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Opinion by Gib Brogan (CNN) — Editor’s note: Gib Brogan is a campaign director at Oceana, an advocacy organization, where he leads the effort to protect North Atlantic right whales and improve the management of US fisheries. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. North Atlantic right whales and speeding boats just don’t mix.

Opinion by Michael Fanone (CNN) — No weapon has been more in the public eye in America of late than the AR-15, in large part because of its tragic role in some of this country’s deadliest shootings. The AR-15 has the dubious distinction of being America’s most popular semi-automatic rifle. I’m more familiar with the

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — While much of the oxygen in the US political conversation is sucked up by former President Donald Trump’s forthcoming trials, there is other news to report. What could in hindsight be a milestone moment occurred Tuesday in Washington when the government announced the first 10 prescription drugs

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — Throughout the decades, Barbie has been a doctor, an astronaut, a UNICEF ambassador, a rapper, a matador, a Sea World trainer, and president of the United States, among many, many other jobs. And now she’s also a record-breaking movie star: The Barbie film is Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing movie ever,

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It’s a coincidence of the 2024 calendar and US history. March 4, 2024, is the scheduled date to kick off what may be the most consequential of former President Donald Trump’s four criminal trials, where he’ll answer federal charges in Washington, DC, that he illegally tried to

Opinion by Mary Ziegler (CNN) — The South Carolina Supreme Court’s recent abortion decision is a reminder of the importance of state constitutional law in the post-Roe era. By upholding a six-week ban virtually identical to one struck down by the same court in January, this ruling means that South Carolina will go from a state that welcomed abortion

Opinion by Dennis Aftergut and Jeffrey Abramson (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dennis Aftergut is a former federal prosecutor and currently counsel to Lawyers Defending American Democracy, a nonpartisan organization engaged in preserving the rule of law. Jeffrey Abramson is a professor of government and law emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin and author of “We, The Jury: The Jury System

Opinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sara Stewart is a film and culture writer who lives in western Pennsylvania. The views expressed here are her own. View more opinion on CNN. Imagine, if you will, seeing this headline: “Jon Hamm is happy as a man without kids: ‘I’ve had a great sexy-ass life.’”  Sounds vaguely ridiculous, right? Aside

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Labor Day — one of the busiest driving holidays in the US — is on the horizon, and so is Hurricane Idalia. That’s potentially bad news for gas prices. The storm, which is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday,

Analysis by Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — When Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States and European Union accelerated their pivot towards Serbia. Rather than juggling the contradictory demands of pluralistic and fractious Balkan states, Western capitals focused the bulk of their efforts on a singular target. Their policies had two aims. First, to bring Serbia

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein (CNN) — No one may have been more surprised by the decisive moment in last week’s first GOP presidential debate than Desmond Meade. Meade is executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which works to restore voting rights in the state to former felons. Florida has long been one of

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Two courtroom dramas 700 miles apart arising from Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the last election conjured a preview of the most tortured campaign season of modern times next year. In Washington, DC, a federal judge set a trial date for the former president’s federal election subversion case

Analysis by Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — When leaders of the BRICS nations gathered for group photos at the end of their summit in Johannesburg last week, it offered a glimpse of the contours of the new world order Beijing is trying to shape. Standing at the front and center was Xi Jinping, China’s powerful

Analysis by Rhea Mogul, Vedika Sud and Sania Farooqui, CNN Harayana, India (CNN) — Satish Kumar sits in front of his submerged rice paddy in India’s Haryana state, looking despairingly at his ruined crops. “I’ve suffered a tremendous loss,” said the third generation farmer, who relies solely on growing the grain to feed his young

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s very complicated legal calendar is coming into view. It currently appears that his criminal trials will occur after a large portion of Republican primary voters have decided whether to make him their nominee for the third consecutive time, but before Election Day. On Monday, a

Opinion by Katharine K. Wilkinson (CNN) — My most beloved neighbor is a rangy octogenarian who’s lived in our Atlanta neighborhood for her entire life. I nicknamed her QN after her Latin name: Quercus nigra. Pronounced “queen,” it feels like bare minimum recognition of her royalty. Imagine QN, if you will, as a dendro-grande-dame —

Opinion by Steven Lubet (CNN) — The best defense former President Donald Trump has against his indictment in Washington for multiple conspiracies to defraud the United States as part of the events of January 6, 2021, hinges on his purportedly sincere belief that he actually won the 2020 election. According to the prosecution, Trump and his co-conspirators attempted to

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Welcome to jobs week. Investors are eagerly anticipating a slew of news about the health of the US labor market over the next few days. The Bureau of Labor Statistics kicks things off on Tuesday with the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey report for July.

CNN Opinion by Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King (CNN) — Editor’s note: Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King, along with their daughter, Yolanda Renee King, direct the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, a nonprofit think tank and community action group founded by Martin Luther King Jr. The views expressed here

Opinion by Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King (CNN) — Editor’s note: Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King, along with their daughter, Yolanda Renee King, direct the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, a nonprofit think tank and community action group founded by Martin Luther King Jr. The views expressed here are