By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — As of April 2, European Union citizens join travelers from 48 countries around the world now required to have Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK. Previously, travelers from the EU could hop on a plane and simply present themselves at passport control on landing. Now, travelers who don’t
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By Kareem Khadder, Mohammad al-Sawlhi and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — All bakeries in Gaza have closed due to a severe lack of fuel and flour caused by Israel’s near month-long blockade of humanitarian aid, according to local authorities. “The occupation has forced all bakeries to shut down entirely, exacerbating the famine crisis that threatens
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 hours after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar, search teams rescued a survivor from the rubble in Naypyidaw. As the tired and disheveled man was extricated from the broken slabs of concrete, he and the rescuers received a round of applause. Here’s what else you need
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Despite losing their first game of the MLB season, the New York Yankees continued their historic start to the year as they broke multiple records through their prolific home run hitting. In the Yankees’ 7-5 home loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team went deep three times – one
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By Shoshana Dubnow and Pamela Brown, CNN Arlington, Virginia (CNN) — Greg Cabana, a veteran government teacher, remembers a time where his job as an educator felt secondary to being the phone police. “It was absolutely every class period,” Cabana told CNN. “It wasn’t the question of if students would have their cell phones out,
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — When Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden faced intense scrutiny for their handling of classified material, top officials now serving in Trump’s Justice Department and FBI demanded criminal probes and severe penalties. Yet today, those same figures – including Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel,
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is debating whether patients may sue states that cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, teeing up a dispute over preventive healthcare that has been drawn into the fraught national fight over abortion access. A ruling from the conservative Supreme Court, expected by the end
Continue ReadingPor Rhea Mogul, CNN Cinco días después del potente terremoto que azotó el país, los edificios en Myanmar siguen derrumbándose, creando condiciones peligrosas para los rescatistas que intentan sacar a los supervivientes de entre los escombros. Más de 2.700 personas murieron en el terremoto de magnitud 7,7, y miles más resultaron heridas, según la junta
Continue ReadingPor Annette Choi, Lou Robinson, Soph Warnes y Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, prometió imponer aranceles recíprocos dólar por dólar a los países que cree que tratan a Estados Unidos de manera injusta en el comercio, ya sea a través de altos aranceles o barreras no arancelarias. Ha afirmado que sus
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi, Lou Robinson, Soph Warnes and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has promised to impose dollar-for-dollar reciprocal tariffs on countries he believes treat the United States unfairly in trade, whether through high tariffs or non-tariff barriers. He has said his new tariffs will create jobs and boost domestic manufacturing. Imposing
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Edesia, a Rhode Island-based company that makes “Plumpy’Nut” — packets of specially fortified and highly caloric peanut butter paste that saves the lives of severely malnourished babies and children — recently laid off 10% of its staff and even briefly paused production altogether for more than
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Phthalates — the synthetic chemicals used in everyday products for food packaging, personal care, toys and more — have been linked to abnormal neurological development in infants. Now, scientists may have discovered a biological pathway for how this phenomenon could occur. Researchers found that in utero exposure to phthalates
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The United States has approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to Manila, giving the key US ally in the Indo-Pacific a major upgrade to its air force just days after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to counter “China’s aggression.” The US Defense
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By Karina Tsui, CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — A life-threatening outbreak of long-lived and strong tornadoes is expected today in parts of the central and eastern US from a powerful, wide-reaching spring storm. Severe thunderstorms were already cutting through the Plains Wednesday morning ahead of the main threat later this afternoon and evening, which
Continue ReadingPor Eugenia Yosef, Kareem Khadder y Irene Nasser, CNN El ministro de Defensa de Israel, Israel Katz, anunció este miércoles una importante expansión de la operación militar en Gaza que implica la toma de grandes áreas de tierra que serán “incorporadas a las zonas de seguridad de Israel”. En la declaración, Katz dijo que la
Continue ReadingBy John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese electric vehicle champion BYD has reported a 60% surge in sales in the first quarter of the year as archrival Tesla stumbles. The EV maker based in the southern Chinese megacity of Shenzhen sold just over one million new-energy vehicles in the first three months of
Continue ReadingPor Eric Bradner, Fredreka Schouten, Steve Contorno y Arit John, CNN Los votantes de Wisconsin entregaron este martes a los demócratas su mayor apoyo desde que el presidente Donald Trump regresó al poder, otorgando a los progresistas una mayoría en la Corte Suprema estatal y desafiando el esfuerzo récord de Elon Musk para apoyar a
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CNN By Alli Rosenbloom and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Val Kilmer, a movie star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a cocky naval pilot to wearing the Batman suit, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who released a statement to the New York Times
Continue ReadingPor Alli Rosenbloom y Brian Lowry, CNN Val Kilmer, estrella de cine de las décadas de 1980 y 1990 que interpretó a personajes de todo tipo, desde Batman hasta Doc Holliday, falleció este martes, según informó su hija Mercedes Kilmer en un comunicado a The New York Times. Tenía 65 años. La causa de la
Continue ReadingPor Arlette Saenz y Fredreka Schouten, CNN La candidata Susan Crawford, respaldada por los demócratas, ganará la carrera por la Corte Suprema de Wisconsin, según CNN, manteniendo así la mayoría progresista en la corte en un estado clave en disputa a menos de tres meses del inicio del segundo mandato del presidente Donald Trump. Crawford,
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Buildings in Myanmar are continuing to collapse five days after a powerful earthquake struck the country, creating perilous conditions for rescuers as they attempt to extricate survivors from the rubble. More than 2,700 people were killed in the 7.7-magnitude quake, with thousands more injured, according to Myanmar’s military junta.
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Haley Britzky and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, in what analysts have called a message to Iran as tensions once again flare in the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Val Kilmer, a movie star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a cocky naval pilot to wearing the Batman suit, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who released a statement to the New York Times and
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By Eugenia Yosef, Kareem Khadder and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of the military’s operation in Gaza involving the seizure of large areas of land that would be “incorporated into Israel’s security zones.” In the statement, Katz said the operation would also involve a “large-scale
Continue ReadingPor Nectar Gan y Eric Cheung, CNN Las Fuerzas Armadas chinas realizaron ejercicios militares con fuego real en el Mar de China Oriental este miércoles, intensificando los ejercicios que ya se llevan a cabo cerca de Taiwán. Practicaron ataques de largo alcance contra instalaciones de infraestructura crítica simuladas. En los últimos años, China incrementó la
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 hours after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar, search teams rescued a survivor from the rubble in Naypyidaw. As the tired and disheveled man was extricated from the broken slabs of concrete, he and the rescuers received a round of applause. Here’s what else you
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is stepping up his massive global trade war, a move that’s certain to weigh on Americans’ wallets and could push the US economy into a painful recession. On Wednesday, Trump declared a national economic emergency and announced tariffs of at least 10% across all countries, with
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CNN, POOL, SENATE TV By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is stepping up his massive global trade war, a move that’s certain to weigh on Americans’ wallets and could push the US economy into a painful recession. On Wednesday, Trump declared a national economic emergency and announced tariffs of at least 10%
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By Tami Luhby and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — At least six federal agencies are once again giving their employees the option to resign but be paid through the end of September, according to internal emails obtained by CNN and agency spokespeople. The employees don’t have long to make a decision either. Depending on the
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By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — The Chinese military staged a second day of exercises around Taiwan on Wednesday, launching live-fire strikes in the East China Sea and practicing blockade operations near crucial shipping lanes to the east and west of the island. China has ramped up the frequency and
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