By Rob Picheta and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic, after revelations in veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book raised further questions about the former US president’s relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The Trump administration “sent us several samples
Continue Reading By Allie Torgan, CNN Abilene, Texas (CNN) — The marching orders were clear. In 1996, Master Sergeant Gordon Storey was tasked with launching and leading a volunteer program on Dyess Air Force Base. He and fellow airmen would paint and repair homes for local community residents. Storey, who at the time was a very young
Continue Reading CNN By Allie Torgan, CNN Abilene, Texas (CNN) — The marching orders were clear. In 1996, Master Sergeant Gordon Storey was tasked with launching and leading a volunteer program on Dyess Air Force Base. He and fellow airmen would paint and repair homes for local community residents. Storey, who at the time was a very
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy” of destroying the health care system in Gaza during its year-long conflict with Hamas in attacks it said amount to war crimes. Israel’s actions in the besieged Palestinian enclave “constitute the war crimes of willful killing
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he shares a “very close” worldview with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, as the sanctioned leaders held a friendly inaugural meeting just as the Middle East braces for Israel’s response to Tehran’s largest-ever missile attack last week. The meeting at a regional summit in
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its efforts “to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the group “for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons
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CNN, KUSA, KOAA, KRDO By Jeff Winter, Sarah Moon and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — One person has died and 23 people have been rescued after an elevator malfunction trapped them hundreds of feet underground at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, officials said Thursday. At around noon Thursday,
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Nobuyo Oyama, the voice of beloved Japanese anime “Doraemon” for a generation of children across Asia, has died at age 90, her agency confirmed on Friday. Oyama died on September 29 due to old age, according to the Actors 7 agency. It apologized for the
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy, Saskya Vandoorne, Lauren Izso and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Concerns are mounting for the safety of United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon amid Israel’s ground incursion, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix warned on Thursday, after Israeli fire resulted in the injury of two UN troops. Briefing the UN Security Council
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A chemical leak at a PEMEX oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, on Thursday killed two workers and injured several others, prompting temporary shelter-in-place orders for residents across the city, officials said. The leak happened around 4:20 p.m., sending hydrogen sulfide – a colorless and potentially toxic gas –
Continue Reading KRDO, CNN By Jeff Winter and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — One person has died, 11 people have been rescued and 12 people remain trapped at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said Thursday during a news conference. Among those rescued, two were children
Continue Reading By Jeff Winter, Sarah Moon and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — One person has died and 23 people have been rescued after an elevator malfunction trapped them hundreds of feet underground at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, officials said Thursday. At around noon Thursday, the mine experienced a
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Paul P. Murphy and Mary Gilbert, CNN St. Lucie County, Florida (CNN) — As Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm — weakening to a Category 1 as it sliced through the state — at least nine tornadoes tore through communities over 100 miles inland, including three
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CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, Paul P. Murphy and Mary Gilbert, CNN St. Lucie County, Florida (CNN) — As Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm — weakening to a Category 1 as it sliced through the state — at least nine tornadoes tore through communities over 100 miles inland, including
Continue Reading By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — Deadly tornadoes, severe flooding and high winds battered Florida as Hurricane Milton tore through the state October 9th. The storm, which made landfall as a Category 3, hit as Florida was still recovering from Hurricane Helene. More than 20 people are dead. If you would like to help
Continue Reading CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on Thursday, where they met the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in July. The visit was the first public appearance for Catherine, known as Kate, since she finished her
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the New York City Marathon. November 3, 2024 – The Netherlands’ Abdi Nageeye wins the men’s race. Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui wins the women’s race. November 5, 2023 – Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola sets a course record and wins the men’s race. Kenya’s Hellen Obiri wins the women’s
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on Thursday, where they met the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in July. The visit was the first public appearance for Catherine, known as Kate, since she finished her chemotherapy
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Sixty-five more women have come forward with abuse allegations against the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, according to the BBC, following the network’s documentary that detailed testimonies of women who said he sexually assaulted and raped them. The allegations date as far back as 1977, in Dubai –
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