By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) -- The first meteor shower of spring, known as the Lyrid meteor shower, will present a night skywatching show beginning on Sunday evening and peaking on Wednesday night. There hasn't been a meteor shower to…
By Kristina Sgueglia, Paula Newton, Josh Campbell and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) -- A gunman killed at least 16 people, including one Mountie, during a weekend shooting rampage in small-town Nova Scotia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. The updated…
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) -- A Japanese virus expert says he is "pessimistic" that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will go ahead as planned next year. Kentaro Iwata says that even if Japan can get the outbreak under control in time, there…
By Jessie Yeung, Julia Hollingsworth and Anna Kam, CNN (CNN) -- Humans may be staying home during the coronavirus pandemic, but animals sure are coming out. On Sunday, in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, a kangaroo was spotted bouncing…
By Bethlehem Faleke, CNN (CNN) -- Recipients of Nairobi politician Mike Sonko's Covid-19 care packages can expect to receive the typical food staples except for one item -- alcohol. Sonko, the governor of the Kenyan capital city, Nairobi, confirmed in…
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business (CNN) -- Faced with plunging demand and a country in lockdown, automakers are offering never-before-seen deals to try to sell the cars, trucks and SUVs already sitting on dealer lots. A number of car companies, including…
By Sara Spary, CNN (CNN) -- The European Space Agency has released two images of Venice, taken one year apart, which highlight the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on its famous waterways. The images, one taken on April 13 and the other…
By Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright and Tom Booth, CNN (CNN) -- Sports of all types have been canceled around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. But not in Taiwan. Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium echoed with the thwack of bats…
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) -- Jobless Americans in 29 states are now receiving much bigger weekly unemployment checks, compliments of the federal government. Many states have now updated their computer systems to send out the additional $600 payment, which is…
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) -- Being cooped up at home is no fun for humans, but bears are making the most of the extra space at California's shuttered Yosemite National Park. "The bears are just literally walking down the road to…
By Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) -- Millions of people received their stimulus payments from the federal government this week, but some are at risk of immediately losing the money if they owe credit card, medical, or private student loan debts. A loophole…
By Lisa Drayer, CNN (CNN) -- It's all too easy to reach for comfort foods when feeling stressed or anxious. Consuming that extra scoop of ice cream or another handful of chips or cookies, however, can cause feelings of guilt…
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) -- Faced with disrupted supply chains and steep revenue declines due to the coronavirus pandemic, one zoo is considering a drastic measure: turning some of its residents into food. The longer that the coronavirus lockdowns continue…
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) -- More Americans are turning to anti-anxiety medications as the coronavirus crisis has upended everyday life. Prescriptions for anti-anxiety medicine started climbing in mid-February, spiking 34% by March 15, according to a new report from Express Scripts, a Cigna-owned…
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business (CNN) -- The US labor market was in its best shape in nearly 50 years. Then the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country, taking millions of American jobs with it. It will take the labor…
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) -- US President Donald Trump stunned world leaders and health experts on Tuesday when he announced he was halting funding to the World Health Organization, in the middle of the global coronavirus pandemic. He first threatened to do…
By Madeline Holcombe and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) -- California undocumented workers will receive between $500 and $1000 as part of a $125 million coronavirus disaster relief fund, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. "We feel a deep sense of gratitude for…
By Sara Spary, CNN (CNN) -- Tom Moore, the 99-year-old war veteran raising funds for the UK's National Health Service (NHS) by walking 100 lengths of his garden, has completed the challenge and raised more than £12 million ($15 million) in donations.…
By Sara Spary, CNN (CNN) -- A 99-year-old British war veteran has raised more than £2,000,000 ($2,514,300) for the country's National Health Service (NHS) as he aims to complete 100 laps of his garden, aided by a walking frame. Tom Moore,…
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) -- Researchers have identified previously unknown changes in the brains of astronauts on long-duration spaceflight missions, according to a new study. These long-term spaceflight missions on the International Space Station provide many ways to understand…
By Dan Merica, CNN (CNN) -- Former President Barack Obama will endorse Joe Biden on Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN. Obama will make the endorsement of his former vice president in a video message. The endorsement…
Analysis by David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) -- Do you keep thinking about movies that speak to our shutdown/lockdown/shelter-in-place/quarantine lives at the moment? Movies can help us make sense of this time. When life seems stranger than fiction, we have…
Brekke Fletcher, CNN (CNN) -- Oh, remember the good old days of travel? The ease of picking dates and booking flights, hotels and home rentals? Well, those days are gone, for now. The Covid-19 pandemic has put all but essential travel on…
By Ben Church and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) -- Whilst most professionals sports have ground to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic, there's still a small number that are finding a way to continue. Football, in particular, has been severely affected…
