Airbus built a lot of planes for China last year - but can't deliver them

Airbus needs China's blessing on its newest jetliners. And without it, undelivered planes are piling up at its factories in France and Germany.The company wanted to sell nearly 200 more Airbus jets to China this week.

The last straw: Is time up for this plastic relic?

(CNN)Every day, Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws, enough to circle the Earth twice, or fill 125 school buses.That means the average American uses over 35,000 of them in a lifetime. But that could even be a low estimate, according to Adrian Grenier, who leads a campaign called Strawless Ocean.

Doctors want President Trump's head examined

(CNN)President Donald Trump is "in excellent health," White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, said following his physical Friday. But it's not clear whether any mental health tests were conducted, despite urging from mental health professionals.

From paradise to panic: Hawaii residents and vacationers run for cover, fearing missile attack

(CNN)Jocelyn Azbell had just woken up in her Maui hotel Saturday when she was hurried into the hotel's basement to take shelter from an incoming ballistic missile.

America is changing. Bigoted slurs, immigration bans and racist rallies can't change that

(CNN)From the moment the United States was born, it has been an exercise in transformation, a nation that every day welcomes new citizens -- by birth and by oath -- to take part in this grand experiment.

Mudslides, wildfires, earthquakes and flu. 2018's off to a rough start in California

(CNN)California evokes images of sunny beaches, majestic mountains, Hollywood celebs, coastal highways and all variations of good times. But lately, the Golden State has elicited visions of a different kind -- houses buried in mud, scorched hillsides and flu-stricken hospital patients.

African Union, African UN envoys demand Trump apology

Washington (CNN)The African Union, a group representing the continent's countries, and African ambassadors to the United Nations, sharply denounced US President Donald Trump's reference to African nations as "shitholes" and called on him to retract his statement and apologize.

What's sending mysterious repeating fast radio bursts in space?

(CNN)The only known repeating fast radio burst in the universe just got more extreme.These radio flashes usually last a millisecond and have an unknown physical origin. People love to believe that they're from an advanced extraterrestrial civilization

Southern California mudslides: 17 dead, others missing

(CNN)The founder of a Catholic school is among the 17 people killed in deadly mudslides and flooding in Southern California. Hundreds of rescuers and dogs continued searching for people Wednesday, slogging through mud and debris

Uber and Careem recruit first female drivers in Saudi Arabia

Dubai (CNN)Ride hailing applications in Saudi Arabia are recruiting female drivers, after the Kingdom announced plans to lift the ban on women driving by June 2018.