Bad weather is blamed for a pileup in Denver involving more than 50 vehicles
A pileup involving more than 50 vehicles forced the closure of a road in Denver on Thursday night, police said. “Officers are on-scene with a…
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Georgia black caucus will push for hate crime law after teen allegedly planned to attack black churchgoers
A white teen who allegedly plotted to attack a historically black church in Georgia faces a charge of criminal attempt to commit murder, but…
Continue Reading Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust
Charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust have been unveiled against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three separate corruption cases, the…
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New Zealand jury finds 27-year-old man guilty of murder of British backpacker
A 27-year-old New Zealand man has been found guilty of the murder of Grace Millane, a British backpacker who vanished last December, according to CNN…
Continue Reading Iran warns security forces may act against gas price protests
Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazil has said security forces will act against those protesting a nationwide increase in gas prices…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for November 22: Impeachment, immigration, Israel, Colombia, WeWork
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving season without some serious travel complications, and it looks like two big storms are ready to snarl holiday…
Continue Reading China tells gaming arcades to ban children outside school holidays
China is taking steps to curb online gaming addiction by ordering arcades and computer cafes to deny access to minors outside public holidays. From…
Continue Reading In separate cases, two boys in India fell into big pots of hot stew. Both died of burns
A three-year-old boy has become the second child to die of burn injuries in southern India this month after both fell into large cooking pots of hot…
Continue Reading Remains of missing woman identified. She was lured to desert by boyfriend and then he killed her, police say
Nevada authorities have identified the remains of a missing Pennsylvania woman whose body was found after a family pulled over near a desert. The…
Continue Reading The case for taking better notes
This story was originally published in the November 22 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…
Continue Reading The Department of Justice says a Chicago gang leader was radicalized by ISIS
He is the purported leader of the “AHK Street Gang,” a gang in the Chicago area that traffics various narcotics throughout the city…
Continue Reading ‘Chickenization’ program gives chicks to kids to fight internet addiction
A city in Indonesia hopes nature can save kids from internet addiction. But can chicks and trees really replace iPhones and smart TVs? The city of…
Continue Reading University provost says this professor’s views are ‘racist, sexist and homophobic’ — but says he won’t be fired
Indiana University has received hundreds of requests calling for a controversial professor to be fired, and a provost has called his views…
Continue Reading Browns’ Myles Garrett insists Steelers’ Mason Rudolph used a racial slur. The Steelers quarterback denies it
Saying “I know what I heard,” suspended Cleveland Browns player Myles Garrett on Thursday stood by his allegation that Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading This could be the defining moment of America’s entire impeachment drama
This story was originally published in the November 20 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…
Continue Reading China releases ‘confession’ tape of British consular worker who claimed torture
Authorities in China have released what they say is a confession by detained former British consular employee Simon Cheng, who earlier this week…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police shoot man accused of attacking officers in a restricted area at McCarran International Airport
Police in Las Vegas shot a suspect who entered a restricted area at McCarran International Airport, where he attacked officers, authorities said…
Continue Reading Security guard charged with punching girl, 11, for shoplifting
A 225-pound security guard at a Boston fashion store has been indicted on charges of assault and civil rights violations after allegedly punching an…
Continue Reading China and Nollywood have signed up for their first major film collaboration
Chinese entertainment group, Huahua Media, is joining forces with Nigerian filmmakers to produce the first major China-Nigeria film. Huahua signed a…
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Fiona Hill offers broad defense of impeachment witnesses: ‘We came as fact witnesses’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser offered a broad defense of the witnesses who have testified in the…
Continue Reading Massachusetts lawmakers vote to ban all flavored tobacco products and tax vaping devices
Lawmakers in Massachusetts passed a comprehensive set of tobacco controls early Thursday morning that, if signed into law, will make the…
Continue Reading Mysterious comet will cause a rare ‘Unicorn’ meteor storm this week. Here’s how to watch.
Two meteor scientists, Peter Jenniskens and Esko Lyytinen, shared their prediction for an outburst by the alpha Monocertoid meteor shower on November…
Continue Reading Slain Detroit officer is hailed as a hero whose courage ‘resulted in tragedy’
A veteran Detroit police officer killed in the line of duty was hailed as a hero after he and other officers confronted a gunman accused of invading…
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Exclusive: FBI official under investigation after allegedly altering document in 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON, DC — An FBI official is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a document related to 2016 surveillance of a Trump…
Continue Reading Antonio Brown countersues Britney Taylor, says her rape accusations are false and defamatory
Antonio Brown has countersued a woman who accused him of rape, not only denying her allegations but also accusing her of defamation and causing the…
Continue Reading NASA has found sugar in meteorites that crashed to Earth
Meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years ago contain sugars, researchers say, lending support to the idea that asteroids may hold some of…
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California Supreme Court says law requiring presidential candidates to turn over tax returns is invalid
The California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled the state’s new law that requires presidential candidates to disclose their tax…
Continue Reading Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph apologizes for his role in helmet-swinging brawl
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph has apologized for his role in Thursday night’s in-game brawl in which opponent Myles Garrett…
Continue Reading California’s largest utility is restoring power to 50,000 customers after wind conditions improved
California utility Pacific Gas & Electric is restoring power to tens of thousands of people who have had their electricity cut off since…
Continue Reading A woman who wrote letters to Dylann Roof is going to prison for plotting 2 terrorist attacks
An Ohio woman who wrote letters to Dylann Roof and admired the Columbine High School shooters was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for her…
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