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The ferry Walla Walla has run aground in Rich Passage near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle on Sat...
Paradise Afshar, Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN

Passenger ferry carrying almost 600 people runs aground in Washington

All passengers have safely disembarked a passenger ferry that ran aground on Saturday in Rich Passage near Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
12 months ago
Geraldine Gimblet, center, won $2 million in the Florida Lottery after buying a $10 scratch-off tic...
Zoe Sottile, CNN

A Florida woman spent her life savings on her daughter’s cancer treatment — then she won millions in the lottery

A Florida mother won $2 million in the lottery, just days after she finished paying off her daughter's cancer treatment.
12 months ago
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - APRIL 04:  Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at ...
Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN

Trump campaign says it saw surge in donations after indictment

Former President Donald Trump raised a combined $18.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 through his joint fundraising committee and his campaign -- and saw a spike in donations after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury.
12 months ago
Images of the leaked classified documents were posted to at least two chatrooms on Discord, a socia...
Gianluca Mezzofiore and Sean Lyngaas

Images of leaked classified documents were posted to at least two Discord chatrooms

  (CNN) — Images of the leaked classified documents were posted to at least two chatrooms on Discord, a social media platform popular with video gamers, according to a CNN review of Discord posts and interviews with its users. The leaks began months ago on the first chatroom, called Thug Shaker Central, that Jack Teixeira allegedly oversaw, multiple US officials […]
12 months ago
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in a pub in Dundalk, Ireland, April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarqu...
Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Kevin Liptak

Suspect arrested by FBI in connection with intelligence leaks

The arrest comes after a fast-moving search by the US government for the person who posted classified documents to on Discord.
12 months ago
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for so...
Brian Fung, CNN     

Arkansas governor signs sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage

(CNN) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage, in the latest example of states taking more aggressive steps intended to protect teens online. But even as Sanders signed the bill into law on Wednesday afternoon, the legislation appeared to contain vast loopholes […]
12 months ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 1 in this pho...
Gawon Bae and Emiko Jozuka, CNN     

North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea says

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired one mid-range or longer ballistic missile from near Pyongyang into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula.
12 months ago
Chicago will host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Photo credit: Anita Back/laif/Redux...
Ethan Cohen and Jeff Zeleny

Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention

(CNN) — Chicago will host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday. The convention will be held from August 19-22, 2024. In its announcement, the DNC called the Midwest a “critical Democratic stronghold” that helped President Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election. “I am thrilled that Democrats will take the […]
12 months ago
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and state leaders were apparently preparing to be the backstop for short-term...
Allison Morrow

Three major risks that have the banking industry on edge

"We're going from flashing red lights to flashing yellow lights," Wells Fargo's senior bank analyst Mike Mayo told CNN recently.
12 months ago
Mario, voiced by Chris Pratt, in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." (Illumination via CNN)...
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ wins big at the box office with record opening

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" powered up at the box office with an impressive opening.
12 months ago
an egg is pictured, fossilized eggs provide valuable information...
Katie Hunt, CNN

Fossilized eggs crack open the mysteries of the past

Fossilized eggs and eggshells are a fascinating source of information, illuminating the behavior and diet of ancient creatures and more.
12 months ago
The first step of Hamby and Hazelip's trip was Antarctica. (@aroundtheworldat80)...
By Zoe Sottile, CNN     

These 81-year-old best friends traveled the world in 80 days

A pair of best friends from Texas are proving that adventure doesn't have an age limit -- even when you're 81.
12 months ago
Two barges are seen stuck in the Ohio River; one has been removed, while the other remains. Mandato...
By Sara Smart, CNN     

Barge carrying methanol is removed from Ohio River after being stuck more than a week

A barge carrying methanol has been removed from the Ohio River after being stuck for more than a week.
12 months ago
Hundreds of feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, cocooned within one of the US Navy's most ...
By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and John Mees, CNN   

In the dark depths of the Pacific, US submarines patrol with an eye fixed firmly on China

Hundreds of feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, cocooned within one of the US Navy's most technologically advanced pieces of equipment, Rear Adm.
12 months ago
Beef supplies are shrinking after farmers sold off cattle in response to drought and high costs. Ph...
Danielle Wiener-Bronner

Here’s why beef is still pricey

Market forces that have been building for a long time, including devastating droughts, will likely keep hamburger and steak prices steady.
12 months ago
Letting go of any worries and meditating can help before bedtime, experts say. Photo credit: Shutte...
Sandee LaMotte

Sleep problems linked to fivefold rise in stroke risk, study says

Results showed people who slept less than five hours a night on average were three times more likely to have a stroke than those who slept for seven hours.
12 months ago
Eating a high amount of added sugar has been linked with negative health outcomes, a new study foun...
Kristen Rogers

Eating too much ‘free sugar’ has 45 negative health effects, study finds

Moderate-quality evidence suggested that participants with the highest consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages had higher body weight than those with the lowest intake.
12 months ago
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Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN

Klaus Teuber, creator of the Catan board game, has died

Teuber, born in 1952, was “a kind and selfless human being, an inspirational leader,” the statement reads, adding that his “contributions to the board gaming industry are immeasurable.”
12 months ago
Smart phone night photography...
Samantha Kelly, Associated Press

How your phone learned to see in the dark

Open up Instagram at any given moment and it probably won't take long to find crisp pictures of the night sky, a skyline after dark or a dimly lit restaurant
12 months ago
Martin Cooper, who developed the first portable cellphone, warned against dialing and driving in hi...
Jennifer Korn, CNN

50 years ago, he made the first cell phone call

  (CNN) — On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan with a device the size of a brick and made the first public call from a cell phone to one of the men he’d been competing with to develop the device. “I’m calling you on a cell phone, […]
12 months ago
Emergency service workers stand at the site of the blast at the St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday. Russ...
Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Radina Gigova and Mariya Knight, CNN

Russia arrests anti-war activist following blast that killed hawkish blogger

  (CNN) — Russian authorities have detained a 26-year-old anti-war protester, claiming she was involved in the blast that killed well-known military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday. The country’s interior ministry added Daria Trepova to a wanted list following the explosion, and her arrest was announced on Telegram by the Investigative Committee […]
12 months ago
A US armoured military vehicle drives on the outskirts of Rumaylan in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh ...
Mary Kay Mallonee and Helen Regan, CNN

US strike kills senior ISIS leader in Syria, US Central Command says

The strike, carried out on Monday, was a "unilateral" US operation that killed Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri.
12 months ago
These two fish were caught at a depth of just over 8,000 meters in the Japan Trench in the northern...
Chris Lau, CNN

Scientists film deepest ever fish on seabed off Japan

Previously, the deepest snailfish ever spotted was at 7,703 meters, while scientists had never been able to collect fish from anywhere below 8,000 meters.
1 year ago
The historic indictment and related court documents against former President Donald Trump have been...
By Devan Cole, CNN

The questions raised after former President Donald Trump’s indictment

Questions needing answers include how the former president will respond, the uniqueness of the indictment, whether Trump can run for president.
1 year ago

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