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‘He was one of these rockstars’: Former FBI agents shocked at the indictment of one of their own

Katie Bo Lillis and Evan Perez, CNN February 6, 2023

CNN— The insular world of FBI counterintelligence agents was rocked last month when one of their own, Charles F. McGonigal, formerly the FBI’s top counterintelligence official in New York, was...

More than 2,300 dead as powerful quake hits southern Turkey and Syria

CNN— More than 2,300 people have died and rescuers are racing to pull survivors from beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake ripped through Turkey and Syria, leaving destruction and debris...

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Evacuations ordered amid fears of an explosion as an Ohio train continues burning days after derailment

Hannah Sarisohn, CNN February 5, 2023

(CNN) — Residents near the site of a train derailment that sparked a massive fire in East Palestine, Ohio, were urged to evacuate immediately Sunday night due to the risk of an explosion, authorities...

Kyrie Irving traded from Brooklyn Nets to Dallas Mavericks, per reports

Matt Foster and Zoe Sottile, CNN February 5, 2023

CNN -- Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Mavericks...

Ohio train continues burning days after derailment as officials say air, water quality remain safe for now

Hannah Sarisohn, CNN February 5, 2023

 CNN -- Officials continued on Sunday to monitor the environmental impact caused by a derailed train carrying hazardous materials late Friday in East Palestine, Ohio, a crash...

China says it ‘reserves the right’ to deal with ‘similar situations’ after US jets shoot down suspected spy balloon

Heather Chen and Wayne Chang, CNN February 5, 2023

Hong Kong CNN -- China says it “reserves the right” to deal with “similar situations” following the United States’ decision to shoot down its high-altitude balloon. “The US used force to attack...

A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media.
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US fighter jets shoot down Chinese spy balloon off East Coast

(CNN) -- US military fighter jets shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Saturday. President...

Cancer is striking more people in their 30s and 40s. Here’s what you need to know

Sandee LaMotte, CNN February 4, 2023

(CNN)--It’s World Cancer Day, and the outlook for winning the war against this deadly disease is both good and bad. In the United States, deaths from cancer have dropped 33% since 1991, with an...

Exclusive: Supreme Court justices used personal emails for work and ‘burn bags’ were left open in hallways, sources say

Ariane de Vogue, CNN February 4, 2023

(CNN) -- Long before the leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, some Supreme Court justices often used personal email accounts for sensitive transmissions instead of secure servers set up to guard...

Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US

CNN -- The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, defense officials said on Thursday, a discovery that risks adding further strain to...

U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by National Economic Council Director Brian Deese and White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse as he speaks about the economy and the January jobs report at the White House today. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Biden calls latest jobs report ‘strikingly good news’

Maegan Vazquez, CNN February 3, 2023

CNN— President Joe Biden said Friday’s jobs report is “strikingly good news,” arguing that it’s yet another sign that his economic plan is working. “Next week I’ll be reporting on the...

A General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada on February 16, 2022.

There’s a sense that another turning point is approaching in Russia’s war in Ukraine

Stephen Collinson, CNN February 3, 2023

(CNN) — Russia’s mass mobilization, looming offensive and missile-borne terror against civilians is triggering fresh calls for even greater Western lethal aid to Ukraine, days after leaders signed...