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San Francisco apologizes to Black residents and their descendants for systemic racism and past atrocities

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On Tuesday, during the last week of Black History Month, the 11 members of the city’s Board of Supervisors

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‘I’m living proof of why IVF is so necessary.’ Bills aiming to protect IVF treatment move forward in Alabama legislature

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Christina Maxouris, Shirin Faqiri, Devon M. Sayers and Isabel Rosales, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — A group of bills aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in Alabama advanced out of Senate and House committees Wednesday – just a day after they were introduced – as state lawmakers race to respond

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North Korean factories making arms for Russia are ‘operating at full capacity,’ South Korea says

By Yoonjung Seo and Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s munitions factories are “operating at full capacity” to produce weapons and shells for Russia, according to South Korea’s defense minister, as Moscow’s devastating war in Ukraine grinds into a third year. The latest estimate from South Korea offers fresh clues on the crucial

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Argentina’s Milei bans gender-inclusive language in official documents

By Tara John and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, and Veronica Calderon, CNNE (CNN) — Argentina’s President Javier Milei has banned the use of gender-inclusive language in the government, including in all official documents, the presidential spokesperson said Tuesday, as the far-right libertarian continues to implement his socially conservative agenda. The ban, effective immediately, will prohibit “inclusive

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Asteroid is a ‘very different body’ after being hit by NASA spacecraft, scientists say

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft intentionally slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022, the impact may have caused “global deformation” of the space rock, according to new research. The goal of the DART mission was to carry out a full-scale test of asteroid deflection technology on

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