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Audience member steps in to rescue 'La La Land' concert after keyboard player falls ill
Jack Guy, CNN | Posted June 1 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
A 21-year-old university student stepped in to play piano during a performance of "La La Land in Concert" in Australia on Saturday, saving the show after the original pianist was taken ill.
Moderna and other groups get $60M to develop Ebola vaccine
Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Siddhi Mahatole, Reuters | Posted June 1 - 8:44 a.m. | Save Story
Global health organization CEPI will give roughly $60 million to Moderna and two others to accelerate the development of an Ebola vaccine amid an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Macron says French Navy, backed by the UK, intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia
John Leicester, Associated Press | Updated June 1 - 8:36 a.m. | Save Story
The French Navy, with UK support, intercepted another Russia-linked oil tanker under international sanctions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia "considers such actions illegal."
What it takes to translate 'The Chosen' for a world that listens more than it reads
Margaret Darby, Deseret News | Posted June 1 - 8:08 a.m. | Save Story
AI is helping propel "The Chosen " toward an ambitious goal: translating the series into hundreds of languages, many of which have long been overlooked by mainstream media.
Titanic survivor's grandson shares little-known story of Chinese passengers who survived
Cindy Hsu, WCBS | Updated May 31 - 10:09 p.m. | Save Story
A little-known story of six Chinese passengers who survived the sinking of the Titanic is adding to the legend of the famous shipwreck.
Trump sent back Iran deal text with changes
Kevin Liptak, CNN | Updated May 31 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump sent back changes to the proposed deal with Iran after a meeting with advisers Friday, officials said, extending the back-and-forth negotiations into another week.
Venice's growing flamingo population finds refuge in recovering wetlands
Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted May 31 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
Perhaps nothing better illustrates the flamingo's status as a newcomer to the Venetian Lagoon than the fact that the local dialect has no word for them.
In the lowest place on Earth, a sea is rapidly dying — and no one can agree how to save it
Laura Paddison, CNN | Posted May 31 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
The Dead Sea sits where Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian land meet and is a place of extremes. It's the lowest point on the planet, around 1,400 feet below sea level.
Pentagon chief sounds 'alarm' over China's buildup, urges allies to boost defense spending
Gregor Stuart Hunter, Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong, Reuters | Posted May 30 - 9:09 p.m. | Save Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies on Saturday to ramp up military spending to counter China's growing power and prevent its dominance in the region.
King Arthur manuscript in private hands for 700 years goes on sale — for a huge price
Lianne Kolirin, CNN | Posted May 30 - 5:44 p.m. | Save Story
A medieval manuscript featuring an early version of the tales of King Arthur and Merlin, which has been in private hands for about 700 years, is going under the hammer in a rare sale this summer.
Indian court ruling on Google keyword ads could reshape online advertising
Aditya Kalra, Reuters | Posted May 30 - 1:14 p.m. | Save Story
An Indian court ruling that Google infringed the trademark rights of a bathroom fittings maker by allowing rivals to use its name as an advertising keyword could reshape the online ads market.
Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA
Heather Schlitz, Reuters | Posted May 29 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
A devastating parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive and could cause millions of dollars in economic damage to the U.S. economy has been found in a young sheep in Mexico within 31 miles of the U.S. border, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday.
Trapped looking for gold in a flooded cave. How were they found and will they be rescued?
Laura Sharman, Kocha Olarn, June Jeong and Angie Puranasamriddhi, CNN | Updated May 29 - 9:25 a.m. | Save Story
Hope has returned for the five trapped men deep inside a flooded Laos cave. For more than a week, they huddled together above the murky waters in the pitch black.
WHO suspects 906 cases, 223 deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola
Olivia Le Poidevin, Reuters | Updated May 29 - 9:05 a.m. | Save Story
The World Health Organization said on Friday there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated.
Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna-concert-attack plot convicted, sentenced to 15 years
Philipp Jenne, Associated Press | Updated May 28 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Updated May 28 - 1:45 p.m. | Save Story
Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.
US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and launch nuclear talks
Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz And Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press | Updated May 28 - 12:30 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks on Iran's nuclear program.
Shaky ceasefire in Iran war is challenged again as Kuwait faces a missile attack
Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz and Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press | Posted May 28 - 6:45 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military has accused Iran of violating a ceasefire after Kuwait reported it thwarted a missile attack.
