HHS awards more than $500 million to study Covid-19 vaccine nasal sprays and more (www.cnn.com)
In the future, some Covid-19 vaccines may not be jabs in the arm. They could be a nasal spray or even a patch on the skin. Those are just two examples of the kind of next-generation vaccine technology that federal health officials are hoping to help advance....
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants following deadly Ankara blast (www.cnn.com)
Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Sunday, just hours after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in the capital in the latest attack of its nearly four-decade long insurgency....
Harvard University inaugurates Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president (www.cnn.com)
In a historic first, Harvard University inaugurated new president Claudine Gay on Friday, the first Black person and second woman to lead the university....
26-year-old tech CEO found dead in Baltimore with signs of blunt-force trauma (www.cnn.com)
26-year-old tech CEO found dead in Baltimore with signs of blunt-force trauma::The Baltimore Police Department has announced an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted for the murder of Pava LaPere, the 26-year-old CEO of startup EcoMap Technologies, who was found dead in a downtown Baltimore apartment Monday with signs of...
South Korea showcases missiles, drones and tanks in rare military parade (www.cnn.com)
South Korea showcased an arsenal of advanced weaponry in a military parade on Tuesday, rolling tanks and missiles down the streets of its rain-soaked capital during the first event of its kind in a decade....
Canadian autoworkers approve labor deal with Ford | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
WGA continues bargaining talks with Hollywood studios (www.cnn.com)
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Exclusive: Satellite images show increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and US (www.cnn.com)
Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent years, satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN show, at a time when tensions between the three major nuclear powers have risen to their highest in decades....
He was investigated for sexting a student at the Coast Guard Academy. He’s now a college president. (www.cnn.com)
A college president, who wants his campus to become the business school “of choice for women,” once exchanged hundreds of sexually suggestive messages with a student he taught at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy, prompting prosecutors to recommend charges against him in military court, according to confidential records...
Person in car with license plate allegedly connected to suspect in Illinois killings dies after trying to elude police, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
A person inside a car with a license plate allegedly connected to the shooting deaths of a family of four in their Illinois home last weekend died Wednesday after trying to elude police in Oklahoma, officials said....
UNESCO designates ancient Jericho ruins as World Heritage Site, sparking Israeli ire (www.cnn.com)
The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted Sunday to list the Tell es-Sultan archaeological site in Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine.”...
One year since Mahsa Amini’s death, a protester shot in the eye during Iran’s crackdown continues her struggle from exile (www.cnn.com)
Elahe Tavakolian’s shooter was so close, she could see him pointing his gun at her....
Indian authorities rush to contain a deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala (www.cnn.com)
A state in southern India is taking measures to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus after two people died from the rare and often deadly disease, shutting schools and testing hundreds to prevent its spread....
See you later, alligator: New Jersey police capture reptile on the loose for 2 weeks | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The alligator, described as a “non-indigenous reptile” between 3 and 4 feet long, was first spotted in the Ambrose Brook at Victor Crowell Park in Middlesex County on August 23, according to the Middlesex Borough Police Department....
SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The SpaceX Crew-7 mission launched from Florida on Saturday morning, hosting one of the most internationally diverse astronaut crews to date, with members from the US, Japan, Russia and Denmark....
HSBC exec apologizes after calling the UK 'weak' for following US lead over China | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village found in Mexico City (www.cnn.com)
Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village in Mexico City, complete with large concentrations of ceramics and three human burials, Mexico’s National Institute of History and Anthropology has announced.
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event by (www.cnn.com)
A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country.
Americans' credit card debt hits a record $1 trillion (www.cnn.com)
Deadly floods hit China's major grain-producing region, fueling food security concerns (www.cnn.com)
Days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands.
Two members of the 'Tennessee Three' will win back remainder of their terms in special elections, CNN projects | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
The two young, Black Tennessee state House Democrats whose expulsion sparked a nationwide controversy in April, will win reelection on Thursday, CNN projects.
Estate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research (www.cnn.com)
Estate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research::The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades, reached a settlement Tuesday with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the family’s...
It’s so hot in Arizona, doctors are treating a spike of patients who were burned by falling on the ground (www.cnn.com)
'This is just the beginning': Extreme heat around the world as fires rage in southern Europe (www.cnn.com)
Blisteringly high temperatures are expected to continue across parts of southern Europe this week, as the continent braces for its second extreme heat wave, putting people’s health at risk and setting the stage for wildfires.