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CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The vast blazes ripping through southwestern France burned so intensely they created a powerful, fire-generated thunderstorm. This rare phenomenon is sometimes seen in the kinds of megafires that afflict the US and Canada, but was unprecedented in France, until now — and it’s just one sign that Europe
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CNN By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci spent decades nurturing his reputation as the government’s most recognizable, most accessible and often most voluble authority on the nation’s public health crises. But on Wednesday, under intense scrutiny and the ever-present threat of prosecution, Fauci spent a congressional hearing that spanned well
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CNN By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, with Kate S. Petersen reporting (CNN) — Dangerous flooding unfolded in eastern New York Wednesday as slow-moving downpours soaked parts of the state and much of New England after drenching New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The rain is not over, but its intensity is beginning to wind
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CNN, WISN, WLUK, @REAL_WOOKIE, X, ALEXANDER AND JAMIE KING, WTMJ, WLS, WBBM, @Real_Wookie/X By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin, with little advanced warning on Monday afternoon, damaging homes, uprooting trees and knocking out power to thousands. ⛈️ Track
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CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is seeking to take back his guilty plea, saying he was “convinced to falsely confess,” according to court documents filed Monday. Kohberger filed a petition to reopen the case and blamed his plea on
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CNN By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow the administration to move forward with implementing a sweeping executive order aimed at mail voting that lower courts blocked in nearly two dozen states — setting up a major elections dispute at the high court
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CNN By Elise Hammond, Andi Babineau (CNN) — Opening statements began Monday in the triple-murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who has argued she is not criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three young children. The 35 year old is charged with three counts of murder and faces life in prison if convicted.
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CNN By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed and several others wounded, including a toddler, after two people apparently started shooting at each other at a popular Seattle food festival near the city’s iconic Space Needle, authorities said. The deadly Sunday-evening shooting at the Bite of Seattle, a free event that draws
Continue Reading CNN, KOMO, KING, JUSTICE BEITZEL By Julianna Bragg, Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old has been detained in connection with Sunday’s deadly shootout at the Seattle Center that involved at least two others — one of whom was killed, The Associated Press reported. Police said in a document filed in juvenile court they believe
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CNN, POOL, BARROW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, FAMILY PHOTOS, APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL By Eric Levenson, Isabel Rosales, Sarah Hutter, Andy Rose, Devon M. Sayers, Alaa Elassar, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Colt Gray, the teenager who killed four people at his Georgia high school in September 2024, wrote in messages before the attack about his desire
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CNN By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Never-before-seen documentary footage released Sunday shows the late Sen. Lindsey Graham calling his multipronged campaign for war with Iran “the best thing I’ve ever done” and comparing President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Graham, who had a reputation
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CNN By Patrick Svitek, Jeff Zeleny, CNN Bangor, Maine (CNN) — Maine Democrats picked Troy Jackson as their new Senate nominee on Saturday, the culmination of a brief and unusual contest that sets the stage for a 101-day sprint to try and defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the country’s most important Senate
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CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Measles has continued its historic resurgence in the United States this year, with a second record-breaking year in a row. Just over halfway through 2026, the country has recorded more cases than in any other year since 1991 – surpassing a grim milestone that was just topped last
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KING, MONICA SCOTTDAVE EASTMAN, CNN By Martin Goillandeau, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The wreckage of a seaplane that crashed with 11 people on board off the coast of Washington and then erupted into flames will be moved to a secure location Friday as investigators try to figure out what happened. Kenmore Air flight 140,
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CNN By Mark Morales, Lila Dominus, CNN (CNN) — A man who allegedly stabbed two people in separate incidents in New York City went before a judge late Friday night to face a slew of hate-crime charges, officials said. Raul Morales, 51, was charged with two counts of attempted murder in the second degree as
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CNN By Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright, Dan Hodge and Yasmin Coles, CNN (CNN) — Chinese ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels, including one carrying a CNN crew, near a dangerous flashpoint in the South China Sea on Friday – the third tense confrontation this week in the contested waters. Besides rich fishing grounds in
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CNN, WKOW, WMTV, WISC, MICHAEL DOUBEK, FREEDOM INC, KABZUAG, ALAN C. ROBINSON, @GOVEVERS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Freedom Inc/Kabzuag By Julianna Bragg, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who was shot and killed after authorities say he pulled a knife and injured an officer during a struggle with Madison, Wisconsin, police officers Wednesday has
Continue Reading CNN By Julianna Bragg, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who was shot and killed after authorities say he pulled a knife and injured an officer during a struggle with Madison, Wisconsin, police officers Wednesday has been identified as Corey Ruiz, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said. Madison Police Department Chief John Patterson said the
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CNN, WCHS, JONNY REED, WSAZ, GOVERNOR PATRICK MORRISEY @WVGOVERNOR , X, WVVA, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ACCUWEATHER, INC., WAFB By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Bertha has fizzled out, but moisture linked to the former tropical storm is still fueling a flood threat that could linger into the weekend for some. Bertha
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CNN, DR. KATHRYN AYRES, FRONTIERS OF ETHOLOGY By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — How hard do you have to ram a fish to make it explode? Ask an orca. Barreling into large, heavy fish with enough force to blast them into instant chum is a previously unknown collaborative feeding strategy among orcas, scientifically called Orcinus
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