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Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists jumped to $22.4B in 2025 − Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates and the estate of Paul Allen lead a list of the biggest givers
'That’s the kind of town we are': Community steps up for Michigan tornado victims
What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls

Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists jumped to $22.4B in 2025 − Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates and the estate of Paul Allen lead a list of the biggest givers

The 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2025 committed US$22.4 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more. That total was 35% above an inflation-adjusted $16.6 billion in 2024, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest annual tally of these donations. Media entrepreneur and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg led the Chronicle’s Philanthropy 50 list, followed by Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Allen died in 2018, but his estate is still being settled. The Conversation U.S. asked David Campbell, Lindsey M

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Justice Department’s brewing case against former CIA chief tests its efforts to prosecute Trump foes

Justice Department prosecutors leading an investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan are facing increasing pressure from top Justice officials to bring criminal charges against him after the department has flailed in trying to punish President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies, people briefed on the matter told CNN in recent days.Prosecutors in the Miami US attorney’s office have been leading the Brennan probe, which relates to testimony the ex-intelligence chief gave to Congress in 2023 and the Russia investigation years earlier, issuing two rounds of subpoenas to several witnesse

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Michael Bloomberg, biggest donor of 2025, tops Philanthropy 50 list for third year in a row

For the third consecutive year, Michael Bloomberg landed the No. 1 spot on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s exclusive ranking of the 50 biggest donors of 2025. The founder of the Bloomberg financial-news empire and former New York mayor gave $4.3 billion to support arts, education, the environment, public health, and programs to improve city governments. Bloomberg is followed on the Philanthropy 50 list by three donors who each gave $1 billion or more to charity last year. Bill Gates (No. 2) gave $3.7 billion to the Gates Foundation, and his former Microsoft colle

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Why emergency oil releases won’t fix this crisis

Investors rattled by the war in Iran have sent oil prices skyrocketing – and global governments have noticed. The world’s biggest economies are now considering emergency releases of millions of barrels of oil into the market.But while that might sound like a lot, experts say even tens of millions of barrels are more like a drop in the bucket when it comes to global oil needs.That’s because the world, and the US, uses so much oil every single day that even a relatively large one-time release won’t be able to offset the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global

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Judge disqualifies trio of lawyers tapped to lead New Jersey's federal prosecutor's office

A judge on Monday disqualified three Justice Department officials from overseeing federal prosecutions in New Jersey, saying they were appointed as part of an illegal power grab by the Trump administration. The scathing, 130-page ruling is the latest development in a long-running fight between the judiciary and President Donald Trump over the process for selecting U.S. attorneys, who ordinarily must undergo Senate confirmation to stay in their positions. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann ruled last year that Trump's first choice for U.S. attorney, his former perso

FDA declines to endorse leucovorin for autism, walking back earlier statements suggesting benefit

Seventh US service member killed in Iran war brought home in dignified transfer

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A 75-year-old faces execution this week for a 1991 murder. But he didn’t pull the trigger

Charles Burton may just have days left to live. And though he has spent the last three decades on death row, the topics of conversation on a recent phone call are light: he reminisces about growing up in Alabama, chats about how he enjoys writing letters and offers the wisdom he thinks the next generation needs to hear.Burton, known as “Sonny” to his family and friends, is scheduled to be executed on Thursday. The 75-year-old, who now uses a wheelchair, is on death row for the murder of Douglas Battle, despite the fact he himself did not commit the fatal shooting.“I didn’t kill no one,

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Justice Jackson says Supreme Court’s handling of emergency cases creates ‘warped’ process

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday said the Supreme Court’s handling of emergency cases has created a “warped” process that effectively signaled the outcome of high-profile controversies prematurely, describing that as an “unfortunate” departure from how the justices handled short-fuse appeals just a few decades ago.“This uptick in the court’s willingness to get involved with cases on the emergency docket is a real unfortunate problem,” Jackson said in remarks at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, during an event attended by lower court judges and lawyers. “I thi

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‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk’s spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war

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TSA wait times may not get better any time soon. Here’s what you should know if you’re flying

Travelers stuck in line for hours at airport security this week are the latest victims of a partial government shutdown that has dragged on for nearly a month.Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed in mid-February amid a standoff between Republicans and Democrats over immigration reform. Now, Transporation Security Administration screeners are about to miss a paycheck just as the Spring Break travel season heats up.Here’s what’s going on and when the long lines might go away.These are the airports being hit the hardestWhile most of the more than 430 commercial airports in t

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More members of the Iranian women’s soccer team seek asylum as most of squad leaves Australia

Seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer team have remained in Australia, while the rest of the squad has now left the country for Iran, a source has told CNN Sports.Earlier on Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that five players had been granted humanitarian visas, amid fears over their safety should they return to Iran.Now, a source close to the squad has told CNN Sports that another two members of the team – a player and a member of staff – have also sought asylum in Australia.Meanwhile, the rest of the team is now believed to have left the country, headi

The Latest: Hegseth vows most intense day yet of US strikes as Iran aims to fight on

What we know on the 11th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

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El Niño could be here soon, bringing wild weather and a hotter climate

There are increasing indications El Niño is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack. El Niño could affect the Atlantic hurricane season (if the timing is right) and heat the planet even further, making another record warm year much more likely than it otherwise would be either this year or next.El Niño and La Niña are periodic climate cycles in the tropical Pacific Ocean that occur every few years and can have profound effects on global weather patterns. They can bring flooding to pa

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War in Iran has US gas prices spiking. Drilling for more oil here won’t fix things

The current war in the Middle East has sent the price of oil spiking — and with it, US gas prices.Crude prices leapt over $100 per barrel on Monday. In the US, the average gas price was $3.48, up 50 cents since the US entered war with Iran.The current energy crisis underscores an important fact: US gas prices are inseparable from the global oil market. And even though the US is the biggest exporter of oil globally, it can’t make up for the standstill of oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, plus Middle East oil stalwarts Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates starting to redu

Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team

Capturing Iran’s highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say

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Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team

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'No room for diplomacy,' senior Iranian official tells CNN

In this exclusive interview in Tehran, Kamal Kharazi, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, tells CNN’s Fred Pleitgen Iran can continue with the war for a long time and he doesn’t see room for diplomacy anymore. CNN is operating in Iran with the permission of the Iranian government, as required under local regulations. CNN maintains full editorial control over what it reports. The Iranian government does not review, approve, or preview CNN’s reporting prior to publication or broadcast.

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