Senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Sunday night, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill and launching what is certain to be a lengthy debate over President Joe Biden's big priority.
Tunisia gave a hero's welcome to swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui, who stunned the world by winning gold in the men's 400 meter freestyle. Many Tunisians say his win is a bright spot as the country undergoes a coronavirus surge and political turmoil. CNN's Michael Holmes reports.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping to convey condolences over the loss of lives in the flood-hit Henan Province in central China, according to Guterres' deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.
A year after Beirut's horrific port explosion, families reflect in a Lebanon engulfed in crises. (Aug. 2)
In Southern Turkey, villagers are facing apocalyptic scenes as wildfires continue to sweep the country. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
With the delta variant of the coronavirus spreading in the United States, officials are instituting new mask guidance and some employers and even restaurants are requiring proof of vaccination. Michelle Quinn reports. Video editor: Mary Cieslak
The recent success of private space flight companies spiked adventure seekers' interest, but the price tag is far too high for most people. Experts say in just a few years, prices for a trip to space will likely drop low enough for ordinary people to be able to afford a flight.
Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins tells CNN's Jake Tapper that local officials should be able to decide whether to impose mask mandates in schools.
CNN's Harry Enten looks at the data around the Covid-19 vaccine that shows that you have a 25 times greater chance of dying from Covid-19 if you are unvaccinated and that those who are vaccinated have more than a 99% chance of surviving a infection.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins tells CNN's Jake Tapper that the Supreme Court "will look at precedent and reach their decision" in a Mississippi case that could topple the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade.
Anne Applebaum talks about her recent profile of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his efforts to sow doubt about the 2020 election. While Lindell will fail to get Donald Trump reinstated, 'what he will help to do is loosen further American's sense that their democracy works, that their voter system is secure, that the people who observe and monitor their elections are honest," she says.
Stories about Simone Biles, Scarlett Johansson, NBC, and Disney all have a common thread about pressure and profits and streaming possibilities, Brian Stelter says. He quotes a Washington Post story about media companies trying to "hold on to old money while pursuing the new.
