By Nectar Gan, Joyce Jiang and Kocha Olarn, CNN Hong Kong/Bangkok (CNN) — For three days, Wang Xing lived in fear. His head had been shaved. He couldn’t sleep and was in a strange place where his captors forced him to type – the first phase of training for an unwanted role. The 31-year-old Chinese
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Trying to be a perfectionist can be exhausting — and harmful to your health. Sometimes you just need to
Continue Reading By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Kyung Lah and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — Less than a month before fires swept across Los Angeles, a group of longtime firefighters gathered at City Hall to plead for more resources. They were at a “breaking point,” one said. Another revealed that million-dollar fire trucks sat idle because budget
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Simone McCarthy, Lex Harvey and Max Saltman, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has so far refused to cooperate with investigators after he was arrested for questioning on Wednesday, the country’s anti-corruption agency said. His arrest – the first time such an action has
Continue Reading By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Antisemitism has surged around the globe over the past decade, according to the Anti-Defamation League, an alarming trend that has largely been led by younger generations. A striking 46% of adults across the globe harbor “deeply entrenched” antisemitic attitudes, according to an annual survey conducted by the ADL. The
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of artist, musician and activist Yoko Ono. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1933 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Birth name: Ono Yōko (in Japanese) Father: Yeisuke Ono, bank executive (also spelled Eisuke) Mother: Isoko (Yasuda) Ono Marriages: John Lennon (March 20, 1969-December 8, 1980, his
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By Renée Rigdon and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Entire neighborhoods burned to the ground. Dozens of casualties after people either couldn’t leave, or chose not to flee their homes. The Los Angeles wildfires of 2025 have left incredible devastation in their wakes. Although official damage assessments are still ongoing, the California Department of Forestry
Continue Reading By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The Christmas Eve stowaway who boarded a Delta Air Lines flight to Hawaii slipped past both a TSA ID check and a gate agent with no ticket, according to public records obtained by CNN. The stowaway was identified as Shemaiah Patrice Small, 33, of California, according to the documents.
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, Lauren Kent and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Three hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza and dozens of Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel on Sunday, as a highly anticipated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect. The agreement delivers the first reprieve for the people of Gaza in more
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CNN By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on the
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — The past few years have marked the advent of a new lunar space race, with a fleet of robotic spacecraft from various companies and countries trying — and mostly failing — to reach the moon and carry out their missions. But 2025 may offer a second chance for those
Continue Reading KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — The past few years have marked the advent of a new lunar space race, with a fleet of robotic spacecraft from various companies and countries trying — and mostly failing — to reach the moon and carry out their missions. But 2025 may offer a second
Continue Reading By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase onto the papal plane. With the release of a new autobiography Tuesday, titled “Hope,” Francis
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision between a United flight and a Delta flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday, the agency said. Delta Flight 1070 had been cleared to land at Sky Harbor’s Runway 8 when a collision
Continue Reading KPHO, KTVK, LIVEATC.NET, JUSTIN GIDDENS, CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision between a United flight and a Delta flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday, the agency said. Delta Flight 1070 had been cleared to land at Sky Harbor’s Runway 8
Continue Reading By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Surrounded by forest-covered mountains cloaked in mist, a patchwork quilt of green farmland and steel-blue waves breaking on mangrove-strewn mudflats, Lai Chi Wo does not look like it belongs in Hong Kong. The remote 300-year-old village is one of the city’s oldest settlements — and one of
Continue Reading By Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic facilities in five nations. Foreign Minister Yvan Gil in a statement said the vandalism was coordinated by grassroots groups known as “comanditos” – meaning small commandos – but
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US population is aging, and new research suggests that the risk of developing dementia is significantly higher than
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, Becky Anderson and Hira Humayun, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, two Israeli officials said, the first positive sign in months that a truce in the Israel-Hamas war may be in sight.
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