By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As surging global temperatures alter the landscape of the Arctic, scientists are observing what’s shaping up to be a new record at the other end of the globe. Preliminary data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center suggests Antarctica will likely set a record this year for the lowest sea
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By Tim Lister and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine’s breakaway regions ordered the evacuation of civilians to Russia Friday, accusing Ukraine of planning a large military offensive against the two self-declared republics. The restive eastern part of the country has witnessed the worst shelling in years over the last two days. Ukrainian
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Family selfies, nature photos, an unanswered text and several calls that were never connected detail the final hours of a California couple and their child before they died on a hiking trail near Yosemite last August. Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, died from hyperthermia, the condition of
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By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said he is now convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade Ukraine, but emphasized that room for diplomacy remains. “As of this moment, I am convinced he’s made the decision,” Biden said during remarks at
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By Coy Wire, Dan Moriarty and Gawon Bae, CNN Team USA ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue say they have their “empty medal box waiting in our room,” as they wait to receive their figure skating team event medal which has been postponed without a date in light of Kamila Valieva’s ongoing doping case.
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By Amanda Musa, CNN Two students have sued a Missouri school district over its decision to remove eight books from school libraries, arguing the novels were banned because they discuss issues surrounding race, gender and sexual identity. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU) against the Wentzville School
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff is set to remain a four-team format through the 2025 season. The administrators who manage the postseason failed to agree on a plan to expand before the current contracts run out. The CFP management committee met by video conference earlier this week. Executive
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By Marianne Garvey Jake Gyllenhaal is widely believed to be the subject of Taylor Swift’s song “All Too Well,” the old and new versions, but he doesn’t feel like it has much to do with him. On her newly released album, “Red (Taylor’s Version),” there is an extended version of the song, which was first
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Britain’s 4×100-meter relay team has been stripped of its silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics after C.J. Ujah’s doping violation was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Ujah’s sample taken in Japan in August contained the prohibited substances ostarine and S-23, which are selective androgen receptor modulators (SARM) and help
Continue ReadingBy Blake Summers, Content Producer Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — To keep himself busy during the pandemic, an 11-year-old boy from New Jersey made it his goal to surf for 1,000 days. Carter Doorley will haul his surfboard through the snow and ice on the coast of New Jersey
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Arseni Gritsyuk scored the shootout winner to put the Russians into the men’s hockey final by beating Sweden 2-1. The team known as Russian Olympic Committee will face Finland on Sunday looking for back-to-back gold medals. Goaltender Ivan Fedotov stopped six of the eight shots he
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Wilson Click here for updates on this story BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado (KCNC) — The CBS4 story about a couple who visited Colorado on vacation but lost a sparkling engagement ring somewhere in a snowdrift in Breckenridge gained a lot of attention. Especially after the couple offered a $500 reward to the person who found
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fire officials say a woman and two dogs died in a house fire early Friday north of Topeka. Station WIBW-AM reports that Soldier Township fire crews were called around 1 a.m. Friday to the home about 8 miles north of Topeka. Battalion Chief Chad Lady says firefighters arrived to find the
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By Marianne Garvey Dick Van Dyke is starring in a new music video released by Arlene & the Vantastix, his wife Arlene Silver’s band. In it, the “Mary Poppins” star, now 96, shows he can still step in time. He dances with Silver as she sings the song “Everybody Loves a Lover.” Van Dyke and
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton has called on social media companies to do more to stop the spread of online abuse after fellow Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi received death threats following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Latifi crashed his Williams car with a few laps left and with Hamilton
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By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton has called on social media companies to do more to stop the spread of online abuse after fellow Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi received death threats following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Latifi crashed his Williams car with a few laps left and with Hamilton
Continue ReadingBy JENNA RAE Click here for updates on this story BRIDGETON (KMOV) — Two St. Louis County police officers were caught on tape enjoying themselves and showing off their skills at Coachlite Skating Rink in Bridgeton. The video has gone viral on Instagram. People commented on the video saying they wanted to go skating with
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN EL KHOURY Click here for updates on this story ST. JOHN, Missouri (KMOV) — It’s been more than four years since a pregnant St. Louis County woman was murdered in her home. No one’s been charged in the case, but the woman’s family is now suing the person they say is responsible. On
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in January, as a surge in buyers paying cash and other would-be homeowners eager to avoid higher mortgage rates snapped up properties, leaving the number of available houses on the market at a record low. The National Association
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A taxi van, believed to be connected to a deadly shooting has just been discovered in a parking lot in southwest Atlanta, police tell CBS46. The vehicle was spotted by a parking attendant on Trinity Avenue. The attendant said he noticed the
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