By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday afternoon, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped onto an old-fashioned green train that has by now become an enduring symbol of the hermit nation’s isolation and secrecy. Images released by North Korean state media KCNA show Kim boarding his private train as he prepared to travel
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court held hearings Tuesday on a law to curb its powers, in a case that could set the judiciary on a collision course with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government after months of mass protests over the controversial legislation. The court heard arguments
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing claims an American citizen jailed for life in China earlier this year is a decorated spy who had worked for US intelligence for more than three decades, as it ramps up a campaign warning citizens to guard against foreign espionage. John Shing-Wan Leung, a 78-year-old US
Continue Reading By Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Authorities say they were able to solve a Boston cold case from 44 years ago after an Oregon man walked into an FBI office and confessed to killing and raping a woman in 1979. John Michael Irmer, 68, was arraigned in a Boston courtroom Monday and charged with murdering
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Zerkel, Robert Shackelford and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Lee increased in size late Monday in the Atlantic and still is expected to grow significantly this week, forecasters say – growth that will help determine the extent of its impact on the US Northeast, Bermuda and Canada. Lee, a Category 3
Continue Reading By Isil Sariyuce, Mostafa Salem, Hande Atay Alam, Jonny Hallam and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic and complex international rescue operation to save an American man from one of Turkey’s deepest caves ended successfully on Tuesday – more than a week after after he fell seriously ill and became too frail to make
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Flagler County Public Schools teacher who led an assembly last month that singled out Black fourth- and fifth-grade students at a Florida elementary school, telling them to improve their school performance, has resigned, according to a school district spokesperson. Anthony Hines submitted his resignation letter last week, according
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Astronaut Frank Rubio has now been in low-Earth orbit for more than 355 days, breaking the record for the longest space mission by a US astronaut. Rubio — who has been on the International Space Station since September 2022 — bested the previous record, held by retired NASA astronaut
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Open Tennis Tournament. It is held annually at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. It is the only Grand Slam tennis championship held in North America. August 28-September 10, 2023 – The US Open Tennis Tournament takes place.
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. September 24-25, 2023 – Yom Kippur begins at sundown on September 24 and ends at nightfall on September 25. The Day of Atonement is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. It falls on
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning screen legend Sophia Loren. Personal Birth date: September 20, 1934 Birth place: Rome, Italy (grew up in Pozzuoli, outside of Naples) Birth name: Sofia Villani Scicolone Father: Riccardo Scicolone Mother: Romilda Villani Marriages: Carlo Ponti (April 9, 1966-January 10, 2007, his death;
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of best-selling author Stephen King, who has written more than 50 books. He is best known for his works in the horror and fantasy genres, many of which have been adapted into films and television programs. Personal Birth date: September 21, 1947 Birth place:
Continue Reading By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — A hiker struggling in brutal weather in an Alaska national park was rescued after being spotted asking for help on a webcam used to livestream bears, Explore.org said in a new release. The sighting of the hiker on Dumpling Mountain in Katmai National Park and Preserve was reported last
Continue Reading By Hamdi Alkhshali, Mostafa Salem and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — More than 5,000 people are presumed dead and 10,000 missing after heavy rains in northeastern Libya caused two dams to collapse, surging more water into already inundated areas. Tamer Ramadan, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies delegation
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The red fire ant, one of the world’s most invasive species, has been found in Europe for the first time, according to a new study. The imported ant, which has the scientific name Solenopsis invicta, is native toSouth America but has spread throughout much of the United States, Mexico,
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — At least 26 people, mostly women and children died when a boat carrying more than 100 farmers capsized early Sunday in north-central Nigeria, the region’s second boat tragedy in three months, authorities said. A spokesperson for the Niger state government said rescue teams were searching for survivors
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — US President Joe Biden, along with leaders of India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, announced on Saturday the launch of a new trade route connecting India to the Middle East and Europe through railways and ports. The White House said the project would usher
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a record-smashing year for the most expensive weather and climate disasters in the United States this year after severe storms, the deadly Maui wildfire and Hurricane Idalia tipped the scales last month. With four months still left in the year, the US has been hit with 23
Continue Reading CNN By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing schools to double up classrooms, move courses online and employ what critics have labeled as underqualified teachers. As states lower the certification standards to become a teacher, education experts worry these tactics could
Continue Reading CNN By Jason Carroll and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves. A total of 341 New York City Fire Department firefighters, paramedics and civilian support staff who died from post-911 illnesses
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