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Hailey Morinico wasn't really thinking when she confronted the black bear that wandered into the backyard of her California home on Monday -- she just knew she had to protect her dogs.

Kate Winslet has said she rejected a retouched promotional poster and insisted her "bulgy bit of belly" was not edited out of a sex scene for her TV series "Mare of Easttown."

I got a somber call from my head of human resources on the morning of April 15th. It was the height of the second wave of the pandemic in India and one of our employees, Santosh Chalke, had died from Covid-related complications. Santosh had been working for my organization, Borosil, for more than 15 years. His main job was in housekeeping and offering snack service to employees and visitors to the office. He had an ever-smiling and easy-going personality.

A Florida man accused of killing an iguana last year wanted a charge of animal cruelty dismissed on the basis of the state's "stand your ground" law. A judge has denied his motion.

President Joe Biden told a crowd in Tulsa on Tuesday that it wasn't exactly his fault that Congress wasn't passing more of his agenda.

A Belarusian activist stabbed his own throat during a court hearing in Minsk on Tuesday, according to local human rights watchdog Viasna 96.

It's hard to get a grip on what's happened to one-time war hero, retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn.

Kamala Harris will try to deepen the United States' "strategic partnership and bilateral relationship" with Guatemala and Mexico on her first foreign trip as vice president, according to her senior staff members.

By now, you've probably heard of a cyberattack involving JBS — one of the country's largest meat producers. But what is JBS? And what happened? And where, exactly, is the beef?

Olympic hockey gold medalist Imran Sherwani has revealed he has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, after first noticing symptoms while in his early 50s.

It's time to move it, move it.

After Covid-19 shuttered museums and galleries across the globe, the art world is staging a cautious reopening -- which includes a host of new pandemic-friendly, open-air exhibitions and installations.

Meat producer JBS closed nine of its US beef processing plants on Tuesday following a cyberattack that took down its IT systems, but the company plans to restore operations on Wednesday and has told employees to return to work.

One of the largest vessels in the Iranian navy has caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman, according to the country's semi-official Fars News Agency.

Thirteen Democrats and two Republicans are running in the New York City mayoral primaries on June 22, according to the New York City Board of Elections. They're vying for the chance to lead the largest city in the US as it faces rising crime, recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and a range of other issues.

Hong Kong's most controversial destination has been forced to close just two days before a hugely significant date in the global pro-democracy calendar.

Price are rising quickly across huge swaths of the developed world, with inflation in countries that belong to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development surging in April to the highest rate since 2008.

Mining for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is typically done by companies that own massive server farms operating outside of the United States. But cybersecurity firm NortonLifeLock is hoping to bring mining to your desktop.

The Curiosity rover is heading for the hills as it continues to explore Mars, and the proverbial gold it's looking for may surprise you: organic salts.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a Covid-19 vaccine made by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac for emergency use.

As far as many viewers in the West are concerned, India's pandemic crisis is encapsulated by one enduring image: flaming funeral pyres. On an almost-daily basis this disheartening tableau can be seen in outlets ranging from the New York Times, CNN, the Washington Post and BBC. These outlets typically preface their coverage with "trigger" warnings that some might find the content upsetting.

After four months of working from home during the pandemic, Reeba Akram decided to change where home was.

At least six people were injured in an overnight shooting at a party in Springfield, Ohio, police said.

Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia, called on President Joe Biden to "aggressively discuss and resolve" the issue of US citizens being detained for political purposes when he meets President Vladimir Putin at a summit later this month.

Extreme heat waves are more lethal than any other weather-related disaster in America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A campaign this summer led by NOAA in cities across 11 states will map the disproportionate stress that heat places on poorer neighborhoods and suggest ideas to alleviate that.

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For miles on end there are hardly any inhabitants in sight on the French Polynesian island of Nuku Hiva. This South Pacific utopia is one of the world's most remote locations and is an extraordinary part of the planet where a traveler can be as far from the crowds as it's possible to be.

Elon Musk has turned his attention from Shiba Inu dogs to baby sharks — and investors are singing along.

On July 4, 1939, baseball player Lou Gehrig stood on the field at Yankee Stadium in front of 62,000 fans. This wasn't unusual; nicknamed the "Iron Horse," he had been the New York Yankees' regular first baseman for 14 years. But this time, Gehrig wasn't playing baseball -- he was delivering a retirement speech.

A firefighter is dead and another is hospitalized after an off-duty colleague fired gunshots at a California fire station before apparently taking his own life, according to authorities.

"I don't like violence," says Reema Aburahma, "I'm so girly!"

The African Union has suspended Mali's membership in response to last week's military coup and threatened sanctions if a civilian-led government is not restored, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a new second-in-command, according to excerpts of a government document seen by CNN.

American democracy -- under a relentless, multi-front assault from pro-Donald Trump Republicans -- is about to show whether it is strong enough to save itself.

The father of some of the children abducted at gunpoint at a school in north central Nigeria has told CNN how four of his eight kids were taken by gunmen on Sunday. The youngest is just 5 years old.

Xi Jinping wants China to learn how to make friends and influence people.

While Memorial Day was a milestone for a return to a sense of normalcy from the Covid-19 pandemic, it could take another two weeks to determine where the US really stands, an expert said.

A 56-year-old man died on Memorial Day after falling about 500 feet from a ridge on the summit of Mount Russell in the Sequoia National Park in California, officials said.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who was shot by the Taliban after campaigning for girls' education, has been unveiled as British Vogue's latest cover star.

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down the technology that allowed for rapid development of safe and effective mRNA COvid-19 vaccines could lead to breakthroughs for other diseases.

Former President Barack Obama explains why as the first Black President, he sometimes felt the need to hold back when addressing race and racism in America.

The 46-year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest.

The US and allies take part in a large scale NATO mission involving more than 20 NATO nations, flying over NATO member states in an exercise designed in part to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

More than a month since Colombians first took to the streets this year to protest against a botched tax overhaul and the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, tensions across the country are escalating rapidly with more than a dozen deaths over the weekend -- and a risky new government tactic.

Major meat producer JBS USA suffered a cyberattack on Sunday.

Crews have started to remove the remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Memphis park where a monument of him once stood.

Home surveillance camera captures the moment a brave teen rescued her dog after a huge bear grabbed it by its vest to try to protect her own cubs.

Canada has changed its guidelines on mixing doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the country's health agency said Tuesday, and Canadians may get a different type of vaccine for their second shot.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday confirmed his intention to host the Copa America tournament in Brazil, despite the country's ongoing struggles with Covid-19.

The State Department has called on Myanmar's military regime to release Danny Fenster, an American journalist based in Myanmar who was detained earlier this week as he tried to board a flight out of the country. CNN's Anna Coren reports.