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What is ‘new denial?’ An alarming wave of climate misinformation is spreading on YouTube, watchdog says

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve been on YouTube lately, you might have come across someone claiming wind and solar energy don’t work, that rising sea levels will help coral reefs flourish, or that climate scientists are corrupt and alarmist. These are all false and misleading statements taken from a handful of thousands

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Justice Department to release findings of its review of the Uvalde school shooting response this week, superintendent says

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Justice plans to release its critical incident review of the law enforcement response to the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday afternoon, according to Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Ashley Chohlis. The superintendent told Uvalde school board members at a Monday evening

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Hundreds of thousands are starving in Gaza as famine arrives at ‘incredible speed,’ UN aid chief warns

By Helen Regan and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s war in Gaza has brought famine with “such incredible speed,” the United Nations’ emergency relief chief told CNN on Monday, as he warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are starving in the besieged enclave. The “great majority” of 400,000 Gazans characterized by UN agencies as at

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Hundreds of thousands are starving in Gaza as famine arrives at ‘incredible speed,’ UN aid chief warns

CNN By Helen Regan and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s war in Gaza has brought famine with “such incredible speed,” the United Nations’ emergency relief chief told CNN on Monday, as he warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are starving in the besieged enclave. The “great majority” of 400,000 Gazans characterized by UN agencies as

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Netflix removes Indian movie about Brahmin chef cooking meat after backlash by right-wing Hindu groups

By Jessie Yeung and Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Netflix has removed an Indian film from its platform after it sparked backlash and protest from right wing Hindu groups – the latest in several recent controversies where India’s entertainment industry has caved to religious pressure campaigns. The film, ‘Annapoorani: the Goddess of

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North Korea’s Kim vows to dismantle father’s unification arch as he declares South Korea ‘principal enemy’

By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday vowed to remove a massive monument to the possible reunification of the Korean Peninsula that his father constructed in Pyongyang, calling it an “eyesore.” Kim’s call during a speech at a Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA)

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Will the colorful, loud jeepneys of the Philippines soon disappear from the roads?

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — They rattle through neighborhoods all over the Philippines decked out in gaudy hand-painted liveries featuring everything from the Virgin Mary to NBA stars, shuttling millions of people on their daily commutes to the tune of blaring horns and rumbling engines. Affectionately called “king of the roads,” this form of public

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Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base

By Hamdi Alkhshali, Nechirvan Mando and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday launched ballistic missiles at what it said was a spy base for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in northern Iraq, and at “anti-Iran terror groups” in Syria, in the latest escalation of hostilities that further risks spiraling into a wider regional

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Chicago scrambles to shelter migrants in dangerous cold as Texas’ governor refuses to stop drop-offs

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Hoping to halt migrant drop-offs as extreme weather plagues Chicago, Illinois’ Democratic governor warned in a letter Friday to his GOP counterpart in Texas that sending migrants now to the Windy City could cost lives, adding to the already deadly toll of the migrant crisis. “While action is pending at the

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Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian spy plane in attack over Sea of Azov

By Olga Voitovych, Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claimed it destroyed a Russian spy plane over the Sea of Azov on Monday, in what would be a significant strike against Moscow’s aerial capabilities. Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi initially said on Telegram on Monday that two aircraft had been

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Barry Diller Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of media mogul Barry Diller. Personal Birth date: February 2, 1942 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Barry Charles Diller Father: Michael Diller, real estate developer Mother: Reva (Addison) Diller Marriage: Diane von Furstenberg (2001-present) Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles Other

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