Mars helicopter shares first aerial color photo and preps for Sunday flight
So this is what the view looks like when flying on Mars. The Ingenuity helicopter captured its first color image from 17 feet (5.2 meters) above the…
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Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to new sex trafficking charges
Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein, pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges Friday in her first court…
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Biden’s remarkable success on climate
By every standard, President Joe Biden’s climate change summit was a remarkable success. With great diplomatic dexterity, Biden and climate…
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CDC advisers recommend resuming use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention voted Friday to recommend resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson…
Continue Reading California governor orders fracking to be phased out
California will stop issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits by January 2024 as part of a statewide effort to reach carbon-neutrality by 2045, Gov.…
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University of Texas band members will be required to play ‘The Eyes of Texas’ or join a different band
The University of Texas at Austin says that its Longhorn Band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” and that it will create a new…
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What six Asian Americans are doing to fight hate in their communities
Asian Americans have had enough. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, they’ve seen friends, relatives and community members be…
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Chicago police shot a suspect wanted in the deadly shooting of a 7-year-old girl in a McDonald’s drive thru
Chicago police on Thursday shot a suspect who was wanted in connection to last week’s shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in a…
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Group of Texas students disciplined after they pretended to auction Black classmates in social media group chat
Multiple high school students in Texas are facing disciplinary action after they created a social media group pretending to auction off their Black…
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A Nevada man sentenced to death tells court he’d rather die by firing squad than lethal injection
A Nevada death row inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the beginning of June, but he’s fighting his sentence, and in a recent…
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Demonstrations continue as community awaits bodycam footage from Andrew Brown Jr. shooting
Protests over deputies’ fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. kicked off for a third straight day Friday in North Carolina’s Elizabeth City,…
Continue Reading This teenager’s painted nails got him suspended. Now his Texas school district has created a more gender-neutral dress code policy
A fresh manicure makes Trevor Wilkinson feel a little more like his true self. And now, after a fight that lasted most of his senior year, the…
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A New Hampshire explosion was triggered by a gender reveal party, police say
Another gender reveal party turned dangerous, this time in New Hampshire, with an explosion that shook nearby homes. The partygoers detonated around…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter arrested after being turned in by match on online dating app Bumble
The Justice Department has charged a Capitol rioter who was turned in by someone he matched with on the dating app Bumble, after he bragged about his…
Continue Reading Witnesses describe chaotic scene as deputies shot at Andrew Brown Jr.
Neighbors on Thursday described a chaotic scene of North Carolina deputies trying to serve a warrant, a car pulling away and shots fired —…
Continue Reading Man in North Carolina fatally shot while deputies served warrant, authorities say
A man was killed in a deputy-involved shooting while sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant Wednesday morning in the North Carolina city of…
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The royal rebrand is already underway
A version of this story appeared in the April 23 edition of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal…
Continue Reading California police officer involved in fatal March shooting faces charges for a 2018 shooting death
A California police officer is facing multiple felony charges for the 2018 shooting death of a man during a slow-speed pursuit, the Contra Costa…
Continue Reading These monkeys formed an unlikely friendship after Hurricane Maria wrecked their home
In the face of a natural disaster, one group of furry creatures used the opportunity to form new friendships. After Hurricane Maria swept through…
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5 things to know for April 23: Police violence, Covid, climate, Indonesian sub, Mars
Severe storms are going to roll through the Southeast this weekend, teeing up an active few days of rough weather. Here’s what you need to know…
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