By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out respiratory illness. Professor Sergio Alfieri told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera the most critical moment came on February 28 when
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By Isil Sariyuce and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A Turkish court on Tuesday placed seven journalists in custody after they were arrested while covering the protests in Istanbul, including a photojournalist for French news agency AFP, according to a media-freedom nonprofit and AFP. “AFP strongly condemns the detention of its journalist and photographer Yasin
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, Yash Roy and Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Labor unions representing professors and other educators have sued the Trump administration over its revocation of $400 million in congressionally authorized federal research funding to Columbia University following campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war, accusing the administration of leveraging the funds to
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Google, Inc. Facts The name Google is a play on the word “googol,” a mathematical term referring to a 1 followed by 100 zeros (represented as 1 x 10100). Alphabet, Inc., Google’s parent company, employed 183,323 people as of December 31, 2024. Timeline 1995 – Founders
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on Vatican Hill in northwestern Rome, Italy west of the Tiber River. It is
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late Pope Francis, the first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth date: December 17, 1936 Death date: April 21, 2025 Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina Birth name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio Father: Mario Bergoglio Mother: Regina (Sivori) Bergoglio Religion: Roman
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former late-night talk show host David Letterman. Personal Birth date: April 12, 1947 Birth place: Indianapolis, Indiana Birth name: David Michael Letterman Father: Harry Letterman, florist Mother: Dorothy (Hofert) Letterman Mengering Marriages: Regina Lasko (March 19, 2009-present); Michelle Cook (divorced) Children: with
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. Video obtained by CNN showed large crowds, estimated to be thousands of people by a CNN
Continue Reading By CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne and Lisa Klaassen (CNN) — The grandparents of a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago have been arrested on suspicion of his murder, prosecutors said Tuesday. Two-year-old Émile Soleil disappeared from his grandparents’ garden in Le Haut-Vernet, a hamlet in the French Alps, in July 2023. Nine months
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Tattoos. Pro-Hamas flyers. Deleted photos. These are just a few of the pieces of evidence that the Trump administration has cited in its legal efforts to detain and deport migrants from the United States in high-profile actions the past few weeks. The evidence has been cited in efforts to
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Christian Edwards, Anna Chernova, Svitlana Vlasova, Kevin Liptak and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — Russia will only implement a White House-brokered agreement to stop using force in the Black Sea when sanctions imposed on its banks and exports over its invasion of Ukraine are lifted, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding further uncertainty
Continue Reading By Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — Good Samaritans in Alaska are being credited with helping save a pilot and two children who survived a plane crash on an icy lake Sunday night. The Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser and its three occupants were reported overdue Sunday in the area of Tustumena Lake and the Kenai Mountains,
Continue Reading By Chris Lau and Yumi Asada Tokyo (CNN) — A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row until he was acquitted last year has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, a court said on Tuesday – roughly $85 for each day he was wrongfully convicted. Former professional boxer Iwao Hakamata, 89,
Continue Reading WPBF, VIEWER VIDEO, CNN By Matthew Rehbein, Hannah Rabinowitz, Javon Huynh, Zoe Sottile and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has created a task force intended to “crack down on violent Tesla attacks,” it announced Monday, following a spate of incidents appearing to target Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer. Acts of violence and vandalism
Continue Reading By Matthew Rehbein, Hannah Rabinowitz, Javon Huynh, Zoe Sottile and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has created a task force intended to “crack down on violent Tesla attacks,” it announced Monday, following a spate of incidents appearing to target Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer. Acts of violence and vandalism have been unfolding for
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club where he had made an onstage jibe at a right-wing politician. Kunal Kamra, known for his quips about popular culture and politics, is under investigation for
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, Shimon Prokupecz and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge Tuesday temporarily stopped federal agents from detaining 21-year-old Yunseo Chung, a US permanent resident and Columbia University junior, following her participation in pro-Palestinian protests. Chung sued the Trump administration Monday to stop removal proceedings. The lawsuit is also looking to stop
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, Holly Yan and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Orange County, California (CNN) — Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez have called the United States home since 1989. Their three daughters, now grown, were all born and raised in California. The couple led Bible studies at their Southern California church and volunteered at food pantries during
Continue Reading By Merlin Delcid and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A team of lawyers representing the families of 30 Venezuelans sent by the United States to a mega prison in El Salvador asked the Salvadoran Supreme Court of Justice on Monday to evaluate the legality of their detention. One of the attorneys, Jaime Ortega, said they
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