The chants of "Toro! Toro!" resonate even louder in the empty arenas of Las Ventas in Madrid, the world's most prestigious bullfighting arena, where Alvaro and Guillermo are training. The two young apprentice matadors have seen their budding careers come to a sudden halt due to the pandemic, in an unprecedented "year in the dark" for matadors.
President Joe Biden takes his pitch to Georgia for $4 trillion in spending to rebuild the nation's aged infrastructure and expand the federal social safety net, making his case that Americans want a more activist government. (April 29)
A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured some 150 others early Friday, medical officials said. (April 30)
Millions of Indians around the world watch in horror and despair as their home country registers the fourth-highest death toll from the coronavirus pandemic. (April 30)
Dozens of people have been killed in a crush at a mass religious gathering on Mount Meron in northern Israel, emergency responders say. CNN's Hadas Gold reports.
San Vicente Pacaya (Guatemala) (AFP) – Lava gushes from the Pacaya volcano 25 kilometres south of Guatemala's capital after it reactivated, raising fears it may spread to nearby communities. The current eruption of Pacaya is effusive, one that releases lava to the ground, as opposed to an explosive eruption, with violent expulsions of smoke and ash.
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – As Brazil's death toll passes 400,000, Rio de Janeiro residents reflect as the country struggles to secure enough vaccines.
Meron (Israel) (AFP) – An emergency medical worker from Israeli voluntary organisation United Hatzalah reacts after a massive stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage killed dozens of people in the north of the country.
Singer Ken Casey talks with Rick Damigella about the Boston-born Celtic Punk band's first new album in four years.
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday said coronavirus variants are to blame for a fourth wave of the virus, leading to an increase in cases and hospitalizations. (April 29)
A witness tells CNN's Jason Carroll what she saw during the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Philonise Floyd and other family members of Black men slain by the police met with senators and White House officials Thursday – and left optimistic that police reform could be approved by the end of May. (April 29)
