By Elizabeth Wolfe and Pete Muntean, and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Lighting on a Houston radio tower reportedly failed just days before it was hit by a helicopter on Sunday, killing four people in a fiery explosion that toppled the tower and left debris scattered through the neighborhood. Operating as an air tour flight,
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CNN By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — At least 87 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit several multi-story buildings overnight Saturday on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry said. The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble. More than 40 people had been injured, including a number of very critical cases, the ministry said. CNN
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — At least two people have died and hundreds have been rescued in Roswell, New Mexico, according to the New Mexico State Police, after extreme overnight rainfall brought severe flooding, stranding motorists and sweeping away cars. The New Mexico National Guard and other agencies have rescued
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The video depicts a desperate, abandoned man trying to attack a sophisticated military drone with a wooden stick. Or perhaps it shows a defiant hero who is staring the enemy in the eye while fighting till the bitter end. It depends on who is watching. When the Israel Defense
Continue Reading CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The video depicts a desperate, abandoned man trying to attack a sophisticated military drone with a wooden stick. Or perhaps it shows a defiant hero who is staring the enemy in the eye while fighting till the bitter end. It depends on who is watching. When the Israel
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Albany State University was filled with dancing, cheers and celebration Saturday after the Golden Rams took victory in the university’s homecoming game. Hours later, a shooting on the school’s campus in southwest Georgia left one person dead and multiple others injured, university officials said. “We have
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Hurricane Oscar’s arrival to eastern Cuba Sunday impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, after fresh attempts to restore much of the nation’s electric grid failed. In the capital city of Havana early Monday, people were seen outdoors in poor lighting, a few playing dominoes
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — You’ve probably heard a lot of talk this campaign season about how putting hefty tariffs on goods made overseas will revive America’s manufacturing sector. Trouble is, that is not how tariffs work. The fact of the matter is that tariffs are a tax on Americans. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — At least 87 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit several multi-story buildings overnight Saturday on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry said. The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble. More than 40 people had been injured, including a number of very critical cases, the ministry said. CNN cannot
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, Ashley R. Williams, Michelle Watson, Melissa Alonso, Sharif Paget and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a partial ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island that turned a day of celebration into tragedy, leaving at least seven dead and six critically injured as crowds gathered for a
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has been on the receiving end of scathing criticism from European leaders who are trying to restrain the Jewish state from pressing on with its wars in Gaza and southern Lebanon. From calls for a complete halt of weapons sales to Israel and considering sanctions on far-right Israeli
Continue Reading By Ivan Watson, Heather Chen, Rebecca Wright and Tom Booth, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison. “It’s more cooling that way,” says the 41-year-old former schoolteacher, who was
Continue Reading CNN By Ivan Watson, Heather Chen, Rebecca Wright and Tom Booth, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison. “It’s more cooling that way,” says the 41-year-old former schoolteacher, who
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon man has been found guilty on kidnapping, sex crimes and weapons charges after holding a woman captive in a makeshift prison in his garage, according to federal officials. Negasi Zuberi, 30, was found guilty on Friday of kidnapping, transporting a victim for criminal sexual activity, and illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, according to
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, Zoe Sottile and Philip Wang, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were killed and several others injured Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. It happened as crowds gathered on the island for a celebration of its tiny
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — With the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, many Israelis are sensing a window of opportunity to bring back the hostages still held in Gaza – and they are making their voices heard. Huge crowds of protesters gathered across several cities in Israel on Saturday, demanding Prime
Continue Reading By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed and eight others injured by gunfire in Mississippi at a party to celebrate a school’s football victory early Saturday, according to the local sheriff. Two 19-year-olds and a 25-year-old were killed in the incident, which involved at least two shooters, The Associated Press reported. It said
Continue Reading By Jordan Brown and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Floridians hunkered down at home and in evacuation shelters last week as Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast. But as the storm unleashed deadly tornadoes, power outages, and flooding en masse, dozens of mothers across the state gave birth – some for the
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CNN By Isaac Yee, Victoria Butenko and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — North Korean soldiers have been filmed receiving uniforms and equipment at a training ground in Russia’s far east, appearing to confirm reports from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) that 1,500 soldiers have been shipped over for military training to be deployed in
Continue Reading By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — The “Thanksgiving grandma,” who accidentally texted a dinner invitation to a teen she’d never met, invited him anyway and went viral for her kindness, is facing a new challenge as the holiday approaches. Wanda Dench is receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer, she said in a statement posted by Jamal
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