By Alaa Elassar, CNN Thousands of people across the United States are marching today in support of reproductive rights as the most restrictive anti-abortion bill yet went into effect in Texas last month. Abortion rights activists are gathering at more than 600 marches across the US, holding placards and banners that read, “My mind, my
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN Three parking valets were fatally struck by a driver fleeing police late Friday in Houston, police said. The pursuit started after a police sergeant saw a car doing donuts in a private parking lot about 10 p.m. local time, Houston Police Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir told reporters. When the car moved
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By Nada Bashir, CNN US climate envoy John Kerry said Saturday that global targets to slash greenhouse gas emissions are “do-able,” striking an optimistic tone at the end of final high-level meeting before the COP26 international climate talks in Glasgow next month. Kerry said the more than 40 ministers who attended the pre-COP26 event in
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France. Personal Birth date: January 28, 1955 Birth place: Paris, France Birth name: Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa Father: Pal Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa Mother: Andrée (Mallah) Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa Marriages: Carla Bruni (2008-present); Cécilia Ciganer-Albeniz (1996-2007, divorced);
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By Eliza Mackintosh and Richard Roth, CNN The United Nations has rebuffed Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven senior UN officials as the country’s war-torn northern Tigray region descends into famine, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday. Ethiopia declared the officials, who are responsible for coordinating critical humanitarian assistance, “persona non grata” on Thursday, just
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Everyone needs a break. My technology-cluttered surroundings were replaced recently with mountain trails and a lake where sunlight scattered like diamonds. Standing at the base of two converging waterfalls, the fine spray of mist on my face, I was reminded that natural marvels are never out of reach — we just
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The bridge made famous in the Winnie the Pooh books — where the bear and his friends played “pooh sticks” — is up for sale by the British auction house Summers Place. The bridge in Ashdown Forest in England was the inspiration for the game described in A. A. Milne’s first
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN After 18 turbulent months spent tackling the global Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) is being broadly tipped as the frontrunner to take this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The United Nations agency, which runs the vaccine-sharing program COVAX, is certainly the bookmakers’ pick for the prestigious accolade. British firms Betfair
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By Raja Razek and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A Texas man is facing arson and weapons charges over allegedly igniting a fire inside a Democratic party county building earlier this week, authorities said. Ryan Faircloth, 30, is accused of causing a fire inside the Democratic Travis County Party Headquarters in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday by throwing
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By John Blake, CNN At first, Clint Smith had trouble making out the objects beside a white picket fence in the distance. Then he drew closer; what he saw made him shudder. Planted in a garden bed in front of the fence were the heads of 55 Black men impaled on metal rods, their eyes
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By Radina Gigova, CNN Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he would retire rather than run for vice president next year, in a surprise move that sparked speculation over his political future, according to the Philippines News Agency (PNA). Duterte, 76, is barred by the Philippine Constitution from seeking a second term after his
Continue Reading By Sam Bradpiece and Cyril Vanier, CNN Aurore Foursy describes her first date with Julie Ligot as one of the longest in history. After matching on Tinder, they met up at Julie’s apartment on Friday night and stayed together until Monday. The chemistry was instant. Foursy was a lifelong LGBT activist. Ligot worked in IT.
Continue Reading By Sam Bradpiece and Cyril Vanier, CNN Aurore Foursy describes her first date with Julie Ligot as one of the longest in history. After matching on Tinder, they met up at Julie’s apartment on Friday night and stayed together until Monday. The chemistry was instant. Foursy was a lifelong LGBT activist. Ligot worked in IT.
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By Amir Vera, CNN The search for Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of Gabby Petito, is heading into another week and authorities seem no closer to finding him. Laundrie has been charged with using two financial accounts that did not belong to him between August 30 and September 1. No charges have been brought against him
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Women and allies will gather at more than 600 marches across the United States on Saturday in support of reproductive rights, with the largest rally expected in the nation’s capital, according to organizers. These “Rally for Abortion Justice” marches come as the most restrictive anti-abortion bill yet went into effect in
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By Faith Karimi and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN When Italy first went into a coronavirus lockdown last year, Khabane Lame had just lost his job at a factory near the northern city of Turin. He spent his days holed up at his parents’ home in Chivasso with his three siblings, looking for other jobs. One day,
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By Ben Tinker and Rebekah Riess, CNN FDA-regulated spices and food additive products exposed to “widespread rodent infestation” as well as live and dead insects, were seized in Miami on Friday by the US Marshals Service on behalf of the US Food and Drug Administration, according to an FDA statement. The food products included more
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By Raja Razek, CNN A man selling a catalytic converter on Facebook Marketplace left a large bag of methamphetamine and a syringe on the coffee table in the background of the picture he posted, the Stone County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri said in a post on Facebook. “Last night one of our Stone County residents
Continue Reading EXCLUSIVE by Zahra Ullah and Matthew Chance, CNN Alexander Lukashenko must be familiar by now with the sound of people who disagree with him. The Belarusian capital of Minsk was thronged with massive protests before and after the disputed presidential election in August 2020, which was marred by fraud. Lukashenko says he won anyway, but
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By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest non-profit health care system, says it will charge employees enrolled in its 2022 health care benefits program a fee for spouses and domestic partners who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. The fee is similar to what has been in place for tobacco users and
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