Floods ravage regions of Russia and Kazakhstan, but worse is yet to come
By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Floods have swamped parts of Russia and Kazakhstan after Europe’s…
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Carol Burnett Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett. Personal Birth date: April 26,…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative…
Continue Reading‘We were terrified’: A roadside birth and the harsh reality of maternity deserts in Missouri, Kansas
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — While the…
Continue Reading Roe v. Wade Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey,…
Continue ReadingBank of Canada holds its key interest rate at 5 per cent
By Jordan Gowling Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — The Bank of Canada held its policy rate…
Continue ReadingPackers will face Eagles in Brazil in Friday night season opener
By The Associated Press The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil on Sept.…
Continue ReadingQuebec teacher fired after taking leave to be on ‘Survivor’ reality TV series
By Stephane Giroux Click here for updates on this story MONTREAL (CTV Network) — A school teacher who took part in the…
Continue ReadingPortland cat finalist in national contest for his ‘wacky’ name
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland cat is in the running for a…
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Commercial featuring nuns taking potato chips for communion sparks outrage in Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A potato chip commercial that features nuns receiving the crispy snacks for communion is…
Continue ReadingBillions of cicadas are set to appear in a rare ‘double brood emergence,’ scientists say
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — In a matter of weeks, they will dig their way out from underground, red eyes shining, deafening song…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has met with a leader of Brazil’s Yanomami people. The shaman, Davi…
Continue ReadingRussia extends deadline for preliminary probe into Kremlin foe Navalny’s death in prison, ally says
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have extended the deadline for a preliminary probe into the still…
Continue Reading5-year-old boy dies from go-kart crash in Meriden park
By Quinn Pramberger and Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A 5-year-old…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in alleged kidnapping, rape of rideshare driver, Alpharetta PD says
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ALPHARETTA, Georgia (WANF) — A man is facing several charges in an…
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Ex-Trump Org. CFO sentenced to 5 months in jail after testifying falsely about size of Trump triplex apartment
By Kara Scannell and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, who admitted to testifying falsely in Donald…
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Policía Nacional española detiene a un hombre cargado de armamento en Madrid
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Agentes de la Policía Nacional detuvieron este martes sobre las 4:30 p.m., hora local, a un ciudadano belga…
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Taylor Swift’s ex Calvin Harris is married to a Swiftie
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Vick Hope says she waits for her husband Calvin Harris to leave before she cranks Taylor Swift’s music.…
Continue Reading Dow closes 422 points lower after a surprisingly bad inflation report
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks fell sharply Wednesday after inflation data for March came in higher than expected. The…
Continue ReadingRussia puts more Kremlin critics on a wanted list as its crackdown on dissent reaches new levels
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have put more Kremlin critics on a wanted list as its crackdown…
Continue Reading Why this cookbook author sees making stew as an act of resistance
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For Laila El-Haddad, Eid-al-Fitr calls for sumagiyya. In Gaza, where El-Haddad spent summers growing up, the tangy…
Continue ReadingCovenant moms emotional after bill to let teachers carry concealed guns passes Senate
By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Tuesday, dozens of people were told…
Continue ReadingRutherford County teacher under investigation for obscene photo taken in school bathroom, TBI says
By Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The photos came one after another,…
Continue ReadingSwitzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland says it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path…
Continue Reading Internet price hikes for low-income Americans could begin in May as federal funds run dry, FCC says
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The US government says that next month it can only pay about half of what low-income Americans are eligible for…
Continue ReadingSchool bus catches fire, rolls backward through a neighborhood and into family’s home
By Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story FERGUSON, Missouri (KMOV) — A family is searching for a new…
Continue Reading Conan O’Brien has a ‘weird’ return to ‘The Tonight Show’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien visited “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday night, and said it’s been a long time since his…
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Continue ReadingSwitzerland lays out new ‘too big to fail’ rules in wake of Credit Suisse banking turmoil last year
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government has announced steps to bolster its “too big to fail” rules aimed to avoid…
Continue ReadingHonolulu Police Chief rallies with animal activists to advocate for animal cruelty bills
By Arielle Argel Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Chantell Moniz is the president of Hina’s…
Continue ReadingSimona Halep tells the AP she was nervous about returning to tennis after her doping ban appeal
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep tells The Associated Press she was nervous while flying to her first…
Continue ReadingUN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’
By SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press OXFORD, England (AP) — The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left…
Continue Reading ‘Fallout’ surfaces as a series that gets lost in the game-to-screen wastelands
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Fallout” surfaces in such arresting fashion – at a kid’s birthday party, of all places – that the…
Continue ReadingFrance is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication
PARIS (AP) — France’s government has presented a bill to allow adults with terminal cancer or other end-of-life illness to take lethal…
Continue Reading Trump tells wealthy donors he wants to extend his 2017 tax cuts. Here’s why they’d benefit the most
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Wealthy donors forked over a record $50.5 million at a recent fundraising dinner for former President Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading Conservatives deal another blow to Speaker Johnson, defeating FISA rule after Trump push
By Kristin Wilson, Melanie Zanona, Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House conservatives revolted against GOP leadership…
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High pressure will max out over the region on Wednesday with highs averaging about 10ºF above normal. The sea breeze will kick in at the coast…
Continue Reading18-year-old driver charged after deadly I-40 wreck, ‘speeding over 100 mph’
By Kari Barrows & Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An…
Continue ReadingA man’s world? Art exhibit about misogyny was only open to women — until a man complained
By Christy Choi and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — A museum in Australia is being forced to allow men into art exhibit originally conceived for…
Continue ReadingCollege students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not…
Continue ReadingCollege students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not…
Continue Reading3 girls found dead and 16 rescued after a boat carrying migrants is lost near a Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescuers on the eastern Greek island of Chios have recovered the bodies of three girls who died after a boat carrying…
Continue Reading Indianapolis teen charged in shooting that left 7 children injured
By Zenebou Sylla and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old suspect has been charged in a shooting that left at least seven juveniles…
Continue ReadingA major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A report from a senior doctor in England says children who question their gender identity are being…
Continue Reading Stubbornly high US inflation grew stronger than expected in March
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Surging gas prices and sky-high mortgages and rent sent inflation rising more than expected in March, adding…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor cites higher incarceration costs in veto of criminal justice bill
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed a GOP-backed criminal justice bill that would…
Continue ReadingMarisha Pessl’s ‘Darkly,’ her first novel for adults in more than a decade, to come out Nov. 12
NEW YORK (AP) — Marisha Pessl’s first adult novel in more than a decade is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and…
Continue ReadingHamas tells negotiators it doesn’t have 40 Israeli hostages needed for first round of ceasefire
By Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has indicated it is currently unable to identify and track down 40 Israeli hostages…
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