US & World Archives

Investigators searching for missing Idaho siblings seized computers and cell phones from stepfather’s home

January 7, 2020 4:21 AM CNN

Investigators searching for two missing Idaho siblings seized computers and cell phones from a home owned by the children’s stepfather, the…

Authorities are looking for the vehicle connected to mysterious drones flying in Colorado and Nebraska

January 7, 2020 4:08 AM CNN

They came out of nowhere. And while authorities have said the drones flying in rural Colorado and Nebraska don’t appear malicious,…

These American firefighters are heading to Australia to help battle the flames

January 7, 2020 3:52 AM CNN

As massive blazes continue to ravage parts of Australia, 20 seasoned firefighters from California are on their way to help battle the flames.…

NASA astronaut shares beautiful image of 2020’s first meteor shower

January 7, 2020 3:12 AM CNN

An astronaut on board the International Space Station had a front row view of “shooting stars” lighting up the sky over the Northern…

Iranian foreign minister accuses US of ‘state terrorism’ as country’s parliament votes to designate US forces as ‘terrorists’

January 7, 2020 2:08 AM CNN

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif called US President Donald Trump’s decision to order the drone strike that killed the country’s…

Up to 23 feet long, the Chinese paddlefish was the giant of the Yangtze. And we killed it

January 7, 2020 1:04 AM CNN

The Chinese paddlefish, one of the largest freshwater fish species which had survived for millions of years, has been declared extinct, according to…

The Philippines is particularly vulnerable to any Middle Eastern conflict. Here’s why

January 7, 2020 12:24 AM CNN

The Philippines may be thousands of miles away from the Baghdad airport where top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a drone strike, but…

Harvey Weinstein charged with sexual assault and rape in Los Angeles

January 7, 2020 12:05 AM CNN

Prosecutors in Los Angeles charged Harvey Weinstein on Monday with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a…

Trump’s threat to Iranian culture rekindles the ‘madman’ theory of international relations

January 6, 2020 11:18 PM CNN

Surely a truly stable genius would not destroy priceless shrines, mosques or architectural gems. Probably not. But then again, maybe he would. In…

These women traveled 4 hours with 5 trucks of supplies to cook meals for exhausted Australian firefighters

January 6, 2020 11:05 PM CNN

As bushfires raged around them, the ladies of the Australian Islamic Centre felt compelled to help out their community. The group from Newport,…

China doesn’t want war, but Trump’s strike against Iran could present an opportunity to Beijing

January 6, 2020 10:53 PM CNN

Located thousands of feet up in the Central Asian mountains, Bishkek is not usually considered a place where international policy is made. Last June,…

LAPD officer who allegedly fondled corpse pleads not guilty

January 6, 2020 9:58 PM CNN

A Los Angeles police officer who allegedly fondled a dead woman’s breasts while on duty pleaded not guilty in an arraignment Monday. David…

Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, seeks local control of its Civil War monuments

January 6, 2020 9:45 PM CNN

The city council in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, passed a resolution Monday to petition the state legislature for…

Kids, aged 12 and 13, shot by driver after throwing snowballs at passing cars

January 6, 2020 8:44 PM CNN

Two children, ages 12 and 13, were shot after throwing snowballs at passing cars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, police said. The pair was hurling snowballs…

Authorities capture the two inmates who escaped a Mississippi state penitentiary

January 6, 2020 8:41 PM CNN

The two violent inmates who escaped a Mississippi penitentiary last week have been apprehended, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said. The…

Volunteers and veterans in North Carolina step up to help families of deployed soldiers

January 6, 2020 8:36 PM CNN

As troops head to the Middle East on deployment, volunteers with the USO are there to help fill that void for families left behind. More than 3,000…

3 of the 5 people killed in the Pennsylvania Turnpike crash were ejected from vehicles, police say

January 6, 2020 8:16 PM CNN

A bus operator, a woman and a 9-year-old girl were all ejected from vehicles Sunday as a massive pileup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike left five dead,…

Photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s cell and a noose made out of a bedsheet published by ’60 Minutes’

January 6, 2020 6:53 PM CNN

Several photos believed to be of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell taken after his death, and an image of a bedsheet that had been turned into a…

The US spent trillions trying to remake the Middle East. Trump’s strike may have undone it all

January 6, 2020 6:42 PM CNN

Even before any retaliation from Iran against the US for its killing of top general Qasem Soleimani, the backlash from the Trump…

Latest sexual abuse suit against the Boy Scouts of America could open the door to many more

January 6, 2020 6:07 PM CNN

Charles Kessinger was 10 in 1994 when he set out on his first camping trip with the Boy Scouts of America as a newly minted scout in West Virginia.…

Mysterious repeating fast radio burst traced to nearby galaxy

January 6, 2020 4:06 PM CNN

Astronomers have traced the signal of an enigmatic repeating fast radio burst for only the second time — and it’s in a spiral galaxy…

Astronomers detect gravitational waves created by massive neutron star collision

January 6, 2020 3:29 PM CNN

For only the second time, astronomers have detected gravitational waves that were created by the violent merger of two neutron stars, according to a…

Iran drives another stake into the heart of the nuclear deal

January 6, 2020 3:08 PM CNN

The nuclear deal painstakingly negotiated by the international community with Iran has become the first victim of the crisis provoked by the killing…

Princeton University is hanging a series of portraits that honor its blue-collar campus workers

January 6, 2020 3:07 PM CNN

Portraits on university campuses usually portray school founders, presidents and donors. But at Princeton University, portraits of blue-collar campus…

Iranians mourn slain general

January 6, 2020 2:45 PM CNN

Tehran’s streets were packed with black-clad mourners Monday as a sea of people turned out to pay their respects to Qasem Soleimani, the…

Growing doubts on legality of US strike that killed Iranian general

January 6, 2020 2:12 PM CNN

In the hours and days after Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike, his demise was described in various terms: President Donald Trump said…

Puerto Rico rocked by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, with more tremors expected

January 6, 2020 2:11 PM CNN

A damaging earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Monday, with plenty of aftershocks expected. The magnitude 5.8 tremor happened at 5:32 a.m. ET, the US…