By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A key runway at Newark Liberty International Airport, which has been under construction for months causing significant delays and cancellations, will reopen on Monday. The 11,000-foot-long runway 4L-22R is reopening 13 days ahead of schedule and will allow “regular runway operations to resume,” according to the Port Authority
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of media mogul Barry Diller. Personal Birth date: February 2, 1942 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Barry Charles Diller Father: Michael Diller, real estate developer Mother: Reva (Addison) Diller Marriage: Diane von Furstenberg (2001-present) Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles Other
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Xi Jinping, leader of the People’s Republic of China. Personal Birth date: June 15, 1953 Birth place: Fuping County, Shaanxi Province, China (some sources say Beijing) Birth name: Xi Jinping Father: Xi Zhongxun, revolutionary and vice premier Mother: Qi Xin Marriages: Peng Liyuan
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The embattled Israeli-backed aid group that began operating in Gaza earlier this week is not screening Palestinians at aid distribution sites, despite Israeli officials saying that additional security measures were a core reason for the creation of the new program. The Gaza Humanitarian
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Authorities in Nigeria’s northern Niger state say at least 150 people have been killed after floods triggered by heavy rainfall hit Mokwa, a vibrant market town in the largely agricultural state. Ibrahim Hussaini, a spokesperson for the state’s emergency management agency, told CNN that 151 bodies, including
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By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Karen Read’s defense called its first witness on Friday, marking a new phase in her retrial in the killing of John O’Keefe, her off-duty Boston police officer boyfriend whose body was found buried in the snow outside a home in Canton, Massachusetts, in January 2022. Read –
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By Kareem Khadder, Oren Liebermann, Mostafa Salem, Tamar Michaelis and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Israel has said it will “not cooperate” with plans from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to host a Saudi-led delegation of foreign ministers in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli official told CNN on Friday. In order to
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Kerik, former New York police commissioner, who served time in prison for tax fraud and lying to officials. Personal Birth date: September 4, 1955 Death date: May 29, 2025 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Bernard Bailey Kerik Father: Donald Kerik,
Continue Reading By Byron Manley, Curt Merrill, Renée Rigdon and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — People in the US are under air quality alerts after smoke from wildfires in Canada wafted across the border toward major cities. This map, which updates every 30 minutes, shows the air quality in your area. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2025 Cable News
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By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the car ramming that injured dozens of fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title on Monday has appeared in court after police charged him with a range of offenses. Paul Doyle, a 53-year-old man from the outskirts of the city in northwest England, spoke to confirm his
Continue Reading By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S, Faizan Zaki! The 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. Zaki, who has competed in the annual contest four times, came in second last year. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
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By Emma Tucker, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — A transgender high school student who was pushed into the national spotlight this week after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her participation in this weekend’s state track and field championships has advanced to the finals. A.B. Hernandez, a public high
Continue Reading CNN By Emma Tucker, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — A transgender high school student who was pushed into the national spotlight this week after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her participation in this weekend’s state track and field championships has advanced to the finals. A.B. Hernandez, a public
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — British comedian and actor Russell Brand pled not guilty to multiple charges of rape and sexual assault at a court in London on Friday. In April, 49-year-old Brand was charged with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, and one count of oral rape, as
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — As the search for escaped prisoner Grant Hardin enters a fifth day, authorities pursuing the convicted murderer and rapist in northern Arkansas face various challenges from the landscape that could give Hardin an advantage in evading capture. Wearing “a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement,” Hardin broke out
Continue Reading By Lauren Lee and Larry Madowo, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — When Nigerian American actor-singer Rotimi and Tanzanian pop star Vanessa Mdee first met in 2019, it was the beginning of a love story that neither of them expected. That first encounter six years ago could be straight from a rom-com. They had both just
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has sent soldiers and millions of munitions, including missiles and rockets, to Russia over the past year, according to a new report by an international watchdog, which details the extent to which Pyongyang has helped Moscow “terrorize” Ukraine’s population over its three-year war. The report was released
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By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong, Hassan Tayir and Cynthia Chan, CNN Hong Kong/New York (CNN) — Kiwi Zhang, a computer science student from China, was full of hope for his academic future in the United States – until his visa was revoked at the US border last week. The first-year PhD student at a university
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CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who for decades shared an acrimonious relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, urged his longtime archrival to take the stand in his ongoing trial. Speaking to CNN’s Laura Coates in a brief phone interview from prison, where he’s serving a 28-year-sentence for
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who for decades shared an acrimonious relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, urged his longtime archrival to take the stand in his ongoing trial. Speaking to CNN’s Laura Coates in a brief phone interview from prison, where he’s serving a 28-year-sentence for a
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