5 things to know for March 20: Russia, Trump, Storms, Banking turmoil, Murdaugh case
By Faith Karimi, CNN It may not feel this way yet where you live, but winter is officially over! Today marks the spring equinox — the official…
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Netanyahu government makes first climbdown on plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary
By Hadas Gold, CNN The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change Monday to a key part of its controversial plans to…
Continue Reading China’s Xi stresses close ties with ‘dear friend’ Putin during his first visit to Russia since Ukraine invasion
By Simone McCarthy and Rob Picheta, CNN Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met at the Kremlin and touted the close ties and strategic visions shared…
Continue Reading At least 2 people died in avalanches in Colorado over the weekend
By Sara Smart, CNN At least two people died and four others were caught in two different avalanches in Colorado over the weekend, authorities said.…
Continue Reading Officials ask for public’s help as search continues for missing Indiana teen who may be in ‘extreme danger’
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Police are asking for the public’s help as the search continues for a missing Indiana teenager…
Continue Reading France’s government survives no-confidence votes and controversial pension reforms will move ahead
By Dalal Mawad, Oliver Briscoe, Chris Liakos and Jack Guy, CNN Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s government…
Continue Reading Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to make historic visit to mainland China
By Eric Cheung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Taiwan’s former President Ma Ying-jeou will visit mainland China next week, the first such trip by a…
Continue Reading A family is racing to raise $2.5 million to save their toddler, who suffers from an ultrarare neurological disorder that turns babies into ‘human time bombs’
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Mary Saladino spends most of her days holding her son in her arms while he violently seizes, whispering to him as she…
Continue Reading Kim says North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counterattack as daughter watches latest missile test
By Jonny Hallam, Kathleen Magramo and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state…
Continue Reading Thanks to medical advances, cystic fibrosis is no longer an automatic qualifier for the Make-a-Wish Foundation
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Make-A-Wish Foundation has announced cystic fibrosis is no longer automatically a qualifying condition, because of…
Continue Reading Miami Beach sets midnight curfew after second Spring Break fatal shooting
By Raja Razek, CNN The City of Miami Beach has issued a state of emergency and a midnight curfew following two fatal shooting incidents and…
Continue Reading Five Connecticut kids killed in New York car crash
By Celina Tebor, CNN Five kids were killed and another was injured after their car veered off a road and crashed into a tree early Sunday in the New…
Continue Reading Stephen Smith’s family raises money to have body exhumed for private autopsy almost 2 years after Murdaugh case prompted renewed scrutiny
By Michelle Watson, Paradise Afshar and Dakin Andone, CNN The family of a 19-year-old found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road in 2015 will…
Continue Reading Hawaii to remove grounded boat resting feet from sacred Hauola Stone
By Michelle Watson and David Williams, CNN Officials in Hawaii seized a motorboat that had been floating just feet away from a sacred site on Maui…
Continue Reading King Charles marks first Mother’s Day since Queen’s death
By Sophie Tanno, CNN Britain’s King Charles has remembered the late Queen on the first Mother’s Day in the UK since her death. “To…
Continue Reading New Mexico Game and Fish is now hiring ‘professional bear huggers’
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Bear lovers rejoice: The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is hiring for “professional bear huggers.” The…
Continue Reading Law enforcement searching for missing Indiana teen who may be in ‘extreme danger’
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN Law enforcement officials are desperately searching for an Indiana teenager who was last seen on Thursday and “is…
Continue Reading The shooting deaths of 3 missing rappers were ‘gang violence related,’ Michigan police say
By Rebekah Riess, CNN The deaths of three Michigan rappers whose bodies were found in an abandoned apartment building in early February were related…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Putin, Trump, Credit Suisse
By Harmeet Kaur and Daniel Wine, CNN If you’re sick of getting all those spammy text messages on your phone, there’s hope: New rules from…
Continue Reading 3 children died and 2 adults were critically injured after Baltimore home fire
By Kia Fatahi and Zenebou Sylla, CNN Three children are dead and two adults were critically injured in a fire early Saturday morning in a west…
Continue Reading Trump and Le Pen backed these Dutch farmers — now they’ve sprung an election shock
By Sophie Tanno, CNN A farmers’ protest party in the Netherlands has caused a shock after winning provincial elections this week just four…
Continue Reading How Californians are facing the onslaught of flooding, downpours and rough winds as the season’s 12th atmospheric river takes aim
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Brightly colored toys buried in mud. Brown murky water where cars once parked. Family photos floating through a…
Continue Reading More Black men are needed in the classroom, diversity advocates say
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN — Photographs by Austin Steele and Vanessa Leroy, CNN Jamaal Grant was studying biology at Colby College in Maine…
Continue Reading Hundreds protest clampdown on same-sex parents in Milan
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Hundreds took to the streets of Milan on Saturday to protest against moves by Italy’s new right-wing government to…
Continue Reading His gruesome crimes were a basis for ‘Silence of the Lambs.’ The sister of one of his victims has mixed feelings about his execution
By Faith Karimi, CNN Tracey Lomax watched from the viewing room of a state prison in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, as her sister’s killer received…
Continue Reading Defiant Putin visits occupied Mariupol, symbol of Ukrainian resistance
By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol, his first visit to territory captured by his forces in the…
Continue Reading Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near an Australian town
By Heather Chen, CNN Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near a small Australian town, in a phenomenon state officials say is related to…
Continue Reading Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near an Australian town
By Heather Chen, CNN Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near a small Australian town, in a phenomenon state officials say is related to…
Continue Reading NATO fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Estonian airspace
By Nick Paton Walsh and Allegra Goodwin, CNN British and German fighter jets intercepted a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace Friday,…
Continue Reading Imran Khan marks court presence as former Pakistan leader’s supporters clash with police
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan marked his presence at a much-awaited court appearance on Saturday in the…
Continue Reading US B-1B strategic bombers in drills with South Korea on same day as North Korean missile launch
By Junko Ogura, Emiko Jozuka, Tara Subramaniam, Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN US strategic bombers took part in joint air drills with South…
Continue Reading This country wanted a 69-hour workweek. Millennials and Generation Z had other ideas
By Heather Chen, Yoonjung Seo and Andrew Raine, CNN Shorter workweeks to boost employee mental health and productivity may be catching on in some…
Continue Reading As Taiwan embraces its Indigenous people, it rebuffs China
By Eric Cheung, CNN Avai Yata’uyungana was just 12 when the soldiers dragged his father away to be executed. More than 70 years later, he…
Continue Reading Trouble in paradise as Bali loses patience with Russians, Ukrainians fleeing war
By Heather Chen, CNN With its balmy beaches, laid back lifestyles and holiday vibe, the tropical paradise of Bali has much to offer any world weary…
Continue Reading Kentucky lawmakers pass ban on gender-affirming care for youth
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have passed a bill that prohibits transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care,…
Continue Reading Shooting in Miami Beach leaves 1 dead, 1 injured amid spring break celebrations
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A shooting during spring break celebrations in Miami Beach left one person dead and another injured Friday evening, according…
Continue Reading Family of Black man killed in Memphis jail demands justice
By Jaide Timm-Garcia and Isabel Rosales, CNN The family of a Black man who died in a Memphis jail in October is making a public plea for justice and…
Continue Reading Wyoming outlaws abortion pills
By Jay Croft, CNN As the fight over abortion pills heats up nationally, Wyoming on Friday prohibited the medication in what NARAL Pro-Choice America…
Continue Reading California moves to cap insulin cost at $30, start manufacturing naloxone
By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Saturday that the state will cut insulin costs by 90% and that it…
Continue Reading 5-year-old killed, two others injured in Arizona drive-by shooting involving a car with 6 juveniles inside
By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN A five-year-old was killed and two other juveniles were hurt after a drive-by shooting in Tempe, Arizona, late…
Continue Reading A Florida man heard a bump at his door. It was an alligator — and it bit his leg
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Florida man was bitten on the leg by an unexpected visitor: An alligator waiting right outside his door. The Florida Fish and…
Continue Reading See the new spacesuit that Artemis astronauts will wear on the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN After more than 50 years of quiet, the moon is about to become a destination for space travelers again. The public will…
Continue Reading Russian mercenary chief announces plans to recruit 30,000 more fighters
By Uliana Pavlova and Tim Lister, CNN The chief of Russia’s Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Saturday that he plans…
Continue Reading A Florida man heard a bump at his door. It was an alligator — and it bit his leg
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Florida man was bitten on the leg by an unexpected visitor: An alligator waiting right outside his door. The Florida Fish and…
Continue Reading Suspect charged after allegedly shooting Olivet College baseball player after game at Muskingum University
By Sara Smart and Rebekah Riess, CNN A suspect is facing charges of attempted murder and felony assault after authorities say he shot and injured an…
Continue Reading UK Home Secretary visits Rwanda to discuss controversial deportation scheme
By Duarte Mendonca and Christian Edwards, CNN British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial…
Continue Reading UK Home Secretary visits Rwanda to discuss controversial deportation scheme
By Duarte Mendonca and Christian Edwards, CNN British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial…
Continue Reading Ibram X. Kendi says a backlash has ‘crushed’ the nation’s racial reckoning. But there’s one reason he remains hopeful
By John Blake, CNN Few scholars have experienced the fickle nature of fame as dramatically as Ibram X. Kendi in the past three years. Kendi, author…
Continue Reading ‘So much blood’: Medics tell what they saw and did after Uvalde massacre
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Chilling details of the chaotic and bloody aftermath of the Uvalde school massacre…
Continue Reading Midair collision between 2 single-engine aircraft during an aerial demonstration in Arizona leaves 2 injured
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Two people on board a single-engine plane were injured Friday after a collision with another plane during an aerial…
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