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University of Texas at Austin students say cultural programs are struggling to stay afloat in wake of anti-DEI law

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — As a first-generation college student, Andrea Morquecho was looking forward to walking in the Latinx graduation ceremony at the University of Texas at Austin this spring. Morquecho said she has family members traveling from Mexico who would have appreciated the ceremony because it’s delivered in both Spanish and English. She was also excited to

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Gangs netting up to $3 trillion a year as Southeast Asia human trafficking becomes a global crisis, Interpol says

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Human trafficking-fueled fraud is exploding in Southeast Asia with organized crime rings raking in close to $3 trillion in illicit revenue annually, the head of Interpol has said in comments that reveal the huge profits being earned by cartels. One international organized crime group makes $50 billion a year,

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Japan recalls ‘red rice’ health products over suspected link to five deaths

By Himari Semans and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese authorities have ordered three “red rice” dietary supplements to be pulled from store shelves nationwide as five users died and more than 100 others were hospitalized, sparking a health scare in the country and across the region. Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, the company behind the products,

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Maryland governor says ‘long road ahead’ after Baltimore bridge collapse

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Holly Yan, Chris Boyette, Greg Wallace and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — Maryland officials are moving at “full speed” on several priorities after a 984-foot-long cargo ship struck and collapsed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, including reopening the shipping channel and restarting traffic through the Port of

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‘I knew I could be killed’: This cash van guard is just one of South Africa’s crime wave victims

CNN By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — For South Africans, normality is a sliding scale. Record electricity blackouts and sustained water outages have crushed businesses, and caused havoc in hospitals and schools nationwide. It’s common to see car-sized potholes in the suburbs of Johannesburg as workmen weld burst pipes. Traffic light outages are a

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‘I knew I could be killed’: This cash van guard is just one of South Africa’s crime wave victims

By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — For South Africans, normality is a sliding scale. Record electricity blackouts and sustained water outages have crushed businesses, and caused havoc in hospitals and schools nationwide. It’s common to see car-sized potholes in the suburbs of Johannesburg as workmen weld burst pipes. Traffic light outages are a daily

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‘Reasonable grounds’ to believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, UN rights expert says

By Louis Mian and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — There are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is “committing the crime of genocide against the Palestinians as a group in Gaza,” the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories has said. Francesca Albanese made the remarks Wednesday following the submission of her

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Smithsonian museum says its Latino-focused internship is open to students of all races in lawsuit settlement

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A Latino-focused internship program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino now states the program is “equally open to students of all races and ethnicities” following a lawsuit settlement with the American Alliance for Equal Rights. The internship was the subject of a lawsuit against the director

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Ethel Kennedy Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Personal Birth date: April 11, 1928 Death date: October 10, 2024 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Ethel Skakel Father: George Skakel, businessman Mother: Ann (Brannack) Skakel Marriage: Robert F.

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