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Jul 24, 2021
When I first told my medical colleagues that I would be traveling 14 hours to Tokyo, they looked at me with a bit of surprise, then hesitantly told me simply to "be safe." It is the same reaction I have often received when jetting off to cover a natural disaster, like the earthquake in Haiti, or a conflict, like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This time, however, the mission was to report on how people from all over the globe would converge for the Olympic games in a city under a state of emergency due to the pandemic.
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Jul 24, 2021
In some alternate universe, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg retired during the Obama presidency and Democrats were able to push through a successor to the conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.
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Jul 24, 2021
In this edition of Pop Life Chronicles, CNN's Lisa Respers France spills the tea on the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Netflix has a new spin on a dating show formula, Broadway diversifies its offerings, and more.
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Jul 24, 2021
A man and woman were arrested in Maine following the discovery of cocaine disguised as a cake in their vehicle, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Jul 24, 2021
More than 10,000 athletes compete in the summer Olympics. There are gold medalists and athletes who'll never get anywhere near the podium. There are global superstars and athletes who soon will be, all rubbing shoulders with competitors from countries that they've never heard of.
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Jul 24, 2021
Algerian judo athlete Fethi Nourine says he has chosen to withdraw from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics rather than face an Israeli competitor.
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Jul 24, 2021
The Kraft Heinz Company has partnered with Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to introduce a limited-edition macaroni and cheese flavor ice cream.
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Jul 24, 2021
A surge of monsoonal moisture is bringing rounds of heavy rain and strong thunderstorms to areas of the Southwest that are currently suffering from extreme to exceptional drought conditions.
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Jul 24, 2021
Just seven months after singing its praises, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is attempting to rewrite the Brexit deal he signed with the European Union.
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Jul 24, 2021
Check out CNN's latest weekly news update on pandemic travel. From quarantine escapees in Australia to airplane passenger disguises in Indonesia, it's been a week of Covid-related misbehavior.
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Jul 24, 2021
At least 136 people have died in the west Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said Saturday, after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages.
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Jul 24, 2021
Firefighters are turning over the search and recovery efforts at the Surfside condo building collapse to the Miami-Dade Police Department, officials said Friday.
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Jul 24, 2021
Bosnia's outgoing international peace overseer decreed amendments to its criminal code on Friday to allow jail terms for the denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, a frequently expressed view among nationalist Serbs.
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Jul 24, 2021
Looking to rent a car in Europe this summer? Expect rocketing prices and low availability. This might be the year to try out a small rental company, say experts.
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Jul 24, 2021
The Ozark Empire Fair hosts thousands of visitors from around Missouri, but only 35% of its county is vaccinated and Covid-19 cases are on the rise.
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Jul 24, 2021
As dozens of wildfires burn across the West, officials declared additional states of emergency for counties in California and Nevada while the nation's largest blaze in Oregon continued to swell Friday.
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Jul 24, 2021
Dozens of wildfires currently blazing across the West have been exhibiting extreme fire behavior: demonstrating alarming rotational patterns and wafting smoke across the country while also creating their own weather.
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Jul 24, 2021
While the need for mask wearing never fully dissipated during the pandemic, guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in May that removed restrictions for vaccinated individuals was a welcome harbinger of a possible return to normalcy.
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Jul 24, 2021
For more than 100 years, the Olympics have been used as a platform for political and human rights protest -- both by athletes and by entire countries. But as the Tokyo Games begin, there is still debate over the right of athletes to protest.
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Jul 24, 2021
Instead of spinning hoops around their waist, people are throwing Hula-Hoops into the air, twirling them around their bodies -- and making viral videos with their advanced tricks.
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Jul 24, 2021
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics formally kicks off with the Opening Ceremony after the Games were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer Olympics.
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Jul 24, 2021
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are underway after the Games were delayed for almost a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer Olympics.
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Jul 24, 2021
Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey's blunt message that unvaccinated people are letting the nation down capped a week where some Republicans finally seemed ready to abandon their dangerous coddling of Covid-19 vaccine skeptics and push Americans to get the shot.
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Jul 23, 2021
Minneapolis city officials voted Friday to approve the language of a ballot measure that will ask voters in November whether the city's police department should be replaced with public safety department.
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Jul 23, 2021
A massive wildfire raging out of control in the rugged mountains straddling the California-Nevada border, tearing through tens of thousands of acres was initially determined by US Forest Service officials to not be a threat and allowed to burn.
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Jul 23, 2021
David Buckley, the newly named staff director for the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection, was found to be retaliating against a whistleblower during his time as the CIA inspector general, according to a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Jul 23, 2021
At least 112 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said on Friday, after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages.
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Jul 23, 2021
President Joe Biden made a forceful return to the campaign trail on Friday night in Virginia, stumping for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe by linking the Democrat's opponent to the man Biden had defeated several months ago -- former President Donald Trump.
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Jul 23, 2021
The 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo. But athletes who contracted coronavirus have seen there Olympic dreams dashed. Some tested positive in Japan, some before coming. These are the athletes we know who have publicly dropped out due to Covid-19 health and safety protocols.
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Jul 23, 2021
As the new school year quickly approaches, at least nine of the 20 largest school districts in the US are making masks optional for students in school while another nine are requiring masks.
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Jul 23, 2021
North Korea is doubling down on its culture war, warning citizens to stay away from all things South Korean -- including its fashion, music, hairstyles and even slang.
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Jul 23, 2021
As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for the next big frontier of warfare: crippling cyberattacks.
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Jul 23, 2021
In his first day on the job, Tom Manger -- the new chief of the US Capitol Police -- said Friday that he would be "a fool to not be concerned" about the threat of more attacks on the Capitol, especially given chatter on extremists' forums about possible action in August.
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Jul 23, 2021
Covid-19 has thrown more than few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers -- but this isn't the first Games to battle a pandemic.
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Jul 23, 2021
Tennessee's top health official said Friday that vaccination efforts for teens will continue but that marketing efforts would be clearly directed at parents rather than their children.
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Jul 23, 2021
Yet another US Capitol suspect was caught this week, all thanks to his Bumble match.
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Jul 23, 2021
Firefighters who've been battling the largest active fire in the US talk about what it's been like -- including when they've had to fall back and make new plans.
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Jul 23, 2021
A weakening In-fa is beginning to track away from the southern Japanese islands but has its eye set on eastern China by the end of this weekend. The storm could bring extremely heavy rainfall to millions in China.
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Jul 23, 2021
As Haiti's elite lay their assassinated president to rest, many terrified residents in Port-au-Prince have far more pressing issues on their minds as gang violence brutalizes the capital.
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Jul 23, 2021
If you're planning a trip to Mexico, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 23, 2021
The Department of Defense has experienced about 2,000 breakthrough Covid-19 cases among its more than 2 million fully vaccinated personnel, Pentagon spokesman Maj. Cesar Santiago-Santini told CNN in a statement, but it's unclear how many are a result of the Delta variant.
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Jul 23, 2021
This week, Senate Republicans blocked a key vote to start debate on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill long sought by President Joe Biden, leaving his political agenda potentially on the brink. Meanwhile, the White House toughened its tone regarding Covid-19 as the Delta variant continued to spread and some cities reassessed their relaxed mask mandates.
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Jul 23, 2021
More than six months have passed since the January 6 insurrection, yet Republicans and Democrats' ongoing haggling has only further hampered progress on one of Congress' important investigations.
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Jul 23, 2021
If you're planning a trip to Hawaii, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 23, 2021
As an extreme drought grips California, making water increasingly scarce, thieves are making off with billions of gallons of the precious resource, tapping into fire hydrants, rivers, and even small family homes and farms.
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Jul 23, 2021
Steve Edwards, the president and CEO of a health care system in Missouri, is worried and distressed that health experts cannot seem to inspire more people to get vaccinated in his area, which is being hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Jul 23, 2021
On Thursday, the software company Kaseya announced that it could help unlock any of its customers' systems that were still inaccessible following a devastating ransomware attack early this month that took down as many as 1,500 businesses worldwide. But for many victims it was too little, too late.
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Jul 23, 2021
The Nebraska National Guard has begun canceling training events as other Guard units across the country prepare to take even more drastic measures if Congress doesn't reimburse the National Guard Bureau for the more than half a billion dollars spent securing the Capitol in the months following the January 6th riot.
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Jul 23, 2021
Players from the United States women's national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a 2020 decision against their equal pay lawsuit, saying last year's decision "defies reality."
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Jul 23, 2021
If you're thinking about a trip to New York City, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 23, 2021
Scott Jennings writes that President Biden's CNN town hall Wednesday night displayed Biden's empathy and good work tackling the Covid-19 pandemic but showed his lack of preparation on key issues like the economy and immigration.
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Jul 23, 2021
Read Fast Facts on CNN to learn about the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Jul 23, 2021
Florida's attorney general asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step in on an emergency basis to block Covid-19 protocols put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requiring the cruise lines to meet certain conditions before they can sail again.
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Jul 23, 2021
Heat waves have pulsated across the US this summer and another round of hot weather is coming, this time to the northern and central Plains -- a region that has largely escaped the barrage of record-breaking heat.
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Jul 23, 2021
Some Republicans, like Sen. Ted Cruz, are pressing the CDC to ease mask mandates for travel, but they could not be more wrong, writes Kent Sepkowitz. The studies are endless and all point one direction: with at least 40% of the US not vaccinated and the wing-footed Delta virus wreaking havoc across the country, your risk of infection from a seatmate or other traveler is real.
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Jul 23, 2021
Rather than presenting a glitzy production, the four-hour Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games contemplated how, especially in the wake of a global pandemic, the sway of sport can keep us connected, writes Amy Bass.
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Jul 23, 2021
A statue of George Floyd that has been in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood since Juneteenth will be moved on Monday -- first back to the studio for refurbishment and then to Manhattan's Union Square Park in September as planned, according to Confront Art, the group that produced the statue.
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Jul 23, 2021
Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing operations after employees circulated a petition alleging "systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying and bias against women and under-represented groups."
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Jul 23, 2021
For months, conservative Nashville, Tennessee-based radio host Phil Valentine has repeatedly made posts on multiple social media platforms telling his fans that if they weren't at risk for Covid-19, they shouldn't get the vaccine.
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Jul 23, 2021
The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces unit known as the Boinas Negras for human rights abuses in the wake of historic protests on the island.
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Jul 23, 2021
It's been a turbulent week on Wall Street, starting with a massive selloff over worries about the Delta variant. But by Friday, stocks were back up and each index closed at at record highs.
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Jul 23, 2021
Typhoon In-fa is bearing down on the southern Japanese islands and has its eye set on eastern China by next week. The storm could bring extremely heavy rainfall totals to millions in China and Taiwan.
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Jul 23, 2021
Photographer and aviation enthusiast Ian Simpson has lived in the East Anglia region of England all his life, and one of his favorite things to do is photograph planes at Royal Air Force bases in the area.
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Jul 23, 2021
A man has been arrested after using a car to block an ambulance, ordering the driver out at gunpoint and driving the ambulance away with a 16-year-old hit-and-run victim and a paramedic inside, Houston police say.
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Jul 23, 2021
Many countries that have avoided big surges so far don't have access to the vaccines they need to protect their populations. Many of these countries will likely see explosive spread of Covid over the coming weeks and months. Already stressed health systems will become overwhelmed with cases, and many people will get sick and die.
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Jul 23, 2021
The common truth with phones is that as the design gets thinner, the battery life shrinks. The iPhone 12 family is no different — 12 Mini, 12, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max included — and on intense days with FaceTimes, lots of typing and some gaming it causes that battery percentage to drop. And that's where the $99 MagSafe Battery Pack comes in.
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Jul 23, 2021
Hundreds of Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kansas, are in week three of a strike over what union leaders describe as long hours, forced overtime, stagnating wages and a diminished quality of life. It's the first strike at the plant in its decades of operation.
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Jul 23, 2021
A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered Tom Barrack, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump who was indicted earlier this week on charges of illegal foreign lobbying, released from jail pending trial, freeing him on a bail package that includes a $250 million bond secured by $5 million in cash.
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Jul 23, 2021
GM is once again recalling nearly 70,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles because of a risk that the battery will catch fire when the car is parked.
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Jul 23, 2021
One evening earlier this month, a White rage-filled man sat behind a desk, looked into a camera, and began to rant about how something must be done to "save" the United States before "we become Rwanda," a not-so-subtle reference to the horrific genocide that occurred in the African country decades ago.
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Jul 23, 2021
Workers interviewed by CNN Business said they're struggling in the short-staffed environment.
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Jul 23, 2021
US Customs and Border Protection is terminating two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector that cover approximately 31 miles, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday.
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Jul 23, 2021
Read Fast Facts from CNN about Larry Ellison and learn more about the co-founder and former CEO of Oracle.
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Jul 23, 2021
After being let go from his job as a software quality-assurance engineer in April, Eric Watkins said he filed for unemployment benefits in Colorado. But he hasn't received a penny of the $6,490 he said he was eligible to receive and he's not sure when he will.
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Jul 23, 2021
Read CNN's Fast Facts about soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo to learn more about Portugal's all-time top international goalscorer.
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Jul 23, 2021
A blank-check firm backed by Tom Barrack, the billionaire investor who was chairman of Donald Trump's inaugural committee in 2017 and is a close friend of the former president, has withdrawn plans to take the company public after Barrack was charged with illegal foreign lobbying earlier this week.
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Jul 23, 2021
Read CNN's Fast Facts about Michael Bloomberg and learn more about the former New York mayor and?former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.
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Jul 23, 2021
Here's a look at the life of Joaquín Guzmán, otherwise known as "El Chapo," a Mexican drug trafficker who has repeatedly broken out of prison.
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Jul 23, 2021
On Saturday it will be one month since the Surfside condo collapse, and the family of Estelle Hedaya tells CNN she is the final victim that authorities have yet to find and identify.
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Jul 23, 2021
President Joe Biden is poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy to serve as ambassador to Australia, three people familiar with the search process told CNN, in one of the highest-profile envoy selections yet by the White House.
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Jul 23, 2021
Read CNN's Fast Facts about Mukesh Ambani to learn more about the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).
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Jul 23, 2021
Read CNN's Fast Facts about LeBron James and learn more about the NBA superstar.
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Jul 23, 2021
Read CNN's Fast Facts about Lionel "Leo" Messi and learn about the soccer player who plays for FC Barcelona and Argentina's national team.
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Jul 23, 2021
A stolen painting by famed American artist Margaret Keane is back home with its original owners -- including one of the women depicted in the portrait -- almost 50 years after someone swiped it from a Honolulu dentist's office.
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Jul 23, 2021
A family in Georgia is mourning after a 5-year-old boy -- described as someone who had "nothing but pure love" -- died just days after being diagnosed with Covid-19.
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Jul 23, 2021
If you're planning a trip to the UK, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 23, 2021
New revelations about the paper-thin look the FBI took into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation fight is a potent reminder that even the nation's highest court is now infected with partisan politics.
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Jul 23, 2021
Sean Penn will not return to the set of his new show "Gaslit" until the entire cast and crew have received Covid vaccinations, the star's representative confirmed to CNN on Friday.
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Jul 23, 2021
American Express is the top stock in the Dow so far this year, and AmEx's earnings on Friday morning show why investors are never leaving home without it.
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Jul 23, 2021
With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics' Opening Ceremony officially kicked off the Summer Games on Friday as tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron.
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Jul 23, 2021
A comfortable, fast, reliable customizable gaming mouse is an important part of any gamer's setup, and the best gaming mouse also needs to be versatile enough to tackle any task. On our quest to find the best, we spent several months with 10 leading gaming mice playing fast-paced rounds of Call of Duty, scrolling through endless Excel spreadsheets, and clicking through annoying Captchas as we tried to buy a Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, giving them the mice the same workout we gave gaming keyboards.
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Jul 23, 2021
Scientists have discovered previously unknown viruses dating from 15,000 years ago in ice samples taken from a glacier in the Tibetan plateau.
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Jul 23, 2021
Through Tesla, Elon Musk has tried to transform individual vehicle ownership, while The Boring Company, his tunneling venture, is now taking aim at public transit. The company and Fort Lauderdale, Florida are close to agreeing to the first public Loop system, which will give people rides in Teslas through a new tunnel between downtown and the beach.
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Jul 23, 2021
The Bootleg Fire is now the Oregon's third-largest wildfire since 1900, and more than 2,000 people are still under some form of evacuation order, officials said Thursday.
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Jul 23, 2021
The torch has been lit at the Tokyo Olympics and the opening weekend will feature competition in men's gymnastics, women's soccer, swimming, tennis and more.
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Jul 23, 2021
Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett has emerged as one of the faces on the frontlines of a fight to protect voting rights alongside other women of color like state Reps. Gina Hinojosa, Jessica Gonzalez, Rhetta Andrews Bowers and Senfronia Thompson.
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Jul 23, 2021
Yep, you read the headline correctly.
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Jul 23, 2021
President Joe Biden is making his return to the campaign trail.
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Jul 23, 2021
Ella Donald writes that six years after Simone Biles gave up her scholarship to UCLA and turned professional, this year's US women's Olympic gymnastics team will include athletes who -- thanks to recent rules changes from the NCAA -- won't have to choose between collegiate competition and compensation.
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Jul 23, 2021
Welcome to Influenced, where we interview creators of all kinds about the gear they use to do their job — and their advice for aspiring influencers. This week, we caught up with popular gaming content creator Parris Lilly, whose work across the podcast world earned him a spot hosting one of Xbox's biggest events of the year.
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