India’s viral youth movement has moved from memes to the streets. Their leader tells CNN why
By Rhea Mogul, Deepak Rao and Vijay Bedi, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — What started as an online joke has now spilled onto the streets of India’s…
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Bay Area ballot measures could determine the future of transit agencies
Two ballot measures would have Bay Area residents pay more in taxe to generate revenues for public transit. Kenny Choi…
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Bay Area’s World Cup tourism boom extended with U.S. men’s team in knockout round at Levi’s Stadium
Maddie White looks at the regional benefit to having the U.S. mens’ national team in a knockout round match at Levi’s…
Continue ReadingKing Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after costly refit, reveals $17 million tax bill
Story by Reuters London (Reuters) — King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, royal…
Continue ReadingEuropean heat wave brings in cool cash for Asian air-conditioner makers as sales surge
Story by Reuters Seoul / Beijing (Reuters) — As Europe sweats through record-breaking temperatures, Asian makers of air conditioners, like…
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NASCAR races at Sonoma Raceway draw massive crowds from across the country
Tens of thousands of people travelled to the North Bay to watch NASCAR races in Sonoma County over the weekend. Rick Villaroman…
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Tech entrepreneur behind Life360 pours millions into preserving Point Reyes Station
A Bay Area tech entrepreneur behind the family tracking app Life360 is investing millions of dollars into preserving the history and character of…
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Venezuelans in the Bay Area fear for family and friends after destructive earthquake
A massive earthquake that rocked Venezuela on Wednesday has left Bay Area residents from Venezuela scared for their family and friends that live…
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Watch: Rare corpse flower blooms at San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
A corpse flower began its putrid-smelling bloom this week at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco’s Golden Gate…
Continue ReadingLuigi Mangione’s attorneys discussed plea deal with prosecutors in federal case, source says
By John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s attorneys discussed with prosecutors the possibility of a plea deal in his federal case…
Continue ReadingHow to help those affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela
CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — The death toll from last week’s twin quakes in Venezuela has risen to more than 1,700 people and thousands have…
Continue ReadingThe Palisades Fire arson trial ended in a jury deadlock and mistrial. Here’s how the defense undercut the prosecution
By Jack Hannah, Nick Watt, Dakin Andone, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Throughout his federal arson trial, Jonathan Rinderknecht was painted as a…
Continue ReadingIran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Zachary Cohen, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Iran struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, forcing a pause on…
Continue ReadingUnquenchable lawns, immigration rulings, soccer showdown: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Kimberly Richardson, Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The Supreme Court’s conservative majority handed President Donald Trump major…
Continue ReadingA visual guide to the Venezuela earthquakes
By Becky Pinnington, Lou Robinson, Annette Choi, Rosa de Acosta, Curt Merrill, Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Two major back-to-back earthquakes…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s World Cup run ends with a Supreme Court ruling striking a blow to many fans
By Hira Humayun, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Haitian fans emerged in force in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, donned in red and blue jerseys to watch…
Continue ReadingA pilot incapacitated, a crash landing and a close call. What we know about the latest aviation incidents
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A pilot suffering a medical emergency, a plane forced down in Alaska and passenger jets nearly…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 25: America’s 250th, Venezuela earthquakes, border wall, war powers, contraband
By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Great American State Fair opens today on the National Mall, which the Trump administration has described as a showcase…
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Small crates, crematories and an unusual text: How authorities found a dog trainer was responsible for the deaths of 11 dogs
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Although Miko was just a little over a year old, the shepherd mix had already grown into his adult frame. He was…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about Trump’s Great American State Fair
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s 16-day-long Great American State Fair is offering…
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Bay Area student will walk out World Cup players for pre-match ceremonies
Sara Donchey reports on a Bay Area student who will be participating in a World Cup pre-match…
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Bay Area fans pack watch parties for Mexico vs. Czechia World Cup Match
Andrea Nakano reports on fan excitement for World Cup…
Continue Reading‘Salami slicing’: How China is trying to increase control in the Pacific
By Brad Lendon, Sylvie Zhuang, Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — In a span of just a few weeks, China’s ships have carried out “law enforcement”…
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Oakland’s LGBTQ community honoring late couple’s activism
Kara St. Cyr reports on the Oakland LGBTQ community honoring a queer couple’s life-long…
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San Jose city officials want community input on renaming of Cesar Chavez Plaza
John Ramos reports on the city of San Jose moving forward with the renaming of Cesar Chavez…
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Criminal justice services nonprofit in SF faces uncertain future
The San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, a nonprofit that provides criminal justice services, faces an uncertain future after 50 years of…
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Pleasanton couple honors son with youth mental health foundation
Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu have made it their mission to raise awareness of teen mental health to save young lives. Their foundation is named in…
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Federal judge in San Jose blocks ICE from making arrests in immigration courts
A federal judge in San Jose has issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration’s policy allowing ICE to detain immigrants in…
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Clean up efforts begin after magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Northern California
Northern California communities have a big clean up effort on their hands after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mendocino county at around 8:10…
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Cat at San Francisco shelter helping dogs have a better chance at adoption
Itay Hod reports on how a cat is helping dogs find their forever…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about Venezuela’s biggest earthquake in more than a century
By Jessie Yeung, Michael Rios, Taylor Ward, Issy Ronald, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are desperately searching through piles of rubble…
Continue ReadingHazy nightmare, puzzling fossils, huge cannabis stash: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Divers stumbled on something unexpected in a cave on an Italian island popular with the…
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Earthquake rattles Mendocino County food off grocery store shelves
A preliminary magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in California’s Mendocino County on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat is melting national records across Europe, with more coming Thursday
By Kara Fox, Andrew Freedman, Issy Ronald and Laura Paddison (CNN) — The United Kingdom has broken its record for hottest June temperature with the…
Continue ReadingItalian police divers find huge cannabis stash in sea cave off celebrity holiday island
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin (CNN) — Police divers have discovered more than half a million dollars worth of hashish hidden in a…
Continue ReadingFormer NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ chief of staff arrested in corruption probe
By Gloria Pazmino, Kara Scannell, Eric Levenson, Nina Giraldo, CNN (CNN) — The former chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams,…
Continue ReadingRussia is still inching forward in eastern Ukraine, but experts say claims of progress are exaggerated
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia is still inching forward in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where…
Continue ReadingEbola response worker who traveled from DRC to France is first in outbreak to test positive outside of Africa
By Lauren Kent, Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — A patient in France has tested positive for Ebola after returning from a humanitarian mission in an…
Continue ReadingBurning throats and persistent headaches: What life is like in Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by a weeklong warehouse fire
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — When Ethan Salter got home from a recording session last Wednesday, he thought the warehouse fire…
Continue ReadingIsrael deliberately targeting children in ongoing genocide against Palestinians, UN commission finds
By Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces continue to commit genocide against Palestinians by deliberately targeting children in the Gaza…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 24: Housing affordability, election takeaways, war powers, Europe heat wave, World Cup restrictions
By Alexandra Banner, CNN President Donald Trump’s ties to aviation stretch back decades, including a brief stint running his own airline in the…
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Cuba’s military wants to show readiness. Footage reviewed by CNN reveals its limits
By Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — In the spring of 1990, Cuban President Fidel Castro was grappling with the likelihood of conflict with the United…
Continue ReadingWhy law enforcement wanted to keep details private in Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping notes
By John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Within a week of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance earlier this year, two notes purportedly written by the…
Continue ReadingTrump is a president with a deep history with aviation. Now, he’s designed his own Air Force One
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — There had never been a US president who’d spent most of his pre-White House career jetting…
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San Francisco Giants fans protest at Oracle Park after Pride night controversy
Kevin Ko reports on fan reaction to the players’ Pride night…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea jump-starts naval buildup by commissioning its largest-ever warship
By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that…
Continue ReadingWhy these adults are suddenly obsessed with a kids toy from the late ’90s
By Chris Lau, Yoyo Chow, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The buzzing of needles and gasps of pain fall silent, replaced by the clacking and rattling of…
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Oakland nonprofit trying to save their future Shaolin temple from tax lien sale
The nonprofit organization behind a planned Shaolin temple in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood has less than a week to raise $24,000 or risk losing…
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Bay Area hospital sees gaming positively impacting ability to use surgical robots
Itay Hod reports on how gaming is affecting surgical robot…
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Firing of Alameda High School baseball coach sparks community backlash
Brad Hamilton reports on community backlash against Alameda High School’s decision to let go a longtime baseball…
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