China goes on the offensive as balloon fallout threatens to damage credibility | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  It’s been about two weeks since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon entered American airspace late last month. In that time China’s response has shifted from conciliatory to indignant, and now, as the fallout continues, to outright confrontational. While China’s increasingly hardline stance plays to its domestic…

Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble | CNN

CNN  —  Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under the rubble more than a week after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, offering a glimmer of hope of finding more survivors. Live images broadcast on CNN affiliate CNN Turk showed rescuers working in two areas…

Mass shooting at Michigan State University leaves 3 dead and 5 injured | CNN

CNN  —  A mass shooting at Michigan State University left three people dead and five others injured Monday evening, triggering an hourslong manhunt and shelter-in-place orders before the suspect died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The gunman opened fire at two campus locations, turning the sprawling university…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Moldova’s President Maia Sandu on Monday accused Russia of planning to use “saboteurs” to destabilize the former Soviet republic, echoing a claim made days earlier by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.  In an address on the presidential website, Sandu said statement by Zelensky “about the plans of the Russian Federation to destabilize the Republic…

India opens first phase of longest expressway from Delhi to Mumbai | CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN  —  India has opened the first section of a 1,386-kilometer (861 mile) expressway…

Live updates: Michigan State University shooting, East Lansing campus

First responders prepare to sweep Snyder Hall at Michigan State University. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal/USA Today) Several buildings on the Michigan State University have been cleared, police said Monday night. Brody Hall, Snyder/Phillips Hall, Mason Hall, Abbot Hall, Landon Hall, the MSU Union and Berkey Hall have been secured,…

What it’s like to travel around Afghanistan now | CNN

CNN  —  Most of the time, headlines about Afghanistan are ringed with tragedy: food shortages, orphaned children, and even executions. Since the Taliban took full control of the country in 2021, the humanitarian situation there has deteriorated, as economic and diplomatic isolation does little to alleviate strife caused by human…

Medical aid workers describe deadly missile strike in Bakhmut | CNN

Eastern Ukraine CNN  —  Regaining consciousness in a cloud of smoke, Simon Johnsen heard a loud whistling in his ears. He checked to see if he still had all his body parts. Next to him, fellow medic Pete Reed was dead. So was the civilian Ukrainian woman whose injuries they…

Biden fires Architect of the Capitol after calls for his resignation | CNN Politics

CNN  —  President Joe Biden fired Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton on Monday following allegations that he misused government resources and was not physically present on the Capitol grounds during the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a White House official said. Biden “terminated” Blanton amid bipartisan calls for his…

Live updates: White House briefing on unidentified objects in US airspace

United States officials are revealing new details about the objects that were shot down in the last few days. The US military shot down a high-altitude object over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon, the Pentagon said. Another unidentified object was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday, and on Friday,…

Live updates: White House briefing on unidentified objects in US airspace

A US F-16 fighter jet shot down another airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon at the direction of President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said. Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the object was not assessed to be a military threat, but it was a flight hazard. “We did not…

Blake Lively also dropped some baby news on Super Bowl Sunday | CNN

CNN  —  Leave it to Blake Lively to give us a baby unannouncement. While the world has been chatting about Rihanna’s pregnancy reveal during her Super Bowl halftime performance, Lively just very casually posted a photo of her post-baby body. “Puppy Bowl Sunday 2023,” she wrote in the caption on…

How train tunnels beneath Amsterdam revealed a medieval treasure trove

(CNN) — Building Amsterdam’s North-South metro line was big trouble — a budget-blowing 15-year operation that involved carefully burrowing beneath the foundations of centuries-old architecture. For archaeologists tasked with sifting through soft mud to preserve any history disturbed by the massive engineering project, it was no easy feat either. Their…

Research illuminates a therapeutic strategy to induce cancer cell death

Cancer is a disease driven by gene mutations. These mutated genes in cancer fall into two major categories: tumor suppressors and oncogenes. Mutations in tumor suppressor genes can allow tumors to grow unchecked — a case of no brakes — while mutations in oncogenes can activate cell proliferation, pushing the…