By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Missouri this week plans to execute death row inmate Brian Dorsey for the 2006 murders of his cousin and her husband, but a clemency petition shows scores of people have asked Gov. Mike Parsons to spare his life, citing Dorsey’s rehabilitation and what they call an unjust death sentence.
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — When a truck carrying over 100,000 salmon crashed and overturned in Oregon, it might have spelled disaster for the fish aboard, which were intended to replenish local populations in the Imnaha River. But in a miraculous twist of fortune, over 70,000 of the fish landed in a nearby creek
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Benjamin Brown and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in southern Gaza after months of fierce fighting that left much of the city in ruins. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that its 98th division had “concluded its
Continue Reading CNN By Vasco Cotovio and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in southern Gaza after months of fierce fighting. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that its 98th division had “concluded its mission” in Khan Younis. The division was leaving the
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno and Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador is facing outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, a controversial figure who had been seeking asylum there. Mexico said it will file a case against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice on Monday after
Continue Reading By Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Simone McCarthy, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told CNN Sunday ahead of a closely watched summit with US President Joe Biden next week. “As
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A Powerball ticket sold in Oregon has won the nearly $1.33 billion jackpot – the fourth-largest jackpot in the history of the game, according to Powerball. Saturday’s winning numbers are 44, 27, 52, 22, 69 and Powerball 9. A single ticket sold in Oregon matched all six numbers drawn
Continue Reading By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — The courtyard of Um Ihab’s family home in Jabalya, northern Gaza, once bloomed with citrus trees. On most weekends, dozens of relatives would gather for a birthday party or a university graduation. The Palestinian grandmother would decorate the house with gold streamers and multi-colored
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of North America today will suddenly darken and the clouds will eerily vanish — a cue for sky-watchers that the total solar eclipse is about to begin. The celestial event itself will have no effect on wireless networks but phone providers are preparing for potential disruptions
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey authorities have rescued over 120 dogs that were part of a suspected dogfighting ring run at a compound in Cumberland County. Police executed search and seizure warrants on multiple properties in the early morning Wednesday, according to a news release from the Humane Society of the United
Continue Reading KMAX, KPNX, CNN By Jason Kravarik and Josh Campbell, CNN Orange County, California (CNN) — Carol and Jeff Starr celebrated their daughter’s wedding last month with a bit of irony: neither was wearing their own wedding rings at the ceremony. Thieves had broken into their Southern California home last spring and cleaned out a safe full of jewelry.
Continue Reading By Bianna Golodryga, Becca Porath and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Life changed in Israel on October 7 last year. The unexpected and overwhelming assault by at least 1,500 Hamas fighters, pouring into Israel by land, sea and even paragliders, killed about 1,200 people, Israeli authorities said. More than 250 people were taken hostage and moved
Continue Reading CNN By Bianna Golodryga, Becca Porath and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Life changed in Israel on October 7 last year. The unexpected and overwhelming assault by at least 1,500 Hamas fighters, pouring into Israel by land, sea and even paragliders, killed about 1,200 people, Israeli authorities said. More than 250 people were taken hostage and
Continue Reading CNN By Bianna Golodryga, Becca Porath and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Life changed in Israel on October 7 last year. The unexpected and overwhelming assault by at least 1,500 Hamas fighters, pouring into Israel by land, sea and even paragliders, killed about 1,200 people, Israeli authorities said. More than 250 people were taken hostage and
Continue Reading CNN By Bianna Golodryga, Becca Porath and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Life changed in Israel on October 7 last year. The unexpected and overwhelming assault by at least 1,500 Hamas fighters, pouring into Israel by land, sea and even paragliders, killed about 1,200 people, Israeli authorities said. More than 250 people were taken hostage and
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — When an Australian judge made the unusual decision to reopen a blockbuster defamation trial brought by an alleged rapist against a media company, he declared, “Let sunlight be the best disinfectant.” That’s how claims later described by Justice Michael Lee as “sordid” found their way into the
Continue Reading By Kaylin Blue, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee could soon become the latest state to require public school students to watch a three-minute computer-generated video on fetal development created by an anti-abortion group. The state Senate passed the legislation, commonly known as the “Baby Olivia Act,” in a 21-6 vote Thursday and the bill is now
Continue Reading WFOR, CNN By Sarah Dewberry and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A security guard was killed and seven others injured in a shooting in Doral, a city just five miles west of Miami, early Saturday morning. The shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. after “an altercation amongst patrons at a local establishment,” according to Doral Police
Continue Reading By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — People across the United States will be looking to the sky on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse. Others will be listening to it. And to Harvard University astronomers working to transform the rare sight into sound, the eclipse should create a symphony. “We mapped the bright light
Continue Reading CNN By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — People across the United States will be looking to the sky on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse. Others will be listening to it. And to Harvard University astronomers working to transform the rare sight into sound, the eclipse should create a symphony. “We mapped the bright
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