The Bidens have announced that Champ, their "beloved" German Shepherd who had been with their family since 2008, has died. Champ passed away at the Biden family home in Wilmington, Delaware, a White House official told CNN.
In Atlanta's well-to-do community of Buckhead, the debate over becoming an independent city has been brewing off and on for decades. Now, amid a spike in crime, calls to split from the capital have grown louder than ever. CNN's Natasha Chen reports.
Refugee Aram Mahmoud fled Syria six years ago in search of a better life, leaving behind his family in the process. Now, he is set to take center stage as one of 29 athletes selected by the International Olympic Committee to compete on the Refugee Olympic team in Tokyo 2020 — a moment that will be the culmination of years of sacrifice to pursue his dreams.
A new museum dedicated to the often-silent trauma of German civilians forced to flee Eastern Europe at the end of World War II opens next week after decades of heated debate. Perhaps reflecting what its founders call their delicate "balancing act", the new institution in Berlin carries the unwieldy name of Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion and Reconciliation.
Gaillac (France) (AFP) – Pone, former member of the famous French hip-hop collective Fonky Family, has been stricken with ALS and yet continues to make music thanks to software that follows the movement of his eyes. The eye-tracking system guides a computer mouse allowing him to compose, but also to write and speak via a voice generated by his computer.
Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers joke about the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Five hospitals in the United Kingdom have installed new machines from a Cardiff-based company which melts items made of polypropylene, such as face masks, separating out impurities to make plastic blocks recycled into chairs, buckets or 3D-printed items.
CNN's Chloe Melas interviews "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell about her one woman show, "Is There Still Sex in the City" taking place at Bucks County Playhouse. Bushnell also weighs in on the upcoming HBO Max revival and the 25th anniversary of her best-selling book.
Protesters took to the streets in Tokyo on Saturday calling for this summer's Olympic Games to be cancelled due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19. With weeks to go until the opening ceremony on July 23, polls have indicated most Japanese citizens don't want the games to be held against the backdrop of a global pandemic.
Beach cleanups are popular ways to try to keep waterfronts worldwide clear of garbage. But what about the trash that makes it into the water? A non-profit in Lake Tahoe is diving into that problem. (June 17)
After comedian D.L. Hughley recovered from Covid-19, his experience of the health care system inspired him to write a manual on 'How to Survive America.' "People have this notion that whatever happens to us is our fault."
While moderate Democrat Senator Joe Manchin waves the flag of bipartisanship on voting rights, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell again seems intent on acting like a blockade.
