Sinking ship hit by Houthi missile leaves 18-mile oil slick in Red Sea, US officials say (www.cnn.com)
A cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile on Monday has created an 18-mile long oil slick in the Red Sea as it continues to take on water, two US officials said Friday....
Reddit has never turned a profit in nearly 20 years, but filed to go public anyway (www.cnn.com)
Reddit has never turned a profit in nearly 20 years, but filed to go public anyway::Reddit, the message board site known for its chronically online userbase and for originating much internet discourse, filed for its long-anticipated initial public offering on Thursday.
Shamima Begum: Woman who joined ISIS as a teen loses challenge against the removal of her UK citizenship (www.cnn.com)
A woman who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15 has lost her Court of Appeal challenge over the decision to remove her British citizenship....
Concern grows within Biden administration as Houthis continue attacks despite US strikes (www.cnn.com)
Judge formally says Trump owes $454 million in civil fraud case, countdown starts for him to put up the money for appeal (www.cnn.com)
A New York judge on Friday formally ordered Donald Trump to pay $454 million, including interest, a move that will give the former president one month to post nearly half a billion dollars to appeal the fraud verdict....
Suspect in death of Augusta University student found on UGA campus taken into custody (www.cnn.com)
Campus police arrested a suspect in the killing of an Augusta University College of Nursing student on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, according to local authorities....
Scientists unveil 240-million-year-old ‘dragon’ fossil (www.cnn.com)
Newly-discovered fossils have allowed scientists to reveal a 240-million-year-old “dragon” in its entirety for the first ever time, National Museums Scotland (NMS) said in a statement on Friday....
Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use (www.cnn.com)
Darryl George: Texas judge rules school district can restrict the length of male students’ natural hair (www.cnn.com)
Trump asks judge to delay enforcing the $355 million civil fraud decision for one month (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month....
Live updates: Odysseus moon landing (www.cnn.com)
Biden considering executive action to close southern border, sources say (www.cnn.com)
And you all told me the blue maga border bill that Republicans rejected was 4d chess.
Israel’s economy slumps 19.4% in the fourth quarter as war takes a toll | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Administration announces $5.8 billion in funding to clean up nation’s drinking water, upgrade infrastructure (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk....
Report: North Korean missile fired by Russia against Ukraine contained US and European components (www.cnn.com)
A North Korean ballistic missile fired last month by the Russian military in Ukraine contained hundreds of components that trace back to companies in the US and Europe, according to a new report....
China’s coast guard has triggered ‘panic’ in Taiwan. That’s only part of Beijing’s plan (www.cnn.com)
King Xia, a Taiwanese tourist boat, was taking 23 passengers on a journey around Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen Islands just miles from China’s southeastern coast when it was intercepted by two Chinese coast guard vessels....
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....
US-Russian dual citizen arrested for treason, accused of collecting funds for Ukraine | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The Kremlin has never been richer – thanks to a US strategic partner (www.cnn.com)
Idaho asks Supreme Court to let it enforce ban on transgender care (www.cnn.com)
Idaho officials asked the Supreme Court to let the state enforce a strict ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors in an emergency request made public Monday by one of the groups involved in the case....
US conducts strikes against Houthi underwater vessel for the first time since Red Sea attacks began (www.cnn.com)
The US on Saturday conducted strikes against Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and vessels, including on the first unmanned underwater vessel the Iranian-backed rebel group has used since the attacks in the Red Sea began, according to US Central Command....
Yale apologizes for past ties to slavery (www.cnn.com)
Yale University has issued a formal apology for its historical ties to slavery....
Russia attempting to develop nuclear space weapon to destroy satellites with massive energy wave, sources familiar with intel say (www.cnn.com)
Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that would destroy satellites by creating a massive energy wave when detonated, potentially crippling a vast swath of the commercial and government satellites that the world below depends on to talk on cell phones, pay bills, and surf the internet, according to three sources...