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Mother and toddler fall to their deaths at San Diego Padres baseball stadium, police say

September 26, 2021 1:21 PM CNN

A mother and her young son fell to their deaths at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres baseball team, minutes before a game, according to a…

Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal by near two-thirds majority

September 26, 2021 12:47 PM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters Switzerland agreed to legalize civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority…

SPD narrowly ahead in exit polls as voting ends in Germany’s landmark election but final result uncertain

September 26, 2021 10:50 AM CNN

CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz reports from the SPD headquarters after a Forschungsgruppe Wahlen exit poll shown on CNN affiliate n-tv suggests the SPD has…

Germany’s Social Democratic Party wins most seats in federal elections, preliminary official results show

September 26, 2021 10:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Frederik Pleitgen, Salma Abdelaziz, Nadine Schmidt, Stephanie Halasz and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic…

Mother and toddler fall to their deaths at San Diego Padres baseball stadium, police say

September 26, 2021 1:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells and Kate Conerly, CNN A mother and her young son fell to their deaths at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres baseball team,…

Five Palestinians killed, two arrested by Israeli forces in West Bank

September 26, 2021 8:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN Five Palestinians have been killed and two arrested Saturday night as part of a days-long operation targeting…

The roots of the Murdaugh family crime saga run deep through these coastal towns. But no one wants to talk about it

September 26, 2021 9:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Photographs by Elijah Nouvelage for CNN The store clerk asked, “Can I help you?” But it sounded more like,…

NTSB reviewing Amtrak train’s black box and video to determine cause of derailment in Montana

September 27, 2021 6:26 PM CNN

Three people are dead after an Amtrak train headed westbound from Chicago to Seattle/Portland derailed near Joplin, Montana, the Liberty County…

London police make new arrest in Sabina Nessa murder investigation

September 26, 2021 5:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Duarte Mendonca and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The arrest of a man in connection with the murder of teacher Sabina Nessa is a “significant…

New York governor anticipates possible health care staff shortages due to vaccine mandate non-compliance

September 26, 2021 4:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday she’s ready to declare a state of emergency — if…

These tiny homes in Los Angeles offer the city’s homeless a new lease on life

September 26, 2021 11:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul Vercammen, CNN Jolinn Bracey slept in her Toyota Corolla for five years until she put homelessness in her rearview mirror by moving into a…

These tiny homes in Los Angeles offer the city’s homeless a new lease on life

September 26, 2021 11:28 AM CNN

CNN’s Paul Vercammen goes inside a tiny home built to house the homeless in Los…

Blackness and Latinidad are not mutually exclusive. Here’s what it means to be Afro-Latino in America

September 26, 2021 4:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and Alexander Pineda, CNN Joel Alvarado was 6 years old when his mother pulled him aside and asked him to be discreet as he was getting…

Gabby Petito’s loved ones gathered in New York for a memorial as the search for her fiancé continues

September 26, 2021 5:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, Alison Kosik and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Gabby Petito was remembered as a kind, loving and adventurous young woman on Sunday, when her…

Infamous transgender internet personality Chris Chan compares self to Jesus while jailed for allegedly raping elderly mother

September 26, 2021 3:23 AM Wil Herren

ORANGE, Virginia — Transgender YouTuber Christine Chandler or “Chris Chan” who is accused of allegedly raping his 79-year-old possibly senile mother…

Climate change is intensifying the US border crisis. It will only get worse

September 26, 2021 2:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN In the face of political turmoil following the assassination of the country’s president, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that…

What we know about Gabby Petito’s final days

September 26, 2021 9:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Over the summer, Gabby Petito set out with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, to travel across the country in her white Ford…

What we know about Gabby Petito’s final days

September 26, 2021 9:41 AM CNN

Police in Moab, Utah are under investigation for their response to a domestic dispute between Gabby Petito and her fiancé. Were the officers at…

Germans vote in tight general election race that will lead to new chancellor

September 25, 2021 11:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Laura Smith-Spark, Nadine Schmidt and Rob Picheta, CNN Germans were heading to the polls Sunday to vote in a closely fought federal election that…

Amtrak train derails in remote part of Montana, killing at least 3 people

September 27, 2021 3:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Deanna Hackney, Eric Levenson and Alta Spells, CNN An Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest derailed in a remote part of…

Boy from Afghanistan is finally home with his new family in Florida

September 25, 2021 11:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Mallika Kallingal, CNN Noman is like any other 10-year-old boy. He loves pizza, chicken nuggets and ice cream — chocolate is his favorite…

Federal court temporarily blocks Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York City teachers

September 25, 2021 4:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristina Sgueglia and Dakin Andone, CNN A federal appeals court has issued a temporary injunction against a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York…

A haunted house actor stabbed an 11-year-old boy’s foot while trying to scare him

September 25, 2021 3:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Things got a little spooky after a haunted house actor stabbed an 11-year-old boy in the foot at a fairground in Ohio in an…

Del Rio Port of Entry in Texas to reopen more than a week after migrant surge

September 25, 2021 1:37 PM CNN

After several days of living in squalid conditions under the Del Rio International Bridge, the last remaining migrants departed a makeshift camp…

Oldest polar bear in human care in North America dies at Milwaukee zoo

September 25, 2021 2:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The oldest polar bear in human care in North America died Friday, according to the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin. Snow…

First grader wears mask for school picture because his mom told him not to take it off at school

September 25, 2021 3:02 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN When picture day came around at Mason Peoples’ elementary school in Las Vegas, the first grader was…

Migration will continue as long as inequality persists, says Haiti’s prime minister as Del Rio bridge crisis ends

September 25, 2021 1:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Caitlin Hu, CNN The tens of thousands of people sheltering in the shadow of Texas’s Del Rio bridge have gone, but their trials continue. And…

Del Rio Port of Entry in Texas to reopen more than a week after migrant surge

September 25, 2021 1:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores, Conor Powell and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Del Rio Port of Entry in Texas was to reopen to vehicle traffic Saturday afternoon after a…

Portland, Oregon, police challenged in ‘really tough environment’ as violence spikes

September 25, 2021 2:39 PM CNN

As the city of Portland’s police force experiences a staffing shortage, organizations like Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center are…

Portland, Oregon, police challenged in ‘really tough environment’ as violence spikes

September 25, 2021 2:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Morris and Ryan Young, CNN Chuck Lovell was sworn in as Portland’s police chief in June 2020, not long into the pandemic and just a…