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Opinion by Catherine Russell (CNN) — The abduction last week of an American nurse and her child near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, late last month is yet another tragic sign of intensifying insecurity in the country. Across Haiti, 2 million people, including 1.6 million children and women, live in areas controlled by armed groups where the perpetration of horrific violence has become

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 presidential election is on the horizon, but we just can’t seem to leave 2020 behind. Former President Donald Trump was indicted and arraigned this week on charges related to efforts to overturn that electoral outcome. At the same time, primary polls indicate that Trump and President

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — There are multiple stories involving strikes and unions in the news recently. Hollywood writers and actors have ground entertainment production to a halt as they fight for better compensation and protections from having their work co-opted by artificial intelligence. UPS recently reached an agreement with the Teamsters,

Analysis by Elle Reeve, CNN (CNN) — Superstar gymnast Simone Biles returns to competition at the US Classic this weekend for the first time since an attack of “the twisties” forced her to drop out of several events at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021. She kept her plans quiet until a few weeks ago

Analysis by Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Ukrainian drone strikes taking place inside Russia once seemed an unthinkable prospect. But such attacks have become an increasingly common feature of Moscow’s war – with an emboldened Kyiv warning that more will come. A string of drone strikes have peppered Russian cities including Moscow throughout the

Opinion by Mark Zandi (CNN) — There’s a lot to worry about when it comes to our own personal finances and the nation’s, but the Fitch Rating downgrade of US debt from AAA, the highest rating, to AA+, one notch lower, isn’t one of them. Investors use these ratings to help decide which bonds to buy and at what interest rate.

Opinion by Eric P. Winer (CNN) — Unprecedented drug shortages are pushing hospitals and clinics around the country to the brink. Physicians are being forced to choose who can receive the recommended treatment for their illness — and who must wait. The drug supply in the US is more vulnerable than ever and, ironically, it is often the

Opinion by Sherrie Page Guyer (CNN) — Does your child’s school have a full-time registered nurse on staff? Most parents assume somebody is on hand to dispense medications, evaluate for possible concussions or confidently inject epinephrine in case of a food allergy emergency. But around 25% of US schools have no nurse on staff at all. And, for

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation’s psyche were just the start. America now faces the prospect of an ex-president repeatedly going on

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation’s psyche were just the start. America now faces the prospect of an ex-president repeatedly going on trial

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Americans are immersed in a twisted world where language used to describe autocrats is being applied to America’s democratic institutions. The draconian rhetoric, once reserved for the likes of tyrants and dictators, has become commonplace in right-wing media when referring to President Joe Biden and the

By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired to subvert the 2020 presidential election. Thursday’s arraignment was not Trump’s first courtroom rodeo; this year already he has been federally charged for his alleged mishandling of classified documents and charged in New York for his role in a hush-money payment to adult film actress

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard not to view these two data points as symptoms of a democracy that is sick and in need of immediate attention: The US government is putting its former president on trial for a conspiracy to subvert the democratic will of its people in 2020 even

Opinion by Clay Cane (CNN) — O’Shae Sibley’s tragic death is triggering. He was a 28-year-old Black gay man from Philadelphia who was fatally stabbed at a Brooklyn gas station on July 29. His death is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Sibley, a professional dancer, was living his life. After stopping at a