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Algeria's Imane Khelif celebrates winning at the Olympics.

Imane Khelif says she will ‘stand firm’ following legal action after winning Olympic gold

Thomas Schlachter, CNN February 13, 2025

(CNN) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has responded to legal action filed by the International Boxing Association (IBA) against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following her participation at...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 30. On February 13 the Senate voted to confirm Kennedy Jr. Health and Human Services secretary.

Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary

Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer, and Ted Barrett February 13, 2025

Washington (CNN) — The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health and Human Services secretary, a victory for President Donald Trump after Kennedy faced intense scrutiny over his...

A Google map now shows the Gulf of America.

‘Gulf of America’ arrives on Google Maps

Josh Campbell, CNN February 13, 2025

Los Angeles (CNN) — The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for US-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America. The change follows an executive...

The US Department of Education building is seen on August 21 in Washington, DC. Mass firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway.

Mass firings have begun at federal agencies

Rene Marsh, CNN February 13, 2025

(CNN) —Mass firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, federal employees and union...

President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the Ukraine war will start immediately after holding a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 12.

Trump, after speaking with Putin, says negotiations to end Ukraine war will start ‘immediately’

Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN February 12, 2025

(CNN) —President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the Ukraine war will start immediately after holding a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday morning. The call, which is the...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with British Defence Secretary John Healey, on the eve of a NATO defence ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12.

Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security

Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN February 12, 2025

Brussels (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the US will no longer...

How the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal could unravel

Lauren Kent, CNN February 11, 2025

(CNN) — It’s only three weeks into a fragile ceasefire, and Israel and Hamas are each ratcheting up allegations that the other party has violated the deal. So far, 16 out of 33 hostages scheduled...

Two planes sit on the runway at Scottsdale Airport after the incident.

At least 1 dead and 3 injured after a private jet owned by Vince Neil crashed into another upon arrival in Arizona

(CNN) — At least one person is dead and three injured after a small business jet crashed into a parked plane as it arrived at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, just east of Phoenix, on Monday afternoon. The...

A sign for customers shopping for eggs at Trader Joe's hangs by cartons of eggs in in a New York store.

Trader Joe’s is limiting how many eggs people can buy

Jordan Valinsky, CNN February 10, 2025

New York (CNN) — Trader Joe’s is limiting the number of eggs customers can buy because of a shortage caused by the avian flu. “Due to ongoing issues with the supply of eggs, we are currently...

Hamas fighters patrol a street before the handover of three Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on Saturday, February 8.

Hamas says it is postponing next hostage release, claiming Israel has broken terms of deal

(CNN) — Hamas has said the next hostage release scheduled to take place in Gaza on Saturday will be postponed, accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire deal. In a post on X, Abu Obeida, spokesman...

Union members rally against potential cuts to Medicaid outside of GOP Rep. Mike Lawler's office in New York in January.

Moving past repealing Obamacare, Republicans still plan major health care cuts

Tami Luhby, CNN February 10, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans may no longer be pushing to wholly repeal Obamacare, but big cuts to the nation’s health system are still on the table. As GOP leaders...

Cameras attached to the Tesla sports car capture a photograph of the vehicle in February 2018 after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem

Jackie Wattles February 7, 2025

(CNN) — Seven years after SpaceX launched Elon Musk’s cherry red sports car into orbit around our sun, astronomers unwittingly began paying attention to its movements once again. Observers spotted...

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