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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, pictured here on April 20, is set to enter the 2024 Republic...
Gregory Krieg and Shania Shelton, CNN

Chris Christie files to run for 2024 Republican presidential nomination

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed to run for president on Tuesday ahead of announcing his second bid for the White House and kicking off another clash with former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner and a former Christie ally.
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This rendering shows how scientists think the Psyche asteroid appears up close. Photo credit: Maxar...
Ashley Strickland

NASA’s Psyche mission will launch to an unexplored metal world this fall

In October, NASA's first spacecraft designed to a metallic asteroid will launch.
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Indicted Rep. George Santos’ attorney has filed a letter asking the judge overseeing the New York...
Kristin Wilson

Rep. George Santos’ lawyer asks to keep bond cosigners’ names sealed

An attorney for Rep. George Santos has asked a New York judge to keep the identities sealed of those individuals who put up his $500,000 bond.
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Search and rescue teams assemble before going to the site of Sunday's plane crash near Montebello, ...
Pete Muntean, Elizabeth Wolfe, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Brian Todd and Lauren Koenig

Pilot of unresponsive private jet that crashed and killed 4 was seen slumped over, source says

A source familiar with the situation told CNN, the pilot of the unresponsive private jet was seen slumped over.
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Apple WWDC22 Tim Cook...
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN

This could be Apple’s biggest product launch since the Apple Watch

Apple may be just one day away from unveiling its most ambitious new hardware product in years.
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India train crash...
Kunal Sehgal, Ivan Watson, Ajay Bedi and Deepak Rao, CNN

‘We thought it was an earthquake’: Probe into deadly train crash focuses on signal failure, as rescue efforts end

Authorities investigating one of the deadliest train crashes in India’s history were examining whether a signal failure led to the disaster.
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Raul Meza Jr., 62, pictured on May 29, called police on May 24 and confessed to killing his 80-year...
By Chris Boyette, CNN

Austin police say suspect in 2 killings may be involved in nearly a dozen more

Police in Austin, Texas, said a man contacted them and admitted to killing two people, which led authorities to investigate his possible involvement in up to 10 other killings.
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The White House Twitter account tweeted this image on June 3, 2023, saying, "Today, President Biden...
By Clare Foran, CNN

Biden signs debt ceiling deal into law, averting historic default

The White House Twitter account tweeted this image on June 3, 2023, saying, "Today, President Biden signed the bipartisan budget agreement into law -- avoiding a first-ever default while protecting key investments in the American people."
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People swim in the surf at Waimea Bay Beach Park on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, under a warnin...
Forrest Brown

647 people drown each day. Here’s how to avoid being one of them

(CNN) — On Good Friday 2017, Wyatt Werneth got a call from his wife, who had gone grocery shopping with their daughter: The car’s broken down. Please rescue us. Werneth hopped in his vehicle to assist, driving by Patrick Space Force Base near Cape Canaveral, Florida. From the A1A highway, Werneth said you can see the […]
3 days ago
Payment apps like PayPal and Venmo might be convenient, but they’re not banks — and a federal f...
Chris Isidore

Don’t store cash in Venmo and PayPal, US regulator warns

NEW YORK (CNN) — Payment apps like PayPal and Venmo might be convenient, but they’re not banks — and a federal financial services watchdog is worried that too many consumers are treating them as such. Some consumers are using services like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App and Apple Pay for direct deposit of paychecks, or simply […]
3 days ago
President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the deb...
Tami Luhby

Here’s what’s in the debt ceiling package

(CNN) — Congress has passed the debt ceiling package, just days before the Treasury Department would have run out of sufficient funds to pay all of the nation’s obligations on time and in full. After months of stalemate and weeks of tense negotiations, the deal came together over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. But its passage in Congress […]
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Hundreds of Gannett journalists plan to stage a one-day strike during the media company’s annual ...
Oliver Darcy

Journalists at the nation’s largest newspaper chain are walking off the job in a showdown with its CEO

(CNN) — The biggest newspaper chain in the country is about to be rocked by the biggest walkout of its staff in history. On Monday, hundreds of Gannett journalists plan to stage a one-day strike during the media company’s annual shareholder meeting. Their message: Gannett needs new leadership. The journalists want shareholders to take a vote […]
4 days ago
The store owner, identified as 58-year-old Rick Chow, was arrested and charged Monday with Cyrus’...
Rebekah Riess and Nouran Salahieh, CNN

Convenience store owner in So. Carolina charged with murder

A South Carolina convenience store owner has been charged with murder after allegedly chasing a 14-year-old boy and shooting him in the back after suspecting the boy of shoplifting, authorities said.
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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as he walks through Statuary Hall in the U....
Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot

House passes debt limit deal as lawmakers race to avert default

Lawmakers are racing the clock to avert a first-ever default ahead of June 5, a critical date set by the Treasury Department.
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South Korea’s military said North Korea fired a “space projectile” triggering emergency alert...
Yoonjung Seo and Junko Ogura

North Korea says satellite launch fails, plans to try again

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (CNN) — North Korea’s attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite failed Wednesday when the second stage of the rocket failed, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, adding that Pyongyang planned to carry out a second launch as soon as possible. “The new satellite vehicle rocket, Chollima-1, crashed into the West […]
6 days ago
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters about the debt limit at the Capitol in Washington, ...
Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Tami Luhby

Debt limit deal clears key hurdle ahead of final House vote

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy helped secure a debt limit deal – now he has to secure its passage in the House, with little room for error and a looming threat to his speakership.
6 days ago
Air New Zealand is now required by law to weigh passengers who board flights from Auckland Internat...
Lilit Marcus

Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board the airplane

Remove your shoes. Take your keys out of your pocket. Step on the scale? New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority is asking that its national airline weigh passengers departing on international flights.
6 days ago
Venice canal turns fluorescent green...
Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sophie Tanno, CNN

Venice authorities investigate after canal turns fluorescent green

Venetian authorities are investigating after a patch of fluorescent green water appeared in the famed Grand Canal on Sunday morning.
9 days ago
State Farm stops home insurance sales in California...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

State Farm stops home insurance sales in California, citing wildfire risks

State Farm is stopping new home insurance sales in California, citing wildfire risks and skyrocketing construction costs.
9 days ago
Roberto Mata sued Avianca airlines for injuries he says he sustained from a serving cart while on t...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT

The meteoric rise of ChatGPT is shaking up multiple industries – including law, as one attorney recently found out.
10 days ago
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, seen here on January 23, signed a bill into law on May 26 that r...
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN

Iowa governor signs bill to loosen child labor laws

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Friday that loosens child labor laws by extending the hours that teens can work and the establishments where they can be employed.
10 days ago
Samantha Delouya, Clare Duffy and Donie O'Sullivan

Glitches, echoes and ‘melting the servers’ crash DeSantis’ campaign launch on Twitter

NEW YORK (CNN) — Twitter’s livestream event with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis crashed and was delayed on Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of users logged on to hear DeSantis announce his bid for the White House. Sound from the livestream event — which was held on Twitter Spaces and hosted by owner Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur […]
12 days ago
The U.S. Capitol Dome is seen during on April 17 in Washington, DC. A deadlocked Congress that has ...
Samantha Delouya

America’s hyper partisanship could cost it its sterling AAA credit rating, Fitch warns

(CNN) — A deadlocked Congress that has taken America to the brink of default could jeopardize the United States’ perfect credit rating, Fitch said in a stern warning Wednesday. The credit ratings agency placed top-ranked US credit on rating watch negative, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding the current debt ceiling debate and the possibility of a first-ever […]
12 days ago
Chinese government-backed hackers are likely pursuing cyber capabilities that could be used to “d...
Sean Lyngaas

Chinese hackers seeking to disrupt communications between US and Asia in event of crisis, Microsoft says

(CNN) — Chinese government-backed hackers are likely pursuing cyber capabilities that could be used to “disrupt critical communications” between the US and the Asia Pacific region in the event of a future US-China crisis, Microsoft warned on Wednesday. The Chinese hackers have been active since mid-2021 and targeted critical infrastructure organizations in the US territory of Guam and […]
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