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A man walks clambers over a collapsed house in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, on September 1. More than 5,000 homes were destroyed in Afghanistan, according to a government spokesperson.

Taliban calls for foreign help after deadly Afghanistan earthquake. Here’s what we know

(CNN) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have called for international help after a huge earthquake killed hundreds of people and leveled entire villages, piling further misery on the war-ravaged country...

An audience watches previews ahead of a "Weapons" screening in Decatur, Georgia, on Sunday, August 17.

‘Jaws’ re-release chomps away at competition, but Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ tops lackluster Labor Day box office

Auzinea Bacon, CNN September 1, 2025

(CNN) — This year’s Labor Day weekend was so sleepy for movie ticket sales that a 50-year-old shark thriller chewed up and spit out most of the competition. The re-release of Universal Pictures’...

Former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani takes the stage during a rally held by then-candidate Donald Trump, in Uniondale, New York, in September 2024.

Trump announces he will award Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Kit Maher, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN September 1, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will award former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. The announcement...

An 11-year-old boy has died after being shot while playing a doorbell ditch prank in Houston on Saturday night, police said.

11-year-old fatally shot after ‘ding dong ditching’ in Houston, police say

Karina Tsui, Danya Gainor, CNN September 1, 2025

(CNN) — An 11-year-old has died after he was shot while playing a doorbell ditch prank in Houston, police said, the latest tragic example of a TikTok trend that authorities have been warning parents...

Palestinians flee their homes as intense Israeli attacks on northern Gaza force them to head toward central Gaza via al-Rashid Road, carrying whatever belongings they can, on August 29.

Israel to halt airdrops ahead of Gaza City offensive as Red Cross calls mass evacuation ‘impossible’

(CNN) — Israel is set to halt airdrops over Gaza City and reduce the entry of relief trucks ahead of a major offensive, a source told CNN, as the Red Cross warned that Israeli plans for mass evacuation...

Mayor Brandon Johnson during a news conference at City Hall in Chicago on April 1.

Chicago mayor signs order aimed at resisting Trump’s planned immigration crackdown

(CNN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the...

Satellite view of the Bear Gulch Fire shows a dense smoke plume over Mason County, Washington, as crews battle the wildfire that's burned almost 9,000 acres in Olympic National Forest and Park.

Border Patrol arrests 2 crew workers helping battle Washington’s biggest wildfire for being in the country illegally

Celina Tebor, CNN August 30, 2025

(CNN) — Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested two crew workers helping to contain Washington state’s biggest wildfire, saying they were in the United States illegally. Lawyers for one of the...

Senior study author Dr. Israel Hershkovitz says Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have interbred nearly 100,000 years earlier than once thought.

Earliest evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens discovered

Mindy Weisberger, CNN August 28, 2025

(CNN) — In a rocky outcrop on Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel, a group of ancient humans buried their dead about 140,000 years ago. Scientists uncovered the site, called Skhul Cave, in 1928, and...

A Harvard University graduate with a message in support of international students on her mortarboard sits with fellow students at the start of commencement exercises at Harvard University in Harvard Yard, May 29, in Cambridge, MA.

Trump administration plans four-year limit on foreign students studying in the US

Shania Shelton, CNN August 28, 2025

(CNN) — The Trump administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would limit how long foreign students are allowed to study in the United States. The rule targets visas for foreign students,...

The OpenAI ChatGPT logo is seen in this photo illustration.

Parents of 16-year-old sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT advised on his suicide

Clare Duffy, CNN August 27, 2025

Editor's note: EDITOR’S NOTE:  This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call...

A majority of Israelis favor any kind of deal that would bring the hostages home and end the war.

Israeli protesters push harder for hostage deal as divide with Netanyahu deepens

Tal Shalev, CNN August 27, 2025

(CNN) — Worlds away from the public outrage and cries of protest echoing through Tel Aviv’s packed streets on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu beamed from the podium in Jerusalem,...

Parents and children await news after the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on August 27.

At least 2 children killed in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

(CNN) -- MINNEAPOLIS - At least two children were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis during a Mass to mark the first week of school, according to police, in a “deliberate...

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