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Haze from wildfire smoke is seen near Wolcott

Wildfire smoke from the West’s massive blazes stretches all the way to the East Coast

July 20, 2021 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN The massive Bootleg Fire in Oregon has scorched an area larger than Los Angeles, and it’s only 30% contained. The fire is so large and is burning so hot that it’s creating its own weather. It’s just one of the many blazes raging in the West; the National

Workers are in high demand and companies are having a hard time finding people to fill the positions.

Economist explains why there are so many job openings

July 20, 2021 12:56 PM CNN

Wages are going up as companies struggle to fill open jobs. Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP Research Institute, explains why these increases might not be enough to attract new hires.

US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary pose in front of London's Tower Bridge with British Prime Minister Tony Blair his wife Cherie

Bill Clinton turned down tea with the Queen to ‘be a tourist’ and eat Indian food

July 20, 2021 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former US President Bill Clinton declined offers of tea with Queen Elizabeth and dinner at the British Prime Minister’s official country house because he wanted to “be a tourist,” go shopping and eat Indian food during his first official visit to the UK with Tony Blair as leader in 1997, according

$30,000 signing bonuses, childcare help: What companies are doing to attract workers

July 20, 2021 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Workers are in high demand. And companies are having a hard time finding people to fill the positions. There were more than nine million job openings in the US at the end of May, according to the Labor Department. To attract applicants away from the competition, employers are beefing up

Hear John Kerry’s stark warning about our ongoing climate crisis

July 20, 2021 11:46 AM CNN

Hear US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry deliver a major policy speech emphasizing the urgency of climate action at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London. Under the Paris Agreement, most nations agreed to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees. The US remains the world’s second biggest greenhouse gas emitter after China and is by far the biggest emitter historically.

John Kerry warns ‘time is running out’ to address climate crisis, calling the last 30 years a ‘failure’

July 20, 2021 11:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan, CNN John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, urged the world’s governments to speed up efforts against the climate crisis Tuesday, saying the political response to it has “failed” to respond effectively for more than three decades. In a speech at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London, Kerry

Boris Johnson's former chief adviser has claimed that the Prime Minister tried to maintain his weekly face-to-face audiences with Queen Elizabeth during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic

Boris Johnson had to be talked out of meeting the Queen early on in the pandemic, ex-adviser claims

July 20, 2021 6:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser has claimed that the Prime Minister tried to maintain his weekly face-to-face audiences with Queen Elizabeth during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the elderly monarch being vulnerable to the virus. Dominic Cummings, who resigned late last year, told the BBC that he had

At least 31 people were killed when torrential rain swept through India's financial capital late on July 18

See aftermath of deadly landslides in Mumbai, India

July 20, 2021 3:04 AM CNN

At least 31 people were killed when torrential rain swept through Mumbai, India triggering landslides that crushed cars and houses and left neighborhoods devastated.

A pyrocumulus cloud from the Bootleg Fire drifts into the air near Bly

The Bootleg Fire in Oregon is so large, it’s creating its own weather

July 20, 2021 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Joe Sutton, Michael Guy and Hollie Silverman, CNN As hot, dry weather conditions continue to fuel wildfires across much of the United States, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon has become so intense that it’s creating its own weather. The fire has scorched more than 606 square miles — an area larger than Los Angeles

This satellite image shows Typhoon Cempaka on Tuesday morning.

Typhoon Cempaka expected to bring heavy rain and flooding

July 20, 2021 1:05 AM CNN

Two big storms have formed in the waters of East Asia, both of which are expected to lash the region with strong winds and heavy rains in the coming days. CNN’s Karen Maginnis has more on Typhoon Cempaka and Tropical Storm In-Fa.

Ancient ‘sunken city’ discovered in Egypt

July 20, 2021 12:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Reuters Divers have discovered rare remains of a military vessel in the ancient sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion — once Egypt‘s largest port on the Mediterranean — and a funerary complex illustrating the presence of Greek merchants, the country said on Monday, July 19. The city, which controlled the entrance to Egypt at the mouth

Double tropical trouble in the West Pacific

July 19, 2021 11:24 PM CNN

Two tropical systems are developing in the West Pacific. One is headed for Japan and the other for China. CNN Meteorologist Tom Sater has the latest track.

Peru’s electoral authority declares Pedro Castillo President-elect, 6 weeks after runoff

July 19, 2021 10:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Stefano Pozzebon, Karol Suarez and Jose Armijo, CNN Six weeks after voters headed to the polls in Peru, former schoolteacher and union leader Pedro Castillo has been formally declared the country’s President-elect. He will be sworn in on July 28, the bicentennial of Peruvian independence, election authorities announced Monday. Earlier Monday, the National Jury

Two major storms form in East Asia, threatening China, Japan and Taiwan

July 20, 2021 1:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackson Dill and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Two big storms have formed in the waters of East Asia, both of which are expected to lash the region with strong winds and heavy rains in the coming days. Tropical Storm Cempaka strengthened into a typhoon early Tuesday over the South China Sea. The storm had winds

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets people as he visits a vaccination site in Montreal

Canada surpasses US vaccination rate as country prepares to reopen its borders

July 19, 2021 6:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Paula Newton, CNN Canada notched a significant milestone this weekend, fully vaccinating about 50% of its population and surpassing the US vaccination rate for Covid-19. According to Health Canada, nearly 70% of Canadians have received at least one dose of the vaccine, putting the country very close to the 75% threshold that public health

Friends walk along a street in Newcastle on July 19 the day England dropped almost all Covid-19 restrictions.

US State Department joins CDC in raising UK travel advisory

July 19, 2021 5:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler and Naomi Thomas, CNN The US State Department raised its travel advisory for the United Kingdom to Level 4: Do Not Travel on Monday, aligning with an update made by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier in the day. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has

The federal government and private sector must work together to secure the nation's cyberspace

Here’s everything you need to know about ransomware

July 19, 2021 3:43 PM CNN

Ransomware attacks are on the rise with an estimated $350 million paid out in ransom in 2020. Here’s everything you need to know and how to prepare yourself if you’re targeted next.

The Olympic Rings float on a barge at Odaiba Marine Park as Tokyo prepares for the 2020 Summer Olympics

Olympic athletes face high heat and a possible typhoon this week

July 19, 2021 9:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray and Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologists Olympic athletes are the world’s best. They train hard in conditions that will be similar to what they will face at the games, to acclimate their bodies to the weather they will compete in. And this year, the weather is hot. The Mei-Yu Baiu front — also

Red flag warnings cover the Northwest where dry thunderstorms

Monsoon promises much needed rain for the parched West, but the prospect for lightning strikes could mean more fires

July 19, 2021 5:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN Monsoon season is in full swing in the West with no end in sight, bringing hopes of a dent in the unrelenting historic drought — but with thunderstorms comes lightning and the potential for more wildfires. After enduring heat waves and years of minimal monsoonal moisture, the desert

Dry storms could impact a span of 1000 miles across the West

July 19, 2021 2:23 PM CNN

Lightning and gusty winds from dry storms are forecast for vast area from the Pacific to the Canadian border. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis tells us how this may impact the fire fighting efforts across the West.