CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s chaotic handling of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files continued Friday as the Justice Department asked a federal judge to make public years-old grand jury testimony made behind closed doors against the convicted sex offender. In its filing, the department justified releasing the heretofore secret evidence
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By Michael Williams, Dan Berman and Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is filing a libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and reporters who wrote a story about a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, including a note bearing Trump’s name and
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By Kevin Dotson and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: This report contains graphic descriptions of sexual acts. Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe has reached a settlement with the anonymous woman who filed a lawsuit against the famed tight end, accusing him of multiple instances of assault, sexual assault, battery and sexual battery, according
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — If Scottie Scheffler is still wrestling with just why he wants to win the Open Championship, he’s doing a remarkable job of hiding it. Three days after his extensive, existential rumination on the fleeting fulfilment of success, the world No. 1 ripped through the Royal Portrush course on Friday
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s chaotic handling of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files continued Friday as the Justice Department asked a federal judge to make public years-old grand jury testimony made behind closed doors against the convicted sex offender. In its filing, the department justified releasing the heretofore secret evidence as
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By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) – More than 130 cruise ship passengers reported suffering from a gastrointestinal disease after setting sail from Los Angeles on July 4. The cause of the outbreak has not been determined. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 134 passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas —
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — From the outside, the idea made no sense at all. Why would a broadcast network cancel one of its best-known shows that ranks number one in its time slot? But on the inside, at CBS, there were several plausible answers to that question. While “The Late Show” host Stephen
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Natasha Lyonne is recounting her journey to being cast as a rather unique character in the new “Smurfs” movie. The “Poker Face” star stopped by “The Tonight Show” on Thursday and told Jimmy Fallon how she initially received the request to be in the new kids’ movie via email
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By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Lesser known than some other beloved tales of larger-than-life heroes such as Gilgamesh, Beowulf and King Arthur, the Song of Wade is a case study in what happens when stories aren’t written down. The epic was once widely known throughout medieval and Renaissance England — so popular that it
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Brian Harman is, fittingly, firmly in the hunt for The Open Championship. A blistering bogey-free six-under 65 during Friday’s second round at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland accelerated the American’s chase for a second Claret Jug, as the 38-year-old seeks to add to his dominant triumph two years ago.
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KABC, CNN By Rebekah Riess, Josh Campbell, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility killed three veteran members assigned to the agency’s arson and explosives detail Friday morning – a tragedy that marks the “largest loss of life” at the department since 1857, according to Sheriff
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Starting this fall, a cane sugar-sweetened version of Coca-Cola will be on store shelves, the company announced Tuesday. The news comes several days after President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he had been speaking with the Coca-Cola Company about using “REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, Josh Campbell, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility killed three veteran members assigned to the agency’s arson and explosives detail Friday morning – a tragedy that marks the “largest loss of life” at the department since 1857, according to Sheriff Robert Luna.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When it was announced in 2014 that Stephen Colbert would succeed David Letterman as host of the CBS “Late Show,” reaction was mixed. Letterman, who retired after helming the talk show for 22 years, had a loyal audience. At that point, Colbert was best known for playing a
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for the man accused of gunning down the UnitedHealthcare CEO last December now claim in a new court filing that Manhattan prosecutors wrongfully obtained Luigi Mangione’s medical records from his insurance carrier. In a letter filed Thursday, attorneys for Mangione said the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office obtained
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of their flash flood risk in a warming world, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official and an internal NOAA email seen by
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions,” Chris Martin sings in the Coldplay song, “The Scientist.” Questions are definitely being asked about a viral “kiss cam” moment from a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts this week. The group was performing “The Jumbotron Song,” when
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By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and CNN’s Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of people are at risk of dangerous flash floods in pockets of nearly every region of the contiguous United States Friday, as the nation’s summer of flooding continues. As summer heat starts to peak, July has seen the
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By Ibrahim Dahman and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Leaders from the Catholic and Greek Orthodox Church visited Gaza’s only Catholic church on Friday, where a day earlier three people were killed in an Israeli strike. The visit is highly unusual given Israel’s tight control over access in and out of the territory. Israel says
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By Stefano Pozzebon, Kara Fox and Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — Police in Brazil swooped on the home and political headquarters of Jair Bolsonaro early Friday, searching the properties, ordering the former president to wear an electronic ankle tag, barring him from speaking to foreign officials or approaching embassies and prohibiting him from using social
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By Said Bravo, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Amid the chaos of a tumultuous Baltimore Orioles season, a veteran hurler has (re)emerged as a bright spot on a team fighting through injury and roster uncertainty. All in a year that has reminded him all too much of what it means to be a major leaguer. After
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By Donald Judd, Shania Shelton and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to unseal pertinent testimony related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, as he appeared to bow to pressure to release more material on the case. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey
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By Meg Dunn, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — Debra Des Vignes spent more than a decade as an on-air news reporter in small markets across the US. For most of that time, she covered crime. It wasn’t until later that she realized she didn’t know the full story of the people she was covering. “We only
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Tech giant Meta has apologized and said it has fixed an auto-translation issue that led one of its social media platforms to mistakenly announce the death of Indian politician Siddaramaiah. The chief minister of the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka posted on Instagram Tuesday in the local Kannada language,
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A Ceratosaurus fossil that is one of only four known to exist has sold for $30.5 million at auction. The rare dinosaur fossil is “one of the finest and most complete examples of its kind ever found,” auction house Sotheby’s said in a statement published Wednesday. The specimen, which
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CNN, OBTAINED BY CNN, TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VIA FACEBOOK, CITY OF KERRVILLE, TX CITY HALL, KERR COUNTY, KELI RABON By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Sixty miles of river. Murky waters, thick mud and seemingly insurmountable piles of debris. Painstaking recovery efforts are still underway for around 100 people missing following the devastating July Fourth
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By Griffin Shea, CNN (CNN) — After decades largely cut off from the world, Angola’s natural wonders are again ready for discovery. The southern African country is twice the size of Texas, and the roads and accommodation that will allow more tourists to explore the interior are just getting into place. But even a short
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By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A group of musicians from the United Kingdom and Ireland say they have formed a syndicate to advocate for artists speaking out against Israel’s war in Gaza and the role of foreign governments in funding it. “Because of our expressions of conscience, we’ve been subject to various intimidations from
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Thursday. Chepngetich smashed the previous marathon record by almost two minutes when she ran a time of 2:09:56 at the Chicago Marathon in October 2024,
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By Nimi Princewill, Sarah Dean, Larry Madowo and Hamilton Wende, CNN (CNN) — Across Africa, and in the tiny nation of Eswatini, fury has erupted over the arrival of foreign deportees from the United States, after its government confirmed that migrants described by a Department of Homeland security spokesperson as “depraved monsters” had been sent
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