A record number of women are running in Kenya’s elections but many face harassment and abuse
Just before sunset, Umra Omar boards a speedboat that will take her around the historic Lamu channel for meetings with voters. As her boat zooms...
In the two-plus weeks Biden has spent isolated, he’s seen legislative fortunes enjoying a turnabout and foreign policy shaken by global events
A fatigued, runny-nosed President Joe Biden entered Covid solitude on July 21 with his legislative agenda stalled, a standoff brewing with the House speaker and...
Democrats score a major victory with Sinema’s agreement on economic bill
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Thursday night offered critical support for President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda after party leaders agreed to change new tax proposals at...
Biden signs bills tackling Covid relief fraud into law
President Joe Biden signed into law two bipartisan bills on Friday aimed at holding accountable individuals who commit fraud under pandemic relief programs....
Illinois day-care worker tests positive for monkeypox, officials say, but no cases reported in children
An Illinois day-care worker has tested positive for monkeypox, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday, but no other cases have been reported there....
Travel news: Space balloons, floating hotels and supersonic jets
CNN Travel’s roundup of the week’s news includes innovative transport concepts: NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet, a “carbon-neutral spaceship” and a design for a nuclear-powered floating...
Nebraska and Colorado are sparring over water rights. It could be the new norm as rivers dry up
Ricketts in April signed legislation that would allow Nebraska to build a canal in Colorado to siphon water off the South Platte River....
Latest Turkey Inflation Rate of 79.6% the Highest in 24 Years — Weakening Lira and Russia-Ukraine War Blamed
According to the latest data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, the country’s annual inflation rate for the month of July was 79.6%, the highest in...
Why the international climate community isn’t popping champagne over the US energy bill
US officials are hoping the energy and tax bill puts them in a better position for difficult climate negotiations to come....
They survived a mass shooting at their California high school 30 years ago. It still affects them today
On May 1, 1992 — seven years before Columbine — a gunman killed four people and wounded 10 others at a California high school. CNN...