By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Gold prices have hit another record high. Why are investors taking such a shine? It could be they’re betting the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon, or they’re using the precious metal as a hedge against inflation. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue Reading CNN By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Kevin Broad, CNN Near Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea (CNN) — As dawn slowly broke on the horizon, a large fleet of Chinese vessels came into view from the deck of a Philippine Coast Guard ship as it entered the contested waters of the South China Sea.
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Kevin Broad, CNN Near Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea (CNN) — As dawn slowly broke on the horizon, a large fleet of Chinese vessels came into view from the deck of a Philippine Coast Guard ship as it entered the contested waters of the South China Sea. Significantly
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of crashing into a Washington State Patrol trooper’s vehicle – killing the trooper – on an interstate highway near Seattle over the weekend has been charged in the officer’s death, officials said. Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, 27, was killed around 3 a.m. Saturday
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy vanished, law enforcement is urging homeowners and businesses to review surveillance footage for a vehicle of interest so they can track its movements from the day before the child went missing, police said Tuesday. Elijah Vue was last seen
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Maldives on Tuesday said China will provide it with “military assistance,” in the latest sign that the Indian Ocean archipelago’s pro-China shift is well under way following the election of President Mohamed Muizzu last year. The Maldivian Defense Ministry said it signed an agreement with Beijing Monday “on China’s provision of
Continue Reading By Sabrina Souza and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Barry Cadden, the former owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy linked to a deadly 2012 multistate fungal meningitis outbreak, pleaded no contest Monday to 11 counts of involuntary manslaughter relating to the Michigan residents who died from contaminated drugs, prosecutors said. More than 100 people died
Continue Reading By Nick Paton Walsh, Anna-Maja Rappard and Brice Laine, CNN Ocheretyne, Ukraine (CNN) — A T-64 tank sits hidden in a trench just outside of Chasiv Yar, surrounded by the cacophony of Russian forces trying to take Ivanivske, a tiny village on the outskirts of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. Yet its gun was not fired once during a 72-hour period, an hour of which
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is exploring options for his office to appeal a federal court’s decision to block part of the state’s Individual Freedom Act, also known as the “Stop WOKE Act.” In a ruling filed Monday, the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld
Continue Reading By Tara John, Morayo Ogunbayo and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A plane carrying Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, its governor’s spokesperson told CNN, after days of speculation about his whereabouts as Haitian capital Port-au-Prince plunged into crisis over the weekend. Sheila Angleró Mojica told CNN she did not
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When a total solar eclipse creates a spectacle in the skies over Mexico and North America on April 8, it will mark the first time such an event has occurred in this part of the world for nearly seven years — and the last time one will until 2044.
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is dispatching 140 state troopers throughout Florida, including Miami Beach, in an effort to curb outbreaks of spring break violence. The move comes after two deadly shootings in Miami Beach during spring break last year led to a state of emergency and a midnight curfew in
Continue Reading By Annette Choi and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Following the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, 19 US states have banned or limited access to the procedure. States where abortion is limited report higher rates of maternal and infant
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have voted against a proposal to declare a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene to reflect how profoundly human activity has altered the planet. The proposal was rejected by members of the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, which is part of the International Union of Geological Sciences, according to
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Tara John and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said Tuesday there could be no “exchange of prisoners” before a permanent ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as it responded to proposals from Egyptian and Qatari mediators. “The security and safety of our people will not be achieved except through
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces opened fire on people waiting for aid on Monday night in northern Gaza, eyewitnesses told CNN. The shooting took place at the Kuwait Roundabout on Rasheed Street in Gaza City shortly before midnight, said one eyewitness, who had traveled there to try to get
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Saadi Baraka wakes at dawn and works until dusk, digging on his knees in the dirt as he tries to bury Gaza’s dead with dignity in a cemetery he says has run out of room. The graveyard at Deir al-Balah in central Gaza,
Continue Reading CNN By Joe Sutton, Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into the shoulder of Nashville’s Interstate 40 and burst into flames Monday night, killing all five people on board, police said. Two adults and three children were on the plane, National Transportation Safety Board air safety investigator Aaron McCarter
Continue Reading By Martha Shade, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Here’s a sobering statistic: By 2030, cases of colorectal cancer in people under 50 are expected to nearly double, and it will become the leading cause of death for people age 20 to 49. But there’s good news, too. Overall, colon cancer diagnoses have decreased. Experts attribute that
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and first lady Auxillia have come under a slate of new US sanctions imposed that also targeted senior government officials accused of corruption and human rights abuses. The Mnangagwas were part of 11 people, including Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Defense Minister Oppah Muchinguri, senior security
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