner who waged a war of words with Britain’s royals, dead at 94
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Mohamed Al-Fayed, the outspoken Egyptian tycoon who transformed the fortunes of two London institutions, the…
Continue ReadingThe remarkable fossil that radically changed our understanding of the human story
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Indonesian archaeologist Thomas Sutikna was nursing a fever in a hotel room on September 2, 2003, when a coworker…
Continue ReadingDozens of prison officers freed after being taken hostage in Ecuador jails
By Ana María Cañizares, Marlon Sorto and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Fifty prison guards and seven police officers have been freed after…
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