US & World Archives

Yolanda Carr, whose daughter Atatiana Jefferson was killed by a Fort Worth police officer, has died

January 9, 2020 6:50 PM CNN

FORT WORTH, Texas — Yolanda Carr sobbed from her hospital bed after a Texas grand jury indicted a former Fort Worth police officer who shot her…

Photos show exhausted Australian firefighters on break from battling bushfires

January 9, 2020 6:41 PM CNN

Firefighters in Australia have been working tirelessly for months battling wildfires in the country. Some have traveled thousands of miles from…

Jail video of Jeffrey Epstein’s first apparent suicide attempt no longer exists

January 9, 2020 5:17 PM CNN

Video surveillance footage taken outside Jeffrey Epstein’s cell during his first apparent suicide attempt in July 2019 “no longer…

Kentucky judge suspended after alleged affair and nepotism

January 9, 2020 5:08 PM CNN

A Kentucky judge was suspended with pay pending an investigation into accusations of misconduct including, among others, nepotism, retaliation…

Man who claimed to be missing boy pleads guilty to aggravated identity theft

January 9, 2020 5:03 PM CNN

A man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois boy who disappeared in 2011 at age 6, pleaded guilty in federal court to aggravated identity…

U.S. House passes resolution limiting Trump’s war powers against Iran

January 8, 2020 3:27 PM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House on Thursday approved a War Powers resolution Democrats said would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take…

A beachcomber brought home what she thought was a rusty old plate. Months later, she learned it was a land mine

January 9, 2020 4:23 PM CNN

Back in April, Jayne Wilson found what she thought was an old plate lying on the beach. The truth is a bit more explosive. Wilson, who works as a…

R. Kelly’s girlfriend Joycelyn Savage faces domestic battery charge after a fight at his apartment

January 9, 2020 4:19 PM CNN

Joycelyn Savage, a girlfriend of singer R. Kelly, faces a battery charge after allegedly getting into a fight with another woman at his apartment,…

Chicago hasn’t had a coyote attack in decades. Yesterday, it had 2

January 9, 2020 4:09 PM CNN

A strange spate of coyote sightings in Chicago — and two attacks, one involving a 5-year-old — have befuddled residents and officials.…

Origin of mystery humming noises heard around the world, uncovered

January 9, 2020 3:52 PM CNN

In 2018, a multitude of seismic signals were detected by earthquake monitoring agencies all over the world in May and June. They created a weird…

A teacher is charged with battery after video shows him grabbing and carrying a student, police say

January 9, 2020 3:43 PM CNN

A Florida middle school teacher has been arrested after he was seen on video grabbing a student in class and carrying him to a hallway where he…

San Francisco just swore in the first Asian American sheriff in California history

January 9, 2020 3:29 PM CNN

San Francisco just appointed a new sheriff — the first Asian American sheriff in California history. Paul Miyamoto, who is of Japanese…

Harvey Weinstein’s request to get a new judge after sharp threat over cell phone usage is rejected

January 9, 2020 2:49 PM CNN

The judge in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal case rejected the defense’s motion request that he recuse himself two days after the judge…

How Harry and Meghan might become ‘financially independent’

January 9, 2020 2:27 PM CNN

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s surprise announcement that they plan to step back from royal duties and “transition into a new working…

Suspect in the New York Hanukkah stabbing faces 5 additional federal hate crime charges

January 9, 2020 2:22 PM CNN

The man accused of stabbing people at a Hanukkah celebration in New York faces five additional federal hate crime charges after authorities alleged…

Woman who planned to build bomb for US terror attack sentenced to 15 years in prison

January 9, 2020 2:18 PM CNN

A Queens woman who planned to build a bomb to be used in a US terrorist attack was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge on Thursday,…

U.S. & Canada say it’s ‘highly likely’ Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner by accident

January 9, 2020 10:14 AM CNN, Associated Press

TORONTO, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late…

Power expected to return to all of Puerto Rico in days after deadly earthquake and aftershocks

January 9, 2020 1:06 PM CNN

Power is expected to be slowly restored to all homes in Puerto Rico over the coming days in the aftermath of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that left…

Tyler Perry offered a job to the first inmate released under a new conviction integrity program in Georgia

January 9, 2020 12:59 PM CNN

Until last month, Darrell Hall was the only prison inmate from Georgia’s most populous county serving a life sentence for a drug offense,…

Thousands donated Christmas trees to help restore a state park that suffered after Hurricane Sandy

January 9, 2020 12:43 PM CNN

The sand dunes in a New Jersey state park are in trouble, but thanks to thousands of donated Christmas trees, the system is about to undergo a…

Earthquake damage could leave major Puerto Rico power plant out of action for a year, official says

January 9, 2020 12:29 PM CNN

A crucial Puerto Rico power plant damaged in this week’s earthquakes could be out of operation for more than a year, the head of the…

This ancient north star likely helped guide the building of Egyptian pyramids

January 9, 2020 12:27 PM CNN

Although it’s not the brightest star in the sky, Polaris serves as our guiding North Star. It’s a steady star in the Ursa Minor…

Teen snowboarders stranded at a Canadian ski resort burned their homework to stay warm

January 9, 2020 12:26 PM CNN

A pair of 16-year-old snowboarders lost in the wintry Canadian wilderness kept warm until their rescue by building a fire — and using their…

American firefighters arrive in Australia and get cheered at the airport

January 9, 2020 11:19 AM CNN

American firefighters got a hero’s welcome when they arrived in Australia to help battle the country’s devastating fires. Travelers at…

A majority of Nigerians and Kenyans have confidence in President Trump, according to Pew research

January 9, 2020 11:55 AM CNN

Most Kenyans and Nigerians have confidence in President Donald Trump, according to data released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center. While…

Body of stowaway found in Air France plane’s landing gear

January 9, 2020 11:32 AM CNN

The body of a stowaway has been found in the landing gear of a flight to Paris from Ivory Coast. “Air France confirms that a lifeless body of a…

A huge meteorite smashed into Earth nearly 800,000 years ago. We may have finally found the crater

January 9, 2020 11:05 AM CNN

One of the largest known meteorites to hit Earth struck nearly 800,000 years ago, but the exact spot where it smashed into our planet has been a…

Duchess of Cambridge gets royal birthday best wishes amid turmoil over Harry and Meghan’s announcement

January 9, 2020 10:53 AM CNN

The UK might still be coming to terms with the surprising news that Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are stepping down as senior royals,…

A high school football player who killed his pregnant schoolmate has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. He says she waited too long for an abortion

January 9, 2020 10:10 AM CNN

An Indiana teenager who said he killed a pregnant schoolmate because she waited too long to tell him about her pregnancy has been sentenced to 65…

Satellite images show how dark Puerto Rico is at night after earthquakes caused power outages

January 9, 2020 9:01 AM CNN

Satellite images taken at night are showing just how much of Puerto Rico doesn’t have any power. Some people may be without power for over a…