By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in Denver, Colorado. As breakfast orders come in, she’s working the flattop grill — flipping French toast, cracking eggs and warming tortillas for the green chile pork burritos that the
Continue Reading By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in Denver, Colorado. As breakfast orders come in, she’s working the flattop grill — flipping French toast, cracking eggs and warming tortillas for the green chile pork burritos that the
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time in nearly two decades, their longtime leader won’t be in contention. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a symbol of stability in Europe since she took on the role in 2005;
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By Emma Tucker and Christina Carrega, CNN A group of former and current Black women officers filed a class action lawsuit against the Washington, DC police on Wednesday claiming racial and sexual discrimination, a hostile workplace and a culture of intimidation. The 10 women say that while on the job at the Metropolitan Police Department
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By Caitlin Hu and Angela Dewan, CNN In a rare address to the UN General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made a major new climate commitment on behalf of the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. China will not build any new coal-fired power projects abroad, Xi said in a pre-recorded speech. The
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN A drive-by shooting at a bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday left one teen dead and two other children injured, police said in a series of tweets. The shooting occurred around 6:30 a.m. at Dr. W.J. Hodge and Chestnut streets, as children waited for the bus, the Louisville Metro Police
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By Christina Carrega, CNN The number of women inmates serving life without the possibility of parole has risen 43% since 2008, adding to an already aging prison population nationwide, according to a new report from the Sentencing Project, an organization that advocates for criminal justice policy changes. That means nearly 2,000 women now serving life-without-parole
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN New air quality guidelines published on Wednesday by the World Health Organization could prevent millions of deaths globally each year, the UN agency said. Fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, is the tiniest pollutant yet also among the most dangerous. When inhaled, it travels deep into lung tissue where it can
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By Kara Fox, CNN In his United National General Assembly debut on Tuesday, United States President Joe Biden declared a “new era” of US diplomacy, making a case for international cooperation as the world stands at an “inflection point in history.” But the President’s call for unity comes as the US is embroiled in a
Continue Reading By Kara Fox, CNN In his United National General Assembly debut on Tuesday, United States President Joe Biden declared a “new era” of US diplomacy, making a case for international cooperation as the world stands at an “inflection point in history.” But the President’s call for unity comes as the US is embroiled in a
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras and Brian Vitagliano, CNN A teenager has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2019 killing of Tessa Majors, a New York City college student who was stabbed several times while walking through a Manhattan park. Luchiano Lewis, who was 14 at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and
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By Katharina Krebs and Zahra Ullah, CNN Shots were fired Wednesday morning at the car of a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outside Kiev, in what police are calling an assassination attempt. Ukrainian police said in a statement that a car that Serhiy Shefir was traveling in came under fire in the village
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN If you’ve patiently waited to break out the decorations and the pumpkin spice, now’s your time. It’s the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere! 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 If you’ve patiently waited to break out the decorations and the pumpkin spice, now’s your time. It’s the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere! 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 If you’ve patiently waited to break out the decorations and the pumpkin spice, now’s your time. It’s the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere! 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 Carma Hassan, CNN A Texas public health doctor fired earlier this year for using leftover doses of Covid-19 vaccine on eligible individuals is suing Harris County for $1 million, saying he was fired for giving “the vaccine to too many individuals with ‘Indian’ sounding names.” Dr. Hasan Gokal was charged with theft by a
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time in nearly two decades, their longtime leader won’t be in contention. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a symbol of stability in Europe since she took on the role in 2005;
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN One close glimpse of a modern bird, especially around the eyes, and it may feel like you’re looking into the ancient past, when massive creatures walked the Earth and soared across its skies. It’s because birds are dinosaurs — they just happened to survive the mass extinction event that wiped out
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By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Amanda Watts, Randi Kaye and Kari Pricher, CNN A couple from Louisiana who were vacationing in Jackson, Wyoming, last month said Wednesday they saw an incident involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in a restaurant in one of the last sightings of Petito before her death. Nina Angelo told CNN
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time in nearly two decades, their longtime leader won’t be in contention. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a symbol of stability in Europe since she took on the role in 2005;
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