By Tara John, Marlon Sorto and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo, from the progressive Movimiento Semilla party, won Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday, beating former first lady Sandra Torres in a race marred by fears of democratic backsliding. Speaking to reporters shortly after preliminary election results showed him winning a majority,
Continue Reading By Claudia Rebaza and Hannah Holland, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorians have voted to ban oil drilling in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, the Yasuní National Park, situated in the Amazon rainforest. With more than 92% of the votes counted, nearly 59% of voters rejected the oil drilling while 41% voted in
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping heads to South Africa Monday on a trip intended to bolster Beijing’s influence among developing and emerging nations, as ties with the United States remain deeply strained and economic troubles bubble up at home. The three-day state visit, which also includes a summit with leaders
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Taylor Romine and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California clothing store owner was shot and killed after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, police said, as the LGBTQ+ community continues to face violence and threats across America. Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton, 66, died
Continue Reading CNN Story by Ray Sanchez, CNN Video by Aaron Fisher and Deborah Brunswick (CNN) — David Gobel, his wife and their four children reluctantly plan to leave Maui after losing their home in the deadly wildfire that left historic Lahaina in ruins. “Where are we going to live? Where are we going to work?” he
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — If you’re on the fence about buying a new iPhone, you may want to take a beat. Apple’s fall product launch next month is all but certain to include the iPhone 15, and rumors say it will switch from the lightning charging port to the faster-charging USB-C. Here’s
Continue Reading CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with Listeria bacteria from a restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, health officials say. Investigators found the outbreak was linked to ice cream machines that were not cleaned properly at a Frugals restaurant, according to a
Continue Reading CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender identity to gifted fifth-graders – the latest salvo in a nationwide clash over how issues like gender and race are discussed in public school classrooms. The Cobb County
Continue Reading CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River next year, an incredible improvement after above-average winter snowpack helped shore up plummeting water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs. The US Bureau of Reclamation on Tuesday announced Lake Mead and the Lower Colorado River will operate
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The apocalyptic wildfires that raced across Maui have claimed at least 115 lives – a devastating number that’s expected to grow. Many of the victims died while trying to escape the flames – including a 7-year-old boy and three members of his
Continue Reading CNN By Peter Wilkinson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the hospital where she worked, making her the country’s worst baby serial killer in recent times. Lucy Letby, 33, harmed babies in her care by injecting
Continue Reading By Peter Wilkinson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the hospital where she worked, making her the country’s worst baby serial killer in recent times. Lucy Letby, 33, harmed babies in her care by injecting air
Continue Reading By Benjamin Brown, Zahid Mahmood, Stephanie Busari and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Four national authorities and the European Union’s border patrol agency Frontex failed to make “sufficient” efforts to prevent the deaths of dozens of migrants off West Africa, despite being warned about the boat weeks before, a Spanish human rights NGO alleged Friday.
Continue Reading CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné , CNN Near Urozhaine, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian marines have advanced for the second time in two weeks on the southeastern frontlines, towards the key port city of Mariupol, with the recapture of the village of Urozhaine appearing to have been partially aided
Continue Reading CNN By Kristen Rogers and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — and scientists think they know what it might be. The original near-infrared image, released July 26, depicted a pair
Continue Reading CNN, ALAN DICKAR, TMX, MARJORIE ST. CLAIR, FACEBOOK, GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN, JEFF MELICHAR, CLINT HANSEN OF MAUI REAL ESTATE RADIO, KGMB, KHNL, COUNTY OF MAUI, AIR MAUI HELICOPTERS By Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden issued a federal disaster declaration following “devastating” Hawaii wildfires across several parts of the Big
Continue Reading By Chris Liakos and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — West African leaders on Thursday ordered the activation of the regional group’s standby force, following a coup last month in Niger. The force should be deployed “to restore constitutional order in the republic of Niger,” according to a statement read by Omar Alieu Touray, President of
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for the Ukrainian city of Kupyansk and its surrounding areas, as Russia intensified shelling of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region and claimed to have captured Ukrainian positions near the city on Thursday. Kupyansk, which lies close to the Russian
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Russia is preparing to launch Luna 25, the country’s first lunar lander in 47 years. The uncrewed spacecraft is set to lift off this week from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia. Hitching a ride aboard a Soyuz-2 Fregat rocket, Luna 25 is expected to take flight at
Continue Reading By Alex Stambaugh and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei, who will have spent three years in detention in China as of Sunday, said in a rare message that she misses her family and life in Australia. “I miss the sun. In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window but
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