By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Odd radio circles in space have mystified astronomers since the cosmic objects were first discovered in 2019. Now, scientists think they may understand what forms these mysterious celestial structures, and the answer could provide insights into galactic evolution. The odd radio circles, also known as ORCs, are so massive
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday left nearly two dozen people injured and large pieces of a building littering the road in the heart of the city’s downtown area. At least 21 people were injured in the blast at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel, according to
Continue Reading By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was seen on video jumping and attacking a judge sitting behind a bench in Clark County, Nevada, last week was back in court Monday and was sentenced by the same judge for a separate incident. Deobra Redden, 30, was sentenced to 19 months to four
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By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage are testing the detached piece for clues on what led up to the plane’s “explosive decompression” after the missing piece was discovered in an Oregon backyard. New
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 737 Max 9 earned its certificate of airworthiness on October 25, six days before it found its home with Alaska Airlines. Over the next three months – before a terrifying midair blowout and emergency landing – it would fly more than 150 times. A few of those flights
Continue Reading CNN, NTSB, KYLE RINKER, SAM MATTHEWS, SEAN BATES By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 737 Max 9 earned its certificate of airworthiness on October 25, six days before it found its home with Alaska Airlines. Over the next three months – before a terrifying midair blowout and emergency landing – it would fly more
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By Tara John, Catherine Nicholls and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has called for a universal ban on surrogacy, calling the practice “deplorable” in a speech in Vatican City on Monday. “I deem deplorable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the
Continue Reading CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage said an important piece has been found – a key detail in the investigation of what happened during the plane’s “explosive decompression,” as the carrier and
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Kareem Khadder and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — About one in every 100 people in Gaza has been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7, according to Palestinian statistics. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah announced in its daily update on Monday that at least
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Investigators will never know exactly what the Alaska Airlines pilots were saying last week in the chaotic, loud first moments after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9, leaving a hole in the side of its fuselage shortly after takeoff. That’s because the cockpit voice recorder
Continue Reading CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to try to find out who was tidying his shed almost every night, he found an unexpected helper scurrying around his workbench. The black-and-white, night-vision footage revealed that a tiny mouse was behind the mysterious tidying, helpfully moving objects
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander to launch from the United States in five decades, said it is abandoning an attempt to put its Peregrine spacecraft on the moon less than 24 hours after the vehicle took flight. The spacecraft has suffered
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to try to find out who was tidying his shed almost every night, he found an unexpected helper scurrying around his workbench. The black-and-white, night-vision footage revealed that a tiny mouse was behind the mysterious tidying, helpfully moving objects left
Continue Reading CNN By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander to launch from the United States in five decades, said its spacecraft has suffered “critical” propellant loss attempting to correct itself after running into a major issue in space. Just hours after launching from Florida
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A new California gun law banning the concealed carry of firearms in “sensitive places” – including places of worship, public libraries, amusement parks, zoos and sporting events – is once again blocked after a decision Saturday by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The law signed by California Gov.
Continue Reading By Tamara Qiblawi and Charbel Mallo, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — A senior Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike on his car in southern Lebanon, a Lebanese security source told CNN on Monday, as fears of a wider regional conflict escalate. The official, Wissam Tawil, is the most senior member of the
Continue Reading CNN By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and David Culver, CNN San Diego, California (CNN) — They come with backpacks carrying a few spare changes of clothes and whatever money and phones they weren’t robbed of by criminals or cartels along the way, arriving at the United States-Mexico border exhausted from the stress of the journey
Continue Reading By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and David Culver, CNN San Diego, California (CNN) — They come with backpacks carrying a few spare changes of clothes and whatever money and phones they weren’t robbed of by criminals or cartels along the way, arriving at the United States-Mexico border exhausted from the stress of the journey north.
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy, Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russia has begun to evacuate residents from the border region of Belgorod following a surge in deadly Ukrainian strikes, in a rare admission of the dangers posed by a war from which Moscow has sought to isolate its citizens. Approximately 300 residents of Belgorod
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive rocket launched from Florida earlier today carrying what may be the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon. The historic mission could set the tone for NASA to explore the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. Here’s what else
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