By Kevin Liptak, Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Flying home this month from an extended Christmas vacation in Palm Beach, President Donald Trump was momentarily taken aback when a reporter asked him about the ice-covered island he’s openly trying to annex. “How did we come up to
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A military recruiter in Minnesota, pointing to fears over the ongoing ICE operations in Minneapolis, promoted joining the National Guard to high school students highlighting a program that can offer the immediate family of service members some protection against deportation. The email, sent last week with the subject line
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Powerful solar activity released by the sun is heading for Earth and it’s likely to create dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could also disrupt satellite-based communications and GPS accuracy. A solar radiation storm, ranked at a level four out of five
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Sunday morning church service in the Twin Cities interrupted by anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters is the latest flash point in escalating tensions between the Trump administration and demonstrators in Minnesota. “Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Josh Shapiro wasn’t the only finalist to be Kamala Harris’ running mate who was asked if he had ever been an agent of a foreign government, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday. Tim Walz was, too. The Minnesota governor — whom Harris ultimately picked —
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner occasionally picking up sticks with her mouth, maneuvering the ends to reach areas
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By Hilary Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according to his foundation. He “peacefully passed away today at his residence in Rome, surrounded by the love of his family,” a statement posted
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Bandanas have long been the crowning glory of festival looks, Instagrammable beach outfits and, more recently, the fashion week front row. Rarer is it to see the casual headscarf on the red carpet circuit — a space usually reserved for sartorial extravagance. But on Saturday night, Norwegian actor Renate
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By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Add the Buffalo Bills as yet another NFL team now in search of a head coach. The Bills fired Sean McDermott after nine seasons at the helm. The move comes after the Bills lost in overtime to the Denver Broncos in the divisional round on Saturday. With McDermott’s dismissal,
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By Ben Wedeman, CNN Northeastern Iraq (CNN) — Piece by piece, the young man in a black and white scarf – a keffiyeh – takes apart his AK-47 assault rifle, placing them side-by-side on the rocky ground. His brow furrows. He can’t push one of the pieces back into place as he tries to reassemble
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By Ivana Kottasová, Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump told Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre that he no longer feels bound “to think purely of Peace” because the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not award him the Nobel Peace Prize. In an extraordinary text message to Støre, first reported by PBS and
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — How typical that while Monday is Dolly Parton’s birthday, she gives the world a gift instead. After all, this is a woman known just as much for her philanthropic efforts as for her music, from helping to fund one of the Covid vaccines to sending free books to
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By Georgiana Ralphs, CNN (CNN) — Police in Queensland, Australia are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman after her body was found surrounded by wild dogs on a beach at K’Gari, formerly known as Fraser Island. The island, a UNESCO world heritage site, lies off Australia’s eastern coast and attracts hundreds of thousands of
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final – a game to decide the best soccer team on the continent – ended in utter chaos on Sunday as fans caused a huge commotion and players walked off the pitch in protest on an evening which showed the best and very
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By Silvia Marchetti, CNN Palmarola, Italy (CNN) — Palmarola has no town and no roads. There is no electricity, no mobile phone coverage and no ferry terminal. On most days, the only way to reach the island is by small boat from Ponza, five miles away across the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies west of Rome,
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By John King, CNN Kellerton, Iowa (CNN) — Shanen Ebersole is smiling, keeping an eye on her cows as they graze. Calving season is soon, so election season will have to wait. “We’ll walk them the mile and a half home in a month or so,” Ebersole tells a visitor. “Then they will calve in
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN Miami (CNN) — Back in 2023, Jase Richardson sought a more rigorous athletic and academic high school program for his senior year. His younger brother, Jaxon, was attending a Team USA Under 16 training camp out, competing alongside Cameron and Cayden Boozer. They suggested their spot: Christopher Columbus High School. Together,
Continue Reading CNN By Dana O’Neil, CNN Miami (CNN) — Back in 2023, Jase Richardson sought a more rigorous athletic and academic high school program for his senior year. His younger brother, Jaxon, was attending a Team USA Under 16 training camp out, competing alongside Cameron and Cayden Boozer. They suggested their spot: Christopher Columbus High School.
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By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the committee that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, his spokesman said on Monday. Speaking to reporters during a regular media briefing, Dmitry Peskov said “President Putin also received through
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry arrived at London’s High Court on Monday as he takes on the publisher of the Daily Mail over phone hacking, tapping and a slew of alleged unlawful information gathering practices dating back years. The Duke of Sussex and six other household names in Britain
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order aimed at preventing any football games from competing with the annual Army-Navy matchup, seeking to preserve what he described as one of the country’s most cherished sporting traditions. The announcement Saturday night signaled an unusually direct effort by
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Right-wing influencer Jake Lang was chased away by counterdemonstrators while leading a small rally in Minneapolis amid tensions over the Trump administration’s sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. Lang is among the January 6 defendants granted clemency by President Donald Trump. He was charged with
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By Eyad Kourdi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swaths of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade. Among the towns and cities that the Syrian army has taken is Raqqa, once
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand. The country’s aging electrical grid could struggle to keep up with the surge in energy needs. And US households are largely footing the
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CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Since the beginning of January, Greenland – the vast, autonomous Arctic territory ruled by Denmark – has catapulted from the sidelines of international affairs to the very center. As President Donald Trump repeats his calls for the United States to take over the remote island, the prospect of
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By Betsy Klein, Alejandra Jaramillo, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has leaned into his presidential clemency powers much more aggressively in his second term –in fact, he’s pardoned one woman twice. Trump granted a slew of pardons on Friday, including one for Adriana Camberos, who was convicted for a second time after
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By Haley Britzky, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has ordered the military command that processes new recruits to hold off on initial training for people who are HIV-positive and recently joined the military, CNN has learned, saying that a decision on reinstating a Defense Department ban on their enlistment is “expected in the
Continue Reading By Alejandra Jaramillo, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States will impose new tariffs on several European countries unless a deal is reached for the purchase of Greenland, escalating his long-running push for US control of the Arctic territory. Trump said Saturday he will impose a 10% tariff on
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By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Some people watch Netflix in their spare time. Remy Osman tracks rusty tankers transporting illicit oil through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. From the roof of his Singapore apartment building, the British expat, who works as a food and beverage salesman, documents the passage of these shadow
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By Julian Zamora, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US-based rescue team Grey Bull has released a short video showing how they helped Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado escape the country last month. Machado left Venezuela in early December after almost a year in hiding so she could accept her Nobel Peace Prize in
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