Alleged white supremacist indicted for planning to bomb a Colorado synagogue
A man accused of plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue has been indicted by a federal grand jury on hate crime and arson charges. Richard…
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Jerry Sandusky resentenced to same prison term
Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky was resentenced Friday to 30 to 60 years in prison, the same penalty that was previously overturned,…
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Beaten and blinded, Chile’s protesters face “policy of punishment,” says Amnesty International
Last month, 39-year-old Alex Nuñez was sitting on a park bench in Maipú, a low-income neighborhood on the outskirts of Santiago, when a protest…
Continue Reading The US proposed nuking the moon, and other surprising facts about Earth’s celestial satellite
Since the moon is Earth’s closest celestial neighbor, we’ve been able to learn more about it than any other in the solar system. There…
Continue Reading Hospital dresses newborns as Elsa, Anna and Olaf to get ready for Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’
The newborn babies at a Kansas hospital are ready for “Frozen 2,” even if they’re a little bit young for a trip to the movie…
Continue Reading This is one place on Earth where no life can exist
Life exists in extreme environments on Earth, from arid deserts and frozen tundras to thermal, toxic vents in the deepest reaches of the ocean floor.…
Continue Reading A Boston College student is accused of telling her boyfriend to kill himself. She just made their last text messages public
A former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself appears to have pleaded with him to “stop,”…
Continue Reading Russian nuclear scientists killed in accident were working on ‘cutting-edge’ military technologies, Putin claims
An accident at a Russian military test site that claimed the lives of five nuclear agency workers and sent radiation levels spiking is likely to…
Continue Reading Monsanto pleads guilty to illegally spraying banned pesticide in Maui
Agrochemicals company Monsanto, a unit of Bayer AG, has agreed to pay $10.2 million in fines and plead guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on…
Continue Reading Holiday movie bingo will make your festive binge-watching even better
Holiday movies are like Christmas cookies for your eyeballs. They’re like warm buffalo plaid blankets for your soul. Are they masterworks of…
Continue Reading Some boxes of Cheese Nips are being recalled
Check your Cheese Nips — the cracker’s parent company has issued a voluntary recall. Mondelēz Global LLC issued the recall for a limited…
Continue Reading He escaped from jail in Missouri. Now he’s been captured 1,000 miles away in a makeshift bunker
An inmate who escaped from a Missouri jail in September has been caught in a Delaware bunker he made of foliage around a fallen tree, according to…
Continue Reading The Trump administration is dialing up efforts to ‘build that wall,’ records show
Three years after chants of “build that wall” became a rallying cry for the candidacy of Donald Trump, his administration is engaged in…
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Rare Marvel comic book just sold in Texas for a record $1.26 million
DALLAS, Texas — It’s rare to find an almost-perfect copy of Marvel Comics’ first comic book, aptly named “Marvel Comics…
Continue Reading Singing cops use karaoke to fight crime in West Philadelphia
On a recent Friday afternoon in West Philadelphia, two police officers arrive at the corner of 52nd and Market Streets. A loud commotion ensues,…
Continue Reading UN suspends work with Catholic charity in CAR after CNN investigation into pedophile priest
The United Nations has temporarily suspended its work with the Central African Republic branch of Caritas Internationalis after it emerged that the…
Continue Reading Red tide likely to blame for the highest number of sea turtle deaths a Florida county has ever recorded
As a toxic red tide continues to grip the coast of southwest Florida, one county saw the highest number of sea turtle deaths it has ever recorded for…
Continue Reading Burna Boy thrills fans with Stormzy, Ed Sheeran collaboration
Grammy-nominated Burna Boy has collaborated with British rapper Stormzy and English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on a single titled “Own…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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