By Steven Jiang and Jessie Yeung, CNN For a decidedly atheist political organization, China’s ruling Communist Party is fond of talking about its origins in religious terms. In party literature and state media, former revolutionary bases are labeled “holy sites,” and the almost obligatory visits to such locations by the rank and file are meant
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN If one of many small moments of Iliana Monteagudo’s last night in her Surfside, Florida, condo had gone differently, she said she believes she would not be alive today. Her credit cards were already in her purse, she checked her balcony door, she couldn’t find the staircase at first: all details
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By Theresa Waldrop, Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy, CNN Officials are considering demolishing the rest of the Champlain Towers South as operations continue in sections that crumbled to the ground a week ago, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday evening. Work on the debris was halted for much of the day as engineers
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN At least 17 people were injured in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening after an explosion occurred inside a police bomb squad disposal truck, officials said. “This vessel should have been able to dispose of this material,” Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said at a news conference. “Something happened in
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN The World Health Organization declared China officially malaria-free on Wednesday — making it the first country in the Western Pacific region to eliminate the life-threatening disease in more than 30 years. Malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of a female mosquito, kills 400,000 people a year worldwide, the majority
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN The World Health Organization declared China officially malaria-free on Wednesday — making it the first country in the Western Pacific region to eliminate the life-threatening disease in more than 30 years. Malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of a female mosquito, kills 400,000 people a year worldwide, the majority
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN A hate speech debate turned heated in New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday when Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested the country’s opposition leader was a “Karen.” The insult, popularized last year by an internet meme, broadly refers to an entitled White woman who is unafraid to use her privilege to make unreasonable
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By Jill Martin, CNN Major League Baseball has placed Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer on a seven-day administrative leave while the Pasadena Police Department investigates assault allegations against him. MLB says a league investigation is running concurrent with that of the police. The Cy Young Award winner was scheduled to start Sunday’s game versus
Continue Reading The Chinese Communist Party marks its 100th anniversary with celebrations across the country. CNN’s Steven Jiang reports from the Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Martón Pál feels like he is in a parallel universe. Pál lives in Budapest with his husband and young son, and says Hungary has made a lot of progress on LGBTQ rights in the past two decades. He feels society is becoming increasingly more open and accepting towards him and his
Continue Reading By Ben Westcott and Steven Jiang, CNN In an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party Thursday, President Xi Jinping claimed that only the party could ensure China’s continued assent and stability, and any attempt to divide the party from the country would fail. “Without the Communist Party, there will be no
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Law enforcement officials are investigating a shooting that left two people dead in a Boston suburb as a hate crime. CNN’s Brynn Gingras reports.
Continue Reading Law enforcement officials are investigating a shooting that left two people dead in a Boston suburb as a hate crime. CNN’s Brynn Gingras reports.
Continue Reading By Boris Sanchez, CNN A couple staying at a nearby hotel recorded video that shows debris and gushing water in the underground parking garage of the Surfside condominium building minutes before it collapsed. Adriana Sarmiento and Roberto Castillero were at a nearby hotel when they recorded video in the early hours of June 24. One
Continue Reading Adriana Sarmiento and Roberto Castillero were staying at a nearby hotel when they recorded video of debris and water gushing into the underground parking garage of the Champlain Towers South, moments before a portion of the building collapsed. CNN’s Boris Sanchez has more.
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By Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s military has such strong control over the country’s jade trade that it would be “nearly impossible” to buy the gemstone without enriching the generals and their allies, a new report said Tuesday. Myanmar produces about 70% of the world’s jade, worth billions of dollars and fueled in large part by
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By David Williams, CNN The mother of an incoming midshipman at the US Naval Academy was shot and killed at an Annapolis, Maryland, hotel, just hours after dropping off her son to start college. Police say Michelle Cummings, 57, and her husband Leonard, were sitting on a hotel patio with another couple shortly after 12:01
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A team of US veterans have begun digging up a field in England in the hope of finding the remains of three missing airmen — 77 years after their deaths in World War II. Members of the American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) say they are hopeful of finally bringing their fallen
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, CNN News of Bill Cosby’s release from prison shocked many across the United States, especially his accusers. Cosby was released after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying his due process rights were violated in the first major case of the #MeToo era. The reaction from accusers and their attorneys
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As rescue and recovery teams dig through the rubble of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, scientists and engineers are starting to consider what could have possibly caused the deadly tragedy. Among a long list of hypotheses: climate change. Sea level rise, higher storm surges and more frequent high-tide flooding
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