The assessment isn't trying to alarm or scare people but it reflects what's actually happening around the world, WHO official says

At least 5 Diamond Princess passengers have died

Doctor says mask won't help against coronavirus. Here's why
A new case of coronavirus in California "marks a turning point," according to the state's public health director, because the patient has no related travel history and no known exposure to coronavirus. ...

Lawmakers react to virus briefing: 'I do not think we're prepared'
House lawmakers emerged from a briefing on coronavirus on Friday with Democrats saying that the country is not prepared to deal with the public health threat, while Republicans were less critical but ...

Opinion: How to prepare for the spread of coronavirus
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said a new case of novel coronavirus, Covid-19, in California could be the first instance of "community spread" in the country. The ...

Stelter on Fox News coverage: Wish I could laugh
CNN's Brian Stelter discusses how President Trump's media allies are downplaying the coronavirus.

How coronavirus could impact Crocs sales

Donald Trump Jr. said something unreal about Democrats and coronavirus
• John King: This is a new level of fear-mongering • Opinion: Pence is the wrong guy for this job

Where the top Democratic contenders spent the most on food last month
• CNN Poll: Sanders holds big leads in California and Texas ahead of Super Tuesday vote

Court says former White House counsel doesn't have to testify in win for WH
A federal appeals court Friday dismissed the US House of Representatives' lawsuit seeking to force former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify, in a major win for the White House in ...

Chinese destroyer fires laser at US jet, US Navy says

Stocks post worst week since the financial crisis
It was a terrible week for the US stock market. The three major stock indexes posted their worst weekly percentage drops since the financial crisis, as coronavirus fears mount.

Teenager's remains found in zoo's lion enclosure
The remains of a teen, who was missing for two days, have been found in a lion enclosure at Lahore Safari Zoo in Pakistan.

Why so many young people are socialists

CNN shows you how the world is handling the coronavirus crisis

Lindsey Graham backlash fuels Senate challenge in red South Carolina
South Carolina is a red state, without question -- but that didn't stop one man from yelling out the rallying cry "Yes we can" at a recent gathering for Jaime Harrison, a ...

Trump says he will nominate US Ambassador to Norway to be next Navy Secretary
President Donald Trump formally announced Friday that he will nominate Kenneth Braithwaite, the current US ambassador to Norway, to be his next Navy Secretary.

Opinion: It would be a disaster for us to have to choose between Sanders and Trump
The presidential primary system remains an impediment to political progress. It's hard to imagine a worse system to nominate candidates to the highest office in the land. If you think this system ...

Sanders praised Cuba's literacy programs. Cubans respond
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders recently praised Cuba's literacy program that was launched shortly after Fidel Castro's revolution. CNN's Patrick Oppmann spoke with two teachers who were part of the program.

Dozens of women and girls found dead and families want answers
Families are demanding action from law enforcement after dozens of Native American girls and women in Montana have disappeared and been found dead. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

A woman took 550 times the usual dose of LSD, with surprisingly positive consequences
Drug overdoses can be life threatening, but for two women who accidentally took massive hits of LSD the experience was life changing -- and in a good way.

This tiny electric car looks like a washing machine and costs just $6,600
French automaker Citroën has unveiled the Ami, a tiny electric car that's designed from the outset to be as cheap as possible. The car isn't very fast and it looks a ...

See 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant's shocking guess
A "Wheel of Fortune" contestant was able to guess a five-word puzzle with only two letters given.

Woman dies after drinking single sip of wine laced with MDMA
A woman has died after taking a single sip of wine laced with the drug MDMA, prosecutors in the Belgian city of Antwerp have said.

Men from this country spend the most on beauty products
South Korean men have long embraced beauty products deemed unmarketable to their Western counterparts. Over the past decade, they have become the world's biggest male spenders on skincare, a market that grew ...