Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: Your guide to the celebrations
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN Grab your party hats and hang up your bunting — the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for…
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Surging gang violence in Haiti’s capital leaves nearly 200 dead in one month
By Etant Dupain and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Surging gang violence in Haiti’s capital has left nearly 200 people dead and thousands displaced in…
Continue ReadingCDC adds three island destinations to ‘high’ risk category for travel
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three island destinations to its “high”…
Continue ReadingTaco Bell is running out of Mexican Pizza
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza is becoming increasingly hard to find just less than two weeks after it returned to…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Trudeau announces bill to cap sales, transfers and imports of all handguns in the country
By Claudia Dominguez and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced the introduction of a bill that would place…
Continue ReadingCuban anti-government activists face trial
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN The trials of two of Cuba’s most prominent anti-government activists started Monday, according to fellow activists,…
Continue ReadingEgypt uncovers large trove of ancient bronze statues and sarcophagi in Saqqara
By Mostafa Salem, CNN A large trove of ancient bronze statues and well-preserved sarcophagi discovered in Egypt’s Saqqara were revealed to the…
Continue ReadingColombia’s presidential vote headed for a runoff
CNN’S Stefano Pozzebon and Michelle Velez Colombia’s presidential election appears destined for a runoff, after preliminary results on…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from heavy rain in northeastern Brazil rises to 91
Marcelo Medeiros, Marcia Reverdosa, Michelle Velez and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Residents in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco were bracing…
Continue ReadingCanned cocktails and bolder seltzers are set to dominate summer
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business When you crack open a cold one this summer, you may be drinking something other than beer. Drinkers will be tempted…
Continue ReadingYour Memorial Day BBQ is going to cost you a lot more this year
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business People who got an early jump on their Memorial Day barbecue shopping may have noticed something alarming:…
Continue Reading‘We had to literally unpolish them’: ‘Pistol’ makeup artist on achieving the punk look
Leah Dolan, CNN As explored in the new Sex Pistols miniseries “Pistol,” directed by Danny Boyle, the punk subculture flipped the script…
Continue ReadingColombia’s presidential election: A rattled country looks left, but will voters make historic pivot?
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Polls have closed in the first round of Colombia’s presidential elections, with no major reports of violence or unrest…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Colby Hentges, CNN ‘SNL’ goodbyes, a “Don’t Say Gay” graduation speech, little league dance moves, and a pair of…
Continue ReadingWhat’s it like to photograph the Queen?
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Hold on to your hats, royal fans — we’re a week out from the Platinum Jubilee long weekend…
Continue Reading‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ brings ‘Star Wars’ out of the desert and onto Disney+
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN What was Obi-Wan Kenobi up to during those years when he was watching over Luke Skywalker after the Republic’s fall…
Continue ReadingMan dies in Brazilian police custody after being restrained in car filled with unknown gas
By Rodrigo Pedroso, Marcia Reverdosa, Mia Alberti and Hira Humayun, CNN Protests were held in the Brazilian city of Umbauba on Thursday following the…
Continue ReadingDelta to ‘strategically decrease’ flights this summer
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Delta Air Lines on Thursday announced it will cut about 100 flights a day from its schedule this summer to “minimize…
Continue ReadingKevin Spacey facing charges of four counts of sexual assault
By Rob Picheta, CNN US actor Kevin Spacey is facing charges of four counts of sexual assault against three men, Britain’s Crown Prosecution…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson’s staff got drunk, brawled and abused cleaners during Covid lockdowns, damning report finds
By Rob Picheta, CNN Parties that went on until the early hours of the morning. Drunken staff vomiting and fighting with each other. Downing Street…
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