By Rafael Romo, Susannah Cullinane, José Álvarez, Chris Boyette, Jessica Hasbun and Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are searching on land, by air and in the water for a University of Pittsburgh student who disappeared last week on spring break in Punta Cana. Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old United States resident,
Continue Reading By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a months-long, high stakes race to replace Justin Trudeau. He will now be expected to lead the party into the next federal elections – which must be held before October, but could be called much earlier – where
Continue Reading WHP, CNN By Zoe Sottile and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the five people aboard and damaging around a dozen vehicles, according to local authorities. The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed around 3:18 p.m. ET
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Sunday roughly 7 miles southwest of Westlake Village in Los Angeles County, California, the United States Geological Survey said. Several aftershocks were felt in Malibu, USGS data shows. The quake struck at a depth of about 7 miles, according to the USGS. Earthquakes with
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the five people aboard and damaging around a dozen vehicles, according to local authorities. The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed around 3:18 p.m. ET on the
Continue Reading By Hanna Park and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A South Carolina woman faces charges after igniting yard debris that burned out of control and allegedly sparked a wildfire that has scorched more than 2,000 acres near Myrtle Beach, the state’s forestry officials said. Alexandra Bialousow, 40, of Myrtle Beach, was arrested Thursday on charges
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to eyewitnesses and video, providing a gruesome picture of a crackdown against remnants of the former Assad regime that spiraled into communal killings. Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israel says it has cut the flow of electricity to the last facility in Gaza that was still receiving power from the Israel Electric Corporation. “I just signed an order for the immediate halt of electricity to the Gaza Strip,” Israeli Energy Minister Eli
Continue Reading CNN By Michelle Watson and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, officials said. It’s too early for investigators to tell if the fires started naturally
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine and Meghan Pryce, CNN (CNN) — 2024 was a pretty good year if you were among the tens of millions of employees who put their savings to work in a 401(k) plan. Sure, the markets performed well. But you deserve some credit, too. ⏰ Psst… Did you remember to “spring forward” this
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan recently arrived in Florida from Romania, where they are facing charges of human trafficking, setting off a flurry of concern and anger – and a state-level criminal investigation. Andrew Tate gained notoriety as an online influencer and has amassed a massive
Continue Reading By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday, as Europe grows increasingly concerned about the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. Latvia reintroduced compulsory military service for adult males on January 1 last year, having abolished it
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, Mostafa Salem, Eyad Kourdi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s interim leader has called days of violent clashes between pro-government forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad “expected challenges” as a monitor said the death toll has risen to 642 people. Eyewitnesses have accused government supporters of carrying out
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A vital, US-run monitoring system focused on spotting food crises before they turn into famines has gone dark after the Trump administration slashed foreign aid. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors drought, crop production, food prices and other indicators in order to forecast food insecurity in
Continue Reading By Maria Kostenko, Christian Edwards and Sophie Tanno, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine’s presence in Russia’s Kursk region has deteriorated sharply, with the Russian advance threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining counter at a crucial time in the war. Military bloggers from both sides say Ukraine is on the back foot, while Ukraine’s army says
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, Chris Boyette and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people making s’mores in their backyard, officials said. The fires are believed to
Continue Reading CNN By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Air travel across Germany has been disrupted due to a one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports. The so-called “warning strike” is a common tactic in German wage negotiations. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since Thursday, according to a monitoring group that warns the actual death toll could be “much higher.” Government forces have killed at least 164 civilians,
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since his hospitalization around three weeks ago, Pope Francis is showing a good response to treatment, a Vatican source told CNN. This follows a statement from the Vatican press office on Saturday that described “a good response to therapy” and a “gradual,
Continue Reading By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US. State media on Saturday released photos showing what it called “a nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine,” as it reported
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