Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
By Jonny Hallam, Ana Maria Canizares, Karol Suarez, Helen Regan, Ivana Kottasová and David Shortell, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — A candidate in…
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Takakia survived the upheaval of early Earth, but it may soon go extinct
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest moss, called Takakia, has persisted in some of Earth’s most extreme environments for…
Continue ReadingWhy did the Maui fire spread so fast? Drought, nonnative species and climate change among possible reasons
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The wildfires that ripped through Hawaii on Tuesday and Wednesday are “unnerving,” and comparable to the…
Continue ReadingCo-founder of Russia’s equivalent of Google slams ‘barbaric’ invasion of Ukraine
CNN By Darya Tarasova, Tim Lister and Radina Gigova, CNN The founder and former CEO of Russia’s largest internet company, Arkady Volozh, has…
Continue ReadingBrother of husband charged in missing Georgia mom’s murder facing charges in connection with her death
By Rebekah Riess and Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — A second family member is facing charges related to the death of Imani Roberson, the Georgia…
Continue ReadingFBI joins search for teen sisters missing since late June
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The FBI’s Detroit Field Office said it is joining the effort to find two Black teen sisters missing from their…
Continue Reading‘We expected less resistance’: Ukrainian troops on southern front learn not to underestimate their enemy
Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, Kosta Gak, Olha Konovalova, Florence Davey-Attlee and Brice Laine, CNN Orikhiv, Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — Rammed…
Continue ReadingGerman man accused of spying for Russia
By Radina Gigova and Chris Stern, CNN (CNN) — A German national who worked for a government agency that equips the German armed forces, has…
Continue ReadingInternational Whaling Commission issues its first-ever extinction alert over endangered vaquita porpoise
By Amaya McDonald and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The International Whaling Commission released its first-ever extinction alert Monday to…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 10: Maui fires, Trump, Ecuador, Boat dock brawl, AI
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An American nurse and her daughter have been released in Haiti after being kidnapped around two weeks ago.…
Continue ReadingScientists sliced open ancient poop and discovered a story of coevolution
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Ancient reptilian carnivores that resembled modern crocodiles were fearsome hunters, but their scaly armor and…
Continue ReadingAmerican woman accused of conspiring to kill her husband released on bail in the Bahamas
By Royston Jones, Christina Zdanowicz, AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — American Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring to kill her husband…
Continue ReadingGilgo Beach murders suspect must give DNA swab, judge rules
By Mark Morales and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A Suffolk County judge sided with prosecutors and ruled Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann…
Continue ReadingMetropolitan Transportation Authority Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which serves 15.3…
Continue ReadingFirst a snake fell from the sky. Then a Texas grandma found herself inside the chaos of a hawk after its prey
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — All Peggy and Wendell Jones wanted was to end their day of yard work in Texas’ triple-digit summer heat by…
Continue ReadingRussia’s latest effort to sway young minds: High-school textbooks praising the conflict in Ukraine
By Ivana Kottasová and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — Russia is ramping up its efforts to ensure even its youngest citizens fall in line with the…
Continue ReadingFour relatives came to lunch. Three died with symptoms of ‘death cap’ mushroom poisoning
CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A meal of suspected death cap mushrooms served at a family lunch in late July is at the…
Continue ReadingAn American nurse and her daughter have been freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter have been released after they were…
Continue ReadingNiger’s ousted president reduced to eating dry rice as hopes for a peaceful resolution of the coup fade
By Omar Saley, Tim Lister and Martin Goillandeau, CNN Niamey, Niger (CNN) — Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, said…
Continue Reading‘Monumental’ data breach exposes names of entire Northern Ireland police force
By Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A “monumental” data breach has exposed the names and rank of all 10,000 serving…
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