Daily Updates
The latest pieces from across the newsroom and archive.
US tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna | CNN
An American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking Europe’s largest volcano following a period of intense activity, Italian firefighters said Monday.
China’s most famous comedian under investigation for joke about communist song | CNN
A stand-up comedian, considered one of China’s most influential cultural figures, has been placed under investigation and had performances cancelled after he joked about a communist party song.
Russian court jails Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine | CNN
A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison in the latest crackdown leading up to next month’s parliamentary election.
Republicans worry Trump’s warn in Iran could cost them in midterms | CNN Politics
‘One person kind of controls our fate’: Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war
How the humble barcode could help prevent the next cyclospora outbreak | CNN Business
On June 26, 1974, a cashier at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, scanned a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum and changed the way we buy things forever.
Analysis: Senate Democrats have 1 unpopular candidate. It’s much worse for Republicans | CNN Politics
A new poll last week confirmed the Democratic establishment’s fears that Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed could hurt its hopes of winning the chamber’s majority.