CNN By Rhea Mogul, Sophia Saifi and Manveena Suri, CNN Islamabad and New Delhi (CNN) — Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy has made landfall in India’s western Gujarat state, close to the Pakistan border, unleashing powerful gusts of wind that ripped up trees and toppled electricity poles. At landfall, Biparjoy was equivalent to a strong tropical storm
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, Sophia Saifi and Manveena Suri, CNN Islamabad and New Delhi (CNN) — Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy has made landfall in India’s western Gujarat state, close to the Pakistan border, unleashing powerful gusts of wind that ripped up trees and toppled electricity poles. At landfall, Biparjoy was equivalent to a strong tropical storm with
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Originally Published: 15 JUN 23 11:34 ET Updated: 15 JUN 23 18:37 ET By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Several US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack by Russian cybercriminals that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software, according to a top US cybersecurity agency. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
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Originally Published: 15 JUN 23 17:13 ET Updated: 15 JUN 23 18:21 ET By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media has been formally indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to national defense, the Justice
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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The semi-truck involved in Thursday’s accident with a bus that killed 15 people in Manitoba, Canada, had the right of way at the time of the incident, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Dash camera video taken from the tractor-trailer showed the bus, full of
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By Inke Kappeler (CNN) — Till Lindemann, the lead singer of German industrial metal band Rammstein is under investigation on allegations relating to sexual offenses and the distribution of narcotics on the basis of “several criminal complaints,” according to a spokeswoman for the Berlin’s Public Prosecutor’s office. The announcement comes in the middle of the
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By Taylor Romine, Elizabeth Joseph and Alexandra Coenjaerts, CNN Temecula, California (CNN) — Parents in the southern California city of Temecula are pushing back against the local school board’s recent decision to reject a social studies curriculum that includes gay rights after some board members claimed there was not enough parental involvement in the process
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By Mallika Kallingal and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Five dogs died Tuesday after an RV caught fire ahead of an American Kennel Club-sanctioned all-breed dog show in Tampa, Florida, according to fire officials. Bystanders noticed smoke coming out from the vent of a parked RV Tuesday afternoon. Some of them tried to enter the
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KCAL, KCBS, FACEBOOK, ABBY LUTZ, LINKEDIN, JOHN HEATHCO, RANCHO PESCADERO, GOFUNDME, GABRIELLE SLATE, CNN By Karol Suarez, Mia Alberti, David Williams and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Two American citizens were found dead Tuesday in a hotel room in Mexico, a US State Department spokesperson said. They have been identified as 28-year-old Abby Lutz and
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Originally Published: 15 JUN 23 06:29 ET Updated: 15 JUN 23 16:13 ET By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A panel of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday that Covid-19 vaccines should be updated for the fallas the pandemic continues to recede from daily life but the coronavirus shows no signs
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By Andi Babineau and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — As the city of Denver celebrated its first NBA championship, a police sergeant providing security for players riding on a fire truck was run over as people at a victory parade moved into the street, officials said Thursday. Chief of Police Ron Thomas told reporters a
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1937 Birth place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Birth name: William Henry Cosby Jr. Father: William Henry Sr., US Navy mess steward Mother: Anna (Hite) Cosby Marriage: Camille (Hanks) Cosby (January 25, 1964-present) Children: Evin, 1976;
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By Eli Masket and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — As communities across the United States celebrate June as Pride Month, a city near Detroit, Michigan, has voted to permanently ban the display of Pride flags on public property. Hamtramck’s city council members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the controversial resolution, which restricts the city from
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A landmark youth climate trial is playing out in Montana, as more than a dozen young plaintiffs aged 5 to 22 said they are already being hurt by climate change-fueled wildfires, drought, reduced snowpack and impacts to wildlife. The case is historic. It is the first youth climate case
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By Nadine Schmidt and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year-old American woman died after being assaulted and pushed down a slope by an American man near one of Germany’s most popular tourist sights, Neuschwanstein Castle, in Bavaria, according to local police. The woman died overnight after sustaining serious injuries, police in Bavaria said in
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By Laura Ly, CNN (CNN) — Nathan Carman, the man accused of killing his mother at sea in 2016 to get family and insurance money, has died in federal custody, according to a new court filing from federal prosecutors. “The United States received information from the U.S. Marshal that Carman died on or about June
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of the country. 1949
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Boston Marathon terror attack. On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three people and injured at least 264. Facts The bombs exploded 12 seconds apart near the marathon’s finish line on Boylston Street. According to Richard
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Droughts, storms, wildfires and heat waves: Extreme weather around the world is becoming more intense and more frequent. The toll is huge and mounting, with lives lost, homes destroyed, livelihoods stolen and economies upended. The extreme events are happening against the backdrop of a very fast-warming climate. The world
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By Sana Noor Haq and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Kalamata, Greece (CNN) — Kassem Abozeed had arrived in Kalamata to try to find his wife and brother-in-law, as relatives poured into the Greek port city on Thursday, searching for their loved ones missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast, killing dozens of people. The
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