Cubans take to streets in rare protests over lack of freedoms and worsening economy
Thousands of Cubans took to the streets on Sunday to protest a lack of food and medicine as the country undergoes…
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Delta variant's trajectory in UK and Israel provides hope for US -- if we can keep vaccinating
All eyes are on the Delta variant that is now dominant in the United States as new Covid-19 cases…
The West is caught in a vicious climate change feedback loop
After a deadly, climate change-fueled heat wave smothered the Pacific Northwest at the end of June, historic heat threatens records once again, particularly…
FBI, Homeland Security officials will travel to Haiti 'as soon as possible,' White House says
The United States is sending officials to Haiti at the request of that country's government in the aftermath of the assassination of…
A 2020 report found Surfside condo lacked funds for necessary repairs. One expert called it a 'wake-up call'
An independent budget review warned the Champlain Towers South condo association that its financial reserves were critically underfunded in the face of…
Coronavirus variants: Here's what we know
The Delta variant of coronavirus is now the dominant lineage in the US, parts of Europe and elsewhere.Also…
TSA found 70 guns at checkpoints over July 4th weekend
The number of guns found at airport checkpoints nationwide this year is fast approaching the number caught in all…
Minnesota prosecutors ask judge in Derek Chauvin's trial to amend memo that downplayed witnesses' trauma
When Judge Peter Cahill sentenced former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison last month for…
Biden defends pulling US out of Afghanistan as Taliban advances: 'We did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build'
President Joe Biden delivered a vehement defense Thursday of his decision to end the war in Afghanistan, insisting no amount of…
Global Covid-19 death toll surpasses 4 million
More than 4 million people around the world have died of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.In total,…
Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated in attack on his residence
Haiti's President Jovenel Moise was killed during an attack on his private residence early on Wednesday, according to the country's…
Authorities charge 11 people involved in a standoff with Massachusetts police
The 11 men who were arrested in Wakefield, Massachusetts, after an overnight standoff with Massachusetts State Police (MSP) have been…
Food and fuel running out in capital of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region
Food and fuel is running out in the capital of Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region, a CNN producer on the ground…
'Tragedy beyond tragedy': Champlain Towers South was a catastrophe in slow motion
Sara Nir was up late, checking her email when she heard knocking sounds that went from a soft tapping to hard pounding…
What's open and closed this July 4th weekend
This Independence Day, many Americans are celebrating much more than the 13 colonies' split from Great Britain. This Fourth…
Biden celebrates LA Dodgers win and a return to normal
President Joe Biden welcomed the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Friday, marking the return…
July 4 travel will be back with a vengeance as Americans 'get back to living life'
Travel this long holiday weekend will be busy -- and not only by pandemic standards.Experts expect it will rival the busiest…
A 'gut decision': Inside Biden's defense of Afghanistan withdrawal amid warnings of country's collapse
Sitting alongside Afghanistan's President in the Oval Office last week, President Joe Biden didn't try to sugarcoat the situation: Things were not looking great for his guest's country."Every time I think I've got a tough job," Biden said ruefully, gesturing…
Water is disappearing in the West -- and not just during the summer
Skiers and snowboarders pray for snow so they can shred the slopes. Climatologists and hydrologists have an entirely…
Biden reprises role as consoler-in-chief during South Florida visit
President Joe Biden, whose empathy amid loss is his chief political characteristic, traveled Thursday to console families in Florida who are enduring the excruciating search for loved ones inside a seaside condo that suddenly collapsed a week ago."There's going to…
