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5 things to know for August 2: Al Qaeda, Taiwan, Extreme weather, Ukraine, Uvalde

August 2, 2022 3:33 am CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A glimmer of relief is emerging at the checkout aisle: the return of discounts. Major retailers — including Walmart,…

Two people were killed and six were injured while attending a birthday party at a Detroit home on July 31 after a man upset over a parking dispute allegedly opened fire on the group

A shooting in Detroit that left 2 people dead and 6 injured started after a parking dispute, police say

August 2, 2022 2:26 am CNN Newsource

By Jarrod Wardwell, CNN Two people were killed and six were injured while attending a birthday party at a Detroit home early Sunday after a man upset…

Paisley Bamberg and her family spend time outside a shelter for McKinney Fire evacuees in Weed

Massive McKinney Fire in Northern California leaves trail of destruction

August 2, 2022 1:28 am CNN

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN As a massive wildfire continues to cut a path of destruction through a Northern California forest, residents are left to…

Massive McKinney Fire in Northern California leaves trail of destruction

August 2, 2022 1:28 am CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN As a massive wildfire continues to cut a path of destruction through a Northern California forest, residents are left to…

Service members of pro-Russian troops drive tanks in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict near the settlement of Olenivka in the Donetsk region

August 2, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

August 1, 2022 11:45 pm CNN Newsource

August 2, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

August 1, 2022 11:27 pm CNN

A man carries a pedestrial fan amid a heat wave in Kolkata

For Asia’s migrant workers, extreme heat is ‘a matter of life and death’

August 1, 2022 11:26 pm CNN

By Heather Chen, CNN It was mid-afternoon on a sweltering Saturday when Raj, a laborer from northwest India, started feeling dizzy as he hauled heavy…

For Asia’s migrant workers, extreme heat is ‘a matter of life and death’

August 1, 2022 9:37 pm CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN It was mid-afternoon on a sweltering Saturday when Raj, a laborer from northwest India, started feeling dizzy as he hauled heavy…

Examination of the substance in Brittney Griner’s vape cartridges violated Russian law, defense expert says

August 1, 2022 9:15 pm CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The examination of the substance contained in vape cartridges that WNBA star Brittney Griner’s…

This East African nation is known for stability. But drought and rising prices are fueling insecurity

August 1, 2022 9:09 pm CNN Newsource

By Sam Kiley, CNN A maelstrom of howling brown dust engulfs travelers through Isiolo. A few weeks earlier, 11 people were reported to have been…

5 things to know for August 2: Al Qaeda, Taiwan, Extreme weather, Ukraine, Uvalde

August 1, 2022 8:00 pm CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A glimmer of relief is emerging at the checkout aisle: the return of discounts. Major retailers — including Walmart,…

Texas governor meets with some Uvalde families. But a Robb Elementary teacher says ‘it’s all for show’

August 1, 2022 6:24 pm CNN Newsource

By Amanda Musa, Raja Razek and Steve Almasy, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met privately Monday with some families in Uvalde, discussing school safety,…

Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich meets with Taiwanese Vice President and Premier Lien Chan during a brief visit to Taiwan in April

What you need to know about Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

August 1, 2022 7:38 pm CNN

By Nectar Gan, Selina Wang, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday evening, marking a…

A horse grazes in a pasture as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest in California on July 30.

Two ultra-rare floods in a single week; a wildfire generating its own weather. Here’s how it’s connected

August 1, 2022 6:42 pm CNN

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Extreme weather on both ends of the spectrum has thrashed parts of the US over the past week — one of the many signals…

How ‘spreading like wildfire’ is getting a terrifying new meaning in the California of climate change

July 28, 2022 3:14 pm CNN Newsource

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent On a ridge overlooking the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it would have been possible to see…

A firefighting plane picks up water in Dayton Bay in Dayton

Elmo 2 Fire grows to nearly 13,000 acres, at 0% containment as winds pick up in western Montana

August 1, 2022 4:19 pm CNN Newsource

By Amanda Musa, CNN The Elmo 2 Fire in western Montana has burned 12,975 acres, according to Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 7. The fire…

Berlin Wall Fast Facts

August 1, 2022 4:00 pm CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to…

Nathan Day (the man on the right) after rescuing Ella Prater (left) and Irma Gayheart.

A Kentucky man rescued 5 children and 2 of his former teachers from their flooded homes after getting a message asking for help

August 1, 2022 3:17 pm CNN Newsource

By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Nathan Day was up early Thursday morning helping his son get ready for work when he received a message from a neighbor asking…

Two ultra-rare floods in a single week; a wildfire generating its own weather. Here’s how it’s connected

August 1, 2022 2:15 pm CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Extreme weather on both ends of the spectrum has thrashed parts of the US over the past week — one of the many signals…

England and France have had their driest July in decades

August 1, 2022 11:27 am CNN Newsource

By Xiaofei Xu and Jack Guy, CNN England has recorded its driest July since 1935, and France its driest since 1959, as a record-breaking heatwave…

Supporters of populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a sit-in at Iraq's parliament in Baghdad on July 31.

What’s behind Iraq’s explosive political crisis?

August 1, 2022 8:46 am CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Iraq is in the midst of its worst and longest political crisis in years. At the center of this overheating conflict stands…

Europe’s last known panda species discovered

August 1, 2022 8:36 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN A previously unknown species of giant panda that roamed Europe’s wetlands 6 million years ago has been identified after the…

‘Go to hell,’ journalist tells Iran after a man with a loaded rifle was arrested near her Brooklyn home

August 1, 2022 7:27 am CNN

By Josh Campbell and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad on Monday told the Iranian regime, “Go to…

Alika Ogorchukwu commuted every day from his home to Civitanova Marche

Nigerian street vendor killed in broad daylight in Italy, sparking national outrage

August 1, 2022 7:06 am CNN Newsource

By Livia Borghese, Sarah Dean and Jorge Engels, CNN The killing of a Nigerian man in broad daylight on the streets of an Italian seaside town while…

Former high-level Russian official who left Putin’s government reportedly hospitalized

August 1, 2022 5:47 am CNN Newsource

By Darya Tarasova and Larry Register, CNN Former high-level Russian official Anatoly Chubais is in a European hospital suffering from symptoms of…

Federal officials are investigating the death of a co-pilot who exited a plane in mid-air in North Carolina

August 1, 2022 5:10 am CNN

By Tina Burnside and Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of a man who got off an aircraft mid-flight during an emergency landing Friday near Raleigh, North…

The Razoni ship seen departing the port of Odesa

Grain ship departs key Ukrainian port for first time since early days of war

August 1, 2022 4:58 am CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The first ship carrying grain under a UN-brokered export deal left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday,…

Grain ship departs key Ukrainian port for first time since early days of war

August 1, 2022 4:58 am CNN

By Rob Picheta and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The first ship carrying grain under a UN-brokered export deal left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday,…