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Former Democratic congresswoman Donna Shalala reacts to the Kansas abortion vote and explains what it could mean for the midterm elections.

The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine since Russia's invasion has passed though a high-stakes inspection in Istanbul. The shipment was inspected to ensure the sole transportation of goods approved under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. CNN's Nada Bashir reports.

Kansas voters handed abortion-rights advocates a massive victory Tuesday, surging to the polls to defeat a measure that would have allowed the GOP-led legislature to impose new restrictions.

Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and shops, the force of the shockwaves froze the dials of timepieces, some vintage, others sleek and modern.

Ret. Gen. David Petraeus, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, tells CNN's John Avlon why Chinese President Xi Jinping may try to avoid conflict with the US and Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the democratic, self-governing island.

On Tuesday, voters in Kansas cast their ballots and rejected a measure that would have allowed restrictive abortion laws to go forward in the state. It's a huge victory for abortion rights: Kansas is the first state to vote on abortion since the Supreme Court's Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health decision earlier this summer that overturned Roe v. Wade, and ended nearly 50 years of a constitutional right to abortion.

Hidden under the trees is a Ukrainian drone team, spying on Russian positions. Drones are used to mark the target for artillery strikes, but they are not immune to Russian signal jamming. CNN's Nic Robertson takes a look at some of the high-tech combat tools being used in the Ukraine-Russia war.

British flight attendant Kris Major has worked in aviation for over two decades. He's seen the industry suffer and recover in the wake of 9/11, SARS and foot and mouth disease.

China has suspended some trade with Taiwan in apparent retribution for a visit by the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-governing island.

President Joe Biden will sign another executive order Wednesday as part of his administration's efforts to help ensure access to abortion in light of the Supreme Court's decision earlier this summer to eliminate the federal right to the procedure.

Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN, marking another aggressive step taken by Justice Department prosecutors.

Republican voters in Michigan and Arizona -- two states at the center of former President Donald Trump's 2020 election denial campaign -- are choosing their nominees in crucial Senate and governors' races on Tuesday, as the shape of the 2022 midterms comes into focus less than a hundred days from Election Day.

The US air force jet carrying US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan was seen on an air traffic tracking website taking a longer than usual route, potentially avoiding flying northeast over the South China Sea, where China has been building up its military presence in recent years. CNN's Will Ripley has more.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China's threats of retaliation over the visit. CNN's Selina Wang explains China's reaction and the potential consequences of this decision.

The Defense Department wiped the phones of top departing DOD and Army officials at the end of the Trump administration, deleting any texts from key witnesses to events surrounding the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to court filings.

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin's reputed girlfriend as part of a series of measures targeting Russian elites in the Biden administration's latest attempt to punish the Kremlin for its ongoing war in Ukraine.

CNN's Alex Marquardt breaks down the US's planning and execution of a targeted drone strike against al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China's threats of retaliation over the visit.

The son of Guy Reffitt, the first US Capitol riot defendant to go to trial rather than take a plea agreement, said his father "absolutely" deserves the 87-month prison sentence that was handed down Monday.

Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid made a rare allusion to the country's widely suspected nuclear arsenal during a speech on Monday.

A maelstrom of howling brown dust engulfs travelers through Isiolo. A few weeks earlier, 11 people were reported to have been killed around the north Kenyan town in the space of 10 days.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan despite stern warnings from Beijing. CNN's Selina Wang reports on China's escalation of threats and the history of Pelosi's critical stance toward the Chinese Communist government.

Anger is mounting in Beijing as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to stop in Taiwan as part of her trip to Asia, according Taiwan and US officials. CNN's Will Ripley has more.

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's death at the hands of a US drone strike brings an end to his "trail of murder and violence against American citizens," President Joe Biden said Monday evening.

It was mid-afternoon on a sweltering Saturday when Raj, a laborer from northwest India, started feeling dizzy as he hauled heavy bags of concrete mix and sand on a construction site in downtown Singapore.

President Biden announced the US successfully targeted al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan, saying in White House remarks that "justice has been delivered." CNN's Michael Holmes reports on al-Zawahiri's rise to power.

A retired Washington, DC police officer who was part of Donald Trump's motorcade on January 6, 2021, told CNN's Don Lemon on Monday night that the then-President was adamant about going to the Capitol as the riot unfolded.

Former DC Metropolitan Police Sergeant Mark Robinson tells CNN's Don Lemon about his experience working in former President Donald Trump's motorcade during the January 6 riot.

More than a dozen leading designers showcased their creations at India Couture Week (ICW), offering a glimpse -- among much else -- at the bridalwear trends shaping one of the world's largest wedding markets.

Indigenous lawmaker Lidia Thorpe referred to the Queen of England as "the colonizing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II" while being sworn into Australia's Parliament.

A Kentucky state court of appeals has reinstated the state's so-called "trigger law" banning abortion as well as a separate law banning the procedure after roughly six weeks of pregnancy, siding with Attorney General Daniel Cameron and allowing the laws to temporarily be enforced while the case proceeds in the courts.

A bear caught on doorbell cam appears to be ringing a South Carolina's woman's bell. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency to bolster California's monkeypox vaccination efforts as the virus spreads nationwide.

Former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus (ret.) explains what intelligence and military coordination was likely needed to complete the targeted drone strike that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

President Joe Biden announces that the US has killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike inside Afghanistan.

Ukrainian soldier Yuriy Hudymenko was badly injured during a battle against Russians, yet he yearns to go back to the front lines. CNN's Jason Carroll talks to him and other soldiers about their reasons to keep fighting.