Italian council is flooded immediately after rejecting measures on climate change
Veneto regional council, which is located on Venice’s Grand Canal, was flooded for the first time in its history on Tuesday night — just…
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Security is the key issue as terror-hit Sri Lanka votes for a new President
Sri Lankans head to the polls Saturday to elect a new President months after deadly terrorist attacks shook confidence in the government and security…
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Now a GOP congressman is asking Texas’ governor to stop the execution of Rodney Reed
In Republican-led Texas, the state that executes the most death row inmates, a GOP lawmaker is urging the governor to delay the execution of Rodney…
Continue Reading 2 teens are dead after a 16-year-old SoCal gunman shot 5 classmates and himself in 16 seconds, cops say
SANTA CLARITA, California — A teen whose birthday was Thursday went to his Southern California high school, pulled a pistol from his backpack…
Continue Reading Police use forensic genealogy to make arrest in ‘Potomac River Rapist’ case
A serial assailant known as the Potomac River Rapist assaulted at least 10 women — killing one of them — during the 1990s, police and FBI…
Continue Reading As El Paso’s Cielo Vista Walmart reopens, residents find healing after the horror
EL PASO, Texas — Erika Contreras still shivers whenever she drives by or pumps gas near the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso where an assailant…
Continue Reading Democracy is being tested around the world
This was originally published as the November 15 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers.…
Continue Reading Some ran. Others hid. Their parents worried. Inside the panic-filled moments after the California school shooting
Larry Everhart was leaving his house to get a coffee in his quiet Santa Clarita neighborhood Thursday morning when he noticed an onslaught of…
Continue Reading Marine deserter wanted for murder spotted in Roanoke, Virginia, prompting a school shutdown
The manhunt for a Marine deserter wanted for murder led Roanoke, Virginia, police to shut down all schools in the city on Thursday. Authorities…
Continue Reading Japan’s Emperor has a dinner date with a sun goddess
Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to…
Continue Reading A Texas family was told to remove their Christmas decorations because it’s too early
When’s the best time to put up Christmas decorations? A homeowners association in San Antonio thinks it knows the answer, and it’s not…
Continue Reading Alleged Ponzi scheme targeted military veterans and other pension holders, federal authorities say
A California man and a business entity called Future Income Payments LLC (FIP) have been charged in connection with a Ponzi scheme that took…
Continue Reading Walmart displays #ElPasoStrong banner as store reopens to cheers
The Cielo Vista Walmart reopened Thursday, almost four months after 22 people were killed in a mass shooting here. A banner that read #ELPASOSTRONG…
Continue Reading The mediators hired to work on Jeffrey Epstein’s estate also handled the 9/11 victims fund and Catholic Church abuse scandal
The executors managing the estate of Jeffrey Epstein have hired prominent mediators to figure out how to compensate his alleged victims of sexual…
Continue Reading Bank teller charged in home invasion of a customer who’d made a large withdrawal, authorities say
A bank teller has been charged in connection with a home invasion at the residence of a customer who’d made a large withdrawal of money,…
Continue Reading Turkey begins deporting suspected ISIS fighters to US, UK, Germany
Turkey has begun the process of returning alleged foreign ISIS fighters to their home countries, starting with an American, a Briton and seven…
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Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block subpoena for tax returns
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to block a Manhattan grand jury subpoena for copies of his…
Continue Reading The new John Lewis holiday ad will set your heart on fire
We don’t usually think of dragons as holiday-oriented creatures, but don’t worry about that. The new John Lewis ad is here to change your…
Continue Reading 4 of 9 USC deaths this semester are suspected overdoses. The school is warning students about opioid use
The University of Southern California has sent students another letter addressing the high number of student deaths this semester, this time warning…
Continue Reading Dutch government slashes highway speed limit to tackle climate change
Motorists in the Netherlands will soon have to slow down to do their bit to tackle climate change. The Dutch government put forward a new climate…
Continue Reading This Arctic blast is in its final day. But the cold isn’t over quite yet
The hundreds of millions of people gripped by the Arctic blast can begin to peel off a layer or two of clothing starting Thursday. After days of…
Continue Reading These vivid peacock clouds were created by violent galactic interactions
Two colorful gas clouds shaped like peacocks have been spotted in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighboring dwarf galaxy about 163,000 light years…
Continue Reading Instagram influencer gets four years in prison for illegal cosmetic procedures
A German Instagram influencer has been sentenced to four years in prison for conducting illegal beauty treatments. Michael Rehaag, a spokesperson at…
Continue Reading Missing 5-year-old Florida girl was last seen by her former neighbor in May, affidavit says
Taylor Rose Williams, the subject of an Amber Alert this month after disappearing from her Florida home, was last seen by a neighbor in May —…
Continue Reading Refugee author arrives in New Zealand after six years in Australian detention
An asylum seeker who won Australia’s richest literary prizes while being detained by the country has been granted entry to New Zealand. Behrouz…
Continue Reading MH17 investigators appeal for witnesses of Moscow’s involvement
International investigators are pleading for witnesses to testify about the role Russian government officials may have played in the downing of…
Continue Reading China’s Mars ambitions one step closer after successful test of lander
China has completed its first public test of a Mars lander, keeping the country on track for an unmanned exploration mission to the red planet in…
Continue Reading Shaky Gaza ceasefire appears to hold after 50 hours of fighting
A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants appeared to have been restored early Thursday morning after more than 50 hours of cross-border…
Continue Reading A Michigan city will pay $190K to an American war veteran who was detained by ICE
A Michigan city will pay $190,000 to a Marine veteran and United States citizen who was arrested by the police and turned over to Immigration and…
Continue Reading Cows swept away by floodwaters during Hurricane Dorian were found alive four miles away on an island
Three cows separated from their herd and swept away by Hurricane Dorian have been found miles from home in a national seashore park, a spokesman…
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