By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half a billion children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures as life-threatening heat waves caused by the climate crisis become stronger and more frequent, according to the United Nations’ children’s agency. In a news release Monday, UNICEF said its analysis of 2020 data showed an
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India moved one step closer to executing a controlled landing on the moon after its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft entered lunar orbit over the weekend, inching toward the surface’s unexplored South Pole. The Indian Space Research Organization confirmed the spacecraft also “successfully underwent a planned orbit reduction maneuver,” in an update
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region, officials say. City officials declared a local emergency on Sunday as the flooding made the banks of the Mendenhall
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China is facing a growing international backlash after one of its coast guard vessels used a water cannon against a Philippine boat in the South China Sea on Saturday, an incident analysts say escalates an already tense situation and could see the United States and its
Continue Reading CNN By Brad Lendon and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China is facing a growing international backlash after one of its coast guard vessels used a water cannon against a Philippine boat in the South China Sea on Saturday, an incident analysts say escalates an already tense situation and could see the United States and
Continue Reading CNN By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that sparked a conspiracy theory on Chinese social media. Public interest in sun bears, one of Asia’s most endangered and intriguing animals, has rocketed after video footage emerged
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A mother is suing Southwest Airlines for racial discrimination, saying she was accused of human trafficking when traveling with her biracial child. Mary MacCarthy, who is White, traveled from California to Denver with her daughter, who is Black, to attend her brother’s funeral in October of 2021, according to
Continue Reading By Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s airspace closed on Sunday, the day imposed as a deadline by a group of African countries for Nigerien military coup leaders to release power and reinstate the country’s democratically-elected president. As that deadline expired, Niger’s airspace closed due to “the threat of intervention from neighboring countries,” according to
Continue Reading CNN By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of Kherson region under Russian control, Russian authorities say, as Ukraine escalates its targeting of Russian infrastructure and territory. The blasts came on the same day the Moscow mayor said a drone had
Continue Reading By Eli Masket and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The massive York Fire that ignited in the Mojave National Preserve is almost fully contained after more than a week of expansion in California and Nevada, according to fire officials. The wildfire, which started on July 28 in California’s San Bernardino County and is among dozens
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CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Picking the right outfit to keep you cool as temperatures soar isn’t as easy as it seems. Lighter-colored clothes with breathable fabrics are usually better choices for hot weather than dark clothing — with one exception. Darker clothes with a dense, tight construction do a better job of
Continue Reading CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A rare walrus calf is under 24/7 cuddle care after he was found wandering alone in northern Alaska last week. The Pacific walrus calf, estimated to be about a month old, arrived at the Alaska SeaLife Center on August 1 after being spotted on Alaska’s North Slope, about
Continue Reading By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — The husband of a Georgia mother of four who had been missing for more than two weeks was charged with her murder after her body was recovered Friday, authorities said. Donell Anderson was arrested and charged in connection with the disappearance and death of Imani Roberson, Rockdale County Sheriff
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A rare walrus calf is under 24/7 cuddle care after he was found wandering alone in northern Alaska last week. The Pacific walrus calf, estimated to be about a month old, arrived at the Alaska SeaLife Center on August 1 after being spotted on Alaska’s North Slope, about four
Continue Reading CNN By Raja Razek, Sara Smart, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Charles Gregory headed out for an early morning fishing trip Friday off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida – something he’d done many times before. But the tide rose quicker than he thought. Then a wave hit his 12-foot jon boat
Continue Reading By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of Kherson region under Russian control, Russian authorities say, as Ukraine escalates its targeting of Russian infrastructure and territory. The blasts came on the same day the Moscow mayor said a drone had been
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 100 illegal rooster blades used for cockfighting at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Texas Thursday. Customs officers searched a truck and found six packages containing 96 rooster blades, according to a Customs and Border Protection news release. The blades, shaped like curved
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Charles Ogletree, the civil rights attorney and Harvard Law School professor who mentored the Obamas and represented clients including Anita Hill, Tupac Shakur and the victims of the 1921 Tulsa race riots, died on Friday, according to Harvard Law School. He was 70. The cause of
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians have been killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Jenin Camp in the occupied West Bank, the IDF announced on Sunday. The IDF said that they had thwarted a “terrorist cell” in the camp. According to the IDF, three individuals who were
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, Sara Smart, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Charles Gregory headed out for an early morning fishing trip Friday off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida – something he’d done many times before. But the tide rose quicker than he thought. Then a wave hit his 12-foot jon boat –
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