By Eve Brennan and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Six people died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel, authorities say, while two people could still be missing. According to testimonies of survivors, 65 or 66 people were on board the boat which sank, local French authorities said. They added that more
Continue Reading By Isabelle Chapman, Scott Bronstein, Casey Tolan and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — When Hawaii officials released a report last year ranking the natural disasters most likely to threaten state residents, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic hazards featured prominently. Near the bottom of a color-coded chart, the state emergency management agency described the risk of wildfires
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Wailuku, Hawaii (CNN) — Hundreds of displaced residents are taking shelter at a gymnasium in north-central Maui, as devastating wildfires have swept through the island and killed at least 80 people near its western shore. A grassroots effort to reconnect families has launched in front of the War Memorial Gymnasium in
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The death toll in the Maui wildfire keeps mounting as search teams and their cadaver dogs continue the grim work of sifting through the ruins of burned buildings that once made up vibrant communities on island – including the picturesque town of Lahaina. At least 89 people have died
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — He’s my boss; her dog is cute; they have an exam today — pronouns are a part of speech we use to refer to ourselves and others. They’re an essential component of language — and, as of the last few years, among its most hotly contested, too. Some of the most common words in the English language have
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Geoff Butler jumped into his truck in the dark hours of July 11 as heavy rain battered the rural Vermont town of Johnson. Just moments earlier, at roughly 2 a.m., he and his wife, Caroline, received a starting phone call from a friend who urged them to check on
Continue Reading By Gerardo Lemos, Ana Canizares and Chris Lau, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — The body of the assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was buried in a private ceremony in the country’s capital on Friday night. The 59-year-old was laid to rest in the Monteolivo cemetery in northern Quito, his campaign team confirmed to CNN
Continue Reading By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Guatemalans are voting in a presidential runoff that sees a former first lady compete against the son of a former president, capping a troubled race that has worried observers about the country’s future. Sandra Torres, largely seen as continuity candidate for the political establishment, is running against the anti-corruption
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Friday took aim at Russia’s “corrupt” elite that placed President Vladimir Putin in power. In what he called “My Fear and Loathing” – his first lengthy statement since he was convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in
Continue Reading By Eve Brennan, Jessie Gretener and Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — A former International Criminal Court chief prosecutor has said there is “reasonable basis to believe that genocide is being committed against Armenians” in the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh. “There are no crematories and there are no machete attacks. Starvation is the invisible genocide weapon.
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The day began windier than usual in Lahaina, a Hawaiian sunrise painting the sky enchanting colors, a powerful breeze carrying the salty scent of the North Pacific Ocean inland. The fire that had started on the mountain early that morning had crept a little closer to their storied Maui
Continue Reading CNN, KEYE By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Three hunters from Florida and a dog were found dead after they got trapped in an underground cistern partially filled with water in a Texas cornfield, the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities responded Wednesday morning to reports Delvys Garcia, 37, Denise Martinez, 26, and Noel Vigil-Benitez,
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Better cancer treatments, advances in longevity, groundbreaking medicines and vaccines: these are just some of the potential prizes on offer in an emerging global race to advance the biosciences. And China has been pouring billions of dollars into its efforts to become the preeminent force, with experts
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, Aya Elamroussi and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least 80 people have been killed in Maui’s wildfires, officials said late Friday, as search efforts for survivors are ongoing and many remain missing. The death toll rose from an announced 67 earlier Friday, making the fires the largest natural disaster in the
Continue Reading CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The devastating Maui wildfires, which have killed dozens of people and displaced thousands more, has cost at least $1.3 billion in damage to 3,088 residences, according to a recent preliminary estimate from CoreLogic. CoreLogic, a research firm that assesses property data, found that the vast majority
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at visas, travel documents for individuals who are visiting or moving to the United States. Facts A visa is a travel document, affixed to a passport, granting citizens from foreign countries permission to enter the United States for a certain purpose, whether it’s a business trip, a
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Facts The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France to commemorate 100 years of Franco-American friendship. The statue also commemorates the centennial of America’s independence. The
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Larry Ellison, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1944 Birth place: New York, New York Full name: Lawrence Joseph Ellison Father: Adoptive – Louis Ellison, accountant; Birth – Italian-American air force pilot Mother: Adoptive –
Continue Reading CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — College campuses across the country will be filling up in the coming weeks as the fall semester gets underway. It can be a stressful time for students learning to balance their course loads with extracurricular activities — leading some to take ill-advised shortcuts, like letting
Continue Reading By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Lahaina, Hawaii (CNN) — As the boat approaches Lahaina, the sun is strong, the waves crest into whitecaps and on the shore, so much is black. “Puamana is gone!” a crewmember shouts in shock, looking at one of the resort areas on Maui’s western coast that drew tourists
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