Analysis: China's harsh lockdowns could exacerbate population crisis
May 16, 2022 at 04:40
A version of this story appeared in CNN's Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong (CNN) For generations of Chinese parents, the...
Covid has hit China's economy harder than expected
May 16, 2022 at 04:18
Hong Kong (CNN Business) China has reported disappointing economic data for the month of April, underscoring the extensive damage Covid lockdowns have wreaked on the country. The world's second largest economy reported shocking drops in retail sales and fac...
Trial of Clinton campaign lawyer relitigates 2016 election fights
May 16, 2022 at 04:10
Under Trump in 2019, then-Attorney General William Barr appointed Durham to examine what Barr characterized as an unfair investigation of Trump. During the 2020 campaign, Trump called Durham's investigation "one of the most important investigations in the h...
How the horror unfolded: She'd just arrived to get ice cream. Then people started screaming
May 16, 2022 at 04:07
(CNN) Dominique Calhoun and her daughters were picking up ice cream at the Tops Friendly Markets supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on a spring Saturday afternoon. They'd just pulled into the parking lot, ready to step out, when the horror began to unfold. "...
Analysis: Buffalo massacre further rattles an insecure nation
May 16, 2022 at 04:03
They are actively making the situation worse, creating an atmosphere in which Black Americans were gunned down while doing their Saturday shopping. This reality set off a day of agony and mourning in Buffalo and in minority communities nationwide on Sunday....
These are the places with the highest wildfire risk in the US
May 16, 2022 at 04:02
(CNN) Forecasters say the West could be looking at a particularly bad wildfire year, as several destructive fires have already ignited well before the hottest, driest months. A fast-moving blaze Wednesday night destroyed 20 homes in a wealthy Orange County,...
'Replacement' conspiracies driving gunmen creep into mainstream politics
May 16, 2022 at 04:02
(CNN) Critics are drawing parallels between the pattern of racist gunmen citing fears of a conspiracy to "replace" Whites with rhetoric pushed on Fox and by some Republican politicians. The shooter: The suspect is 18-year-old Payton Gendron, who traveled fr...
'Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy': What's on the menu in Umbria
May 16, 2022 at 03:19
Not a jealous heart, but a fertile one," Stanley Tucci said as he drove through central Italy. Warning vegetarians: This episode of "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy" includes a lot of meat, especially the aforementioned pork. Below is a guide to where yo...
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen hospitalized after stroke but says no long-term damage
May 16, 2022 at 03:15
(CNN) Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced Sunday that he suffered a "minor stroke" over the weekend and is hospitalized. The Maryland Democrat said in a statement that his doctors have told him "there are no long-term effects or damage as a result of this incid...
Man Ray's 'Le Violon d'Ingres' photograph sells for record $12.4 million
May 16, 2022 at 03:02
Written by Toyin Owoseje, CNNThis story was updated with the final sale price and other details following the auction. Man Ray's famed "Le Violon d'Ingres" made history Saturday when it became the most expensive photograph ever to sell at auction. The black...
Investigators and reporters study purported manifesto after Buffalo shooting spree
May 16, 2022 at 03:01
An eight-year-old Black girl was at the grocery store with her parents, picking out a birthday cake for her dad , when the shooting started on Saturday. The gunman was allegedly motivated by his fear about declining White birth rates and an influx of immigr...
Travis Scott makes first major public appearance at Billboard Music Awards since Astroworld tragedy
May 16, 2022 at 02:56
(CNN) Travis Scott returned to center stage at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. Scott performed two songs, "Mafia" and "Lost Forever," after being introduced by Sean "Diddy" Combs and French Montana. It was Scott's first major public performance since...
Revenge travel: How vacation vengeance became a thing
May 16, 2022 at 01:08
(CNN) — As more and more countries reopen their borders to eager tourists, a trendy new phrase has emerged on social media: revenge travel. But the idea of "revenge travel" seems to be more about loving to travel rather than expecting a specific destination...
Xi Jinping looms large over Australia's election
May 16, 2022 at 01:00
Brisbane, Australia (CNN) The faces of Australian election candidates are plastered on campaign posters across the country -- but there's one face that stands out, and it belongs to Xi Jinping. Before the federal election campaign even started, accusations...
The victims: A 'hero' security guard, a former fire official's mother and a teacher among the people killed
May 16, 2022 at 00:57
(CNN) Thirteen people were shot -- 10 fatally -- at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket Saturday in a massacre authorities believe was racially motivated. Eleven of the victims were Black and two were White, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Sa...
Rapper Lil Keed dead at 24, record label says
May 15, 2022 at 23:45
(CNN) Atlanta-based rapper Lil Keed died Friday at the age of 24, according to a tweet Sunday from his record label Young Stoner Life (YSL). Lil Keed, whose real name is Rahqid Render, inked a deal with Young Thug's YSL records via 300 Entertainment in 2018...
Naomi Judd remembered in song and tears at public memorial
May 15, 2022 at 23:27
(CNN) Remarks and music with lyrics about love, loss and heaven were a common thread throughout the public memorial held for Naomi Judd Sunday at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Her daughter, actress Ashley Judd, was welcomed to the stage at the b...
Opinion: The terrorists among us, and how to stop them
May 15, 2022 at 23:00
It's a very American tale of domestic terrorism which appears to have struck once again on Saturday, this time in the city of Buffalo, New York. In June 2015, a white nationalist killed nine people attending a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina. Jus...
Biden will travel to Buffalo on Tuesday, official says
May 15, 2022 at 22:55
(CNN) President Joe Biden will travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to meet with the families of victims after a racially motivated mass shooting Saturday at a grocery store left 10 people dead, the White House announced Sunday. Biden told reporters earl...
At least 2 dead, multiple people injured in shooting at a Texas flea market, sheriff says
May 15, 2022 at 22:44
(CNN) A shooting at a flea market in Harris County, Texas, Sunday left multiple people injured and at least two dead, according to a tweet from the sheriff. The "shooting may have stemmed from an altercation between two parties that turned violent," Harris...