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A woman on a SEPTA train was sexually assaulted while other riders failed to intervene, authorities say

October 18, 2021 10:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted on a transit train in Philadelphia last week even as a number of witnesses failed to…

A woman on a SEPTA train was sexually assaulted while other riders failed to intervene, authorities say

October 18, 2021 10:42 AM CNN

Upper Darby Police superintendent Tim Bernhardt provides an update on a man arrested for assaulting a woman on a SEPTA train in…

Capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit by airstrikes, eyewitness and local forces say

October 18, 2021 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was hit by at least two…

Greta Thunberg ‘Rickrolls’ climate concert with crazy dance moves

October 18, 2021 8:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has “Rickrolled” an audience, all in the name of climate activism. Thunberg…

A murder suspect who gained wide public sympathy in China has died after a week on the run

October 18, 2021 7:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN A murder suspect who garnered widespread sympathy from the Chinese public has died after more than a week on the run, triggering…

Russia suspending mission to NATO in response to staff expulsions

October 18, 2021 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Kara Fox, CNN Russia is suspending its permanent mission to NATO in response to the alliance’s expulsion of eight…

Colin Powell, military leader and first Black U.S. secretary of state, dies of Covid-19

October 18, 2021 6:15 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape…

China denies testing a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, says it was a spacecraft

October 18, 2021 5:43 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Hannah Ritchie China has denied a report that it tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, saying on…

‘Please get vaccinated.’ Daughter’s death after giving birth a cautionary tale, mom says

October 18, 2021 5:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Marrisha Kindred Jenkins was 33 weeks pregnant when she started complaining of a persistent cough and vomiting last…

Powerful gang behind kidnapping of 17 US and Canadian missionaries in Haiti, security source says

October 18, 2021 5:35 AM CNN

Seventeen missionaries from the United States and Canada, some of them minors, were kidnapped in Haiti, according to the organization Christian Aid…

Australian police search for 4-year-old girl missing from tent on camping trip

October 18, 2021 5:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN Police are searching for a 4-year-old girl who went missing from a campsite in Western Australia on Saturday. Cleo Smith, who was…

5 things to know for October 18: Supply chain, Congress, coronavirus, China, Sudan

October 18, 2021 4:31 AM CNN

As the debate over President Joe Biden’s spending bill plays out among progressive and moderate Democrats, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) penned an op-ed…

A timeline of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the case against 3 men accused of his murder

October 18, 2021 3:09 AM CNN

The three men charged with Ahmaud Arbery’s murder are set to go on…

A timeline of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the case against 3 men accused of his murder

October 18, 2021 3:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, CNN At first, the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020 went largely unnoticed outside the South Georgia community where the…

Murder trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery begins with jury selection in Georgia

October 18, 2021 3:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone and Angela Barajas, CNN Three White men accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man out…

Powerful gang behind kidnapping of 17 US and Canadian missionaries in Haiti, security source says

October 17, 2021 10:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain, Natalie Gallón, Kylie Atwood and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN One of Haiti’s most powerful gangs is believed to be…

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak injured in car accident

October 17, 2021 9:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak was hurt in a two-car accident Sunday, his office announced. The accident happened…

A man is on the run after allegedly killing two neighbors. Some in China hope he will never be caught

October 17, 2021 8:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Ou Jinzhong has been on the run for more than a week. Accused of killing two neighbors and injuring three others, the 55-year-old…

Brooklyn woman arrested in connection with suspected arson at a Jewish school

October 17, 2021 7:32 PM CNN

New York authorities release video of the woman believed to have started a fire in front of a…

Brooklyn woman arrested in connection with suspected arson at a Jewish school

October 17, 2021 7:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and Laura Studley, CNN The New York Police Department arrested a 39-year-old Brooklyn woman Sunday in connection with a suspected arson…

When your home becomes a tourist attraction

October 17, 2021 7:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Have you ever looked at a beautiful little mews house in London and thought “it must be so amazing to live there?”…

More than a third of Chicago police officers defy city vaccine mandate

October 17, 2021 7:13 PM CNN

That memo is a significant escalation in the standoff that has been going on between City Hall and the Fraternal Order of Police over the last…

More than a third of Chicago police officers defy city vaccine mandate

October 17, 2021 7:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Omar Jimenez, CNN About 4,500 Chicago police officers didn’t report their vaccination status by October 15 as mandated by the city,…

FBI seeks information on New Zealand man who allegedly coerced women into making sexually explicit videos

October 17, 2021 6:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, CNN The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a New Zealand man who they say repeatedly coerced…

Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou on ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ dies at 95

October 17, 2021 6:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN Betty Lynn, best known for playing Barney Fife’s girlfriend Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died…

3 dead and police officer stabbed in the neck in Fort Smith, Arkansas incident

October 17, 2021 5:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Three people are dead and a police officer is recovering from being stabbed in the neck in an incident at a residence in…

3 dead and police officer stabbed in the neck in Fort Smith, Arkansas incident

October 17, 2021 5:06 PM CNN

AR: Three dead following domestic violence incident in Fort Smith, police officer…

Police face questions after a woman’s body is found in a police van in Huntsville, Alabama

October 17, 2021 4:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Lemos, CNN Authorities in Huntsville, Alabama, are facing questions surrounding the discovery of a woman’s body in the back of a…

Police face questions after a woman’s body is found in a police van in Huntsville, Alabama

October 17, 2021 4:38 PM CNN

Family of woman found dead in a parked police van is demanding answers as to what…

Police face questions after a woman’s body is found in a police van in Huntsville, Alabama

October 17, 2021 4:38 PM CNN

Authorities in Huntsville, Alabama, are facing questions surrounding the discovery of the body of Christina Nance in an unoccupied police van. CNN’s…