8 people shot near a Texas car wash after an argument
By Alaa Elassar and Kay Jones, CNN Eight people were injured in a shooting near a car wash in Fort Worth, Texas, early Sunday morning after a group…
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Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest 2021: Joey Chestnut wins for 14th time
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Defending world champion Joey Chestnut broke his own world record Sunday, devouring 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes during…
Continue ReadingCoworkers donate their kidneys to each other’s husband after finding out they were matches during a chat in the bathroom
By Alaa Elassar, CNN When longtime coworkers Tia Wimbush and Susan Ellis passed by each other at work, they would smile politely and say hello,…
Continue ReadingFireworks meant for July 4th display in Maryland’s Ocean City accidentally explode
By Elizabeth Joseph, Alaa Elassar and Christina Bowllan, CNN Employees of the fireworks company behind the July 4th celebration in Ocean City,…
Continue ReadingPope Francis Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth…
Continue ReadingCyprus wildfires leave at least four dead in ‘unprecedented tragedy’
By Elinda Labropoulou At least four people have died in Cyprus from an ongoing wildfire ravaging the country, the country’s Interior Minister…
Continue ReadingPope Francis has surgery for colon diverticulitis
By Livia Borghese, CNN Pope Francis has “reacted well” after undergoing surgery Sunday for colon diverticulitis, according to the…
Continue Reading4 people are shot in a Chicago drive-by shooting as the city grapples with a violent weekend
By Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN Chicago’s “challenging” holiday weekend turned more violent overnight after four people…
Continue ReadingIndependence Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Independence Day, celebrated on the Fourth of July. The 246th anniversary of the adoption of the…
Continue ReadingGypsy moths are stripping trees bare in the Northeast. Here’s why the outbreak is so bad
By Keely Aouga and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN Mark Boltz-Robinson looks forward to growing apples and berries every year. The fruits go into pies,…
Continue ReadingChinese astronauts carry out country’s first spacewalk outside space station
By Lily Lee and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Chinese astronauts on Sunday successfully carried out the country’s first spacewalk outside their space…
Continue ReadingHere are some of the ways NCAA athletes are embracing the new world of the ‘NIL’ deal
By Douglas S. Wood and David Close, CNN This week saw the beginning of the NIL-era of college athletics. Suddenly allowed to profit from their name,…
Continue ReadingIndependence Day fireworks, once joyous celebrations, are now nightmares for these gun violence survivors
By Amir Vera, CNN Maggie Montoya used to love Independence Day fireworks. Now, the loud explosions and bangs that come with the American ritual…
Continue ReadingThe Florida Wildlife Corridor is nearly 18 million acres of natural wonder. The state just took a significant step to keep it alive
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Photographs by Carlton Ward Jr./Florida Wild Wedged between Florida’s two coasts are some of the richest ecosystems in…
Continue ReadingPhilippine Air Force plane crash death toll rises to 50
By Sophie Jeong and Yasmin Coles, CNN Fifty people were killed when a Philippine Air Force plane crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the…
Continue ReadingSearch and rescue efforts at collapsed Surfside condo paused for demolition preparation
By Jason Hanna, Dakin Andone and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Search and rescue efforts at the partially collapsed South Florida condo will temporarily pause…
Continue ReadingA 112-year-old in Puerto Rico sets Guinness World Record as oldest living man
By David Williams, CNN A former sugar cane farmer in Puerto Rico has been confirmed as the world’s oldest man by Guinness World Records, just a…
Continue ReadingWater is disappearing in the West — and not just during the summer
Skiers and snowboarders pray for snow so they can shred the slopes. Climatologists and hydrologists have an entirely different and more critical…
Continue ReadingBiden’s Fourth of July celebrations clouded by a gnawing concern over the Delta variant of Covid-19
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN When President Joe Biden welcomed 1,000 essential workers and military personnel on the South Lawn this…
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Camp trailer fire doused east of Madras deemed suspicious
A fire that destroyed a camp trailer and began to spread to nearby sagebrush and trees east of Madras on Saturday is being investigated as…
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