President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participate in the first Presidential Debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images Donald Trump stood up for rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, yet again on Thursday, this time from the national debate stage. When President […]
In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia, U.S. paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray found a piece of an elbow joint jutting from the dirt in a gully. It proved to be the first of 47 bones of a single individual – an early human ancestor whom […]
Scientists have revealed the world’s largest-ever cheetah species after analyzing fossils of the behemoth creature’s skull. The colossal predator was as heavy as the biggest cats alive today and more than three times as heavy as modern cheetahs. The species, Acinonyx pleistocaenicus, roamed Eurasia from around 1.3 million to 500,000 years ago. It was first […]
Lynsi Snyder’s path to ownership of burger chain In-N-Out is scarred by family tragedy—and defined by the 41-year-old’s unwavering determination to ensure she’d earned her place in the business by gaining the respect of her peers. Snyder took on the top job at the West Coast chain aged 27 in 2010, leading the business founded by her […]
As questions surround the collapse of a Baltimore bridge after a containership crashed into it Tuesday, engineering experts say that while bridges have some built-in defenses against collisions, this one was most likely too extreme to withstand. “Bridges are and should be designed to withstand ship impacts. That’s typical of the design process,” said Sanjay […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A peculiar fossil has helped scientists discover an unusual bird that lived among the dinosaurs 120 million years ago, and the find is changing the way researchers think about avian evolution. The previously unknown species […]
Following weeks of bitter rows and mud-slinging between President William Ruto and Kenya’s judges, two separate courts have ruled against the government, both on matters close to the president’s heart. Firstly, a court on Friday ordered the government to stop taking payments for a new housing levy and just an hour or so later, a […]
2023 was a wild roller coaster ride when it came to the homes that landed on the real estate market over the year, especially when it came to the more creative estates. From bathroom sinks that looked like Mount Everest to interiors that could be a horror movie set, here are five houses that completely […]
Power comes in all shapes and sizes — but how one wields the power is at the center of Todd Haynes‘ intriguing drama “May December.” In Netflix’s darkly comic social commentary, a middle-aged Gracie (Julianne Moore) and her younger husband Joe (Charles Melton) invite well-known actress Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) into their home as she researches the couple. […]