WBRC, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Dakin Andone, Holly Yan and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution using that method. Now Alabama’s attorney general wants to help other states interested in using the new form of capital punishment.
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Ashkelon, Israel (CNN) — It was supposed to be a safe haven – a new life for those seeking refuge from the turbulence of war. But when tens of thousands of Ukrainians fled to Israel in the wake of Russia’s invasion, they had no idea of what the future would hold. With men aged 18 to
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — China accused the United States military of “abusing international law” and continuing a pattern of “dangerous provocations” in East Asia Thursday, after a US Navy destroyer made the service’s first transit of the Taiwan Strait of 2024. The movement on Wednesday of the USS John Finn
Continue Reading By Sophia Saifi, Sania Farooqui, Michael Rios and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A top Pakistan official on Thursday accused India of killing two Pakistani nationals on its soil, citing what he called “a pattern” of alleged Indian assassination plots overseas and raising tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals. In a news conference, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus
Continue Reading By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — “Australia Day is Dead!” Indigenous activist Gwenda Stanley chants into the loudspeaker, as a crowd of thousands breaks into applause. It’s Australia’s national day, but the crowd in central Sydney seethes in anger and cheers in solidarity with Indigenous Australians, many of whom view January 26 as nothing
Continue Reading KCAL, KCBS, POOL, LEOS FAMILY, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man was found guilty of second-degree murder on Thursday in the 2021 road rage shooting on a Southern California highway that left a 6-year-old boy dead, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. A jury also found
Continue Reading By Michael Rios, Tara John, Taylor Ward, Veronica Calderon, Ana Melgar Zuniga and Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Colombia declared a disaster situation on Thursday due to wildfires raging across several parts of the country, as the president warned the conditions could get worse. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro declared a “situation of disaster and calamity,”
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a third, or 28%, of Gen Z adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, a larger share than older generations, according to a new report by PRRI, a nonprofit that conducts research on religion, values and public policy. The report, titled “A political and cultural glimpse into America’s future,” sought to highlight
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — After completing 72 historic flights on Mars over three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has ended. Originally designed as an experiment, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to operate and fly on another world, lifting off on April 19, 2021. Imagery and data returned to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution using nitrogen gas. Smith, who was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire and already survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection, was at the center of
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Ukrainian state agencies, including the state-owned energy company, reported cyberattacks or technical disruptions on Thursday that were affecting their IT systems and ability to communicate with the public. Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest oil and gas company, said that a “large-scale cyberattack” on one of its data centers had knocked
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Personal Birth date: February 12, 1965 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Brett Michael Kavanaugh Father: Everett Edward Kavanaugh Jr., president of a trade association Mother: Martha Kavanaugh, teacher, prosecutor and judge Marriage: Ashley (Estes) Kavanaugh Children: Liza
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and environmentalist Carole King. Personal Birth date: February 9, 1942 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Carol Joan Klein Father: Sydney Klein, New York City fire lieutenant Mother: Eugenia (Cammer) Klein, speech therapist Marriages: Rick Sorenson (1982-divorced); Rick
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1964 Birth place: Sandpoint, Idaho Birth name: Sarah Louise Heath Father: Charles Heath, a teacher Mother: Sarah (Sheeran) Heath Marriage: Todd Palin (1988-2020, divorced) Children: Trig, April
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first full moon of the new year, known as the wolf moon, will shine in the night sky Thursday. January’s full moon reached peak illumination at 12:54 p.m. ET, but it will appear full through Friday evening, according to NASA. Expect the bright orb to rise in the
Continue Reading By Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — For the past week cities and towns across Russia have witnessed an unusual display of defiance. No protests or picket lines, just patient, orderly queues. Dozens, if not hundreds of people lining up in freezing conditions to try to ensure an anti-war presidential candidate has enough signatures to get on the ballot for the
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The former police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man from Michigan, can stand trial for murder, an appeals court ruled Thursday. The Michigan Court of Appeals handed down a 2-1 ruling Thursday, denying an appeal by former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr. “We agree that there
Continue Reading WXYZ, CNN By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high school in 2021, took the stand in her manslaughter trial Thursday and testified it was her husband’s responsibility to store their son Ethan’s gun safely. “I just didn’t
Continue Reading CNN By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Men with rolled up trousers wade through floods, trying to salvage makeshift tents submerged in dirty water and floating plastic. Nearby, toddlers make toys out of garbage, pressing their bare feet into the wet sand. Torrential rain in Gaza is making an already brutal
Continue Reading By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Men with rolled up trousers wade through floods, trying to salvage makeshift tents submerged in dirty water and floating plastic. Nearby, toddlers make toys out of garbage, pressing their bare feet into the wet sand. Torrential rain in Gaza is making an already brutal existence
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