By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Apple launched a new iPhone feature this week that promises to let users contact emergency dispatchers when cell phone service is unavailable. It functions using a network of satellites orbiting above Earth at 16,000 mph. When CNN tested the tool’s reliability, it showed lifesaving potential — but also revealed some significant
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Apple launched a new iPhone feature this week that promises to let users contact emergency dispatchers when cell phone service is unavailable. It functions using a network of satellites orbiting above Earth at 16,000 mph. When CNN tested the tool’s reliability, it showed lifesaving potential — but also revealed some significant
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Apple launched a new iPhone feature this week that promises to let users contact emergency dispatchers when cell phone service is unavailable. It functions using a network of satellites orbiting above Earth at 16,000 mph. When CNN tested the tool’s reliability, it showed lifesaving potential — but also revealed some significant
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Apple launched a new iPhone feature this week that promises to let users contact emergency dispatchers when cell phone service is unavailable. It functions using a network of satellites orbiting above Earth at 16,000 mph. When CNN tested the tool’s reliability, it showed lifesaving potential — but also revealed some significant
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold, Mostafa Salem, Oren Liebermann and Jack Guy, CNN Israel on Wednesday accused Iran of launching a drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, with one official describing it as “an Iranian provocation in the Gulf” linked to the World Cup in Qatar. A self-destructing drone attacked the Pacific
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak, Radina Gigova, Jim Sciutto and Sophie Tanno, CNN The leaders of Poland and NATO said the missile that killed two people in Polish territory on Tuesday was likely fired by Ukrainian forces defending their country against a barrage of Russian strikes, and that the incident appeared to be an accident.
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak, Radina Gigova, Jim Sciutto and Sophie Tanno, CNN The leaders of Poland and NATO said the missile that killed two people in Polish territory on Tuesday was likely fired by Ukrainian forces defending their country against a barrage of Russian strikes, and that the incident appeared to be an accident.
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Orion capsule passed about 80 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface early Monday, a monumental achievement in the mission designed to test the US space agency’s ability to one day return astronauts to the moon. After its lunar flyby, Orion — which is designed to fly astronauts but
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Rhea Mogul, CNN Russia’s international isolation grew Wednesday, as world leaders issued a joint declaration condemning its war in Ukraine that has killed thousands of people and roiled the global economy. The Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, concluded Wednesday with a leaders’ statement that “deplores in the strongest terms
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN Two people were stabbed, including a 9-year-old boy, at a Target store in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday evening in what police are describing as an “unprovoked” and “heinous act.” The suspect, a 40-year-old man, was shot and killed by a security guard who confronted him, according to Los Angeles Police Department
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and Chenelle Woody, CNN The man accused of killing an Alabama college student in 2019 could face the death penalty if convicted after being indicted by a grand jury on three counts of capital murder, Alabama’s attorney general announced. Aniah Blanchard was a 19-year-old student at Southern Union State Community College who
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN The historic Artemis I mission, which is sending an uncrewed spacecraft on an unprecedented trip around the moon, is now in the final stretch of its historic journey. Orion, as NASA’s new space capsule is called, made another pass by the surface of the moon Monday morning, capturing views of notable
Continue Reading By Joe Johns, Aileen Graef, Amir Vera and Holly Yan, CNN The student accused of killing three University of Virginia football players after a school field trip was denied bail Wednesday during a court hearing in Charlottesville. According to a witness, suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. shot one of the players, Devin Chandler, while he
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Rhea Mogul, CNN Russia’s international isolation grew Wednesday, as world leaders issued a joint declaration condemning its war in Ukraine that has killed thousands of people and roiled the global economy. The Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, concluded Wednesday with a leaders’ statement that “deplores in the strongest terms
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN The historic Artemis I mission took flight in the early hours of Wednesday morning after months of anticipation. The milestone event kicked off a journey that will send an uncrewed spacecraft around the moon, paving the way for NASA to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the
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Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen, CNN The past week has given the world a glimpse of what climate-vulnerable countries have long known: while rich countries bend over backwards to pledge their support for climate action, they are far less enthusiastic when it comes to forking over the cash. At the UN’s COP27
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Tara John, Antonia Mortensen, Anna Chernova, Emmet Lyons and Rhea Mogul, CNN World leaders gathering at the G20 summit in Bali are attempting to diffuse a potential escalation in the months-long Ukraine war after a “Russian-made” missile struck NATO-member Poland killing two people. The missile landed outside the rural Polish village of
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN Two people were stabbed, including a 9-year-old boy, at a Target store in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday evening in what police are describing as an “unprovoked” and “heinous act.” The suspect, a 40-year-old man, was shot and killed by a security guard who confronted him, according to Los Angeles Police Department
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said he was outraged by the actions of Lt. Mariano Pargas whom a CNN report showed failing to organize help for children he knew were trapped with a gunman. “Lt. Pargas will not be a member of the Uvalde
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