Start your week smart: China, Hurricane Roslyn, Boris Johnson, Red Bull, Jan. 6
Xi Jinping has unveiled China’s new leadership in the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee — with himself at the helm, surrounded by allies…
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He is a staunch gun rights supporter. She lost her son to gun violence. They overcame their differences to become close friends
By AJ Willingham, CNN Life can change forever in the space between two heartbeats. It’s a fact Pati Navalta knows all too well. In 2014, her…
Continue Reading Smithsonian Zoo mourns death of 17-year-old African lion
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Luke, the patriarch of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s pride of African lions, has died at age 17. The big cat was…
Continue Reading 2 employees were killed in a Dallas hospital shooting
By Sonya Hamasaki, CNN Two employees were killed Saturday morning in a shooting at a Dallas hospital, the local health system said. Authorities…
Continue Reading Man who allegedly shot and killed two Dallas hospital employees was in the building to watch his child’s birth, authorities say
Two employees were killed in a shooting at a Dallas hospital, the local health system said. CNN’s Camila Bernal…
Continue Reading New York City set to bolster police presence in the subway system as part of efforts to crack down on transit crime
By Emma Tucker and Mark Morales, CNN New York state and city officials are bolstering their efforts to combat crime and mental illness in New York…
Continue Reading A dogwalker caught an alligator in rural Idaho
By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN A person walking their dog in rural Idaho was in for quite a surprise when they encountered an alligator,…
Continue Reading Shooting injures 11 outside Southern University, and 2 are arrested on accessory charges
By Jason Hanna and Tina Burnside, CNN Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured 11 people early Friday at a fraternity…
Continue Reading What we know about Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare scandal
By Eric Levenson and Dianne Gallagher, CNN In May 2020, Mississippi’s state auditor announced that the Department of Human Services had wasted…
Continue Reading Meet Massachusetts’ new state dinosaur
By Zoe Sottile, CNN In addition to a state dog (the Boston terrier) and a state bird (the chickadee), Massachusetts now has an official state…
Continue Reading Plane crash into multi-family home in New Hampshire kills 2 people on board, officials say
By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN A single-engine airplane crashed into a home Friday evening near an airport in New Hampshire, killing both people…
Continue Reading Zoo announces death of Rusty, DC’s famous fugitive red panda
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Rusty, the red panda who made headlines in 2013 following his successful escape from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington,…
Continue Reading Texas state trooper who was among the first to respond to Uvalde school massacre has been fired, official says
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Sgt. Juan Maldonado, a Texas state trooper who was among the first…
Continue Reading Michigan family of 4 has been missing since Sunday, police say
By Amanda Musa and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in western Michigan are searching for a family of four that “unexpectedly left their…
Continue Reading Houston-area twins tell police they escaped after mom and partner were abusing them, authorities say
Twin 15-year-olds escaped from their mother’s house in Texas after they say they were abused for months and left handcuffed in a laundry…
Continue Reading Houston-area twins tell police they escaped after mom and partner were abusing them, authorities say
By Hira Humayun, CNN A Houston-area couple was arrested in Louisiana on Tuesday after two abused children turned up at a home early that morning near…
Continue Reading Virginia mother arrested, charged in child’s death after 4-year-old ate THC gummies, police say
By Claudia Dominguez and Raja Razek, CNN A Virginia mother is facing felony murder and child neglect charges in the accidental death of her…
Continue Reading College football player killed while riding electric scooter
By Kevin Dotson, CNN A college community is grieving the loss of 18-year-old football player Camdan McWright. The San José State University freshman…
Continue Reading There are nearly 200 missing Native Americans from New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. The FBI is working to tackle unsolved cases
By Josh Campbell, Jason Kravarik and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Sadie Acevedo is living an endless cycle of grief. Her sister, Anthonette Cayedito,…
Continue Reading There are nearly 200 missing Native Americans from New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. The FBI is working to tackle unsolved cases
With nearly 200 known cases of missing Native Americans in New Mexico, the FBI and the Navajo Police have made a master database of the missing…
Continue Reading Ethan Crumbley expected to plead guilty for fatal shooting at Oxford High School, prosecutors say
By Carolyn Sung, CNN Ethan Crumbley, the teenager accused of fatally shooting four students and injuring seven others at a Michigan high school last…
Continue Reading Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie’s cause of death could take weeks to determine, official says
By Kiely Westhoff and Jason Hanna, CNN A ruling on the cause and manner of death of a Princeton University student may take weeks, a county…
Continue Reading This powerful photo shows what’s happening now at the border
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN It’s a striking image that reveals one family’s struggle and a major change at the US-Mexico border. A…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 21: Liz Truss, Ukraine, Covid-19, Student loans, Uvalde
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re flying American Airlines on an upcoming trip outside of the US, the front of the plane will look a bit…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 21: Liz Truss, Ukraine, Covid-19, Student loans, Uvalde
Most of the nation is under a quiet weather pattern but changes are on the way as we head into the weekend. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the…
Continue Reading Family of a 21-year-old who died at last year’s Astroworld Festival settles lawsuit against event organizers
By Andy Rose, CNN The family of a victim who was among the 10 people killed in a crowd surge last year at a concert in Houston settled a lawsuit…
Continue Reading A car found buried in a California backyard did not contain human remains, police say
By Taylor Romine and Amanda Jackson, CNN Authorities investigating the mystery surrounding a vehicle buried on a residential property near San…
Continue Reading A car found buried in a California backyard is being checked for possible human remains, police say
Police are investigating after a car was discovered buried in the backyard of a California home; likely buried in…
Continue Reading Former UCLA gynecologist is found guilty of sexually abusing his patients, prosecutors say
By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist who worked for the university for decades has been found guilty of…
Continue Reading Man charged with federal hate crime for attacking a Jehovah’s Witnesses place of worship in Washington state in 2018
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A man in Washington state has been charged with a federal hate crime in connection with a 2018 attack on a Jehovah’s…
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