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The Sacramento Kings have made the NBA postseason for the first time since 2006. What's changed?
Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" was topping the Billboard Hot 100, Owen Wilson had just made his debut as Lightning McQueen in "Cars" and Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray was counting down the days to his sixth birthday. -
'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives back in US
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda" and was freed from prison in Kigali last week, returned to the United States on Wednesday, arriving at the US Army's Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio, according to... -
China 'confident and capable' of hitting 2023 growth targets, new premier says at gathering of business leaders
China's newly minted Premier Li Qiang painted a bullish picture of his country's economic recovery at a key business forum this week, as Beijing seeks to win the hearts of global investors and economic leaders after emerging from its long pandemic... -
Bolsonaro claims he won't lead opposition as he returns to Brazil for first time since riots
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro returned to the country on Thursday for the first time since his election defeat that culminated in thousands of his supporters rioting in protest at the result. -
9 soldiers killed after 2 Black Hawk helicopters crash in Kentucky during training mission
Two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) crashed in Trigg County, Kentucky, at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, according to a statement from Fort Campbell. -
'Companies are holding out': Global IPO market slump endures
A slowdown in global initial public offerings continued in the first quarter of 2023 and is likely to endure in the coming months, as companies wait out the effects of volatile stock markets, higher interest rates and inflation, and uncertainty... -
India welcomes its first newborn cheetahs in more than 7 decades
More than 70 years after cheetahs were declared officially extinct in India, the country is now home to four newborn cheetahs, India's Environment Minister announced Wednesday. -
FIFA strips Indonesia of U-20 World Cup after calls for Israel ban
Soccer's world governing body FIFA has stripped Indonesia of its right to host the Under-20 Men's World Cup later this year after an Indonesian official objected to the participation of Israel. -
Beijing warns of 'severe impact' on US-China relations as Taiwan's leader lands in New York
Taiwan's relationship with the United States has "never been closer," its President Tsai Ing-wen said after arriving in New York City Wednesday, as Beijing warned her visit could lead to "serious confrontation" between China and the US. -
Ex-officer who conducted active shooter drills at Nashville school speaks out
Brink Fidler, a former police officer who conducted active shooting drills at Nashville Covenant School and knew victims of the shooting, joins CNN's Erin Burnett to discuss. -
Rare T-Rex skeleton to go under the hammer in Switzerland
Millions of years after dinosaurs ruled the Earth, the skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex was introduced to the public in Switzerland on Wednesday ahead of its auction next month. -
Key differences between police responses in Uvalde and Nashville
Two active shooters in two elementary schools, both armed with assault rifles and both ready to kill. Police in both Uvalde, Texas, last May and Nashville just this week rushed to answer 911 calls of gunfire. -
Hear why this Disney movie is under review by a Florida school district
"Ruby Bridges," a film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South, is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie's use of slurs and argued it could teach students that... -
Top US general: Bakhmut 'slaughter-fest for the Russians'
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke to US lawmakers at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Russia's military forces in Bakhmut, Ukraine. -
She's on Moscow's most wanted list. Hear what she thinks of Putin and his war in Ukraine
Russian student Olesya Krivtsova was charged with terrorism after criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine on social media. She's now on Russia's most wanted list. CNN's Melissa Bell has the story. -
Actor brings special treat for Fallon to taste on 'Tonight Show'
British actor Nicholas Hoult will be starring alongside Nicolas Cage in the new film "Renfield," where Hoult's character gains special powers from eating bugs. The actor brought some of these special treats to NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jimmy... -
Doctor explains new over-the-counter medicine that's a 'complete antidote to opioids'
With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan. Dr. Leana Wen explains.