By Niamh Kennedy and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), is in “critical condition” after it was hit in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s key energy facilities, authorities say. The head of the Zaporizhzhia region military administration, Ivan Fedorov, told Ukrainian television that the power plant can
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — When the police killings of Black people, including George Floyd set off racial unrest across the country in 2020, Marie Vergamini decided she wanted to do her part to help address systemic racism. So, Vergamini, a doctoral student and adjunct instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University, joined a committee
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, Ivan Watson and Simone McCarthy, CNN Singapore (CNN) — China’s support to Russia will extend the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, as he called on countries across the Asia-Pacific to join an upcoming peace summit he accused Russia of trying to thwart. Zelensky made the comments in Singapore during
Continue Reading By Jillian Sykes and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters got the upper hand on a grass fire that began Saturday afternoon in San Joaquin County, California, but dangerous heat threatens to worsen the situation in the coming days. The Corral Fire began in the City of Tracy around 2:30 p.m. and had consumed 14,000 acres
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — North Korea said it was stopping sending trash-filled balloons to South Korea after Seoul reported hundreds more airborne waste deliveries floating across the border. North Korea’s vice-defense minister Kim Kang Il said that the country will “temporarily halt dropping trash over the border,” after claiming to
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Caen, France (CNN) — At 99 years old, Jack Foy is considered the youngster among his group of friends that fought in World War II. But their advanced age isn’t going to stop them from making the transatlantic journey to honor their fallen comrades on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. On
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Removing a long-time defense minister from his post is nothing out of the ordinary. Arresting five of his senior staff, however, is clearly more than just a search for fresh blood — especially in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. After the shock ouster, two weeks ago, of Sergei Shoigu as
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Taiwan is pursuing independence incrementally and those who support it will “end up in self-destruction,” China’s new defense minister warned Sunday in a wide-ranging speech at a security summit in Singapore where the extent of regional tensions was on stark display. Minister of
Continue Reading KIVI, CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Chad Daybell was sentenced to death Saturday upon the recommendation of the jury that convicted him of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the killings of his first wife and two children of his second wife. Daybell was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning Beijing time, in a significant step for the ambitious mission that could advance the country’s aspirations of putting astronauts on the moon. The Chang’e-6 probe landed in the South Pole-Aitken Basin,
Continue Reading CNN By Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, Ashley R. Williams, Sara Smart, Raja Razek and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta’s mayor has declared a state of emergency following a massive water main break that left parts of the city’s downtown district without water and prompted a major hospital to transfer patients elsewhere. The significant disruption to water
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, Ashley R. Williams, Sara Smart, Raja Razek and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta’s mayor has declared a state of emergency following a massive water main break that left parts of the city’s downtown district without water and prompted a major hospital to transfer patients elsewhere. The significant disruption to water service
Continue Reading CNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Few teams have faced down Real Madrid in a Champions League final with as much conviction as Borussia Dortmund displayed at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night. In the end, however, the result was the same as it always is. Despite suffering and defending for the vast majority of
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, Zayn Nabbi and Thomas Schlachter, CNN Wembley Stadium (CNN) — London’s Metropolitan Police said 53 arrests were made during the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. Five people were arrested for invading the pitch and the “majority of others for attempts to breach security,” the police force
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooting in southern Arizona early Saturday morning. Five people were also injured, including another officer, during the incident. The shooting took place around 2 a.m. local time when officers were dispatched to a “disturbance at a home,” according to
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana high school senior experiencing homelessness recently graduated at the top of his class with the highest-earned GPA. Elijah Hogan, 19, was named valedictorian of Walter L. Cohen High School in New Orleans and graduated May 24 with a 3.93 GPA, he told CNN. Hogan, who became
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts teacher who staged a mock slave auction and used the N-word in a 5th-grade class has been placed on leave, according to a letter sent to parents by the school’s superintendent. The incidents took place at Margaret Neary Elementary School, according to CNN affiliate WCVB, and were
Continue Reading CNN By Aditi Sangal and CNNE’s Karen Esquivel On June 2, Mexicans will vote to pick their next president in a historic race that could see a woman take the top job for the first time. In addition to the presidency, there are more than 20,000 positions to fill and an estimated 70,000 candidates vying
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy arrived in Singapore Saturday for a previously unannounced appearance at a summit of defense chiefs from across the Asia-Pacific as Ukraine’s troops scramble to counter a major Russian advance into its northeast. Zelensky’s surprise attendance at the gathering is
Continue Reading By Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that the conditions for ending the country’s war in Gaza “have not changed,” raising questions over a peace proposal laid out by US President Joe Biden which he said Israel submitted. During a speech Friday, Biden said Hamas had been
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