National-World

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Italian Air Force jets had to escort an American Airlines plane to Rome because of a security concern, which ultimately proved to be “non-credible.” The flight was on its way from New York to New Delhi, India, on Sunday when it was abruptly diverted, causing panic in the cabin.

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Italian Air Force jets had to escort an American Airlines plane to Rome because of a security concern, which ultimately proved to be “non-credible.” The flight was on its way from New York to New Delhi, India, on Sunday when it was abruptly diverted, causing panic in the

By Hanna Park and Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — Federal employees are raising alarms over Elon Musk’s push to reshape the US government, an effort now compounded by a weekend directive for workers to justify their jobs in writing. The mounting pressure has left many in the federal workforce feeling vulnerable. Latisha Thompson, a clinical

By Karina Tsui and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Immigration agents in the United States have been directed to track down and deport thousands of migrant children who entered the country without their parents, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters. The memo outlines a plan to deport the unaccompanied minors in four phases

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Coast Guard crews were searching for a missing person in the waters off Staten Island after a boat capsized Sunday, leaving at least three people dead officials said. The emergency response began shortly after noon Sunday, when Coast Guard Sector New York was notified by New York City 911

By Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — Marquis Jackson’s father, an Air Force veteran, died in 2005 believing that his son was a criminal. When three men wearing ski masks stormed into a New Haven, Connecticut, deli on January 24, 1999, killing a customer and wounding a cashier, police pointed to then 19-year-old Jackson as one

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An elderly Nevada man looking for love was allegedly drugged and pushed across the US border into Mexico in a wheelchair by a “sinister” scammer before being found dead in a Mexico City hotel room – one of nearly a dozen victims who fell prey to her deceit, the

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Margaret Carpenter, or “Dr. Maggie” as her friends and patients affectionately call her, has always been the brave one, says Dr. Ingrid Frengle-Burke, her best friend and former colleague. Carpenter rarely hesitates to speak up, questioning protocols that hurt her patients and advocating for anyone who feels unheard.

By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Keep a sturdy umbrella handy because it’s raining rockets! From the Caribbean to Europe, chunks of debris from private space launches falling back to Earth are becoming more common. And as the rise in the number of rockets taking off on any given week has increased, so too has

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Suse Lowenstein was working on a sculpture in her home studio in New Jersey when she received a phone call that would forever shatter her family. It came from a friend. In a trembling voice, she asked Lowenstein which flight her son, Alexander, was on from his semester studying

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A gunman who held medical staff hostage before killing a police officer and wounding five others at a hospital in south-central Pennsylvania Saturday is believed to have visited the facility in the days leading up to the incident, authorities said. The gunman, identified by officials as Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49,