US & World Archives

A man rescued a caged dog that was floating in a freezing lake. Now he wants to adopt her

November 5, 2019 3:28 AM CNN

A small black and white pup is continuing her road to recovery after being rescued just in time from a freezing Illinois lake over the weekend. Dory…

An Arizona police chief reformed his department and called for investigations. This week he resigned

November 5, 2019 2:04 AM CNN

Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista, who led an embattled department that faced multiple investigations for their use of force, abruptly resigned from…

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson just announced the birth of her first baby

November 5, 2019 1:59 AM CNN

First, let’s take a moment to marvel over the tiny, wide-eyed wonder that former US Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and her husband, Andrew East,…

FBI arrests alleged white supremacist accused of planning to bomb a Pueblo synagogue

November 5, 2019 12:10 AM CNN

A 27-year-old man who allegedly espoused white supremacist ideology online was arrested by the FBI and accused of plotting to bomb a synagogue in…

A Maryland police department won’t display a handmade American flag with a blue line. The governor says it should

November 4, 2019 8:57 PM CNN

A Maryland police department is stuck in the middle of a heated debate between a local official and the state’s governor over a wooden American…

All the revelations of the past 24 hours in Washington, DC

November 4, 2019 11:31 PM CNN

No one could say life in Washington is boring. From his first hours in office, Donald Trump’s presidency has seemed like a brazen attempt to…

A man stole an electric shopping cart from Walmart and drove it from one bar to another to avoid a DWI, police say

November 4, 2019 10:53 PM CNN

A Louisiana man was arrested after stealing an electric powered shopping cart from Walmart to avoid getting a DWI, police said. Brice Kendell…

Trump, Putin and Hungary’s Orban all share a disdain for Ukraine. That’s raising alarm bells

November 4, 2019 11:29 PM CNN

When Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Budapest on Wednesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had a gift already wrapped: Hours before…

Buffalo Wild Wings employees told a group to move because of a ‘racist’ regular, customers say

November 4, 2019 10:30 PM CNN

Employees at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Illinois asked a group of adults and children that included African Americans to move to other tables…

Xi Jinping demands end to violent protests in surprise meeting with Hong Kong leader

November 4, 2019 9:05 PM CNN

Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s leadership and hard work during a surprise meeting in Shanghai…

California inmates escaped through a hole they cut in the ceiling, sheriff’s office says

November 4, 2019 7:29 PM CNN

The two inmates who escaped a Northern California jail Sunday cut a hole in the ceiling of their building, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office…

What Voyager 2 has learned since entering interstellar space

November 4, 2019 6:50 PM CNN

On November 5, 2018, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft became the second human-made object to cross into interstellar space. Now, scientists have…

A new NYPD commissioner will lead the nation’s largest police force. Here is what he faces.

November 4, 2019 5:41 PM CNN

The new commissioner of the New York City Police Department will take over the leadership of a force facing a surge in officer suicides and rancor…

NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped an eerie image of the Mars horizon

November 4, 2019 5:19 PM CNN

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is still traversing the Red Planet on its own, searching for evidence of past life there. On the most recent leg of…

A woman might go to jail for forgetting to return library books

November 4, 2019 5:12 PM CNN

A woman failed to return two public library books on time and was faced with an arrest warrant. The Charlotte, Michigan resident checked out two…

Rodney Reed is set to be executed in Texas this month. A new witness claims he’s innocent

November 4, 2019 4:40 PM CNN

Less than a month before Rodney Reed is set to be executed in Texas, a former prison inmate claims someone else confessed to the murder that sent…

Philadelphia man charged with five murders between 2011 and 2017

November 4, 2019 4:29 PM CNN

A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged in five fatal shootings that occurred between 2011 and 2017, authorities said Monday. Michael…

Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates released in the largest commutation in US history

November 4, 2019 4:16 PM CNN

Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates left prison Monday before their original sentences were over. And bipartisan lawmakers couldn’t be happier. In the…

New radar helps scientists see inside wildfires and fits on the back of a truck

November 4, 2019 3:51 PM CNN

Scientists studying California’s devastating wildfires are using a powerful new radar system that could help them better understand how they…

Hundreds of thousands of people in California are downriver of a dam that ‘could fail’

November 4, 2019 3:40 PM CNN

Hundreds of thousands of people live downriver from a dam in California that recently had its risk characterization changed “from low to high…

The Sante Fe High School massacre suspect isn’t fit to stand trial and will get psychiatric treatment, attorney says

November 4, 2019 3:07 PM CNN

The Texas teen accused of killing 10 people at Santa Fe High School last year will be declared not competent to stand trial, his defense attorney…

More than 100 vegetable products recalled for listeria concerns

November 4, 2019 2:27 PM CNN

The Mann Packaging Co. is voluntarily recalling more than 100 vegetable products sold in the United States and Canada for possible listeria…

Iran announces new centrifuges on 40th anniversary of US embassy siege

November 4, 2019 1:45 PM CNN

Iran has launched a new generation of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium, the nation’s nuclear chief announced Monday, the latest in a…

NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill is resigning after 3-year tenure

November 4, 2019 1:13 PM CNN

New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill is resigning from his post atop the country’s largest police force and will take a…

Yvette Lundy, French Resistance heroine and concentration camp survivor, dead at 103

November 4, 2019 12:57 PM CNN

Yvette Lundy, a heroine of the French Resistance during World War II, died Sunday at the age of 103. Lundy joined the Resistance at the beginning of…

A teacher wore blackface to school and rapped on Halloween. He’s now been suspended

November 4, 2019 12:28 PM CNN

A high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave in California after he wore blackface to school on Halloween, according to the Milpitas…

Rudy Boesch, a contestant on the first season of ‘Survivor,’ has died

November 4, 2019 12:22 PM CNN

Rudy Boesch, who was a contestant on the first season of CBS’ “Survivor,” has died, the SEAL Veterans Foundation said. “It is…

41 migrants found alive in back of truck in Greece

November 4, 2019 11:44 AM CNN

Police have found 41 people alive in the back of a refrigerated truck during a routine highway check in northern Greece, officials said Monday. The…

LeBron James building temporary housing for families at his hometown school

November 4, 2019 11:12 AM CNN

LeBron James is adding safe housing to the school he founded in his hometown, so students have a stable place to live while they get their education.…

Cleveland Browns cut safety Jermaine Whitehead for tweeting violent threats after loss

November 4, 2019 10:33 AM CNN

The NFL’s Cleveland Browns waived safety Jermaine Whitehead on Monday, a day after he apparently sent several profane tweets threatening…