By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Widespread ice losses from Greenland have locked in nearly a foot of global sea level rise that’s set to come in the near future — and new research suggests there is no way to stop it, even if the world stopped releasing planet-heating emissions today. The study, published Monday in the
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN A Houston-based oil company and two subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act and pay a $7.1 million criminal fine after their pipeline leaked about 25,000 gallons of crude oil across the coast of Southern California, prosecutors say. The US Attorney’s Office of the Central
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Raja Razek, CNN A gunman who killed two people and injured five others — including two police officers — in Phoenix on Sunday was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tactical gear, according to authorities. The shooter, who police said appears to have died by suicide, was also found with
Continue Reading CNN Library Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist Julian Bond. Personal Birth date: January 14, 1940 Death date: August 15, 2015 Birth place: Nashville, Tennessee Birth name: Horace Julian Bond Father: Horace Mann Bond, educator Mother: Julia (Washington) Bond, librarian Marriages: Pamela Sue Horowitz (March 17, 1990-August 15, 2015, his
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With the school year starting Monday, almost two dozen schools in the Baltimore City Public School system are dismissing early a few days this week because they have no air conditioning. The Baltimore area is expected to hit 93 degrees Monday, with the heat index reaching triple digits
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN Angolan President João Lourenço has secured another five-year term after winning the most competitive election in the country’s democratic history, according to results issued Monday by the electoral commission. The incumbent Lourenco and his Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) were declared winner of Wednesday’s presidential
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton, Eric Levenson and Ashley Killough, CNN With the new school year in Uvalde, Texas, just over a week away, Superintendent Hal Harrell gave an update Monday night on new security measures across the district in the wake of the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School, including the hiring of
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly and Sarah Diab, CNN A Dutch soldier died in Indianapolis on Sunday night after he and two others were wounded in a weekend shooting at a hotel there, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The soldier, a member of the Dutch Commando Corps, was identified as Simmie Poetsema, according
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Britain’s Prince Harry. Personal Birth date: September 15, 1984 Birth place: London, England at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington Birth name: Henry Charles Albert David Father: Charles, the Prince of Wales Mother: Diana, the Princess of Wales Marriage: Rachel Meghan (Markle) Windsor (May 19, 2018-present)
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A man accused of randomly shooting four people in four separate shootings Sunday morning was arrested after a person close to him reported him to police, authorities said Monday. “Yesterday I made a plea to family and friends of the shooter to turn him in. It didn’t seem
Continue Reading By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Aqeel Najim and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 10 people were killed and more than 200 injured in violent clashes that erupted in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Monday, following an announcement by powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that he was withdrawing from political life, medical sources told CNN. Several
Continue Reading By Isil Sariyuce, for CNN A Turkish court has placed pop music singer Gulsen Bayraktar Colakoglu under house arrest, state-run news agency Anadolu said on Monday. Last week the pop star, widely known as Gulsen, was jailed pending trial on charges of “inciting or insulting the public to hatred and enmity” after she made a
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The uncrewed Artemis I mission will get another attempt at launching on a journey around the moon on Saturday. The two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. ET on September 3. After the launch was scrubbed Monday morning, the launch team spent the remainder of the day evaluating data gathered during
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN Britain’s largest warship, the HMS Prince of Wales, has been forced to stop on its way to the US following an “emerging mechanical issue” shortly after departure, the Royal Navy has said. On Saturday, the aircraft carrier left Portsmouth, southern England, en route to join exercises off the east coast of
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of the pain, according to a new study. Here’s
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of the pain, according to a new study. Here’s
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of the pain, according to a new study. Here’s
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese authorities have charged 28 people and detained eight police officials following a brutal assault on a group of women earlier this summer that shocked the country and provoked widespread anger. The attack at a barbecue restaurant in the early hours of June 10 in the northeastern city of Tangshan saw
Continue Reading By Sophia Saifi and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Pakistan is racing to prevent further loss of life as it reels from one of its worst climate disasters with floodwater threatening to cover up to a third of the country of 220 million people by the end of the monsoon season. Climate change minister Sherry Rehman said
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN The Columbus, Ohio, teacher’s union voted Sunday to ratify an agreement with Columbus City Schools, which will allow students to return to in-person learning Monday after a dayslong strike over classroom conditions and teacher pay. A majority of members of the teachers’ union, Columbus Education Association, voted to accept the agreement,
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