Amid multiple explosions in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities early this morning, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was trying to annihilate Ukraine. “This is the 229th day of the full-scale war. This is the 229th day they are trying to annihilate us and wipe us off the face of the earth. That’s it, in a
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By Jim Bittermann, CNN The trial of two of France’s biggest companies began Monday over the crash of Air France flight 447 in 2009 that killed 228 passengers and crew. The national flag carrier and Toulouse-based Airbus have been charged with involuntary homicide for their part in the disaster over the Atlantic. Both companies were
Continue Reading By Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez has resigned as the legislative body’s president after making racist remarks about a fellow council member and his Black child. “I take responsibility for what I said and there are no excuses for those comments,” Martinez said in a statement. “I’m
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, Jason Hanna, Taylor Romine and Stella Chan, CNN Two brothers are now under arrest in connection with this week’s kidnapping and killings of four California family members — with one brother held on suspicion of murder and the other accused of being an accessory, authorities said Friday. Jesus Manuel Salgado — a
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, has died at the age of 22, according to Guinness World Records. The record-breaking toy fox terrier died of natural causes at her home in Taylors, South Carolina, on Monday, said Guinness in a news release. The elderly pooch was five months shy of her 23rd
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Barnard College will offer abortion pills on campus beginning next year, in a move that shows how some colleges and universities may handle the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The New York City women’s college made the announcement Thursday, saying that it plans on bolstering its reproductive health care services in
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN Thailand recoiled in horror Thursday after at least 36 people were killed, at least 24 of them children, in a massacre at a child care center in northeastern Thailand believed to be the country’s deadliest incident of its kind. Authorities immediately launched a manhunt for the suspected attacker,
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Jeremy Bertino, a top lieutenant to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in federal court on Thursday, and is cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation into the far-right extremist group. Bertino, 43, will also plead guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. He
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Two of the 21 members of a presidential commission recently appointed to explore education equity and other issues affecting Hispanics are graduates of El Paso’s Del Valle High School. President Joe Biden announced the creation of the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics on Sept. 30. The members
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US intelligence community believes that the car bombing that killed Darya Dugina, the daughter of prominent Russian political figure Alexander Dugin, was authorized by elements within the Ukrainian government, sources briefed on the intelligence told CNN. The US was not aware of the plan beforehand, according
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By Chloe Melas, CNN The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed on the “Rust” movie set in 2021, and Alec Baldwin have reached an undisclosed settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against the actor and others, according to a statement released by the actor’s attorney. The lawsuit, filed in February in Santa Fe,
Continue Reading By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business OPEC+ said Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of the pandemic, in a move that threatens to push gasoline prices higher just weeks before US midterm elections. The group of major oil producers, which includes Saudi Arabia
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN President Joe Biden is in Florida to see first-hand the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian, once again putting a spotlight on his icy relationship with Gov. Ron DeSantis, the combative Republican leader posed to potentially challenge the Democrat for the presidency in 2024. For the time being, Biden and DeSantis have
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk on Monday sent a letter to Twitter proposing to follow through with his deal to buy the company at the originally agreed upon price of $54.20 per share, according to a securities filing on Tuesday. In the letter, Musk said he would proceed with the acquisition on the
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN The first Native American woman ever to travel to Earth’s orbit will take flight this week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. The astronaut, NASA’s Nicole Aunapu Mann, will serve as mission commander. The former US Marine Corps pilot’s role can be thought of as the crew’s quarterback. Mann’s historic journey
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee in Georgia’s Senate race, on Monday said a report that he paid for an abortion more than a decade ago was a “flat-out lie” and a “repugnant hatchet job.” Walker’s denial came shortly after the Daily Beast reported he had paid for a woman’s abortion
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, Chris Boyette and Taylor Romine, CNN The reward for information leading to an arrest in the killings of six people in a series of shooting deaths in Stockton, California, has been raised to $115,000, police said. Stockton Police have said they believe the attacks, which include one non-fatal shooting, are related, and
Continue Reading By Jessica Schneider, CNN The Onion — a publication best known for its tongue-in-cheek, satirical postings on politics and world events — has taken the very serious step of filing an amicus brief before the Supreme Court. It is wading into legal advocacy by asking the high court to hear a case about an Ohio
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, and Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell are visiting Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Monday — weeks after Hurricane Fiona ravaged the US territory. In Puerto Rico, Biden received a briefing on the storm and is meeting with individuals who have
Continue Reading By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Rob Cohen had been waiting for the perfect moment to propose — and that moment dawned on him as Hurricane Ian approached Florida. Cohen had a feeling that the site of his first date with Mary Fixl — along Lake Eola in Orlando — would soon be flooded by the monster
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“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah has announced he will step away from the anchor desk. In a video statement shared on twitter Thursday, Noah said that after seven years as host of the comedy central satirical news program, his “time is up.” “It’s been absolutely amazing. It’s something that I never expected,” Noah said
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger, Anna Chernova and Tim Lister, CNN President Vladimir Putin announced Russia would seize of nearly a fifth of Ukraine on Friday, declaring that the millions of people living there would be Russian citizens “forever.” Under the annexation process, which is illegal under international law, Moscow will recognize four Ukrainian regions as Russian
Continue Reading TAIBA MEHTARKHIL By Masoud Popalzai, Rhea Mogul, Irene Nasser, Alex Stambaugh and Ehsan Popalzai CNN A suicide bomb attack on an education center in Kabul has killed at least 25 people, most of whom are believed to be young women, in the latest sign of the deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital. The explosion
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EL PASO, Texas – Far, far away from the destructive category 4 Hurricane Ian, the Borderland is experiencing nice, dry weather this week. Wednesday morning, Hurricane Ian made landfall on the verge of category 5 strength. Around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, the maximum sustained winds were a whopping 155 mph. If the winds reach had been
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SALEM, Massachusetts — Fans of the movie “Hocus Pocus” can stay at the Sanderson Sisters’ cottage this Halloween season. The creepy abode located in the remote woods of Salem, Massachusetts is available on Airbnb. It was recreated in honor of “Hocus Pocus 2” which starts streaming on Disney+ Friday. Guests can try their hand at
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More than 2.5 million customers across Florida are without power this morning, according to PowerOutage.us. Ian has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall on Wednesday near Fort Myers as a Category 4 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center says the storm is approaching northeastern Florida. Ian continues to pack a punch dumping rain on Florida. The storm might be
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg, Taylor Romine and Christina Maxouris, CNN Six people were injured in a Wednesday shooting at an East Oakland, California, school campus, and authorities are looking for those responsible, police said Wednesday. Officers responded to reports of a shooting just after 12:45 p.m. local time at a school campus that houses
Continue Reading CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Union wants to raise €140 billion ($140 billion) by tapping the windfall earnings of some energy companies to help households and businesses pay eye-watering gas and electricity bills. On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed skimming off excess revenue from renewable and nuclear electricity producers, and taxing the
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Hurricane Ian strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane this morning, hours before it was expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Landfall is expected between afternoon and early evening in the area near Port Charlotte and Sarasota, though the hurricane’s track, timing and intensity may change. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a
Continue Reading (CNN) — More than 2.5 million Floridians are under some kind of evacuation warning Tuesday as Hurricane Ian marches closer to the state’s west coast and the governor warned the time to heed officials’ warnings to leave is “rapidly running out.” The Category 3 storm, churning 120 mph winds Tuesday evening, is threatening the peninsula’s
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