Chinese video game traps player in violent virtual scam center

As China executes the leaders of a notorious crime family with sprawling scam center operations, a new video game attempts to show players what it’s like to be trapped in a similar criminal underworld ...

Patrick Kane passes Mike Modano for the most NHL points by a US-born player

Patrick Kane became the highest-scoring United States-born player in NHL history, passing Mike Modano with an assist for his 1,375th point on an assist Thursday night for the Detroit Red Wings against ...

What to know about the Nipah virus

The virus — called Nipah — kills more than half of the people it infects. Nipah virus, which was named after the village in Malaysia where the first known patient lived, is part of the same family of ...

Trump is about to announce Powell’s replacement. One finalist backed Democrats, higher taxes and more immigration

President Donald Trump plans to announce his pick for the next Federal Reserve chair on Friday morning. Among the finalists is one man who checks many of the boxes: BlackRock executive Rick Rieder.

Xi’s military purge raises questions about China’s stability

CNN’s Erin Burnett talks to Ian Bremmer, renowned foreign affairs expert, about the stability of the world’s largest military after China’s country’s top general, longtime ally and personal friend of ...

Trump sues IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak

President Donald Trump is suing the US Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, accusing the agency of an unathorized leak of his tax returns during his first ...

Venezuelan lawmakers approve new law opening oil industry to foreign companies

Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a law change that will make it easier for foreign companies to take part in the country’s oil industry, in a move by Caracas to meet the demands of US President ...

Ukraine welcomes Trump’s claimed pause in Russian attacks, but Moscow silent

US President Donald Trump claimed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to a week-long pause in attacks on major Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, as the country grapples with ...
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The power and the tragedy: What we learned from Trump’s wild January

T.S. Eliot thought April the cruelest month. But this January gave it a run for its money. The old year ended with President Donald Trump’s ears ringing with claims he was a lame duck after a manic ...

How two federal agents escalated an encounter with Alex Pretti into a deadly shooting

The aggressive actions of two federal agents transformed the encounter into a deadly shooting, a CNN analysis of video has found.

Pete Buttigieg on how Democrats should run in the midterms

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins The Lead.

Democrats reach deal with White House, Senate Republicans to avert government shutdown

A bipartisan funding deal has been reached to avoid a government shutdown, the top Senate Democrat announced, and Senate GOP leaders are taking steps to try to schedule a vote for Thursday night.