Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The CDC added one new destination on Monday to its “high” risk list for Covid-19. Azerbaijan, which borders the Caspian Sea between Iran and Russia, moved to Level 3, or “high” risk. Locations at Level 3 now account for more than 125 of the roughly 235 places monitored by
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN A Nebraska man paddled 38 miles down the Missouri River on Saturday in a “boat” made from a hollowed out pumpkin to celebrate his 60th birthday and hopefully set a Guinness World Record. Duane Hansen set out from the public boat docks in Bellevue, Nebraska, at about 7:30 a.m. in the
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN Air traveler complaints in June were up a whopping 270% from pre-pandemic levels, according to new US Department of Transportation data released Monday. Complaints from May to June of this year were up nearly 35% as airlines canceled thousands of flights in the beginning of the summer travel season, the data
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha, Marcia Reverdosa and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his main election rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded insults Sunday during a charged election debate which saw Bolsonaro launch a deeply personal attack on a journalist who questioned his response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I think you go to
Continue ReadingBy Pierre Bairin and Lilit Marcus, CNN Two Air France pilots were involved in an inflight altercation and exchanged “inappropriate gestures” while in the cockpit of an A320 heading from Geneva to Paris, the airline confirmed on Monday. The spat, which happened in June 2022, led to the suspension of both pilots, who have not
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha and Maija Ehlinger, CNN The last remaining member of an uncontacted Brazilian indigenous tribe has died, Brazil’s indigenous protection agency, Funai, said Saturday. Known as the “Man of the Hole,” he had lived in complete isolation for the past 26 years on the Tanaru indigenous land, deep in the Brazilian Amazon in
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha and Maija Ehlinger, CNN The last remaining member of an uncontacted Brazilian indigenous tribe has died, Brazil’s indigenous protection agency, Funai, said Saturday. Known as the “Man of the Hole,” he had lived in complete isolation for the past 26 years on the Tanaru indigenous land, deep in the Brazilian Amazon in
Continue ReadingBy Marcia Reverdosa, Sahar Akbarzai and Camilo Rocha, CNN Invasions and illegal extraction of natural resources in Brazil’s protected indigenous lands have tripled since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019, according to a report by Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) in Brazil. “This government favors the exploitation and private appropriation of Indigenous territories,” the council
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN The Prince of Wales has guest-edited a special upcoming issue of British African-Carribean newspaper The Voice to mark its 40-year anniversary. Founded in 1982, the paper is the only national black newspaper operating in the UK. Prince Charles described the publication as “crucial” before adding that he was
Continue ReadingBy Ana Cucalon, Omar Fajado and Jonny Hallam, CNN Police fired tear gas in the Argentine capital Saturday, as they clashed with supporters of vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, days after prosecutors sought a 12-year prison sentence against her for alleged corruption. Argentina’s official news agency Télam reported police used sticks and tear gas
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business When Don Vultaggio was considering names for his new iced tea business three decades ago, he wanted something that connoted a “warm and healthy environment.” That meant getting far away from Brooklyn, where Vultaggio grew up. But not too far away: His friends called his New York home the Santa
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business When Don Vultaggio was considering names for his new iced tea business three decades ago, he wanted something that connoted a “warm and healthy environment.” That meant getting far away from Brooklyn, where Vultaggio grew up. But not too far away: His friends called his New York home the Santa
Continue ReadingBy Karol Suarez The mothers and fathers of 43 Mexican students who went missing nearly eight years ago have welcomed the findings of a recent government report that found the disappearances were a “crime of the state.” “For us, it is significant and has positive elements that will help us to know the truth and
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN The ashes of the late trailblazing “Star Trek” actor Nichelle Nichols will take flight when they are released into space from a Vulcan Centaur rocket by United Launch Alliance later this year. Nichols — who died at 89 on July 30 — is best known for playing Lt. Nyota Uhura in
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Two summer staples — hot dogs and popsicles — are coming together. For whatever reason. Oscar Mayer is selling its first-ever “Cold Dog,” a frozen pop that tastes like the brand’s hot weiner that allegedly boasts “both refreshing and smokey, umami notes” of a hot dog and topped with a
Continue ReadingBy Karol Suarez, CNN The families of the ten miners trapped underground in Mexico since early August have rejected a new rescue strategy proposed by the government, Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Friday. The proposal, which entailed tunneling underground, was rejected on the basis of how time-consuming it would be, Lopez Obrador
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Toyin Owoseje, CNN A Miss England finalist has become the first ever beauty queen to compete without wearing any makeup in the pageant’s nearly century-long history. Melisa Raouf, a 20-year-old college student from south London, moved forward at the pageant’s semifinals on Monday after opting for a barefaced look. Now, she’ll compete
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Diab and Max Foster, CNN Prince Harry has shared his hopes for the upcoming 25th anniversary of the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. The Duke of Sussex was speaking on Thursday in Aspen, Colorado, at a polo match in support of his Sentebale charity, which works with children in southern
Continue ReadingBy Bianca Nobilo and Amy Cassidy, CNN The leading contender to become the UK’s next Prime Minister implied Thursday she doesn’t know if French President Emmanuel Macron — the leader of one of Britain’s closest allies — should be considered a “friend or foe.” Liz Truss, who is the current UK Foreign Secretary, was taking
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN With millions of travelers expected to rush airports over the Labor Day holiday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is telling major airlines that this summer’s thousands of flight cancellations are not acceptable. The Department of Transportation plans to better inform passengers of their recourse when facing a significant flight disruption, the secretary
Continue Reading