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Opinion by William Wallace (CNN) — Imagine you turn on the news and learn that a man has been killed, tragically, while using a lawnmower. It happens to be the same model that you own and use. In this hypothetical scenario, investigators carefully analyze what happened and conclude that, while the man was partially at

Opinion by Sophia A. Nelson (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Sophia A. Nelson is a journalist and author of the book, “Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama.” The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion on CNN. I was a senior in high school when “The Color

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Maine pitched the 2024 election into deeper chaos and constitutional confusion Thursday by becoming the second state to throw Donald Trump off the ballot over the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. The move from the Maine secretary of state – following a similar decision from the

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Maine pitched the 2024 election into deeper chaos and constitutional confusion Thursday by becoming the second state to throw Donald Trump off the ballot over the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. The move from the Maine secretary of state – following a similar decision from the Colorado

Analysis by Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The role of any monarchy is to represent continuity. Something both King Charles III and Prince William showed they understood this year. But if you look closely, they have also both spent the past 12 months developing their individual roles. In reflecting on a

Analysis by Tara Subramaniam and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun’s sudden death this week is the latest in a string of shock celebrity losses in South Korea, a country with one of the world’s highest suicide rates and where public figures are often expected to be paragons. Lee, who

Analysis by Mike Chinoy and Peter Enav, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — One hundred and twenty miles off the coast of Palawan in the Philippines sits the Sierra Madre, a rusting World War II-era landing vessel that hosts a small contingent of Philippine marines and serves as the infrastructural backbone of an atoll called the

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — After several strong showings in the Republican primary debates, Nikki Haley is now facing the biggest controversy thus far in her effort to unseat former President Donald Trump as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination. While Haley has already been doing damage control, her response to a simple

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — It’s become rarer for series to run years on end in the streaming age. More ambitious shows have created a higher rate of turnover, meaning the challenge of devising “series finale” frequently becomes an issue after only three or four seasons, as occurred with several of this year’s

Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Race is “the one constant and central conflict in American history,” the eminent political scientist Robert Putnam once declared. No other issue has caused such ferocious internal divisions — in the past or in the present. Next year will be no different. Here are five big stories involving

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidates are diving back into campaigning with time running out to show they can answer the critical question of the 2024 primary race — whether they have a chance of taking down Donald Trump. The closing days before voting starts in Iowa on January 15 are also

Analysis by Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The Chinese economy was expected to recover quickly in 2023 and resume its role as the undisputed engine of global growth. Instead, it stalled to the point where it’s being called a “drag” on world output by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), among others. Despite its

Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Every year matters, every year is pivotal and every year brings surprises — good and bad. But it’s impossible to escape the sense that the world stands near a precipice and that in 2024 we will either take a step forward, upending the world order, or a step back, returning to

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Critics tend to accentuate the positive in year-end lists, but cheerleading aside, 2023 wasn’t a great year for mainstream movies, either creatively or commercially. Although streaming services helped finance plenty of marquee films, several of the eagerly anticipated titles fell short of expectations, while others (most notably “Killers

Opinion by Basil Smikle (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Basil A. Smikle Jr., PhD, is a professor and director of the Public Policy Program at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute of Hunter College – City University of New York. He is also a former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party. The views

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Before Americans pick a president in November, they get to pick the candidates in a series of primaries and caucuses. It’s a wonky process that has evolved over the course of the country’s history and continues to evolve today. Here’s what to know: What is a primary?

Opinion by Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal (CNN) — Not far from Disney World, on a stretch of sprawling grasslands called the Florida Prairie, researchers are gradually rebuilding the population of a tiny, skittish sparrow that’s the most endangered bird on the continent. A band of wildlife scientists, nonprofits and universities are working together to nurture

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Escalating attacks on US troops and commercial shipping and incidents often involving Iran and its proxies are causing new concerns that Israel’s war in Gaza could widen into a regional conflagration with grave political and economic consequences. With American service personnel increasingly in a dangerous firing line and with US

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — As the Christmas season winds down, it’s time for an annual Boxing Day tradition: Feeling disappointed in a gift, then feeling guilty about being disappointed, and then weighing the potential fallout of returning the gift or exchanging it for something you actually want. Based on data from the National Retail

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — HBO had the best show of the year in “Succession,” and probably the worst in the Sam Levinson-The Weeknd collaboration “The Idol,” which proved just how boring (supposedly steamy) sex and nudity can be. In between, there was a whole lot of good TV and even more mediocre