A record number of people are giving up their US citizenship, according to new research. Here's why
A record number of people are giving up their US citizenship, new research published on Sunday found.
09.08.2020 - 23:19

Trump's big power move leaves workers in limbo
• Analysis: The final Biden VP rankings • Opinion: Biden just destroyed one of Trump's biggest attack lines
10.08.2020 - 06:49

CNN anchor to Trump supporter: What you're saying is unscientific
CNN's Boris Sanchez had a spirited exchange with Bikers for Trump Founder Chris Cox over his claims on the coronavirus pandemic and its origins.
09.08.2020 - 13:04

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon arrested under new national security law
A Hong Kong media tycoon known for his support of the city's pro-democracy movement and criticism of China has been arrested under the new security law imposed on the city last month, which bans "collusion with foreign forces."
10.08.2020 - 06:00

Fareed: Trump's internet initiatives starting to look like China's
CNN's Fareed Zakaria gives his take on the Trump administration's plan to ban almost all Chinese IT products, including the popular video application TikTok, if it stays in Chinese hands.
09.08.2020 - 18:01

Top US health official meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in highest-level summit for decades
Alex Azar, the United States Health and Human Services secretary, met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Monday, the highest-level meeting between Washington and the self-ruled island in decades.
10.08.2020 - 06:42

Europe's biggest countries are seeing Covid surges -- but not this one
A horrifying moment in the Covid-19 pandemic hit Italy on March 27, 2020, when the civil protection authorities announced that 969 people had died in just 24 hours. In the weeks before that, images of coffins stacked up in church parlors and being driven down the streets of the northern Italian town of Bergamo in a caravan of military trucks poured into the homes of Italians, by then locked down for nearly three weeks.
09.08.2020 - 12:42

World's tallest prefab skyscrapers will rise in Singapore -- but they're being built in Malaysia
A pair of skyscrapers are set to become the tallest prefabricated buildings in the world.
10.08.2020 - 04:04

New York Times: White House reached out to South Dakota governor about adding Trump to Mount Rushmore
White House aides reached out to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last year about the process of adding additional presidents to Mount Rushmore, the New York Times reported.
09.08.2020 - 22:07

Democratic women leaders call out sexist news coverage of female vice presidential candidates
A group of Democratic women leaders is calling out sexist coverage of female Democratic vice presidential contenders — and they're asking that newsrooms to do better.
10.08.2020 - 02:14

Joe Biden just destroyed one of Trump's biggest attack lines
Joe Biden on Saturday utterly devastated one of President Donald Trump's most repeated attack lines against the former Vice President. And the irony is Fox News helped him do it.
10.08.2020 - 02:00

Puerto Rico voting temporarily halted amid lack of ballots
Puerto Rico's primary elections were temporarily halted Sunday because of a lack of ballots in voting centers across the island, according to election officials.
10.08.2020 - 01:07

Presidential candidate flees her apartment on eve of election in Belarus
The main opposition candidate in Belarus' Sunday presidential election went into hiding the night before challenging longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko, who is seeking his sixth term.
09.08.2020 - 16:51

In a shocking plea, a former aide confesses to killing an Arkansas state senator
The suspect in the killing of former Arkansas state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith has pleaded guilty -- a shocking twist to a case that rocked the small community of Pocahontas.
09.08.2020 - 10:43

After a White man repeatedly erased girl's 'Black Lives Matter' chalk drawing in front of her home, neighbors stepped in to show support
Every day for nearly a week, Manette Sharick and her 3-year-old daughter, Zhuri, drew "Black Lives Matter" in chalk across the sidewalk outside their home in Concord, California.
09.08.2020 - 17:01

Testers: Some commonly used coronavirus masks don't offer much protection
Schools are reopening, amusement parks are welcoming back visitors, and outdoor dining is the new way to eat out. But despite the signs that life is returning back to normal, the coronavirus pandemic has gone nowhere.
09.08.2020 - 03:06

This New Zealand city has an official wizard
On a sunny autumn afternoon, two wizards in long, black robes and pointed hats sat down for coffee in one of New Zealand's biggest cities.
09.08.2020 - 04:08

North Carolina's strongest earthquake in 94 years shakes area along Virginia border
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit about 2 miles from the town of Sparta, North Carolina, early Sunday, along the state's border with Virginia, according to the preliminary report from the US Geological Survey.
09.08.2020 - 19:05

Shy Trump voters are likely a myth, but polls aren't perfect
Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll from Iowa finds President Donald Trump at 48% to former Vice President Joe Biden's 45% among registered voters. That result is within the margin of error, and the race becomes even tighter (a tie or just 2 points separating the candidates) among two different likely voter models.
09.08.2020 - 14:21

The foreign threats to the US election
Foreign actors still view US politics as a playpen. That's the key takeaway from the updated assessment of the election threat landscape by the US intelligence community's top election security official. It included detailed information on the "the intentions and activities" of China, Russia and Iran with respect to the 2020 election, now less than three months away.
10.08.2020 - 01:41

CNN's Arwa Damon reports from the site of the explosion in Beirut
CNN's Arwa Damon is in Beirut, Lebanon, where rescue crews are undertaking a bleak search for missing persons and beginning the long cleanup process after a massive explosion devastated the city.
09.08.2020 - 19:42

These are the twins whose first-time reaction to hearing Phil Collins has captured the internet
The almost eight-minute long video begins with Tim Williams and his twin brother, Fred, sitting side by side.
10.08.2020 - 06:39

Verstappen outfoxes Mercedes duo to win anniversary Grand Prix
Max Verstappen stunned the Mercedes duo of world champion Lewis Hamilton and pole sitter Valtteri Bottas to claim victory in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.
09.08.2020 - 18:35

Be careful what you wish for, Mr. President
On Wednesday, the Trump campaign sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates asking for an earlier match-up to be added to the fall schedule.
09.08.2020 - 02:43

Officers on leave after shooting at car full of minors
Two police officers in Georgia are on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an investigation, after shooting at five minors during a vehicle stop, a news release from Waycross Police said.
09.08.2020 - 16:37

Frances Allen, pioneering computer scientist, is dead at the age of 88
Frances "Fran" Allen, a computer scientist who became a pioneer in the world of computing for her work on compiler research, died on August 4, her 88th birthday, according to an announcement from IBM.
09.08.2020 - 16:53

Trump adviser: Additional $600 is a disincentive to go back to work
Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, and CNN's Poppy Harlow get into a heated exchange over unemployment benefits.
07.08.2020 - 19:21

66 NFL players have opted out over virus concerns. What this means for the 2020 season
For a full-contact sport like football -- in which it's virtually impossible to avoid being close to others, even under the strictest guidelines -- it is all but certain more players will test positive for the coronavirus, experts say.
09.08.2020 - 16:42

See large chunk of glacier at risk of falling
Dozens of people have been evacuated from a valley in northern Italy amid fears that a section of ice the size of a football field could collapse from a glacier.
07.08.2020 - 19:45

Suspension dropped for teen who took photo of crowd at school
The mother of a student who was suspended after posting a photo on Twitter that showed her high school's crowded hallways this week tells CNN that her daughter's suspension has been reversed.
08.08.2020 - 03:48

Does BP's conversion signal the end of Big Oil?
The plunge in oil demand caused by the pandemic won't fix the climate crisis. But it could force the oil industry to accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels as executives try to carve out a future in clean energy.
09.08.2020 - 15:26

Why the gig economy is a scam
If you are like me, right now you're relying heavily on the people who work for app-based delivery companies to keep you safer from the coronavirus.
09.08.2020 - 13:46

Meet 'Mad Hatterpillar,' the caterpillar that uses its old heads for defense
In the dense eucalyptus forests of Australia, deadheads forage leaves and wriggle their bodies around. No, these aren't Grateful Dead fanatics stranded since the psychedelic shows of the 1970s.
09.08.2020 - 21:45

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway earnings jumped 87% as it recovers from the pandemic
Berkshire Hathaway is recovering from a rough start to a year in which it was hard hit by the coronavirus. Its second quarter earnings, released Saturday morning, were up almost 87% from last year, and a big turnaround from its huge first quarter loss.
08.08.2020 - 19:34

Remains recovered from New Orleans hotel, almost 10 months after collapse
The remains of a construction worker have been recovered from the collapsed Hard Rock hotel in New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Saturday, 10 months after the disaster.
09.08.2020 - 00:52

Joe Biden predicts there will be an electric Corvette and he's probably right
Joe Biden's campaign recently released a video ad of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee showing off his classic Corvette.
09.08.2020 - 14:12

A retirement community shoots for 1,006 cards for a woman turning 106
106 cards for 106 years of life.
09.08.2020 - 08:03

Anderson Cooper and Leslie Jordan look at actor's baby photos
CNN's Anderson Cooper asks actor Leslie Jordan about his baby photos that he's been posting online during quarantine. Watch Full Circle every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 6pm ET.
08.08.2020 - 02:29

A police dog found a missing mom and her baby during his first shift on the force
A missing mother and her 1-year-old baby were found after a very good boy named Max discovered them on the edge of a ravine.
08.08.2020 - 20:04

Why Michelle Obama opening up about depression is a big deal for Black women
Michelle Obama recently revealed that because of the pandemic and racial injustice in the US, she has been experiencing low-grade depression.
08.08.2020 - 21:43

Trump says he's open to allowing unemployed to get enhanced benefits without states paying part of the cost
President Donald Trump opened the door on Sunday to allowing some unemployed Americans to get enhanced unemployment benefits even if the states in which they live won't pay part of the costs.
10.08.2020 - 03:45

Esper appears to backtrack on Beirut explosion cause after White House pushback
Defense Secretary Mark Esper is downplaying any differences he had with the White House's assessment as to what caused the deadly explosion in Beirut after his speculation that the blast was likely the result of an accident drew push back from the White House.
09.08.2020 - 21:21

Police charged a woman with murder after she gave birth to a stillborn baby. Now the state's AG is condemning it
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed an amicus brief on Friday in support of ending the prosecution against a woman who was arrested and charged with murder after delivering a stillborn baby with toxic levels of methamphetamine in its system.
09.08.2020 - 22:08

Simon Cowell broke his back falling off a bike
"America's Got Talent" judge Simon Cowell has undergone surgery after breaking his back in several spots while falling off his bike on Saturday.
09.08.2020 - 19:20

Black Lives Matter mural was vandalized just one week after it was painted
A Black Lives Matter mural in Indianapolis was vandalized just one week after a group of artists painted it to help spread the message of social justice and racial equality.
10.08.2020 - 01:50