Story by the Associated Press (CNN) — Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China. The Canadian government will not grant an export permit to send the whales to the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN New York (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating after two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night, with the wing of one aircraft slamming into the cockpit windows of the other. One person was taken to a hospital,
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By Masrur Jamaluddin, Helen Regan, CNN Sidoarjo, Indonesia (CNN) — A rescue team crouched under huge slabs of concrete and corrugated iron as they carefully slid 13-year-old Syailendra Haikal to safety from the twisted wreckage of a collapsed Indonesian boarding school; a brief glimmer of hope in the middle of a disaster. Haikal was taken
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — A new visa category launched by the Chinese government to attract young science and technology professionals is causing fervent backlash in China, where well-educated young people are already struggling to find work. The new “K-visa,” launched October 1, has been touted by Chinese officials as a boon for the
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CNN By Jack Guy, Billy Stockwell, Lex Harvey, Gerardo Lemos, Dana Karni and Abeer Salman (CNN) — The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)
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By CNN Impact Your World and Martha Shade (CNN) — Jane Goodall spent her life championing chimpanzees and working to prevent their extinction, while also supporting conservation efforts on every continent and advocating for the world’s poor. In 1960, 26-year-old Goodall traveled to Tanzania from her native England to work with chimpanzees. She was the
Continue Reading CNN, GETTY IMAGES, POPPERFOTO, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE, Popperfoto/Getty Images, National Geographic/Getty Images By CNN Impact Your World and Martha Shade (CNN) — Jane Goodall spent her life championing chimpanzees and working to prevent their extinction, while also supporting conservation efforts on every continent and advocating for the world’s poor. In 1960, 26-year-old Goodall
Continue Reading By Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Anti-government demonstrations gripped Morocco for a fourth straight night as youth filled the streets of cities throughout the country and destruction and violence broke out in several places. With billions in investment flowing toward preparations for the 2030 World Cup, promises to fix Morocco’s strained social services haven’t
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If you’re feeling a little out of whack, you might be dehydrated. The amount of water you need depends on several factors, including body size and activity level, but one simple self-check reveals a lot. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If you’re feeling a little out of whack, you might be dehydrated. The amount of water you need depends on several factors, including body size and activity level, but one simple self-check reveals a lot. Here’s what else you might have missed during your
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the social media network Meta, formerly known as Facebook. Facts Meta had on average 3.48 billion daily active people across its platforms in June 2025. There were 75,945 full-time employees at Meta, as of June 30, 2025. Facebook introduced words such as “friending” to the lexicon.
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, Billy Stockwell, Lex Harvey, Gerardo Lemos, Dana Karni and Abeer Salman (CNN) — The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was
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By Svitlana Vlasova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s advance into Ukraine slowed by almost half in September, according to the monitoring group DeepState, with Moscow capturing its smallest amount of territory since May. “The Russians managed to capture 259 square kilometers (100 square miles)” in September, DeepState, a Ukrainian open-source mapping site that
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Millions of people around the world today are observing Yom Kippur, the most sacred holiday in the Jewish faith. It is traditionally marked by fasting, repentance and prayer, as worshippers seek atonement and spiritual renewal. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with
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By Tricia Escobedo, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91. Her field studies with chimpanzees not only broke barriers for women and changed the way scientists study animals, but documented
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of world-renowned primatologist, activist and conservationist Jane Goodall. Personal Birth date: April 3, 1934 Death date: October 1, 2025 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall Father: Mortimer Morris-Goodall, businessman Mother: Margaret Myfanwe (Joseph) Morris-Goodall, a novelist Marriages: Derek Bryceson (1975-1980, his
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1949 Birth place: Lisbon, Portugal Birth name: Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres Father: Virgílio Guterres Mother: Ilda Cândida de Oliveira Marriages: Catarina Vaz Pinto (2001-present); Luisa Melo (1972-1998, her death) Children: A
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of activist and award-winning actress Jane Fonda. Personal Birth date: December 21, 1937 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda Father: Henry Fonda, actor Mother: Frances Ford Seymour (Brokaw) Fonda, socialite Marriages: Ted Turner (December 21, 1991-May 22, 2001,
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Lisa Louis was holding her dying father when she looked up, directly into the face of his murderer. “The only way I can describe it is I saw into his soul,” Louis wrote in a letter posted to Facebook on Monday. Her father, Craig Hayden, was one of four
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — French prosecutors are piecing together clues over the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa. Early findings, authorities said, suggest Mthethwa had apparently fallen from a high-rise Paris hotel on Monday, hours after sending a “disturbing message” to his wife that he planned to kill
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