Sea levels on China's coastline have hit their highest on record for the second year in a row, rising more quickly than the global average and posing a serious threat to coastal cities such as the financial hub of Shanghai.
Japan's population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate continues to sink, according to government data released Wednesday.
A new court filing alleges JPMorgan Chase executives were aware of sex abuse and trafficking allegations against its then-client Jeffrey Epstein, several years before the financial institution cut ties.
Two videos have emerged on pro-Russian social media in the past week that appear to show Russian soldiers beheading Ukrainian soldiers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed those involved would be held accountable. CNN senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman reports from Ukraine.
Escaping police custody by swapping identities seems like a plot straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, but police in Hong Kong are on the hunt for a suspect who did just that.
The suicide rate in the United States returned to a near-record high in 2021, reversing two years of decline, according to a report released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CNN's auto expert Peter Valdes-Dapena tells "Nightcap's" Jon Sarlin how consumers' choices may be affecting car prices. For more, watch the full Nightcap episode here.
Snaking through the dense forests of Alishan, one of the tallest mountain ranges in Taiwan, the 111-year-old Alishan Forest Railway has long been a popular attraction for train fans.
California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna is calling for California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign -- a rare instance of a lawmaker urging a member of their own party to step down from Congress.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an increase in combat training while visiting military forces, following China's third day of drills in a show of force around Taiwan's coast.
Minnesota Twins infielder Kyle Farmer will need surgery to "realign his teeth and to fix a major laceration of the lower jaw" after he was hit in the face by a pitch during Wednesday's game between the Twins and the Chicago White Sox, according to Twins manager Rocco Baldelli.
Mexican authorities are investigating the head of the country's immigration agency, in the wake of last month's deadly fire in a migrant detention center that killed at least 38 people and left dozens injured.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage, in the latest example of states taking more aggressive steps intended to protect teens online.
