Serena Williams Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of professional tennis player Serena Williams. Personal Birth date: September 26, 1981 Birth…
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Large pandemics like COVID-19 are statistically more likely than originally thought, study suggest
Large pandemics like COVID-19 are statistically more likely than originally thought, a new study…
Continue ReadingTaliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are ‘not trained’ to respect them
By Rob Picheta and Zahid Mahmood, CNN Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home,…
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Rolling Stones bandmates salute late drummer Charlie Watts
By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Members of the Rolling Stones have shared tributes to their unshakeable drummer Charlie Watts, who…
Continue Reading Video sparks arrest of Thai police in drug suspect’s death
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Four Thai police officers charged with murder in connection with the deadly…
Continue Reading Indonesian navy seizes oil tanker wanted in Cambodia
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy says it has seized an oil tanker that was wanted by Cambodian…
Continue Reading Possible ‘Havana Syndrome’ incidents probed in Harris delay
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE HANOI (AP) — U.S. officials are continuing to investigate two possible cases of so-called Havana Syndrome…
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Israel defense chief: Iran launched drone strike on tanker
Israel’s defense minister has accused Iran of launching a deadly drone strike on an oil tanker last month from its…
Continue ReadingWhy some US Capitol rioters are getting no jail time
By Tierney Sneed, CNN When it comes to holding the January 6 US Capitol rioters to account, the Justice Department has plenty of tools in its…
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China accuses US of politicizing COVID-19 origins research
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China went on the offensive ahead of the release of a U.S. intelligence report on the origins of…
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New Jersey governor signs anti-hazing law with harsher penalties and school policy requirements
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new anti-hazing bill into law Tuesday that requires schools to adopt policies against…
Continue Reading Spain wrangles with migrant laws as border pressure persists
MADRID (AP) — A group of at least 40 migrants has attempted to swim from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Local media…
Continue Reading Pay for your kid’s college? 3 times to think twice
By CECILIA CLARK of NerdWallet Parent student loan debt has skyrocketed to over $103 billion with more than 3.6 million borrowers. And for many…
Continue Reading Turkish drones in northern Cyprus heighten regional unease
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An air base hosting Turkish drones in the breakaway…
Continue Reading The secret bias hidden in mortgage-approval algorithms
By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny…
Continue Reading The secret bias hidden in mortgage-approval algorithms
By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny…
Continue Reading Oil spill from power station spreads along Syria’s coast
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says an oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside…
Continue Reading Poland, Belgium end Afghan evacuation as clock ticks down
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Belgium ended their evacuations from Afghanistan, but other European nations…
Continue Reading ‘Pain compliance’: Video shows trooper pummeling Black man
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MONROE, La. (AP) — Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow…
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