By Sandi Sidhu, Nick Paton Walsh, Tim Lister, Oren Liebermann, Laura Smith-Spark and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Ten members of one family — including seven children — are dead after a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, a relative of the dead told CNN. The US carried out what it
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t make a huge difference in the job market. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t make a huge difference in the job market. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t make a huge difference in the job market. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t make a huge difference in the job market. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
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By Angela Dewan, CNN As the climate crisis escalates, the world is banking on carbon-free energy to achieve a future with zero greenhouse gas emissions, or a net-zero future, where we remove just as much greenhouse gas from the atmosphere as we emit. One potential form of clean energy is green hydrogen — which can
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By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN The crackdown came quickly and sweepingly, wiping out some of China’s biggest stars and fan clubs in a matter of days. Over the past week, China’s entertainment industry has become the latest to fall into the crosshairs of the ruling Communist Party, following Xi Jinping’s clampdown on political
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By Joshua Berlinger, Will Ripley and Jake Kwon, CNN North Korea appears to have restarted operations at a power plant capable of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons, according to the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that clues, such as the discharge of cooling water, observed in early July indicated the
Continue Reading By Alex Marquardt and Jessie Yeung, CNN As many as five rockets were fired at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Monday local time, a US official told CNN. The C-RAM defense system installed at the airport engaged with the rockets, the official said. There are no reports of any casualties at this
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding alone in an apartment in Afghanistan’s capital reunited with their mother on Monday evening in Albany, New York, marking the end of a frantic, days-long rescue mission to get them to safety. “My children are now safe,” Suneeta told CNN Saturday morning, while her
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By Madeleine Fitzgerald, Paul P. Murphy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN “There was an explosion. And just like that, she’s gone.” Friends and family of Nicole L. Gee say the 23-year-old Marine killed at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week died doing what she loved — helping people. Gee was one of 13 US service
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By Lauren Lee, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29 near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph, the National Hurricane Center says. Ida’s arrival came on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and was described by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards as “one of the
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding alone in an apartment in Afghanistan’s capital reunited with their mother on Monday evening in Albany, New York, marking the end of a frantic, days-long rescue mission to get them to safety. “My children are now safe,” Suneeta told CNN Saturday morning, while her
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 9/11 Commission, whose report was released on July 22, 2004. Facts The Commission was created to provide a “complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.” The official name of the 9/11 Commission is the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United
Continue Reading By Sandi Sidhu, Nick Paton Walsh, Tim Lister, Oren Liebermann, Laura Smith-Spark and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Ten members of one family — including seven children — are dead after a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, a relative of the dead told CNN. The US carried out what it
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. Facts From 2001 to 2003, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) processed claims relating to injuries and deaths caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In
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By Laura Smith-Spark, Saskya Vandoorne, Oren Liebermann, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Nine members of one family — including six children — were killed in a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, a relative of the dead told a local journalist working with CNN. The US carried
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Facts The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was created in 1978. It exists to oversee and authorize activities carried out under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). About the Court Before the Patriot Act (2001), foreign intelligence had to be a
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN About 25 miles outside of Chicago in the village of Olympia Fields sits a mansion that R. Kelly once lived and worked in. The home was also the site of his studio called the “Chocolate Factory,” which operated from about 2004 to 2010, according to testimony during Kelly’s federal trial in
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By Emiko Jozuka and Chie Kobayashi, CNN Two people have died in Japan days after receiving doses from a batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines whose use was suspended Thursday following concerns over a contamination risk, the country’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Saturday. A causal link between the vaccine and the deaths has
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