US blames China for hacks, opening new front in cyber offensive
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States and its foreign allies on Monday accused China of widespread malfeasance in cyberspace, including through a…
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Fmr. diplomat: Afghan civil war ‘has already started’
Afghan peace negotiator Fatima Gailani and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker speak with Bianna Golodryga about Taliban advances and US…
Continue ReadingBiden administration planning to relocate some Afghans who worked for US to Virginia Army post
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Barbara Starr and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The Biden administration is planning to relocate a group of Afghans who…
Continue ReadingBelarus opposition leader says meeting with Blinken ‘very friendly,’ ‘strong actions’ to come
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said her meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday…
Continue ReadingICE failed to send detainee with ‘urgent’ medical need to hospital who later died, watchdog finds
By Geneva Sands, CNN An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee in Mississippi with an urgent medical need was not sent to the hospital and…
Continue ReadingKey GOP senator rejects ‘arbitrary’ infrastructure deal deadline
On CNN’s State of the Union with Dana Bash, Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio dismisses Democrats’ plan to hold a Wednesday vote on the bipartisan…
Continue ReadingBiden takes on inflation concerns as domestic agenda hangs in the balance: ‘These disruptions are temporary’
By Phil Mattingly and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday directly addressed concerns that his sweeping economic agenda will serve as an…
Continue ReadingUS transfers Guantánamo Bay detainee to home country of Morocco
By Michael Callahan and Betsy Klein, CNN A Moroccan man held in Guantánamo Bay for nearly 20 years has been transferred from the US detention…
Continue ReadingHow pollsters are trying to fix election polls after 2020
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director Polls in the final weeks of the 2020 election campaign were farther off the mark from the election results…
Continue ReadingAustria investigating reports of ‘Havana syndrome’ among US diplomats
Austrian authorities are investigating reports that US diplomats in Vienna have experienced symptoms of a mystery illness known as Havana Syndrome.…
Continue ReadingBipartisan infrastructure deal on life support as key Senate test vote looms
By Clare Foran and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden’s agenda appears on the brink. After months of wind up, practice drills and tight votes,…
Continue ReadingAbout two dozen reports of mysterious health incidents on US personnel in Vienna
By Kylie Atwood There have been about two dozen reports of symptoms of mysterious health incidents similar to the “Havana syndrome” among…
Continue ReadingSix Texas House Democrats test positive for Covid-19 in Washington
By Paul LeBlanc, Rachel Janfaza and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Another Texas state House Democrat who traveled to Washington, DC, last week has tested…
Continue Reading‘We’re tired of living like this’: DACA ruling leads to frustration and devastation for young undocumented immigrants
By Maeve Reston, CNN After navigating life in the US for 17 years without legal status, Yazmin Bruno-Valdez was ushered into the Obama-era Deferred…
Continue ReadingWashington Post: Investigation finds Israeli-designed spyware was used to hack journalists and activists around the world
By Devan Cole, CNN Thirty-seven smartphones owned by journalists, human rights activists, business executives and two women connected to the slain…
Continue ReadingBoosted by the federal stimulus, these virtual learning companies are fighting to keep their new place in US education
By Katie Lobosco, CNN If parents weren’t familiar with Canvas or Schoology before the pandemic, they likely are now. The two biggest remote…
Continue ReadingBiden to welcome Super Bowl champion Buccaneers to White House
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden will welcome the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House on Tuesday, an official tells…
Continue ReadingGOP negotiator: Senators ditch tougher IRS enforcement as way to pay for bipartisan infrastructure plan
By Devan Cole and Daniella Diaz, CNN A Republican senator who’s helping to negotiate a bipartisan infrastructure proposal said Sunday that the…
Continue ReadingSenator explains why IRS enforcement was pulled from infrastructure proposal
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who is helping to negotiate a bipartisan infrastructure proposal, explains why they are no longer looking at toughening…
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Surgeon general issues warning about sharing health information on social media
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media companies have taken positive steps against the sharing of health misinformation but that “it’s…
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