Measles deaths spiked 43 percent in 2022, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, but this does not look like it will be only a one-year phenomenon.
California Democratic Assemblymember Evan Low on Tuesday launched an expected bid for Congress, jumping into the race to replace longtime Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), who is not seeking reelection in 2024. Low, 40, would be the first openly LGBTQ congressman to represent the Bay Area and the fourth openly LGBTQ person elected to Congress from California. His...
A World Health Organization (WHO) official warned Tuesday that an intensifying Israeli offensive in southern Gaza is creating a humanitarian situation that is “getting worse by the hour.” "There's intensified bombing going on all around, including here in the southern areas, Khan Younis and even in Rafah,” WHO Gaza representative Richard Peeperkorn said at a...
North Korea on Monday accused the United States of perpetuating “illegal double standards” by supporting South Korea’s spy satellite launch last week while rebuking Pyongyang for its such launch the previous week. South Korea successfully placed its first reconnaissance satellite into orbit Friday, a move hailed by its government as a historic first. In the...
Special climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday called for global cooperation as he laid out a strategy for U.S. engagement on nuclear fusion energy. “The United States was proud to announce its bold decadal vision for commercial fusion energy last year … but, it is clear we cannot realize this grand ambition — perhaps not...
CNN is set to host presidential town halls in Iowa with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy next week as they vie for the Republican White House nomination in 2024. A town hall with DeSantis will air live Dec. 12, moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper. The next day, the network’s Abby Phillip...
The current approach is based on an archaic notion that distinguished professionals like Supreme Court justices are somehow different from the plebeian working riff-raff.
Americans are divided on how the nation's criminal justice system should treat juvenile defendants, according to new polling by Gallup, but more people are expressing support for leniency than two decades ago. The poll, published Tuesday, found that 46 percent of respondents believe that juveniles between the ages 14 to 17 who commit violent crimes...
The Supreme Court has dismissed a case related to a Maine hotel which had the potential to complicate accessibility information for people with disabilities.
A remote Arizona border crossing has seen thousands of migrants hit the area in recent days, leaving Border Patrol agents overwhelmed across the sector.