US & World Archives

25 years ago, Amanpour interviewed Taliban. Here’s what she saw

September 10, 2021 10:20 PM CNN

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour shares a clip of her reporting from Afghanistan in 1996, where she was one of the first journalists to interview a Taliban…

Woman who admitted to Slender Man attack to be freed Monday

September 10, 2021 10:32 AM Associated Press

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please online horror character…

Woman is 2nd to admit role in death of 8 members of a family

September 10, 2021 3:43 PM Associated Press

By JOHN SEEWER and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has become the second person from her family to admit to a…

Arbitrator rules in favor of New York teachers in dispute with city over vaccination requirements, union says

September 10, 2021 9:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Laura Studley, CNN New York City teachers who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and have documented medical or…

At least 1 dead, 10 missing in landslide near Mexico City

September 10, 2021 3:30 PM Associated Press

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico (AP) — A section of mountain on the outskirts of Mexico City has given way, plunging rocks…

Two Florida middle school students arrested in alleged school shooting plot, says sheriff

September 10, 2021 5:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells and Melissa Alonso, CNN Authorities in Lee County, Florida, thwarted a plot by two students to commit a school shooting, after a…

Prince Andrew served with legal papers for sex abuse lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers claim

September 10, 2021 5:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Vitagliano, Max Foster and Hannah Ryan, CNN Lawyers for a woman who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse say they have served the…

Twenty years later, case of five accused of plotting 9/11 terrorist attacks remains stalled

September 10, 2021 4:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, pretrial hearings in the nine-year-long case against…

Over 100 birds have been found covered in oil as a result of spills caused by Hurricane Ida

September 10, 2021 3:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Dozens of birds have been submerged in oil from spills in Louisiana caused by Hurricane Ida, and wildlife officials expect…

CDC finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID

September 10, 2021 3:36 PM Associated Press

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer New U.S. studies show COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death.…

Ukraine acknowledges sting operation for first time following CNN report

September 10, 2021 3:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah and Katharina Krebs, CNN Ukraine’s ruling party acknowledged for the first time Friday a Ukrainian-led sting…

Search for 1887 time capsule under Robert E. Lee monument a lost cause, official says

September 10, 2021 2:10 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN Officials in Richmond, Virginia, have called off the search for a nearly 134-year-old time capsule that was believed to be…

Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave extended through the rest of the season

September 10, 2021 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Jacob Lev, CNN Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave has been extended through the rest of the season, according…

Perseverance’s Martian rock samples may contain ancient water bubbles

September 10, 2021 12:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Two Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover may contain evidence of ancient water bubbles, according to…

Florida appeals court rules in favor of DeSantis, allowing his ban on mask mandates in schools to stand

September 10, 2021 7:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso, CNN Florida’s 1st District Court on Friday reinstated a stay on mask mandates in schools, blocking local school requirements…

Measles cases halt US-bound flights of Afghan evacuees

September 10, 2021 12:00 PM Associated Press

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press The U.S. has halted U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees after discovering a few cases of measles among Afghans…

Abortion funds and providers are seeing an uptick in ‘vigilante’ calls after Texas ban

September 10, 2021 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez, Dianne Gallagher and Jade Gordon, CNN Some clinics and groups helping fund abortion care in Texas are seeing an uptick in calls…

In a huge blow, judge rules Apple can’t force developers to exclusively use its App Store payment system

September 10, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Apple can no longer prohibit app developers from directing users to payment options outside its App…

Austrian man mummifies dead mother to keep receiving her social security

September 10, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and AJ Davis, CNN Austrian police have found the body of a woman who, they say, was mummified by her son so he could keep claiming her…

Watch cute Cowboys fan confuse Dak Prescott with Patrick Mahomes

September 10, 2021 9:21 AM CNN

Aaiden Diggs, the son of Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs, mixed up his quarterbacks when he got to meet the Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott on an…

Tesla camera catches man faking hit-and-run

September 10, 2021 9:21 AM CNN

Police in Louisiana say a man pretended to get hit by a Tesla before calling the cops and claiming he was injured. But the car caught the incident on…

Must-watch videos of the week

September 10, 2021 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Wray, CNN A pilot sets a Guinness World Record, a missing toddler is found safe, and a delivery driver saves the day. These are the must-watch…

‘Those people are not me’

September 10, 2021 8:53 AM CNN

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9-11, a rare look at the iconic items inside the CIA’s private museum. Karin Caifa…

Lebanon gets a new government, its first since last year’s deadly port blast

September 10, 2021 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN A new government has been formed in crisis-ridden Lebanon, ending a more than year-long power vacuum that began shortly after…

Upside-down rhino experiment wins Ig Nobel Prize

September 10, 2021 6:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Spary, CNN A team of researchers behind an experiment that involved hanging rhinoceroses upside down, suspended in the air by their feet, has…

Queen Elizabeth supports Black Lives Matter movement, says senior representative

September 10, 2021 5:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family support Black Lives Matter (BLM), a senior representative has told UK broadcaster Channel 4.…

Second Qatar Airways passenger flight takes off from Kabul

September 10, 2021 4:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Kareem Khadder, Mostafa Salem and Tara John, CNN A second Qatar Airways passenger flight, which arrived in Afghanistan on Friday, has now departed…

A newly discovered dinosaur with shark-like teeth was the T. rex of its day

September 10, 2021 4:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of predatory dinosaur with shark-like teeth that would have been the T.…

Ethiopia to expel UN officials amid fears of Tigray famine

September 10, 2021 4:20 AM CNN

A CNN investigation has uncovered evidence of the torture, mass detention and execution of residents in the the town of Humera in Ethiopia’s Tigray…

Okefenokee Joe, a massive alligator estimated to have been around since WWII has died

September 10, 2021 2:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Watts, CNN Okefenokee Joe, an 11-and-a-half-foot alligator who is believed to have lived in a Georgia swamp since World War II, has died,…