US & World Archives

3 of the 5 people killed in the Pennsylvania Turnpike crash were ejected from vehicles, police say

January 6, 2020 8:16 PM CNN

A bus operator, a woman and a 9-year-old girl were all ejected from vehicles Sunday as a massive pileup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike left five dead,…

Photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s cell and a noose made out of a bedsheet published by ’60 Minutes’

January 6, 2020 6:53 PM CNN

Several photos believed to be of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell taken after his death, and an image of a bedsheet that had been turned into a…

The US spent trillions trying to remake the Middle East. Trump’s strike may have undone it all

January 6, 2020 6:42 PM CNN

Even before any retaliation from Iran against the US for its killing of top general Qasem Soleimani, the backlash from the Trump…

Latest sexual abuse suit against the Boy Scouts of America could open the door to many more

January 6, 2020 6:07 PM CNN

Charles Kessinger was 10 in 1994 when he set out on his first camping trip with the Boy Scouts of America as a newly minted scout in West Virginia.…

Mysterious repeating fast radio burst traced to nearby galaxy

January 6, 2020 4:06 PM CNN

Astronomers have traced the signal of an enigmatic repeating fast radio burst for only the second time — and it’s in a spiral galaxy…

Astronomers detect gravitational waves created by massive neutron star collision

January 6, 2020 3:29 PM CNN

For only the second time, astronomers have detected gravitational waves that were created by the violent merger of two neutron stars, according to a…

Iran drives another stake into the heart of the nuclear deal

January 6, 2020 3:08 PM CNN

The nuclear deal painstakingly negotiated by the international community with Iran has become the first victim of the crisis provoked by the killing…

Princeton University is hanging a series of portraits that honor its blue-collar campus workers

January 6, 2020 3:07 PM CNN

Portraits on university campuses usually portray school founders, presidents and donors. But at Princeton University, portraits of blue-collar campus…

Iranians mourn slain general

January 6, 2020 2:45 PM CNN

Tehran’s streets were packed with black-clad mourners Monday as a sea of people turned out to pay their respects to Qasem Soleimani, the…

Growing doubts on legality of US strike that killed Iranian general

January 6, 2020 2:12 PM CNN

In the hours and days after Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike, his demise was described in various terms: President Donald Trump said…

Puerto Rico rocked by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, with more tremors expected

January 6, 2020 2:11 PM CNN

A damaging earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Monday, with plenty of aftershocks expected. The magnitude 5.8 tremor happened at 5:32 a.m. ET, the US…

Texas court rules hospital must keep infant on life support while family wages court fight and seeks doctors to treat her

January 6, 2020 1:19 PM CNN

A Fort Worth, Texas, hospital must keep an infant with a rare heart defect alive while an appeals court decides the girl’s fate, her mother…

American family attacked in Mexico; child killed just south of Texas

January 5, 2020 6:04 PM Associated Press

CIUDAD MIER, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities continued searching Monday for the gunmen responsible for an attack on a sparsely traveled stretch of…

Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa has declared for the 2020 NFL Draft

January 6, 2020 12:32 PM CNN

Alabama’s star quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, has declared himself for the 2020 NFL Draft. Tagovailoa announced his decision at a press…

Soldiers Memorial vandalized with anti-war graffiti

January 6, 2020 10:53 AM CNN

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — Police in St. Louis are investigating vandalism at the Soldiers Memorial, which was spray-painted with anti-war graffiti…

Iraq has voted to expel US troops. Whether they’ll actually be kicked out is far from clear

January 6, 2020 11:11 AM CNN

When Iraq’s parliament voted to expel American troops from the country Sunday, it was an apparent bid by the government to extract the country…

Iran’s response to the US may happen slowly and that’s more concerning

January 6, 2020 10:56 AM CNN

As the dust settles, part of Iran’s response to the killing of its top general by the United States seems to be pushing President Donald Trump…

John Bolton says he will testify in Senate impeachment trial of Trump if subpoenaed

January 6, 2020 10:33 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he is willing to testify — if he is subpoenaed — in…

Harvey Weinstein’s trial begins and the #MeToo movement returns to its origin

January 6, 2020 9:43 AM CNN

Using a walker and the aid of his team of attorneys, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein arrived in court Monday for the start of his sexual…

New way of detecting oxygen on exoplanets could help find life

January 6, 2020 9:01 AM CNN

The search for oxygen on other planets outside of our solar system, called exoplanets, is thought to be an aid in the search for life outside of…

The ‘2020 Tip Challenge’ spreads thanks to Donnie Wahlberg and a server in small-town Michigan

January 6, 2020 8:27 AM CNN

It all started with a server in small-town Michigan. Then a New Kid on the Block took the challenge national. Now, people across the country are…

Three generations of ancient Amazon women warriors found in Russian tomb

January 6, 2020 7:55 AM CNN

For the first time, researchers have uncovered the remains of four Amazons with different ages in the same tomb, according to a release by…

Two Indiana women and a baby were killed when a semi crashed into 8 vehicles, police say

January 6, 2020 7:26 AM CNN

Two women and a baby were killed in Indiana on Sunday when a semitractor-trailer smashed into eight vehicles, police said. Matthew Lewis Small, the…

A Kenyan pastor fatally stabbed his wife in church and then killed himself on the pulpit, police say

January 6, 2020 7:11 AM CNN

A Kenyan pastor stabbed his wife during a church service and then slit his throat in a murder-suicide witnessed by the shocked congregation, local…

Rapper Ludacris embraces African identity with new Gabon citizenship

January 6, 2020 7:00 AM CNN

Grammy award-winning rapper, Ludacris is kicking off the new year with dual citizenship. Ludacris (real name Christopher Brian Bridges) in an…

5 things to know for January 6: Iran, Boeing, impeachment, Australia fires, Kenya attack

January 6, 2020 4:49 AM CNN

Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to…

Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault trial starts Monday. Here’s what to expect

January 6, 2020 3:33 AM CNN

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein heads to court Monday to face sex assault charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. The trial…

Iran’s military threat: The US can’t protect everything all the time

January 6, 2020 2:25 AM CNN

Iran’s vow to strike the US military in retaliation for the killing of its top general presents the Pentagon with a massive force protection…

Trump’s threatened attack on Iranian cultural sites could be a war crime if carried out

January 6, 2020 12:34 AM CNN

After an al-Qaeda affiliated group destroyed ancient religious monuments in Timbuktu, Mali, in 2012, the International Criminal Court took on a…

66 people now killed by flooding in Jakarta, and more rain appears to be on the way

January 5, 2020 11:56 PM CNN

The death toll from flooding in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has risen to 66, authorities say, with two people still missing after the…