By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Grace Kim produced one of the most remarkable comebacks you are ever likely see as she clinched the Evian Championship to become just the fifth Australian woman to win a golf major. The 24-year-old was three shots off the lead with four holes left to play in Sunday’s final
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald Trump to “stand up for the things that you think are right.” “I think it’s going
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CNN, UNITED CAJUN NAVY, X, TEXASGAMEWARDEN, BRAILEY FRANKHOUSER, X/ TexasGameWarden By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Kerr County commissioners discussed ongoing search and recovery efforts Monday in their first official meeting since catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people in the county over the July 4 weekend. The historic flooding event has also left around
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By Deanna Sipe Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Babies Need Bottoms Diaper Bank announces the distribution of its 2,500,000 diapers to families in need. Since Hurricane Helene, Babies Need Bottoms has worked with local partners, volunteers, and donors to ensure no child goes without diapers. “This milestone is
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By Mitchell McCluskey and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military general who campaigned on rooting out government corruption, has died at age 82, the presidential press office said in a statement on Sunday. He died in London at about 4:30 p.m. after a “prolonged illness,” according to the
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By Heath Kalb Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — On Saturday in Detroit, a local podcast hosted an event to help feed residents struggling with homelessness. “Detroiters, we’ve always been blue-collar helpers where everybody just pitches in for one cause, and it’s a great cause today,” Detroit Fire Chief James
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By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal are urging quick action by the US as Russia escalates its war in Ukraine, including the passage of a bipartisan bill they’ve introduced implementing sanctions on Moscow that they say could be the “sledgehammer” President Donald Trump needs to end
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — It was “up, up and away” for James Gunn’s “Superman” reboot, which finished No. 1 at the box office with a $122 million opening weekend. Warner Bros. Pictures’ latest blockbuster beat early estimates of around $90 million for the weekend and surpassed last weekend’s top hit “Jurassic World Rebirth,”
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By Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — Betty Matteson’s four children, nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren have squeezed into her Texas Hill Country home countless times since 1968. They’ve spent summers relaxing on the deck and floating down the nearby Guadalupe River in tubes, waving to kids and counselors at Camp Mystic paddling by in canoes.
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By Natasha Chen and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — If tomato prices jump because of new tariffs on the Mexican-grown produce, restaurant owner Teresa Razo says her businesses could go bust. “I give it three months, and then we go bankrupt,” said Teresa Razo, owner of two Argentine-Italian restaurants in Southern California. A nearly three-decade-old
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By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump reignited a decades-long feud with comedian Rosie O’Donnell Saturday, taking to his Truth Social platform to write he was considering revoking her citizenship. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to
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By Audry Jeong, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice has abruptly dropped all charges against a Utah doctor and three of his associates who were accused of destroying Covid-19 vaccines and falsifying records, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Saturday in a post on X. Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr., a certified plastic surgeon in
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — An official report on the world’s deadliest aviation accident in a decade has answered one key question – but raised others. Air India flight AI171 had barely left the runway last month when it lost momentum and crashed in a densely populated area of India’s western city of Ahmedabad,
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened duties of 30% on products from Mexico and the European Union, two of America’s biggest trading partners, in an ongoing tariff campaign that’s upended global trade since he retook office in January. “The United States of America has agreed to continue working with
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday found that the Department of Homeland Security has been making stops and arrests in Los Angeles immigration raids without probable cause and ordered the department to stop detaining individuals based solely on race, spoken language or occupation. US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, an
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By Laura Sharman and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — School principal Yoshiro Tobo is one of the few people left on his remote Japanese island, where the earth is constantly shaking from earthquakes, having chosen to stay behind while his family are on safer ground. The 52-year-old said he is exhausted and frightened to
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CNN By Brian Stelter and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — David Gergen, who served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and educated generations of Americans about leadership and civic engagement, has died. He was 83. Gergen was the founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — David Gergen, who served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and educated generations of Americans about leadership and civic engagement, has died. He was 83. Gergen was the founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and
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By Ana María Cañizares and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin is headed to the United States. Jose Adolfo Macías, better known as “Fito,” agreed Friday to be extradited from Ecuador to the US, where he is wanted by the US Justice Department on charges of drug and weapons trafficking. The
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By Annie Grayer and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Suspected Chinese hackers have broken into the email accounts of attorneys and advisers at a powerful Washington, DC, law firm in an apparent intelligence-gathering operation, the firm, Wiley Rein, told clients this week in a memo reviewed by CNN. The hackers responsible have been known to
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — The chief executive of the world’s leading chipmaker warned that while artificial intelligence will significantly boost workplace productivity, it could lead to job loss if industries lack innovation. “If the world runs out of ideas, then productivity gains translates to job loss,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in an
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A sense of excitement has permeated Puerto Rico as homegrown artist Bad Bunny, one of the world’s biggest music stars, begins his long-awaited residency on Friday. Stores are selling out memorabilia, restaurants are creating themed menu items and local news stations are devoting special coverage to what residents are
Continue Reading CNN By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A sense of excitement has permeated Puerto Rico as homegrown artist Bad Bunny, one of the world’s biggest music stars, begins his long-awaited residency on Friday. Stores are selling out memorabilia, restaurants are creating themed menu items and local news stations are devoting special coverage to what residents
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Paramount’s owner-in-waiting, David Ellison, met with journalist entrepreneur Bari Weiss on Friday about a possible tie-up between CBS News and her startup The Free Press. The pair met on the sidelines of an annual gathering of media moguls in Sun Valley, Idaho, according to people with knowledge of the
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and Justice Department over the continued fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein memo, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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By Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike killed 15 people, including women and children, gathered outside a health center in the central Gazan city of Deir Al Balah on Thursday, according to medical staff and officials in the enclave. The Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza said eight of
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bad Bunny’s two-month residency is expected to be good business for the once-bankrupt Puerto Rico. On Friday, the musician kicks off a 30-date concert run in what’s a normally slow time for tourism on the island. However, the Puerto Rican-born superstar, whose real name is Benito Antonio
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By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams isn’t done with competitive tennis just yet. Williams, 45, has accepted a main draw wild card for the Mubadala Citi DC Open, which takes place in Washington, DC, later this month. A combined WTA Tour and ATP Tour event, main draw play is scheduled for July 21-27.
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court determined that former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “indisputably” had the authority to cancel plea agreements made last year with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attack. The decision overturns a ruling by a military judge last year that
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — “Superman” has finally soared into theaters, and with it comes a wealth of cameos and fun references to its DC Comics origin. It’s what one would expect from director James Gunn, an avowed comic book uber-fan since the age of three. In addition to Easter egg references (look for
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