Originally Published: 13 SEP 23 12:12 ET Updated: 13 SEP 23 17:40 ET By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, as 2023 is on track to be another devastating year amid
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CNN, WPVI By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — He made it look easy. Danilo Cavalcante, at 5 feet tall, seemed the perfect fit as he wedged himself in the narrow space between the walls in an exercise yard of the Chester County Prison on the morning of August 31. The convicted murderer then ascended in
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — He made it look easy. Danilo Cavalcante, at 5 feet tall, seemed the perfect fit as he wedged himself in the narrow space between the walls in an exercise yard of the Chester County Prison on the morning of August 31. The convicted murderer then ascended in a crab-walk
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — After the Pennsylvania prison escapee Danelo Cavalcante was handcuffed Wednesday morning, but before he was placed into the back of an armored van, several dozen heavily armed officers gathered around him in an arc. Cavalcante was positioned in the front, with an officer holding his arms. One officer holding
Continue Reading By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — Devastating floods from Storm Daniel have left at least 5,000 people dead and around 10,000 more missing in Libya. The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that more than 30,000 people have also been displaced. Heavy rains from the storm caused two dams in the northern city of Derna
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Celine Alkhaldi, Hamdi Alkhshali, Laura Paddison and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Emergency teams are working to find survivors and retrieve bodies after a massive flood hit Libya’s northeast three days ago, killing at least 11,000 people and leaving 10,000 missing. Eyewitness footage shared on social media showed the devastation after the
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The manhunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail outside Philadelphia has come to an end after nearly two weeks, with authorities confirming Wednesday morning that Danilo Cavalcante was in custody. Hundreds of law enforcement officers were searching for Cavalcante, 34, who escaped August 31 from
Continue Reading CNN, KYW By Nouran Salahieh, Brian Todd and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison last month is back behind bars – now facing additional charges – after a nearly two-week manhunt that captured national attention and unsettled the surrounding community. Police caught Danilo Cavalcante, 34, by surprise in
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Following a civil war and a political standoff that has lasted almost a decade, Libya is struggling to deal with a catastrophic flood that is believed to have killed at least 5,300 people and left over 10,000 missing in the country’s northeast. Split between two rival administrations since 2014
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Olga Voitovych and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two Russian warships were damaged after Ukraine launched an extensive assault on a Russian ship repair base in Crimea early Wednesday morning, officials said, in what appears to be Kyiv’s most ambitious strike on the port since the war began. Russia’s Defense
Continue Reading By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — A huge bushfire raging for over a week in central Australia has come dangerously close to the popular tourist town of Tennant Creek, as authorities warn that changing wind conditions could pose a risk to residents. Acting Northern Territory Chief Minister Nicole Manison declared an emergency situation for the
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China on Tuesday unveiled a plan to deepen integration between the coastal province of Fujian and self-governing Taiwan, touting the benefits of closer cross-strait cooperation while sending warships around the island in a show of military might. The directive, issued jointly by the Chinese
Continue Reading CNN By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea. Morgues are full in hospitals that remain out of service despite the
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea. Morgues are full in hospitals that remain out of
Continue Reading By Adrienne Winston and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Washington, DC, are offering $30,000 for information leading to the capture of homicide suspect Christopher Haynes, whose escape from police custody while being treated at a hospital has sparked a sprawling week-long manhunt. The DC Metropolitan Police Department is pursuing numerous tips about possible
Continue Reading CNN By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae, Larry Register, Simone McCarthy and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Putin has said Russia is considering and discussing some military cooperation with North Korea, following a summit at which that country’s leader Kim Jong Un appeared to endorse Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The leaders met at the Vostochny
Continue Reading By Danny Freeman and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago was taken into custody on Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania State Police announced, ending a manhunt that drew hundreds of law enforcement officials to the area and left the surrounding community gripped with fear. “Our nightmare
Continue Reading By Sabrina Souza and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Two Virginia detectives thought they might be closing in on a suspect in a decades-old cold case killing. Then they got a phone call. “I want to talk, and I want to talk right now,” the person on the line said, according to Fairfax County Police
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — When Lariba was growing up in James Town — a coastal neighborhood in Accra, Ghana — they never felt criticized for living the life they wanted to live, they said, even as an LGBTQ person. Of course, there were certain areas in Accra they couldn’t go, like some religious
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae, Larry Register, Simone McCarthy, Anna Chernova and Jake Kwon, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Putin has said Russia is considering and discussing some military cooperation with North Korea, following a summit at which that country’s leader Kim Jong Un appeared to endorse Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The leaders met at the
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