By Naomi Thomas, CNN The American Academy of Pediatrics released new Covid-19 guidance for schools on Monday that supports in-person learning and recommends universal masking in school of everyone over the age of 2, regardless of vaccination status — a stricter position than that taken this month by the US Centers for Disease Control and
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By Jack Guy and James Frater, CNN Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose depiction of the prophet Mohammed wearing a turban made out of a bomb sparked a wave of violence in 2006, has died at the age of 86. Danish newspaper Berlingske reported Westergaard’s death on Sunday, citing information from his family. The cartoonist died
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope is functioning again after more than a month offline as a result of a problem with the payload computer on board. On Saturday, NASA said engineers had successfully switched the telescope, which orbits 340 miles above Earth’s surface, to backup hardware, a high-stakes maneuver that began Thursday.
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By Ivana Kottasová and Mick Krever, CNN As communities devastated by the catastrophic flooding in parts of western Europe start picking up the pieces, they are wondering how it all went so wrong, so fast. After all, Europe has a world-leading warning system that issued regular alerts for days before floods engulfed entire villages. But
Continue Reading The streets of Altenahr, Germany, or what remains of them, are buried under mud, with cars wedged between collapsed buildings and piles of debris. CNN’s Atika Shubert reports even the dead were not spared after a devastating flood struck the village.
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By Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN A shooting at a Houston motel Sunday night left two people and a suspected gunman dead and two others wounded, according to Houston police. The incident does not appear to be an instance of domestic violence and it does not appear that the suspect knew the victims, Houston
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By Dominic Rech, CNN There are some real winners from record-high car prices. (But, hint: It’s not automakers.) 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 Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus Millions
Continue Reading Lightning and gusty winds from dry storms are forecast for vast area from the Pacific to the Canadian border. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis tells us how this may impact the fire fighting efforts across the West.
Continue Reading Austrian authorities are investigating reports that US diplomats in Vienna have experienced symptoms of a mystery illness known as Havana Syndrome. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports.
Continue Reading In the wake of the Biden administration accusing social media platforms of killing people for allowing the spread of disinformation and misinformation, CNN’s Dan Bash asks US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy if disinformation about vaccines and Covid-19 spread by Fox News and other Conservative media outlets is doing the same thing.
Continue Reading CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gives his take on why the global coordination between governments following the 2008 financial crisis yields important lessons for fighting Covid-19.
Continue Reading The streets of Altenahr, Germany, or what remains of them, are buried under mud, with cars wedged between collapsed buildings and piles of debris. CNN’s Atika Shubert reports even the dead were not spared after a devastating flood struck the village.
Continue Reading A federal judge in Texas ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain undocumented immigrants from deportation, is illegal and blocked new applicants. CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin and Abby Phillip share what this ruling means both legally and politically for the US.
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By Madeline Holcombe, Artemis Moshtaghian and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN Eric Garner’s family gathered at an event Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of his death on the heels of a judge’s decision to allow the family to question the NYPD and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration in connection with Garner’s death. “Seven years
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Deanna Hackney, CNN Police have identified in the suspect in a deadly shooting rampage that left three crime scenes in the Tucson area Sunday, including a burning house where a charred body was found. Leslie Scarlett, 35 was identified as the suspect by Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus during a Monday
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By Sophia Saifi and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Afghanistan is withdrawing its diplomats from Pakistan following the alleged abduction of the ambassador’s daughter in the capital Islamabad, according to the Afghan foreign ministry. Silsila Alikhil, the daughter of Najib Alikhil, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, was “abducted for several hours and severely tortured by unknown individuals on
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Austrian authorities are investigating reports that US diplomats in Vienna have experienced symptoms of a mystery illness known as Havana Syndrome. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports.
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN The death of nine Chinese workers in a bus explosion in Pakistan has underscored the security risks attached to China’s overseas projects, as anti-China sentiment simmers in countries where official ties with Beijing are strong. The bus was carrying a convoy of Chinese engineers to the construction site of the Dasu
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Surfside community in Florida is anxious to learn what caused the condo building collapse that has killed at least 97 people, but a structural engineer said the investigation will not reach full force until search crews have finished their work. The site is currently under the control of the Miami-Dade
Continue Reading By Christina Bowllan and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Isaiah Stokes, an actor who appeared in one episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge, the Queens County, New York, District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Stokes, 41, is accused of firing a gun into a parked car in Jamaica,
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