CNN Analysis by Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — When computers and tech systems around the world went down Friday, snarling airports, closing Social Security offices and limiting jail operations, many people had one question: How on earth could this happen in 2024? A software update from a single cybersecurity company, US-based CrowdStrike, was the root
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — As the sun baked down on New York City on Tuesday, warming the concrete jungle to temperatures upwards of 80 degrees, actor and “Longlegs” star Maika Monroe stepped out in a surprising textile: Patent sheep leather. Similarly, last week, Monroe arrived at the LA premiere of the 1990s-inspired serial
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Alex Stambaugh and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on homes in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza on Saturday, according to hospital officials and Gaza’s Civil Defense. The toll came from two separate strikes in the camp, the officials said. In response to CNN’s question
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French authorities say a French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said in a statement Saturday the 19-year-old man was convicted after a swift trial overnight Friday on
Continue ReadingAssociated Pres KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian former lawmaker best known for her crusade to promote the Ukrainian language has died after being shot in the street by an unknown assailant. Ukrainian officials said an investigation was ongoing, and that the attack was being treated as an assassination. Sixty-year-old Iryna Farion initially survived the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, anyone could come to the White House and see him. Come they did: mothers looking to have their sons released from military service, wives urging that their husbands be freed from prison after resisting the draft, others who simply wanted to meet the president. “Some only
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By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — A soldier in a war zone. Band members playing in the street. A smiling selfie. When audience members during an event at the Republican National Convention were asked on Monday to raise their hand if they thought these images were artificially generated, several participants were able to correctly guess
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Israeli army said Saturday it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, and they
Continue ReadingTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Lightning strikes in northern Greece have killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave affecting most of southern Europe. Several fires were reported near the city of Kozani, 450 kilometers (280 miles) north of Athens following a dry thunderstorm in the area, authorities said. Further north, near the Greek
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown and Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: A museum in France gets cheesy, a global IT meltdown snarls travel and a look at another one of America’s best towns to visit in 2024. Homage to fromage Museums are a highlight of any visit to Paris: The Louvre! The d’Orsay! The
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — 31 millones de personas, principalmente a través del desierto del suroeste y el interior del noroeste del Pacífico, están bajo alertas de calor este sábado. Las máximas diarias en el suroeste rondarán los 43,3 grados Celsius, mientras que en el interior del noroeste del Pacífico se acercarán a los 43 grados,
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TODAY: Temperatures are fantastic in the upper 50s in the morning and near 80 this afternoon. Even with clouds the UV Index remains high and sunburn is possible in a half hour without sunscreen. TOMORROW: Sunday is similar with even more added clouds, which limits highs to the upper 70s. A few isolated showers and
Continue Reading By Chloe Liu, Hassan Tayier and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 people have died after a bridge partially collapsed in China’s Shaanxi province with rescue efforts remaining underway as of Sunday evening, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Authorities said a portion of the bridge in Zhashui County in the city of
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Curiosity rover has made its most unusual find to date on Mars: rocks made of pure sulfur. And it all began when the 1-ton rover happened to drive over a rock and crack it open, revealing yellowish-green crystals never spotted before on the red planet. “I think it’s
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By Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal class action lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of ticketed fans who were not allowed into the Copa América finals match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday, after “thousands of unticketed fans” breached security, prompting them to shut the stadium gates. Listed as defendants in the lawsuit
Continue Reading By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — No one quite knows what the process of picking a new nominee would be if Joe Biden did step aside – but many Democrats say that any process is likelier than ever to quickly end with Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee. The informal
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Traditional pomp and cannon fire marked the coronation of Malaysia’s billionaire King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who pledged to govern fairly the five-year term he will serve under a unique rotating monarchy system. Sultan Ibrahim, 65, was sworn in on Jan. 31. Saturday’s coronation at the national palace formalized his role
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A group that monitors armed conflict in Myanmar says an intensification of fighting in the Southeast Asian nation’s civil war has resulted in a sharp increase in destructive attacks on schools. The group Myanmar Witness says it identified a total of 174 attacks on Myanmar schools and universities since the
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey’s president has reaffirmed his commitment to a two-state peace deal for ethnically split Cyprus that Greek Cypriots have dismissed out-of-hand, again putting a damper on prospects for a quick resumption of talks to resolve the half-century-old conflict. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was speaking Saturday ahead of a military parade marking
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s billionaire king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, was officially installed six months after he was sworn in for a five-year term under a unique rotating monarchy system. The coronation at the national palace on Saturday formalized the sultan’s role as Malaysia’s 17th king in a ceremony steeped in Malay culture and
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