By Kosta Gak, Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A Russian deputy governor and prominent veteran of Moscow’s war in Ukraine was killed in an explosion in southern Russia early on Thursday, authorities said. Zaur Aleksandrovich Gurtsiev, 29, died alongside another man in the blast on a street in Stavropol, which
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By David Goldman, John Towfighi and Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks edged higher on Thursday as Wall Street assessed the outlook for President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, which remains in limbo as federal courts deliberate its legality. The Dow closed higher by 117 points, or 0.28%, after fluctuating throughout the day. The
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By Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — United Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced an agreement Thursday morning to share frequent flier benefits and sell tickets on each other’s websites. If approved by regulators, the deal, called “Blue Sky,” would allow United’s MileagePlus members and JetBlue’s TrueBlue members to earn and redeem miles on
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By Matt Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s use of an obscure portion of immigration law to detain and attempt to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is likely unconstitutional, according to an order issued Wednesday by a federal judge in New Jersey. Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and permanent US resident, is “likely
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) manager Luis Enrique and his family suffered the ultimate heartbreak in 2019, when their nine-year-old daughter Xana died after a battle with cancer. It was a tragedy that rocked the entire soccer community and one which stays front and center in the 55-year-old’s thoughts today. For
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Want to immigrate to America, but don’t want to wait years going through the legal process? Soon you’ll be able to register for a “gold card” visa. The new card will replace the government’s EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, which grants green cards to immigrants who make a $1.8
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has recently made significant changes to how Covid-19 vaccines are approved and the groups they are recommended for. For the past few years, the federal government has broadly approved and recommended an updated Covid-19 shot
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Steven Jiang y Jessie Yeung, CNN Un doble golpe de Estados Unidos corre el riesgo de romper la ya frágil tregua de la guerra comercial entre Washington y Beijing, ya que tanto empresas tecnológicas como estudiantes chinos recibieron golpes impactantes por parte de la administración Trump este miércoles por la noche. Visto desde
Continue ReadingLisa Morrow, CNN (CNN) — Turkey may be famous for its kebabs, but the popular dish is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Turkish cuisine. Covering over 300,000 square miles, the European destination’s rich and diverse food is largely thanks to its landscape. Plateaus and plains of fertile soil formed by
Continue ReadingBy Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Last October, four female eastern lowland gorillas were airlifted from their home in Kasuhgo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and released 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast in Virunga National Park. Less than a year later, they have all successfully integrated into a group of wild gorillas, in what
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz fought back from a slip-up in the second set against Hungary’s Fábián Marozsán to reach the French Open third round, eventually winning 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. After a strong start, Alcaraz wavered in the second set and Marozsán pounced to level the scores, but the Spaniard soon
Continue ReadingPor Chris Lau, Rubén Correa y Mateo Rehbein, CNN El Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT por sus siglas) anunció el cierre de su oficina de DEI, uniéndose a un grupo de universidades que buscan reducir sus programas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión ante la campaña antidiversidad del presidente Donald Trump. En una carta publicada en
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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Jesús Velázquez still has his old John Starks jersey at home. He remembers the New York Knicks going to the NBA Finals in 1994, Patrick Ewing’s infamous “finger roll” in 1995 and all the on-court fights with the Miami Heat. Last Friday night, Velázquez was one of hundreds of
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Florida has yet again laid claim to being a hockey state after the Florida Panthers clinched their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearance following a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday. The Panthers got off to an inauspicious start,
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Russia dramatically intensified missile and drone attacks across Ukraine this month in an effort to sap Ukrainians’ morale – but it is also stepping up ground attacks in many areas along the long frontline, according to Ukrainian officials and analysts. Some of those attacks have succeeded, with Ukrainian units
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Behind the monumental court ruling that blocked most of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs is a small wine company run by a father-and-daughter duo. VOS Selections – a small, New York-based wine company – was the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit which prompted a three-judge panel at the US
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — All season long, the Oklahoma City Thunder displayed dominance unlike any other team and that all culminated with their first trip to the NBA Finals in 13 years. The Thunder blew out the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 to win the Western Conference Finals in five games and will play for
Continue ReadingAnálisis por David Goldman y Matt Egan, CNN El fallo de este miércoles de un tribunal federal estadounidense contra la autoridad del presidente Donald Trump para imponer algunos de sus aranceles más amplios también puede haber asestado un duro golpe a toda la agenda económica del presidente. La principal política económica de Trump ha sido
Continue ReadingPor Jennifer Hansler, CNN El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. está revisando a todos los titulares de visas afiliadas a la Universidad de Harvard, no solo a los estudiantes, según informaron a CNN este miércoles tres altos funcionarios del Departamento de Estado. Esta medida supone una notable escalada de la disputa de la administración Trump
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The town of Gateway lies on US Highway 62, a two-lane highway in the northwest corner of Arkansas, less than a mile from the Missouri border in the Ozarks. As of the 2020 census, only 436 people lived there. It’s the kind of town where everybody knows everybody, locals
Continue ReadingPor Ramishah Maruf, CNN La marca de belleza de Hailey Bieber, Rhode, fue vendida este miércoles a la poderosa firma de maquillaje de bajo coste e.l.f. Beauty por US$ 1.000 millones. Es la mayor adquisición de e.l.f. hasta la fecha, eclipsando su compra de US$ 355 millones de la marca de cuidado de la piel
Continue ReadingPor Jennifer Hansler, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn y Nectar Gan, CNN Estados Unidos “revocará agresivamente las visas de estudiantes chinos” anunció este miércoles el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, en una importante escalada de tensiones con Beijing y un nuevo revés para las instituciones de educación superior estadounidenses. El alto diplomático estadounidense dijo que el Departamento
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, Ruben Correa, Matthew Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced it will shut down its DEI office, joining a raft of universities scrambling to scale back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs amid President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity push. In a letter on its website last Thursday, MIT President
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is reviewing all Harvard University-affiliated visa holders, not just students, three senior State Department officials told CNN Wednesday. The move is a notable escalation of the Trump administration’s feud with the Ivy League university. The administration previously moved to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international
Continue ReadingPor Mauricio Torres y Verónica Calderón, CNN Español Se ha abierto una investigación por la desaparición de los cuatro integrantes del grupo de música regional Fugitivo en Reynosa, confirmó este miércoles a CNN la Fiscalía de Tamaulipas. La agrupación de activistas Desaparecidos en Tamaulipas/Colectivo Amor había denunciado este martes que no se conocía el paradero
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español La tormenta tropical Alvin se ha fortalecido al sur de las costas de Jalisco y Colima, horas después de que se formara la mañana del jueves 29 de mayo, según informó el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de México (SMN). Alvin es la primera perturbación con nombre en el Pacífico este año, según
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By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Police and fire investigators who looked into the rapper Kid Cudi’s allegations and a celebrity stylist who said he witnessed several assaults testified Wednesday in the third week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal criminal trial. The first week of testimony featured dramatic
Continue ReadingPor Kaanita Iyer y Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN El multimillonario tecnológico Elon Musk, a quien se le otorgó el estatus de empleado especial para dirigir el Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental, anunció eSTE miércoles por la noche que su etapa en la administración Trump llegó a su fin. Durante su gestión en DOGE, Musk supervisó importantes
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who was granted special government employee status to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, said Wednesday evening that his time in the Trump administration has come “to an end.” During his time helming DOGE, Musk oversaw major cuts to the federal
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sent a letter urging health care providers and medical boards to update treatment protocols for youth with gender dysphoria based on a controversial HHS review of scientific literature that was released earlier this
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