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FC Barcelona legend Lionel Messi gave an emotional press conference on August 8 as he announced he was leaving the Camp Nou despite wanting to stay. CNN's Pau Mosquera reports.

Melissa DeRosa, a top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, resigned late Sunday on the heels of a report that found Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. The governor is facing the prospect of impeachment. (Aug. 9)

Another round of record heat is coming for the Pacific Northwest. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.

The WOOL street art festival in Covilhã, Portugal really lives up to its name. Through the 1980s, the town was famous for its flourishing wool industry – and the many murals adorning the cityscape reflect this tradition.

China has made great progress and investments in its athletics over the past decade, which has left a deep impression on the president of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, China was awarded two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal in athletics.

Chicago police say a 29-year-old officer died and a second was wounded in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop. The death of the female officer Saturday night was the first fatal shooting of a Chicago officer in the line of duty since 2018. (Aug.

Mattel and Barbie have unveiled their "#ThankYouHeroes" global doll series in an effort to celebrate influential women in healthcare battling Covid-19 on the frontlines. Among the six workers featured is Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz of Las Vegas who is being recognized for her fight against anti-Asian bias and discrimination during the pandemic.

In just two weeks, six members of Impact Church in Jacksonville, Florida, died from Covid-19. All were unvaccinated, their pastor Pastor George Davis told CNN affiliate WJXT.

Andrew Sullivan, a longtime Provincetown resident, tells Brian Stelter the media "missed almost everything" about the Covid-19 cluster there. He suggests "it was too good, too good a story for journalists to resist." Sullivan also previews his new book "Out on a Limb: Selected Writing 1989-2021.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy condemns former President Trump's reported pressure for the Department of Justice to support his false election fraud claims.

CNN's Brian Stelter and John Avlon say it's important for the media to continue covering former President Donald Trump's last days in office because the full picture of Trump's "pathetic" coup attempt to overthrow democracy is just now starting to emerge.

Fareed takes a look at the impressive logistical feats behind the Olympic Games and what we can learn from them to step up Covid vaccination efforts.