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Actor Felix Silla, famously known for his role as Cousin Itt on ‘The Addams Family,’ dies at 84

April 17, 2021 4:35 PM CNN Newsource

Actor Felix Silla, who portrayed Cousin Itt on the 1960s TV series “The Addams Family,” died on Friday. He was 84. Silla passed away…

Man tops off helicopter proposal with five engagement rings

April 17, 2021 2:18 PM CNN Newsource

Picking out the perfect engagement ring can be a lot of pressure for someone preparing to propose. A man in Atlanta seemed to have a solution —…

Two more bodies identified as search continues for missing crew of ship that capsized off Louisiana coast

April 17, 2021 2:02 PM CNN Newsource

The bodies of two men found inside a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week off the Louisiana coast have been identified. Lafourche Parish…

2 injured, 1 critical, after shooting at Nebraska mall

April 17, 2021 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

OMAHA, Nebraska — Two people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim…

Google Doodle celebrates Laura Bassi, one of the first European women to earn a PhD

April 17, 2021 1:51 PM CNN Newsource

Google takes many opportunities to celebrate trailblazers with its homepage doodles. On Saturday, the search engine featured Laura Maria Catarina…

WATCH: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is laid to rest

April 17, 2021 7:46 AM Associated Press, ABC News

(Editor’s note: You can watch ABC News coverage of the entire funeral service in the video player above.) WINDSOR, England — As military bands…

Global Covid-19 death toll passes a staggering 3 million as cases surge

April 17, 2021 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

BALTIMORE, Maryland — More than three million people globally have died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, Johns Hopkins University…

One person is critically injured after a shooting at an Omaha mall

April 17, 2021 1:05 PM CNN Newsource

One person was hospitalized with critical injuries after a shooting Saturday at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. The…

Woman with dementia sues city of Loveland, police officers, alleging excessive use of force in 2020 arrest

April 17, 2021 12:03 PM CNN Newsource

A Loveland, Colorado, police officer is on administrative leave and two other officers have been reassigned to administrative duties after a federal…

Portland police disperse crowd with pepper spray after officer fatally shoots suspect

April 17, 2021 11:57 AM CNN Newsource

Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the…

Ohio teen arrested with AK-47 in Times Square subway station, police say

April 17, 2021 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

An 18-year-old from Ohio is facing weapons charges after officers patrolling a Times Square subway station on Friday found him with an AK-47 and a…

Quest to land humans on Mars heats up and 5 other top space and science stories this week

April 17, 2021 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

A version of this story appeared in Wonder Theory, the first-ever CNN space and science newsletter, which launched Saturday. Subscribe here and be…

Indianapolis was already seeing a spike in homicides when a gunman killed 8 at a FedEx facility

April 17, 2021 8:53 AM CNN Newsource

When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing…

60 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, many Cuban Americans’ distrust of the Democratic Party still affects national politics

April 17, 2021 7:49 AM CNN

For many, it is a historical footnote. A bit of trivia from a bygone era. A failed Cold War operation known as one of the biggest blunders in the…

The Sikh community is in mourning as 4 members were among the victims of the Indianapolis mass shooting

April 17, 2021 5:06 AM CNN

The latest mass shooting in the US at a FedEx facility struck deeply into the Sikh community in the Indianapolis area after it suffered the loss of…

Police ID gunman who killed 8 people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as 19-year-old former employee

April 17, 2021 5:03 AM CNN

Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere” at a FedEx Ground facility near…

Minnesota protests continue for a sixth night as Daunte Wright’s loved ones mourn for his son

April 17, 2021 4:08 AM CNN Newsource

As Daunte Wright’s loved ones reflect on his son who will grow up without a father, police and protesters calling for justice in his death…

Phoenix nonprofit plans to vaccinate 500 homeless people in 5 days

April 17, 2021 4:06 AM CNN Newsource

More than four months after the first coronavirus vaccine hit American arms, a week-long drive to vaccinate the homeless against Covid-19 is underway…

Portland police disperse crowd with pepper spray following fatal officer-involved shooting

April 17, 2021 2:21 AM CNN Newsource

Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the…

Indianapolis was already seeing a rising number of homicides when a gunman killed 8 at a FedEx facility

April 17, 2021 2:00 AM CNN

When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing…

Loneliness won’t end when the pandemic ends

April 17, 2021 1:04 AM CNN Newsource

When the world goes back to normal, Shanan Cale’s life won’t change much. She’ll still work mostly from her home in California.…

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts have landed back on Earth

April 17, 2021 12:15 AM CNN Newsource

Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three have returned to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and…

A student harnessed the power of beets to make healing from surgery safer — and more equitable

April 17, 2021 12:03 AM CNN Newsource

Dasia Taylor didn’t expect to become a nationally recognized scientist at 17 years old. The Iowa student has dedicated her life to equity work,…

Liberty University files lawsuit against former president Jerry Falwell Jr.

April 16, 2021 9:19 PM CNN Newsource

Liberty University has filed a lawsuit against former school president Jerry Falwell Jr. that alleges he breached his employment contract and…

Four bodies recovered as search continues for nine still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana coast

April 16, 2021 8:50 PM CNN Newsource

The US Coast Guard said Friday that four bodies have been recovered so far from the water near a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week…

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts are returning to Earth

April 16, 2021 8:31 PM CNN Newsource

Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three are ready to return to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey…

2 transgender women killed in shootings at separate Charlotte hotels

April 16, 2021 7:05 PM CNN

Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the killings of two transgender women in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dontarius Long, 21, and…