
An ash cloud blasted more than a mile into the sky and miles down the volcano's slopes on Wednesday. Officials raised the volcano to its highest alert level, evacuated nearby residents and warned people to stay a few miles away from the volcano's crater over fears of additional eruptions.

An ash cloud blasted more than a mile into the sky and miles down the volcano's slopes on Wednesday. Officials raised the volcano to its highest alert level, evacuated nearby residents and warned people to stay a few miles away from the volcano's crater over fears of additional eruptions.

First responders rescued a skier after a chairlift malfunctioned in Wisconsin due to a power outage. 14 people who were stuck on the chairlift were successfully evacuated, according to CNN affiliate WISN.

In Monroe, Ohio, an administrator put a hot mic in their school hallway, along with a sign that read: “Tell us something good that happened today.” The answers, especially those given by the older kids, were a surprise to everyone, and the video that came from it all went viral on social media.
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CNN's Betsy Klein gets an early look at First Lady Melania Trump's White House Christmas decorations.

Stars of Paddington's London's West End musical took to the blue carpet as the show opened on Sunday night. The production is based on the series of children's books by Michael Bond and follows Paddington as he moves from Peru to London.

Heavy rainfall has unleashed widespread flooding and landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. CNN's Ben Hunte reports.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Sunday with the hope of being a “messenger of peace” as he begins a three-day visit to the nation battered by recent conflicts. Leo is expected to call for unity just days after an Israeli strike on southern Beirut. CNN's Christopher Lamb reports.

The Vancouver Police Department posted a video online that they say shows a rideshare driver helping a woman escape a "domestic-violence-related assault" in Washington state on November 15. Detectives are investigating the incident, police said.


