Trump announces 'hard hitting' new sanctions against Iran
President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Iran Monday in retaliation for the downing of a US drone last week.
24.06.2019 - 23:56

Beijing says it won't allow Hong Kong to be brought up at G20
A top Chinese Foreign Ministry official said Beijing would "not allow" the Hong Kong protests to be brought up at the G20 meeting in Osaka beginning on Thursday.
24.06.2019 - 11:29

Mike Pence's unbelievable answer on climate change
Sometimes you have to read something to believe it. Vice President Mike Pence's pretzel-twisting when asked by CNN's Jake Tapper whether climate change is a threat to the United States is one of those times.
24.06.2019 - 17:44

US man found guilty of killing Chinese student
A federal jury has found Brendt Christensen guilty in the 2017 death of a Chinese student at the University of Illinois, the court clerk said.
25.06.2019 - 02:25

Meghan and Harry spent $3 million in taxpayer money on new home
Meghan and Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, spent £2.4 million (about $3 million) of British taxpayers' money on renovations to their new home, according to the Royal Household's latest annual financial statement.
25.06.2019 - 01:02

Methane levels on Mars hint at possible life
NASA's Curiosity rover encountered something new on the Red Planet last week and the results could potentially have implications for life on Mars.
24.06.2019 - 17:04

Small slug throws Japan's high-speed rail into chaos
A single, small slug has been blamed for a massive power failure that brought part of Japan's high-speed rail network to a standstill last month.
25.06.2019 - 01:55

Passenger jet turns around to avoid fine
On June 22, a Brussels Airlines flight from Brussels to Washington, DC, turned around mid-air and went back to its starting point, meaning that passengers spent a total of nine hours in the air to essentially go nowhere.
24.06.2019 - 21:20

Italian mafia boss escapes from prison
An Italian mafia boss has escaped from a detention center in Uruguay, where he was awaiting extradition to Italy, the Uruguayan Ministry of Interior said in a statement.
24.06.2019 - 23:49

Mexico sends nearly 15,000 troops to the US border
Mexico has deployed almost 15,000 troops to the US-Mexico border, according to the country's Secretary of Defense Luis Sandoval.
25.06.2019 - 00:01

Everest deaths: 'Corners are being massively cut'
An experienced mountaineer, Adrian Ballinger knows about the dangers of Everest better than most. He's spent 12 seasons as a guide on the world's highest peak and has summited it eight times -- once without supplementary oxygen, which almost cost him his life.
24.06.2019 - 10:30

Police and locals spoil neo-Nazi festival by taking away their beer
It was a dry, sober weekend for a group of neo-Nazis in Germany after police and locals teamed up to strip them of their beer.
24.06.2019 - 23:46

Woman wakes up alone on empty, 'pitch black' Air Canada plane
Tiffani O'Brien said she woke up on an empty Air Canada plane, in the dark and "freezing cold," after a short flight from Quebec City to Toronto's Pearson International Airport, CNN network partner CTV reported.
24.06.2019 - 22:44

How do you make $1.6 trillion disappear? Bernie Sanders has a plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders offered up a plan on Monday to completely eliminate the student loan debt of every American, staking out uncharted territory in the Democratic presidential primary.
24.06.2019 - 19:00

Europe will be sweltering, and it's a preview of what climate change has in store
Europe is only three days into summer, and Mother Nature is quickly cranking up the heat.
24.06.2019 - 23:00

US uses images of canceled aid programs to promote Middle East peace plan
Bassam Aramin didn't think he'd ever see the picture again.
25.06.2019 - 00:20

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a bloody, logistical nightmare
Roaring out of the sky, an F-16V fighter jet lands smoothly to rearm and refuel on an unremarkable freeway in rural Taiwan, surrounded by rice paddies.
24.06.2019 - 07:11

Two more teens are dead. Can the UK solve its knife-crime epidemic?
Five years into a knife-crime crisis, Britain is still scrambling for solutions.
24.06.2019 - 12:50

After deaths, more Dominican Republic tourists say they also fell ill
Their island getaways went bad in ways that sound similar: crippling stomach cramps, explosive diarrhea and malaise that lasted after they returned home.
24.06.2019 - 13:04

Mysterious explosion in a German cornfield identified
Residents of Ahlbach, Germany, were mostly asleep about 4 a.m. Sunday when they were jolted by a sudden blast.
24.06.2019 - 20:55

Two Eurofighter jets collide in midair
Two Eurofighter jets crashed in midair in northern Germany on Monday, killing one of the pilots, according to the German air force.
25.06.2019 - 01:52

2026 Winter Olympics host announced
Milan-Cortina has won the right to host the 2026 Winter Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach announced the decision Monday.
24.06.2019 - 20:28

Could coffee help you lose weight?
Drinking coffee could activate the body's fat-fighting defenses, a discovery that could have potential implications in the battle against obesity and diabetes.
24.06.2019 - 13:51

Model severely burned in 'fire queen' photo shoot
A photo shoot spiraled into a fiery nightmare for a 22-year-old model in Canada.
24.06.2019 - 19:38

5 dead in murder-suicide after 4-hour standoff
A California home was a scene of carnage after an apparent quadruple homicide and suicide, San Jose police said.
24.06.2019 - 21:21

San Francisco to ban e-cigarette sales
San Francisco is on course to become the first US city to effectively ban the sale of e-cigarettes once its board of supervisors votes on Tuesday.
24.06.2019 - 23:07

Bill Gates reveals the biggest mistake of his career
Bill Gates has a resume of career highs, but he calls Microsoft's failure to become Apple's chief iOS rival his "greatest mistake."
25.06.2019 - 00:42

You can buy this private island near NYC for $13 million
Love the island lifestyle but can't bring yourself to move away from New York City?
24.06.2019 - 22:29

Premier League star makes runway debut
Spanning London, Florence, Paris and Milan -- and even a branch of McDonald's -- the runways of men's fashion season have been full of surprises.
24.06.2019 - 11:50

Fresh beef is boosting McDonald's sales
Fresh beef is helping McDonald's sell more burgers and gain market share.
24.06.2019 - 14:43

Paramedics could use 'robo gloves' to make speedy diagnoses
5G technology could allow paramedics to diagnose medical problems more quickly, experts say, with the help of a "robo-glove" that can carry out remote-controlled ultrasound scans in an ambulance, or at the scene of an accident.
24.06.2019 - 15:56

How rivers became the plastic highway into the oceans
Millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans every year, polluting our seas, littering our beaches and endangering wildlife.
24.06.2019 - 13:41

You may need to wait in a digital line at Disney's 'Star Wars' land
If you're still plotting your entry into Disneyland's newest, biggest and very popular new land, hold on. Today begins a shift away from a reservation system to general access into Galaxy's Edge -- the name of Disney's new Star Wars land.
24.06.2019 - 21:14

A Paris hotel escape like no other
You could call it a smaller, quieter version of the Palace of Versailles.
24.06.2019 - 13:29

What it's like to swim in sunken Boeing 747
A diver glides through the murky depths of the Persian Gulf, tracing the length of a submerged Boeing 747 airplane.
24.06.2019 - 11:28

Bowl used to store tennis balls sold for $4.9M
A bronze bowl that was being used by a family to store tennis balls has sold for $4.9 million (4.8 million Swiss francs).
19.06.2019 - 14:19

Thailand's controversial airport beach
It's 9:55 a.m. and all's quiet on Phuket's Mai Khao Beach.
23.06.2019 - 02:39

Dementia risk tied to common drugs
Scientists have long found a possible link between anticholinergic drugs and an increased risk of dementia.
24.06.2019 - 19:19

2019 nominees for UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites
A bird-filled estuary along China's Yalu River, ancient Bagan temples peering out above treetops in Myanmar and an Alpine road in Austria popular with thrill seekers are among this year's nominations for the UNESCO World Heritage List.
25.06.2019 - 02:15

Peter Bergen: Jared Kushner's peace plan is dead on arrival
In 2007, Jared Kushner's family company purchased 666 Fifth Avenue, a Manhattan office building, for a then-record $1.8 billion at the height of the real estate boom. It was widely regarded as one of the worst deals in Manhattan real estate history, since Kushner could never secure enough tenants to cover his mortgage payments.
24.06.2019 - 13:35

David Fontana: Trump administration drains the swamp the wrong way
Decentralizing the operations of the federal government by spreading its officials more widely around the country has always been a good idea in principle. But the way the Trump administration is trying to do it is badly flawed.
24.06.2019 - 14:18

William D. Hartung: Mr. President, leave declaring war to Congress
The House of Representatives just took a historic step toward ending the policy of perpetual war that has governed US foreign policy during this century. Eighteen years after the passage of the 2001 Authorization of Military Force (AUMF), which essentially gave the executive branch a blank check for going to war, the House passed an amendment by Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee that will sunset that 2001 measure within eight months of its passage into law.
24.06.2019 - 18:13

World Cup drama: 'I cannot understand what's going on in this tournament'
Even by the standards of the headline-hogging Video Assistant Referee (VAR) it was an extraordinary weekend at the Women's World Cup.
24.06.2019 - 21:36

'I can just do a lot of things that people my size can't do,' says NBA star
Bol Bol, one of 20 players invited to New York for Thursday's NBA draft, had arrived at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, ready to learn his future.
21.06.2019 - 16:49

Frankie fever grips Royal Ascot
Veteran jockey Frankie Dettori punched the sky with pure joy as he clinched a successive Gold Cup, once again riding Stradivarius to victory in the most prestigious race at Royal Ascot.
21.06.2019 - 16:32