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Man fishing with a magnet in a Michigan river makes an explosive discovery

November 28, 2019 8:33 AM CNN

The magnet fisherman was hoping to find something interesting when he dropped his line in the Grand River on Tuesday, but then he pulled up something…

Nathan Bain’s family in the Bahamas lost almost everything in Hurricane Dorian. He beat Duke for them, he said

November 28, 2019 8:29 AM CNN

The way Nathan Bain’s teammates mobbed him in the paint, you could tell what it meant when the unranked Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks chopped…

The most infamous balloon accidents from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 28, 2019 8:08 AM CNN

You know what the say, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is all fun and games until one of the balloons goes down. Since the parade started…

German military apologizes after ‘retro’ Nazi-era uniform posted on Instagram

November 28, 2019 6:10 AM CNN

The German Defense Ministry apologized Wednesday after an image of a Nazi-era uniform was posted on its Instagram account as an example of…

Protesters celebrate a victory after Trump signs Hong Kong human rights act

November 28, 2019 5:02 AM CNN

Protesters in Hong Kong will hold a celebratory, pro-US rally Thursday after President Donald Trump gave them what one prominent activist termed a…

How sharks outlived dinosaurs and adapted to suit their environment

November 28, 2019 4:33 AM CNN

Sharks are some of the ocean’s top predators. In fact, sharks and their relatives were the first vertebrate predators on Earth. Shark fossils…

These Texas shelter animals will get to eat Thanksgiving meals and that’s something we’re thankful for

November 28, 2019 3:07 AM CNN

It was the sight of a Thanksgiving miracle. Dozens of volunteers were hard at work one day before Thanksgiving preparing 600 delicious meals for the…

She wanted to wear Ava DuVernay’s dress to a ball. So the filmmaker sent it to her

November 28, 2019 2:35 AM CNN

When Ciara Hester saw a dress Ava DuVernay wore last month, she fell in love. But she never thought she’d get to wear it. Yet, that’s…

LAPD: The identity of a woman caught screaming on a doorbell camera is still unknown

November 27, 2019 11:33 PM CNN

The Los Angeles Police still have not identified a woman captured on doorbell video yelling for help earlier this month but released new information…

Police in Utah found a woman dead in her apartment. Then they discovered her husband’s body in a freezer

November 27, 2019 10:49 PM CNN

When police were called to make sure a Utah woman was OK, officers found her dead and her husband’s body inside a freezer. Jeanne…

Thanksgiving storms have travelers scrambling with downpours, power outages and snow

November 27, 2019 5:33 PM CNN

Millions of people have been soaked by downpours, left in the dark or forced to shovel snow as powerful storms barrel through much of the U.S. ahead…

1 in 2 Indians paid a bribe at least once in the past year, survey finds

November 27, 2019 9:05 PM CNN

At least one in every two people in India have paid a bribe in the past year, according to a new national corruption report, which branded the…

Four UPS employees arrested in drug smuggling bust

November 27, 2019 8:06 PM CNN

Four UPS employees were arrested in a drug smuggling bust that included the seizure of more than 50,000 counterfeit THC vape pens, authorities said.…

Meet the bone-crunching dinosaur that replaced its teeth every two months, study says

November 27, 2019 7:54 PM CNN

A species of carnivorous dinosaur that once roamed Madagascar 70 million years ago was so tough on its teeth that they needed to be replaced…

Bus driver accused of drinking beer while driving students to school

November 27, 2019 6:57 PM CNN

A school bus driver in Illinois has been arrested after, police say, she was caught on video drinking beer while picking up elementary school…

A man had seizures after eating hot pot. Turns out he had tapeworms in his brain

November 27, 2019 6:53 PM CNN

A 46-year-old construction worker in China suffering from seizures turned out to have tapeworms in his brain — suspected to be the result of…

A man strangled a Chicago student after she wouldn’t talk to him, prosecutors say

November 27, 2019 6:48 PM CNN

A man accused of killing a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago strangled her because he was angry she wouldn’t talk to him,…

The Putin 2020 calendars appear to portray a kinder, gentler Kremlin leader

November 27, 2019 4:20 PM CNN

In Russia, the release of calendars featuring photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin has become an annual ritual. In past years, it’s been…

Alabama Supreme Court says the city of Birmingham broke the law when it covered a Confederate monument with plywood

November 27, 2019 4:13 PM CNN

As cities and states grapple with the future of Confederate monuments, the Alabama Supreme Court has weighed in on one: Putting plywood around its…

Trump says he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations

November 27, 2019 3:05 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Mexican cartels will “absolutely” be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, a…

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This 100-year-old World War II veteran is meeting with governors from every state

November 27, 2019 12:55 PM CNN

When a World War II veteran turned 99, he had one regret. He had an opportunity earlier in life to meet some of the last living Civil War veterans,…

What one group of refugee girls is thankful for this Thanksgiving

November 27, 2019 3:06 PM CNN

Along a short hallway on the upper floor of Decatur Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, a blue banner stretches across the wall, packed with scrawled…

Nelson Mandela Fast Facts

November 27, 2019 3:05 PM CNN

Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1918 Death…

Stephen Hawking Fast Facts

November 27, 2019 3:01 PM CNN

Here’s a look at the life of renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astronomer and mathematician, Stephen Hawking. Personal Birth date:…

Remains positively identified as Aniah Blanchard, upgraded charges expected, authorities say

November 27, 2019 1:49 PM CNN

The remains found in the woods in Alabama have been positively identified as Aniah Blanchard, a college student who disappeared last month,…

An obituary for the Thanksgiving turkey

November 27, 2019 1:26 PM CNN

Your Thanksgiving turkey, the prince of poultry, the darling of dinner tables and the centerpiece of your holiday spread, has died (obviously). It…

U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso orders departure of children of embassy employees

November 27, 2019 1:32 PM CNN

The U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital said it had ordered the departure of family members of embassy employees under the age of 21 from…

Patreon closes page purportedly belonging to R. Kelly’s girlfriend because of ‘potential impersonation’

November 27, 2019 1:04 PM CNN

The crowdfunding membership platform Patreon said it has closed the page purportedly belonging to R. Kelly’s girlfriend, Joycelyn Savage,…

Lovestruck pig pursues TV reporter live on air

November 27, 2019 12:15 PM CNN

What should have been a normal day at work took a turn for the surreal for one TV journalist, when he was relentlessly pursued by a pig — live…

Marine deserter accused of murder is caught at the Virginia home where the victim was killed, authorities say

November 27, 2019 12:07 PM CNN

A Marine deserter accused of killing his mother’s boyfriend was captured Wednesday morning in his mother’s Virginia home — the very…