The decision that will haunt Trump's reelection bid
As coronavirus cases surge and governors begin agitating for a national mandate on wearing masks, President Donald Trump is showing few signs he'll budge on an issue that has come to epitomize a national pandemic response rooted in denial and which now threatens his political future.
06.07.2020 - 22:33

Tensions heat up in South China Sea as US makes significant show of force
For the first time in six years, two US Navy aircraft carriers are in the South China Sea, the latest show of military might from Washington as it pushes back against China's sweeping claim to much of the contested region.
06.07.2020 - 09:01

Explosive Trump tell-all book by his niece to be released early
A tell-all book by President Trump's niece Mary, a licensed clinical psychologist, will now be published next week, two weeks earlier than expected, the publisher Simon & Schuster said Monday.
06.07.2020 - 21:04

This country saw a 600% jump in virus cases
Iraq's largest cemetery receives 70-80 bodies a day, but those numbers are expected to get much worse in a country whose infrastructure has been wrought by decades of sanctions, war, and corruption. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
05.07.2020 - 20:55

Herd immunity to Covid-19 may be 'unachievable', large-scale study indicates
Spain's large-scale study on the coronavirus indicates just 5% of its population has developed antibodies, strengthening evidence that a so-called herd immunity to Covid-19 is "unachievable," the medical journal the Lancet reported on Monday.
06.07.2020 - 17:48

Agencies seem to be afraid to talk about virus being airborne, expert says
Imagine a noisy, crowded bar. Music is pounding, and people are clustered close together, talking loudly or even shouting to be heard. If it's cold out, doors and windows are shut tight and the heat is on, or if it's hot out, everything is shut and the air conditioner is recirculating the air.
06.07.2020 - 16:23

China steps up dispute with Japan over Tokyo-controlled islands
Chinese coast guard ships have twice intruded into Japan's territorial waters in the past four days, forcing Japanese coast guard vessels to block the Chinese ships from approaching Japanese fishing boats on at least one occasion, authorities in Tokyo said Monday.
06.07.2020 - 11:15

Fox News cropped Trump out of photo with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, then called it a mistake
Fox News said on Monday that it "mistakenly" cropped President Trump out of a photograph that featured the accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
06.07.2020 - 21:05

The bubonic plague is back again
Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia are on high alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague, the disease that caused the Black Death pandemic, was reported Sunday.
06.07.2020 - 14:35

US may deport international students whose universities switch to online-only learning
International students who are pursuing degrees in the United States will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities switch to online-only courses, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday.
07.07.2020 - 00:19

White woman who called police on Black birdwatcher in Central Park charged
The woman who was caught on video accusing a Central Park birdwatcher of threatening her will be prosecuted, the Manhattan district attorney said Monday.
07.07.2020 - 00:57

White House refuses to denounce Confederate flag
President Donald Trump on Monday bemoaned NASCAR's recent decision to ban the Confederate flag from all races and events.
06.07.2020 - 21:37

This glacier is turning pink, and that's bad news
A glacier in Italy is turning pink because of algae -- a development that will make the ice melt faster, a scientist studying the phenomenon says.
06.07.2020 - 19:04

Elon Musk sells short shorts in jab at investors
Tesla is having a great year. Its stock is up 200% in 2020, its market value now exceeds every other carmaker on the planet, as well as Disney and Coke. CEO Elon Musk may truly have proved Tesla's haters wrong.
06.07.2020 - 18:29

Mexico's president has his own plane. So why is he flying commercial to meet Trump?
If you happen to be flying between Mexico City and Washington, DC, this week, you could be seatmates with a president.
06.07.2020 - 20:52

Video shows packed lake party in US despite warnings
Video from a water park in Wisconsin, and parties in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, and Diamond Lake, Michigan, shows large groups of people celebrating the Fourth of July holiday despite warnings from health officials that such gatherings would likely lead to an increase in coronavirus cases. CNN's Polo Sandoval reports.
05.07.2020 - 22:49

'Wear the damn mask,' Matthew McConaughey tells America
Matthew McConaughey got straight to the point in a new video posted on social media over the weekend.
06.07.2020 - 17:29

Efforts to beat coronavirus pandemic could cause over 1 million extra deaths from other diseases, experts warn
As health services around the world continue to focus their resources on ending the coronavirus pandemic, they threaten to derail decades of hard-won progress in the response to HIV, TB and many other diseases. That's according to a new report by the International AIDS Society publishing this week.
06.07.2020 - 16:28

This country is bucking Latin America's virus trend, here's how
Uruguay has been successfully managing its coronavirus outbreak, an outlier in a region that is being badly hit by the pandemic. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
06.07.2020 - 13:12

Mystery fire at Iranian nuclear facility is the latest in a series of unexplained incidents
It is the world's most scrutinized shed. Exactly what happened to an outer building at an Iranian nuclear facility means both everything and nothing, as Tehran grapples with protecting its regional clout during the twin ravages of the coronavirus and US sanctions.
06.07.2020 - 21:39

Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
The words and phrases permeate nearly every aspect of our society.
06.07.2020 - 13:24

Statue of Frederick Douglass toppled on anniversary of his famous speech
There's only a stump where a statue of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass once stood.
06.07.2020 - 23:13

Protesters topple Christopher Columbus statue in Baltimore
While much of the country celebrated Independence Day, protesters in Baltimore toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the Inner Harbor, CNN affiliate WBAL reported.
05.07.2020 - 12:55

Country music star Charlie Daniels, best known for 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia,' has died
Country music scribe Charlie Daniels, best known for the hit "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died. He was 83.
06.07.2020 - 21:28

TikTok risks losing its biggest market
India is TikTok's top market for new downloads, and parent-company ByteDance had forecast $1 billion in advertising revenue there this year. Now India's ban on Chinese apps has put TikTok's fate in jeopardy in one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. CNN's Sherisse Pham reports.
06.07.2020 - 05:12

Prince Harry and Meghan say the UK must reckon with its colonial past and 'right those wrongs'
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have encouraged Britain to reckon with its colonial past, highlighting the "wrongs" of its historic involvement in the countries that now make up the Commonwealth.
06.07.2020 - 17:22

Recently released giant tortoises settle back on their island
Fifteen recently released Española tortoises are settling back in their natural habitat after they spent decades in a breeding program to save their species from extinction.
02.07.2020 - 10:13

Russian goalkeeper, 16, suffers severe burns after struck by lightning
The video is grainy, but with the help of a spotlight, the moment a Russian footballer is struck by a bolt of lightning is clearly visible.
06.07.2020 - 20:28

Meet the 'tiny bug slayer,' an ancient relative of giant dinosaurs
A "tiny bug slayer" that only reached 4 inches in height was the ancestor of much larger dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs 237 million years ago, according to a new study.
06.07.2020 - 21:01

These senior Indian couples found love again. Not everyone is happy about it
Evening is Asawari Kulkarni's favorite time of the day. She spends it sipping green tea with her new partner Anil Yardi.
06.07.2020 - 03:33

What it's like to visit a country that doesn't exist
For various complicated reasons, a number of self-declared countries around the world aren't officially recognized -- some are even left off maps. Brazilian author Guilherme Canever has been to many of them and documented his adventures in a new book.
06.07.2020 - 13:22

Struggling airline swaps planes for trains
Austria's flagship airline is replacing one of its flights with a more frequent train service, in order to meet the environmental criteria of its recent government bailout.
06.07.2020 - 17:48

Your security camera may be telling burglars when you're not home
Some popular home security cameras could allow would-be burglars to work out when you've left the building, according to a study published Monday.
06.07.2020 - 17:54

Vogue Portugal drops widely slammed 'madness' cover depicting woman in a psychiatric hospital
Vogue Portugal has dropped one of the front covers of its July / August issue, after it was widely slammed online.
06.07.2020 - 16:49

Mona Lisa is back but without the crowds as the Louvre reopens
The world's most popular museum, the Louvre, has reopened its doors after months of closure, but while visiting it will now be a slightly different experience, its star attraction should at least be free of crowds.
06.07.2020 - 14:50

See police officer borrow bike to catch murder suspect
A biker in Atlanta helped police catch a murder suspect by loaning one of the officers his bike for the chase.
04.07.2020 - 15:03

Dalai Lama marks his 85th birthday with his first ever album release
The 14th Dalai Lama is marking his 85th birthday by releasing his first ever album.
06.07.2020 - 14:09

It's National Hot Dog month, so here's a history lesson on the American icon
From Germany to Coney Island, here's a history lesson on the hot dog, an American icon
03.07.2020 - 13:57

How this budget airline could weather the pandemic storm
For more than two months, airport terminals in South Africa sat eerily silent. As the spread of coronavirus crippled demand for air travel across the globe, the country enacted one of the world's strictest lockdowns on March 27, effectively banning all commercial passenger flights.
06.07.2020 - 11:26

The US is in a 'free fall' with coronavirus, doctors warn
• Analysis: Trump is forcing the GOP to make a big choice • CNN's Dana Bash presses senator: You criticized Obama for this in 2014
07.07.2020 - 00:13

Fauci characterizes America's situation as 'really not good'
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said Monday the status of the coronavirus pandemic in the US is "really not good" as new cases surge across the country.
07.07.2020 - 01:21

Australia to seal off 6.6 million people in virus-hit state
Australia will isolate 6.6 million people in the state of Victoria from the rest of the nation at 11.59 p.m. on Tuesday, as authorities take drastic action to control a coronavirus outbreak in the city of Melbourne.
06.07.2020 - 13:25

Record-breaking rainfall triggers deadly floods in Japan
Dozens of people were left dead or missing on the southern island of Kyushu after record-breaking rainfall triggered deadly flash floods and landslides.
06.07.2020 - 19:53

White House defends Trump's tweet about Black NASCAR driver
CNN's Brianna Keilar and Kaitlan Collins discuss a Tweet made by President Trump about Nascar driver Bubba Wallace, and how White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany attempted to explain it during a White House briefing.
07.07.2020 - 00:18