Net neutrality is back as FCC votes to regulate internet providers (www.cnn.com)
Columbia University faces full-blown crisis as rabbi calls for Jewish students to “return home” (www.cnn.com)
The situation at Columbia has even drawn the attention of the White House, joining local leaders in urging calm....
North Korea to 'expel' US soldier Travis King, who crossed from South, state media reports (www.cnn.com)
North Korea has decided “to expel” US Army Private Travis King, who crossed into the North from South Korea during a tour of the joint security area in July, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday....
Why doesn't the obvious racism in Alabama get more attention? (www.cnn.com)
'We are not imperial': Justice Kagan says Supreme Court still subject to checks and balances (www.cnn.com)
Justice Elena Kagan declined Thursday to outright answer the question of whether Congress could impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court, but she did allow that it could do “various things” to regulate the high court....
Mortgage rates climb toward 7% after America's credit rating was downgraded (www.cnn.com)
US mortgage rates jumped this week, climbing closer to 7%. The move follows last week’s rate hike from the Federal Reserve, and the downgrade this week by Fitch Ratings agency of US sovereign debt, and of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Putin says Russia and North Korea will help each other if attacked, taking ties to a ‘new level’ (www.cnn.com)
Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked in a “breakthrough” new partnership announced during the Russian president’s rare visit to the reclusive state....
NY governor calls vandalism at the homes of Jewish board members of the Brooklyn Museum ‘an abhorrent act of antisemitism’ (www.cnn.com)
Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families, in move that would end his ownership of Infowars (www.cnn.com)
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday moved to liquidate his personal assets, agreeing to demands from the families of Sandy Hook victims whom he owes more than $1.5 billion in damages over his lies about the 2012 school massacre....
Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from US pier off coast of Gaza has been delivered to broader Palestinian population (www.cnn.com)
None of the aid that has been unloaded from the temporary pier the US constructed off the coast of Gaza has been delivered to the broader Palestinian population, as the US works with the UN and Israel to identify safe delivery routes inside the enclave, the Pentagon said on Tuesday....
Man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in attack on Paul Pelosi (www.cnn.com)
International court rules Switzerland violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women (www.cnn.com)
An international court in France on Tuesday ruled Switzerland’s failure to adequately tackle the climate crisis was in violation of human rights, in a landmark climate judgment that could have a ripple effect across the globe....
Trump stares down first derailment of his campaign-to-courthouse strategy (www.cnn.com)
For days, Donald Trump’s fury over the requirement to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in bond money by Monday has been bubbling behind the scenes and through a steady stream of social media posts....
Speaker Mike Johnson faces critical decision on Ukraine aid as international pressure grows to act (www.cnn.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson is facing international criticism over his lack of swift action on Ukraine aid, which is ratcheting up pressure to make a critical decision that will not only have massive implications for his rookie speakership but also for Ukraine’s ongoing war effort against Russia....
Danish Queen Margrethe announces surprise abdication after 52 years on the throne (www.cnn.com)
Elon Musk’s X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on pro-Nazi content on the social media site (www.cnn.com)
Israeli leader warns of ‘long war’ as it faces unprecedented hostage crisis following Hamas attack (www.cnn.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country is “embarking on a long and difficult war” as it deals with an unprecedented hostage crisis after Palestinian militants launched a surprise land, sea and air attack from Gaza, killing hundreds and infiltrating into Israeli territory....
Gilgo Beach killings suspect wants his hundreds of seized guns back so he can sell them | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Another country has called Xi a ‘dictator’ and China is not happy with that description (www.cnn.com)
China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas....
Kit Kat’s coolest flavors aren’t sold in the US. Here’s why (www.cnn.com)
If you stroll through the real or virtual aisles of a Japanese store, you might find Kit Kats in flavors like salt lemon, caramel pudding, whole grain biscuit, melon, and milk tea. Good luck finding those at Target or Walmart in the US....
China censors CNN in middle of report on missing foreign minister (www.cnn.com)
CNN’s signal in China appeared to be censored halfway through CNN’s Will Ripley reporting on the ousting and replacement of China’s foreign minister Qin Gang after a long absence from the public view.
Two astronauts wait to come home as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues (www.cnn.com)
USA orchestrates shock defeat of Pakistan at Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup (www.cnn.com)
New tests confirm milk from flu-infected cows can make other animals sick — and raise questions about flash pasteurization (www.cnn.com)
McDonald’s stores hit by global IT failure (www.cnn.com)
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