By Ivana Kottasová and Adi Kopelwitz, CNN Haifa and Jerusalem (CNN) — When 20-year-old Aya Najame, an Arab Muslim, was a little girl growing up in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, she would go on cultural exchange trips to Jewish schools to learn about the Jewish way of life. Jewish children would do
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A father and several of his family members were convicted of charges in a terrorism and kidnapping case in which his 3-year-old son was found dead on a New Mexico compound, prosecutors said Friday. A federal jury convicted four members of the family Tuesday after their 2018 arrest following
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Italy’s “family-first” prime minister Giorgia Meloni has broken up with her TV journalist boyfriend after lewd comments in which he grabbed his genital area as he propositioned a co-host to a “threesome or foursome,” led to the suspension of his television show. Meloni took to social media Friday to announce
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Protests erupted around the Arab world on Friday as the Gaza war raged and an Israeli ground operation with the potential to displace millions of Palestinians loomed. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and the West Bank after Islamic Friday prayers to
Continue Reading By Alex Marquardt, Kaitlan Collins, Oren Liebermann, Michael Conte, Sana Noor Haq, Eric Bradner and Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — Hamas released two American hostages, Judith Tai Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie Raanan, on Friday nearly two weeks after launching a deadly attack in Israel and abducting around 200 people. The US citizens were
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — The mysterious man pulled up outside the Red Rock Resort and Casino in a pickup truck covered with trash bags. Wearing dark clothing, black latex gloves and a mask over his face, he walked up to the cashier’s cage and demanded money, his hand tucked into his pocket as
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. If you are looking for a spectacular show this weekend, look up to find the Orionid meteor shower shining bright through Saturday and Sunday night. The shower is expected
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were targeted and murdered from 1979 to present, Judge John Wood, Judge Richard Daronco and Judge Robert Vance, as well as several judges from lower courts. US Marshals Service The US
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s military government said Thursday it foiled a late-night escape attempt by deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to flee to neighboring Nigeria after being held in custody for nearly three months following his ouster in a coup. Bazoum had planned to escape with his family and two domestic staff at
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of biometric gun safes are being recalled due to concerns they can allow unauthorized access, federal officials said, citing a lawsuit alleging a 12-year-old boy died from a firearm obtained from a breached safe. More than 60,000 biometric safes – which use body-specific information to grant access –
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — The venomous fangs of a tarantula, crystallized sugar syrup and the auto-fluorescing hairs on a leaf are among the top 20 images chosen for their science and artistry in Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition this year. The contest, in its 49th year, gave its top prize to researcher Hassanain
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Shortages of food, fuel and electricity in Gaza “are going to kill many, many people,” a senior aid official warned Friday, as Israel’s siege and bombardment of the enclave approached the two-week mark, while life-saving aid was again stuck in Egypt for another day. A spokesperson
Continue Reading CNN By Rhea Mogul and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Shortages of food, fuel and electricity in Gaza “are going to kill many, many people,” a senior aid official warned Friday, as Israel’s siege and bombardment of the enclave approached the two-week mark, while life-saving aid was again stuck in Egypt for another day. A
Continue Reading By Nicki Brown, Sara Smart, Jennifer Henderson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is still on the loose after he shot and killed a state judge at his home Thursday, hours after the judge ruled against him in a child custody case, a Maryland sheriff said Friday. “This was a targeted attack against
Continue Reading By Veronica Miracle and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The driver who crashed a blue Honda sedan into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco last week was armed with a knife and had a loaded crossbow in his car before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said Thursday. Zhanyuan Yang, 31, rammed into
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has overturned a decades-old California law banning assault weapons, calling the restriction “extreme” and unconstitutional. US District Judge Roger T. Benitez ruled Thursday the ban impedes on residents’ Second Amendment rights and has no historical precedent, as is required by a landmark Supreme Court decision last
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Private colleges and universities in Florida must now comply with a rule requiring students and faculty to use bathroom and changing facilities aligned with their sex assigned at birth. The Florida Board of Education voted Wednesday to expand the rule – already in effect at the
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Israel’s war with Palestinian militant group Hamas has sparked a fierce debate on China’s tightly controlled social media, driving a wedge between those who support Israel’s right to retaliate and a variety of pro-Palestinian voices – including a surge in antisemitic views. Many in China have been
Continue Reading By Paula Newton, Sania Farooqui and Sophie Jeong, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats and their families from India after New Delhi threatened to revoke their diplomatic immunity amid a deepening dispute over the assassination of a Sikh activist. The move follows a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions between the two countries
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, Amy Simonson and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A St. Louis youth football team had the rest of its season canceled after a player’s parent allegedly shot the coach multiple times for not putting his son as a starter for the team, according to city and police statements. Authorities responded to the
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