US & World Archives

A baby woke up from a coma and smiled at his dad. Now his family is raising money to save his life

October 28, 2019 7:41 AM CNN

As 14-week-old baby Michael began to wake up from a five-day coma, he recognized his dad and smiled in the precious way that only babies can.…

Dallas police officer shoots his son after mistaking him for an intruder

October 28, 2019 7:32 AM CNN

A Texas police officer shot his adult son Saturday, thinking he was an intruder. Dispatchers received a call around 6 p.m. CDT from a man reporting a…

New fossil treasure trove shows what happened for a million years after the dinosaurs went extinct

October 28, 2019 7:27 AM CNN

When searching for dinosaur fossils, paleontologists know that there is a certain layer in the Earth where the fossils disappear. That layer marks…

An NYPD officer is out of a coma after getting hit in the head during a deadly confrontation at Brooklyn nail salon

October 28, 2019 6:30 AM CNN

A New York Police Department officer who was placed in a medically induced coma this weekend after he was hit in the head with a metal chair is now…

Baghdadi is gone, but ISIS isn’t dead yet — and could be poised for a resurgence

October 28, 2019 2:41 AM CNN

The head of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is dead. The man who led the state that called itself Islamic — first capturing Raqqa in Syria and then…

California’s getting scorched again. Here’s how these fires compare to previous years

October 28, 2019 2:36 AM CNN

Wildfires are nothing new to California. In fact, they’re a natural part of the state’s landscape, officials say. So the state continues…

With Baghdadi gone, a political battle is just beginning

October 28, 2019 1:21 AM CNN

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is gone, like his short-lived Islamic caliphate. But the battle to claim credit for his death is just beginning. President…

Gunfire erupts at vigil for two killed at off-campus college homecoming party in Greenville, Texas, police say

October 27, 2019 10:16 PM CNN

The candlelight vigil for two people killed at an off-campus homecoming party near Greenville, Texas, was interrupted by gunfire Sunday, police said.…

The terrified Kashmir families who call one of the world’s most militarized zones home

October 27, 2019 8:19 PM CNN

Brightly-colored houses are pock-marked and cracked in Jura, a town of about 6,000 people in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Shops and walls are…

Small plane crashes in upstate New York

October 27, 2019 7:49 PM CNN

A small plane crashed Sunday in LeRoy, New York, a city about 30 miles southwest of Rochester, officials said. All four people who were in the…

California governor declares statewide emergency as Kincade Fire grows to 50,000 acres

October 27, 2019 7:46 PM CNN

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as wind-whipped wildfires in the north and south of the state gobbled up land,…

California racetrack Santa Anita Park euthanizes second horse of the weekend, the 36th since December

October 27, 2019 6:59 PM CNN

A horse that was racing at California’s Santa Anita Park had to be euthanized on Sunday — the second horse to be put down at the track…

Protesters in Lebanon formed a human chain across the entire country

October 27, 2019 6:57 PM CNN

Protesters across Lebanon joined hands on Sunday to form a human chain that connected the country’s north and south, a symbolic display of…

Lyft is offering free rides so that people can go to job interviews

October 27, 2019 6:52 PM CNN

Lyft announced a new initiative that will give riders free or discounted rides to job interviews and during the first three weeks of employment. The…

Houston Astros owner apologizes to Sports Illustrated journalist

October 27, 2019 3:57 PM CNN

Houston Astros owner Jim Crane apologized to Sports Illustrated journalist Stephanie Apstein after the team trashed a story she wrote criticizing…

Kidnapped from a birthday party and killed, ‘Cupcake’ McKinney to be laid to rest in Birmingham, Alabama

October 27, 2019 3:08 PM CNN

Mourners packed the pews of a Birmingham, Alabama, church Sunday for the funeral of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, the girl who was…

Start your Monday smart: Missouri abortion law, impeachment, Patrick Frazee, Brexit

October 27, 2019 2:20 PM CNN

Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox…

NASA posts a photo of the sun looking like a giant flaming jack-o’-lantern

October 27, 2019 1:40 PM CNN

If you thought the super blood wolf moon was scary, you haven’t seen what the sun is capable of. NASA on Sunday shared a photo on Facebook and…

The week a royal rift broke beyond palace walls

October 27, 2019 12:51 PM CNN

It was billed as a behind-the-scenes look at their recent royal tour in southern Africa. Instead the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s documentary…

Man wins $200,000 lottery prize on the way to his last chemo treatment

October 27, 2019 11:30 AM CNN

A man on his way to his last chemotherapy treatment won a $200,000 lottery prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Ronnie Foster…

A NYPD officer is in critical condition after an altercation at a Brooklyn nail salon

October 27, 2019 11:58 AM CNN

A New York Police Department officer was in critical condition in a medically induced coma after an altercation with a suspect Friday night at a nail…

Watch South Carolina’s Bryan Edwards make an amazing one-handed catch

October 27, 2019 10:30 AM CNN

Fans are already dubbing it the “catch of the year.” In the second quarter of a game Saturday against the Tennessee Volunteers, South…

President Trump announces U.S. military kills ISIS leader in raid

October 27, 2019 3:19 AM CNN, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State. He announced…

How ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became a feared preacher of hate

October 27, 2019 8:27 AM CNN

A preacher of hate. The instigator and inspirer of some of the most hideous acts of violence ever put to video. An elusive fugitive, hunted by…

He saw his friends massacred. He has heard their names recited daily for a year.

October 27, 2019 8:09 AM CNN

Some things are very clear to Joe Charny — remembering the dead is the right thing to do. Other things are not so clear — why a gunman…

Lebanon is at a crossroads between a new start or a return to unrest

October 27, 2019 6:15 AM CNN

Daylight filters through a large gap at the back of an abandoned cinema in central Beirut. The silhouetted figures of protesters gather on the steps…

Family of missing British backpacker join search in Cambodia

October 27, 2019 5:33 AM CNN

The family of a missing 21-year-old British woman who disappeared after a beach party on a Cambodian island are traveling there to assist in the…

As violence and vandalism escalate in Hong Kong, some protest supporters have had enough

October 27, 2019 4:51 AM CNN

For most of the summer, 25-year-old Jose was an ardent supporter of the protests raging in Hong Kong. Even when demonstrations became increasingly…

Fortified synagogues and guards ‘everybody knows.’ How life changed a year after the Tree of Life massacre

October 27, 2019 4:04 AM CNN

During a sermon inside a New York synagogue last month, Rabbi Joshua Davidson recounted all the ways his synagogue has changed since last October.…

Here’s how to catch all the action this NFL Sunday

October 27, 2019 3:19 AM CNN

NFL Sunday brings 13 new matchups you won’t want to miss, including a showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. So grab a…