By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law which the country’s Constitutional Court refused to nullify on Wednesday. The court upheld a law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” and
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By John Bonifield, Brenda Goodman and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Rick Slayman, the world’s first living recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, was discharged from the hospital Wednesday, two weeks after his operation, Massachusetts General Hospital said in a statement. “He is recovering well and will continue to recuperate at home with his family,”
Continue Reading WCVB, MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL, CNN By John Bonifield, Brenda Goodman and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Rick Slayman, the world’s first living recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, was discharged from the hospital Wednesday, two weeks after his operation, Massachusetts General Hospital said in a statement. “He is recovering well and will continue to recuperate
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Bob Iger handed Nelson Peltz a bruising defeat on Wednesday — and he did it, in part, by shoring up perceived weaknesses within Disney that the billionaire
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — If you were to think of the best ways to prepare for the Final Four, this certainly wouldn’t be it. The University of Connecticut (UConn) men’s basketball team experienced a nightmare journey to the NCAA tournament semifinals in Glendale, Arizona, one that involved lengthy delays and mechanical problems with
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The plight of starving Palestinians in Gaza is worsening as Israel’s actions have deterred critical aid agencies and imposed severe constraints on essential humanitarian efforts in the enclave. As famine looms and cases of death by starvation emerge, at least three aid providers are suspending operations in Gaza after
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak is seeking to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest, two months after his graft sentence was halved. His application said he had information that the then-king had issued an order allowing his house arrest during the Jan. 29 pardon
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait is holding national elections for the fourth time in as many years as the oil-rich country seeks to break out of its longstanding political gridlock. The Persian Gulf country’s elected assembly has more power than most in the Arab world, but has long been at loggerheads with the
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s presidential race has kicked off, with seven candidates vying for the largely ceremonial post in a two-round vote that will conclude on May 8. The official start on Thursday to the campaign season means the candidates are allowed to make campaign speeches, hold
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after the deaths of three U.K. aid workers in an Israeli strike. Britain is just
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By Jacob Lev and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A full five-on-five brawl erupted just two seconds after the opening puck drop between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Once the fights had broken up, eight players in total – four from each team – were ejected
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By Ramishah Maruf and Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — A group of six Latino immigrant workers fell to their deaths while working on Baltimore’s doomed Francis Scott Key Bridge last week. When construction begins to rebuild it, more Latino immigrants will almost certainly join the effort to reopen the crucial transportation artery. Latino workers make
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By Danny Freeman, CNN Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Every weekday morning, DJ VJ Mar steps up to his microphone and rattles off the latest on pop culture, celebrity gossip and political news. But on a recent Tuesday morning, he had a special guest. “How important is the Latino vote here in Pennsylvania for the Biden-Harris campaign?”
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Around the world each year, tens of millions of people are told they have cancer, and millions die from the disease. Now, a report from the American Cancer Society projects that by 2050, the number of people with cancer could rise 77%. The report, published Thursday in the journal
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Stocks tumbled on Thursday, reversing earlier gains mid-afternoon ahead
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By Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — More than 24 million people in southern Africa face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity due to drought and floods, an aid group has warned, as experts say the situation risks spiraling into an “unimaginable humanitarian situation.” The warning from Oxfam on Wednesday came as Zimbabwe joined other southern
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has met the leader of thousands of striking junior doctors and promised to respect their position during future talks over the government’s contentious push to sharply increase medical school admissions. The meeting Thursday between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Park Dan, head
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group says its armed wing launched drone attacks on the airport and a military headquarters in the capital, Naypyitaw. But the country’s ruling military said it destroyed or seized more than a dozen drones used in the attacks. The opposition National Unity Government’s “Defense Ministry” said Thursday that
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Egg prices are rising again, fueled by a short supply caused by an outbreak of bird flu. The cost of specialty eggs — which include enhanced, cage-free, organic, free-range, pasture-raised and brown — will also remain stubbornly high for the foreseeable future. Here’s what else you need to
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK) has accused Israel of targeting his aid workers “systematically, car by car” during the strikes that left seven dead on Monday, as mounting international fury over the attack further strains Western support for Israel’s war in Gaza. WCK challenged Israel’s response to
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