Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell implored unvaccinated Americans Tuesday to take the COVID-19 shot, issuing a stark and grave warning of a repeat of last year's shutdowns if people refuse to protect themselves from the coronavirus. (July 20)
Oregon Governor Kate Brown says multiple wildfires burning across the drought-stricken state are another sign of the "climate crisis" affecting the entire U.S. West. (July 20)
Olympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social media.
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price says the U.S. is looking into ways to help the Cuban people but they will also make sure that none of it ends up in the "regime's coffers." (July 20)
CNN's Leyla Santiago reports on a Florida hospital that is facing a record-breaking surge of Covid-19 patients.
Zhengzhou (China) (AFP) – Firefighters rescue trapped passengers from a flooded subway station in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, where deadly torrential rains have wreaked havoc.
Zhengzhou (China) (AFP) – Firefighters rescue trapped passengers from a flooded subway station in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, where deadly torrential rains have wreaked havoc.
The myriad of anti-Covid rules at the Tokyo 2020 Olymics are putting a damper on the usual fanfare and celebration of the event. CNN's Blake Essig reports.
The remains of Filipinos killed in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war are starting to be exhumed as the leases on their graves expire and poor families struggle to renew the contracts.
Manila (AFP) – The remains of Filipinos killed in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war are starting to be exhumed as the leases on their graves expire and poor families struggle to renew the contracts.
Russian mercenaries have been accused of grave human rights abuses that experts say could, in some cases, amount to war crimes. CNN has reported extensively on the alleged atrocities committed in Africa. We now bring you another report, this time from Syria, where the horrific torture and murder of a Syrian man in 2017 allegedly at the hands of Russian mercenaries is now a landmark case: the first ever legal effort to hold Russian Wagner mercenaries accountable for these crimes.
Hosting the Olympics during a pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge for Japan, but there has also been a huge impact on the athletes themselves, some of whom suffered from Covid-19. CNN's Will Ripley speaks to three athletes and hears some insight from CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta on how Covid-19 can impact athletic performance.
