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Russia’s ‘kamikaze drones’ are the latest threat for Ukraine. Here’s what we know about them

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ukraine has asked its allies to supply it with more air defense systems and ammunition after Russia stepped up its use of “kamikaze drones” in its brutal assault against the country. Kyiv said Moscow has used Iranian-supplied kamikaze drones in strikes against Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities across Ukraine

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Tracking critical fire weather conditions

TODAY: The word of Thursday’s forecast is GUSTY. Winds will gradually turn from westerly to northwesterly into the afternoon, while sustained near 15-20 mph. Gusts will range from 25-35 mph this afternoon. Partner this with a relative humidity below 20% and we have a recipe for dangerous fire behavior. The National Weather Service offices in

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Social Security recipients get 8.7% cost-of-living increase, the highest in more than 40 years

By Tami Luhby, CNN Social Security recipients will receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment of 8.7% next year, the largest increase since 1981, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. The spike will boost retirees’ monthly payments by $146 to an estimated average of $1,827 for 2023. The hefty increase, which follows a 5.9% adjustment for this

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Jury decides conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the school massacre

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Far-right talk show host Alex Jones should pay eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder $965 million in compensatory damages, a Connecticut jury decided Wednesday, capping a wrenching weeks-long trial that put on display the serious harm inflicted by the conspiracy theorist’s lies. With

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