Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Access to the federal website on COVID-19 is no longer publicly accessible. The Covid.gov page now automatically forwards to a new site featuring a picture of President Donald Trump and what it hypes as the “true origins of COVID-19.” This site blames the coronavirus pandemic on a lab leak from
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Antisemitic incidents in the United States rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, hitting their highest level since the Anti-Defamation League started tracking them in 1979, according to the organization’s annual audit released Tuesday. The audit identified 9,354 cases of assault, harassment, and vandalism in 2024, marking
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics whose government has had a difficult and complex relationship with the Vatican. In the passing of Pope
Continue Reading By Ross Adkin, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he is open to the possibility of bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time in years, as pressure from the United States builds on both sides to agree to a quick peace deal. US, European and Ukrainian officials are set to meet
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By TuAnh Dam, Betsy Klein, Kara Scannell and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration appears open to negotiations with Harvard, even after America’s most prestigious university sued the federal government – setting up a clash over academic freedom, federal funding and campus oversight. Last week, administration officials reached out to Harvard representatives three
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By Christopher Lamb, Alicia Johnson, Jhasua Razo and Sarah-Grace Mankarious, CNN Rome (CNN) — An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other words, any candidate seen as the frontrunner before the voting begins should be treated with caution, and no
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By Gloria Pazmino and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate who has been in immigration detention in Louisiana for more than a month, was barred from attending the birth of his firstborn child Monday, after immigration officials denied him permission to attend the birth in person, according to emails reviewed
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By Sarah Owermohle, Meg Tirrell and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The National Institutes of Health says it will pull medical research funding from universities with diversity and inclusion programs and any boycotts of Israeli companies, according to a policy note issued Monday. The agency “reserves the right to terminate financial assistance awards and recover
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! They say walking 10,000 steps a day is good for your health, but does the speed at which you
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected. He is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a Dublin-born cleric who became a naturalized American citizen after spending many years ministering in the United States.
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B Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Ivana Kottasová Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. The pope passed away the morning after the holiest day
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired professional soccer player David Beckham. Personal Birth date: May 2, 1975 Birth place: London, England Birth name: David Robert Joseph Beckham Father: David Edward “Ted” Beckham, an appliance repairman Mother: Sandra (West) Beckham, a hairdresser Marriage: Victoria (Adams) Beckham (July 4, 1999-present)
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of the country. 1949
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CNN By Michelle Watson, Brad Lendon, Matt Egan and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University sued the Trump administration Monday in a new escalation of the fight over institutional oversight, independence and federal funding for the Ivy League school. University President Alan M. Garber said in a letter to the Harvard community that the
Continue Reading Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Saturday was the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building claimed the lives of at least 168 people, including 19 children, and was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history. Among the victims was former Secret Service agent Alan
Continue Reading CNN Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Saturday was the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building claimed the lives of at least 168 people, including 19 children, and was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history. Among the victims was former Secret Service agent
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CNN By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected. He is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a Dublin-born cleric who became a naturalized American citizen after spending many years ministering in the United
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By Rob Picheta and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff. It is a procedure steeped in tradition, but one which has been subtly updated for the modern world. Cardinals
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more welcoming Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Francis was a pope of firsts – the first pontiff from the global south, the first Jesuit to be
Continue Reading CNN, VATICAN MEDIA, VATICAN TV, POOL, TELEPACE, AD COUNCIL Y COVID COLLABORTIV, VATICAN NEWS By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Ivana Kottasová Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of
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