Month: October 2019

Pro-Turkish forces cut off the main road between the east and west of Syrian Kurdish territory Sunday, effectively cutting off the main city of Kobani. The move blocks the main highway — and perhaps only route — to Kobani, where US troops are based. CNN witnessed Turkish military armored personnel carriers on the M4 highway

Salute to the United States Navy, which celebrates its 244th birthday on Sunday. Founded on October 13, 1775, the US Navy describes itself as the “largest, most advanced, and most lethal fighting force the world has ever known.” In 1972, nearly 200 years after its founding, Adm. Elmo Zumwalt designated October 13 as the Navy’s

Turkish forces took control of their first town in northern Syria on Saturday, the defense ministry said, as the country’s offensive intensifies. The Turkish military tweeted that it had seized Ras al-Ain on the border “as a result of ongoing successful operations within the scope of the Peace Spring Operation.” But the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic

A neighbor is in custody after he shot five people — four of them fatally — in an apartment building in Chicago, police said. The shooting happened Saturday night and a weapon has been recovered from the scene, according to Tom Ahern, a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department. The suspect — a 67-year-old retired

A top public relations official with the Los Angeles Angels provided oxycodone to Tyler Skaggs, and abused the drug with him before the pitcher died earlier this year, the employee’s attorney told CNN on Saturday. The alleged drug abuse and a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation were first reported by ESPN. ESPN reported that Eric Kay,

A gunman barged into a church in New Hampshire and opened fire, wounding a bride and the bishop before wedding guests tackled him, authorities said. Investigators want to know if the attack is related to another fatal shooting this month. Dale Holloway, 37, was charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly opened fire at the

Typhoon Hagibis weakened to a tropical depression as it continued to move across central Japan on Sunday, leaving at least 31 people dead and 186 others injured in its wake, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. The storm made landfall just before 7 p.m. Saturday local time on the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. According to

A small blue boat with an outboard motor bobs on the waves of the open sea. It is crammed with 28 migrants — men, women and children — from Somalia, Bangladesh and Yemen. Across the horizon is the Libyan coast. Sailors on a Libyan coast guard ship wave their arms. “Stop! Stop!” they shout in

California just took a step toward making its school environments a little more inclusive. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a new piece of legislation that guarantees all students will receive lunch even if their parents or guardians have not paid their meal fees. The bill, authored by state Sen. Robert Hertzberg, says students shouldn’t

The woman who has been nicknamed a “serial stowaway” for her repeated attempts to sneak onto flights without boarding passes was arrested again, Chicago authorities said. Marilyn Hartman was taken into custody Friday night after she tried to pass through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport security without a boarding pass or identification, the Chicago Police Department

Moon enthusiasts, get ready — because the next full moon will appear Sunday. The full moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, always follows September’s Harvest Moon. You will be able to see it in the sky on Sunday, October 13, around 5 p.m. ET. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the Hunter’s Moon gets its name

Typhoon Hagibis made landfall Saturday night local time, as the country braces for hurricane-force winds that have killed at least 10 people and injured more than 140. The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the typhoon made landfall just before 7 p.m. local time on the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. The agency called for the