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Florida surgeon general refused to wear a face mask during office visit, state senator says

October 26, 2021 1:25 AM CNN

CNN’s Ana Cabrera speaks with Florida State Senator Tina Polsky (D), a cancer patient, who asked the state’s appointed Surgeon General, Dr. Joesph…

NYPD officers face questions about Eric Garner’s death in rare judicial inquiry

October 26, 2021 1:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Eric Garner’s mother and other police reform advocates have begun questioning New York Police Department officers in court…

Amid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst

October 25, 2021 10:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Matt Rivers, CNN An eerie silence lingers over Hospital Universitaire de la Paix in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Footsteps echo…

Amid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst

October 25, 2021 10:02 PM CNN

CNN’s Matt Rivers reports on the dire situation in Haiti where powerful gangs are preventing hospitals from getting the fuel they need to power…

Amid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst

October 25, 2021 10:02 PM CNN

Although the 17 missionaries from the US and Canada who were kidnapped in Haiti are generating international headlines, it’s Haitians who bear most…

German ISIS bride sentenced to 10 years in prison over death of Yazidi girl left to die in sun

October 25, 2021 9:20 PM CNN

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Nobel prize winner Nadia Murad tell Fareed that Yazidi victims need ISIS to be prosecuted for genocide so they…

New Jersey and New York issue states of emergency ahead of nor’easter

October 25, 2021 9:13 PM CNN

The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater…

New Jersey and New York issue states of emergency ahead of nor’easter

October 25, 2021 9:13 PM CNN

CNN’s Jennifer Gray explains what defines a storm as a nor’easter — and it’s not as simple as the storm hitting the…

Japan’s Princess Mako marries non-royal boyfriend Kei Komuro in subdued ceremony

October 25, 2021 8:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Junko Ogura and Nectar Gan, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony,…

Sailing ship captures a narco sub

October 25, 2021 8:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN Consider it a win for 18th century technology over late 20th century criminal innovation. A three-masted sailing ship belonging…

Man convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan’s father is denied parole

October 25, 2021 8:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess and Amir Vera, CNN One of the men convicted in the murder of James Jordan, father of basketball legend Michael Jordan, was denied…

Jelani Day’s cause of death was drowning but it’s still unknown how he got in the water, coroner writes

October 25, 2021 8:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Jelani Day‘s cause of death was drowning, LaSalle County Coroner Richard Ploch wrote Monday, adding “the manner in…

2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Idaho shopping mall

October 25, 2021 5:00 PM ABC News, Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — Police in Boise said two people were killed and four injured in a shooting Monday afternoon at a shopping mall; one person was in…

A new lens on America’s past

October 25, 2021 5:07 PM CNN

History Refocused: Meet Claudette Colvin, a Civil Rights hero whose story was mostly ignored by history books. In 2021, 66 years after she was…

Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Now she’s fighting to get her record expunged

October 25, 2021 5:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Devon M. Sayers and Maria Cartaya, CNN Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who in March 1955, at the age of 15, was arrested for refusing to…

Australia PM announces net zero pledge, but no new emissions cuts ahead of COP26

October 25, 2021 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan, Ben Westcott and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed the plan he’ll take to COP26 in…

John Wayne Gacy victim identified through DNA from tooth

October 25, 2021 3:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Almasy, CNN Francis Wayne Alexander’s remains were found more than 40 years ago in the crawl space of infamous serial killer John…

Accused gunman in a Boise mall shooting dies in hospital

October 25, 2021 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Jenn Selva, Amanda Watts and Amir Vera, CNN The accused gunman in an Idaho mall shooting on Monday died Tuesday at a local hospital, according to…

Accused gunman in a Boise mall shooting dies in hospital

October 25, 2021 3:27 PM CNN

Six people, including a police officer, were injured when shots were reportedly fired at an Idaho mall, according to tweets from the Boise Police…

10,000 trees, including giant sequoias, are a hazard and must be removed in California, park officials say

October 25, 2021 3:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, CNN As fire crews work to contain the KNP Complex Fire that has destroyed many of California’s iconic sequoia trees, it has…

A cyclist survived an attack from a 500-pound bear by kicking the animal after it charged toward him

October 25, 2021 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A cyclist lived to tell his tale after a bear attacked him while riding alone in Cantwell, Alaska. Alaska Wildlife Troopers…

A statue honoring the US Colored Troops was unveiled across the street from a Confederate monument in Tennessee

October 25, 2021 2:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez and Claudia Dominguez, CNN When numerous cities across America fought to remove Confederate monuments, a city in Tennessee chose to…

An Israeli court has ruled that a six-year-old child who was the sole survivor of a cable crash accident in Italy in May should be returned to Italy.

Six-year-old survivor of cable car crash must be returned to Italy, court rules

October 25, 2021 2:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Tal, CNN An Israeli court has ruled that a six-year-old child who was the sole survivor of a cable crash accident in Italy in May should be…

These lemurs could win a Grammy for their rhythmic singing abilities

October 25, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN If animals could be nominated for Grammys, these lemurs could win. That’s because they’ve got rhythm. The Indri…

German ISIS bride sentenced to 10 years in prison over death of Yazidi girl left to die in sun

October 25, 2021 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Claudia Otto, Jo Shelley and Hannah Ritchie, CNN A German woman who joined ISIS was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday over the death of a…

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says he’ll never step down ‘willingly’ in the wake of coup

October 25, 2021 12:54 PM CNN

Adam Hireka, the economic adviser to Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, explains to CNN’s Becky Anderson why the country’s government could see…

The military has taken over in Sudan. Here’s what happened

October 25, 2021 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country’s power-sharing…

Appeals court hears claims of jury bias at ‘El Chapo’ trial

October 25, 2021 12:14 PM Associated Press

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman says the U.S. conspiracy conviction of the notorious…

2,000 migrants continue trek through southern Mexico

October 25, 2021 12:04 PM Associated Press

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — More than 2,000 mostly Central American migrants were walking along a highway in…

Ex-Saudi intelligence official describes Crown Prince as a ‘psychopath’ who boasted he could kill the sitting monarch in 2014

October 25, 2021 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jo Shelley, CNN Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is a “psychopath,” who “poses a threat to his people, to the…