Russia’s war in Ukraine
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Russia’s war in Ukraine
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading Brittney Griner is back in the US and dunking again after almost 10 months detained in Russia
By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Fresh off her elated return to the US after months in Russian custody, two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is back on a basketball court. But her reintegration into American life is far from over, as is the fight by WNBA players for equity as US professional athletes.
Continue Reading Brittney Griner is back in the US and dunking again after almost 10 months detained in Russia
By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Fresh off her elated return to the US after months in Russian custody, Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is back on a basketball court. But her reintegration into American life is far from over, as is the fight by WNBA players for equity as US professional athletes. The
Continue Reading Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
By Tricia Escobedo and Allie Torgan, CNN Nelly Cheboi, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to create computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. Online voters selected her from among this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes. Cheboi’s nonprofit, TechLit Africa, has provided thousands of
Continue Reading Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers spoil Tom Brady’s homecoming in blowout win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
By Jacob Lev, CNN Going from Mr. Irrelevant in the 2022 NFL Draft to spoiling Tom Brady’s homecoming, San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy has almost seen it all following Sunday’s 35-7 blowout win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 22-year-old Purdy outdueled Brady, throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Purdy also added
Continue Reading Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
By Tricia Escobedo and Allie Torgan, CNN Nelly Cheboi, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to create computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. Online voters selected her from among this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes. Cheboi’s nonprofit, TechLit Africa, has provided thousands of
Continue Reading China to abolish its Covid-19 trace tracking service, the ‘Mobile Itinerary card,’ on Tuesday, officials say
By Sahar Akbarzai, Xiaofei Xu, Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau China will abolish its Covid-19 trace tracking service, the “Mobile Itinerary card,” on Tuesday, officials say. “Mobile Itinerary card inquiry channels such as text messages, web pages, WeChat extensions, Alipay extensions and app will go offline at the same time,” according to a statement
Continue Reading Paul Silas, 3-time NBA champion player and coach, dead at 79
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Former NBA All-Star and longtime head coach Paul Silas has died at the of age 79, the league announced Sunday. “We mourn the passing of former NBA All-Star and head coach Paul Silas. Paul’s lasting contributions to the game are seen through the many players and coaches he inspired,
Continue Reading Los Angeles County grants girl license to own a unicorn — if she can find one
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control has issued its first ever unicorn license. Madeline, a local 6-year-old, wrote a letter to the department requesting official approval for her to own a unicorn — if she could find one. In a handwritten letter posted to the department’s Facebook
Continue Reading 2022 In Review Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look back at the events of 2022. Notable US Events January 3 – The US Food and Drug Administration expands the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine boosters to children ages 12 to 15. On January 5, the CDC updates its recommendations for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster.
Continue Reading Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday. The spacecraft finished the final stretch of its journey, closing in on the
Continue Reading Chicago priest Michael Pfleger reinstated following latest accusation of sexual abuse against him
By Michelle Watson, CNN Father Michael Pfleger, the senior pastor of the St. Sabina Parish in Chicago, has been reinstated after an independent review board found “no reason” to keep him away following the latest accusation of sexual abuse against him. Pfleger posted a picture of the letter from the archbishop of Chicago to the
Continue Reading Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday. The spacecraft finished the final stretch of its journey, closing in on the
Continue Reading Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday. The spacecraft finished the final stretch of its journey, closing in on the
Continue Reading As Brittney Griner visits a medical facility in Texas, one of the ‘Citgo 6’ says reintegration after captivity can be difficult
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN As freed WNBA star Brittney Griner visits a Texas military medical facility following nearly 10 months of imprisonment in Russia, Jorge Toledo — one of the “Citgo 6” — spoke to CNN Saturday about how reintegration into society can take time and effort. Toledo was released in October as part of
Continue Reading Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
By Tricia Escobedo and Allie Torgan, CNN Nelly Cheboi, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to create computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. Online voters selected her from among this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes. Cheboi’s nonprofit, TechLit Africa, has provided thousands of
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, Winter storm, Bangladesh, Lockerbie, Grant Wahl
By Andrew Torgan, CNN If all goes according to plan, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific later today. The agency’s Artemis I mission, the next step in preparing to return humans to the moon, lifted off on November 16. The uncrewed spacecraft traveled beyond the moon, reaching a maximum distance of nearly
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, Winter storm, Bangladesh, Lockerbie, Grant Wahl
By Andrew Torgan, CNN If all goes according to plan, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific later today. The agency’s Artemis I mission, the next step in preparing to return humans to the moon, lifted off on November 16. The uncrewed spacecraft traveled beyond the moon, reaching a maximum distance of nearly
Continue Reading After 25 years of wrongful imprisonment, 2 Georgia men set free after newly uncovered evidence exonerates them of murder charges
By Emma Tucker, CNN After spending 25 years in prison on murder convictions related to the 1996 shooting death of their friend, two Georgia men were exonerated this week, after new evidence uncovered in a true-crime podcast last year proved their innocence, their lawyers said. Darrell Lee Clark and his co-defendant Cain Joshua Storey were
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