CNN contributor Patrick McEnroe and anchor Kate Bolduan discuss two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner's latest testimony in a Moscow courtroom over her possession of cannabis oil in Russia.

Sprite is retiring its green plastic bottles after more than 60 years.

Astronomers have spied the heaviest neutron star to date 3,000 light-years away from Earth. The "black widow," a dense, collapsed star that's devouring its stellar companion, also spins 707 times per second, which also makes it one of the fastest spinning neutron stars.

Hundreds of angry protesters loyal to the powerful nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr broke into Baghdad's heavily protected Green Zone on Wednesday, denouncing the nomination of a new prime minister.

When bombshell "Baywatch"-era one-pieces and teeny bikinis reigned in the 1990s, relief for many women came in the form of the tankini -- a tank-top silhouette that offered more coverage than most two-pieces, but could still be modest, sporty or sexy. It was one of the few innovations at a time when women's swim styles only catered to few body types and style preferences -- and even got the stamp of approval on Sports Illustrated's 1

South Korea's second biggest conglomerate is investing $22 billion into the United States, in high-priority areas including chips and clean energy.

Startup ByFusion's machine uses steam and compression to create standard building blocks from virtually all types of plastic waste. The company hopes its machines will provide solutions to both infrastructure and the environmental effects of non-recyclable plastics.

Despite growing pleas from climate change activists, the Democratic Republic of Congo says it is moving forward with its plans to auction off a vast majority of oil and gas drilling blocks located in the country's rainforest and peatland.

More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights have been canceled and more than 130,000 passengers have been impacted by a nationwide strike by its ground staff, according to the airline. CNN's Frederick Pleitgen reports.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).