By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has expelled a leading rocket scientist from its top political advisory body, the latest sign of a widening purge in the Chinese military’s missile force and aerospace contractors. The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) removed Wang Xiaojun at a meeting in Beijing on Monday –
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Oren Liebermann, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A United States Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed after suffering an in-flight emergency off the coast of South Korea Wednesday, in the third crash of one of the US military’s Korea-based warplanes in less than a year. The incident occurred during a
Continue Reading By Brammhi Balarajan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who stole the ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” for “one last score” will spend no additional time in prison for breaking into the Judy Garland Museum in Minnesota in 2005 and making off with the historic shoes, according to court documents. On
Continue Reading By Nic F. Anderson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: If you are in the US and you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to connect with a trained counselor. Outside the US, a worldwide directory of resources and international hotlines is provided
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker and Andi Babineau CNN (CNN) — The man accused of firing shots and setting a fire inside the Colorado Supreme Court building earlier this month used drugs and was experiencing hallucinations before the incident, a police affidavit says. The shooting happened on January 2 after 1 a.m., when police say a suspect
Continue Reading By Sabrina Souza and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, who helmed the National Rifle Association for three decades, wrapped up his testimony at a civil corruption case Tuesday by saying he wasn’t in it for the money. LaPierre took the stand in the final days of his tenure as head of one of
Continue Reading By Brammhi Balarajan and Sarah Engel, CNN (CNN) — A Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and stolen Thursday from a Little League baseball field in Wichita, Kansas, has been found in a trash can at a different park – burned and in pieces, police say. Officers responded to a call
Continue Reading By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Oren Liebermann and Aqeel Najim, CNN (CNN) — In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension of its military operations against US forces in the region two days after a drone attack killed three US service members and wounded dozens of others.
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The second of two detainees who escaped an Arkansas jail last week was captured Monday, ending a dayslong manhunt that began as a result of failed head counts by the jail staff, authorities announced. Noah Roush, 22, and Jatonia Bryant, 23, were discovered missing from the
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — In another attempt to obtain the private medical records of transgender youth, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is requesting the records of Texan minors from a Georgia-based telehealth clinic, the clinic’s founder says. Paxton sent a letter late last year to QueerMed, a clinic providing hormone therapy and other services
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the challenge to the state’s near-total ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Senate Bill 14, which went into effect last September, bars Texas health care providers from giving gender-transition surgeries, puberty-blocking medication or hormone therapies to those under 18, with violators
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The former dean of students at Oxford High School testified in a Michigan court Tuesday that he returned Ethan Crumbley’s backpack to him on the morning of November 30, 2021, unknowingly providing him with the gun used later that day in the mass shooting.
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US has reimposed economic sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and says it could go on to reimpose further sanctions on the country’s oil and gas sector after Venezuela’s Supreme Court barred main opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado from running for president last week.
Continue Reading CNN, AFPTV, NTN24, WCBS, WLOS, WLUK By Stefano Pozzebon and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US has reimposed economic sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and says it could go on to reimpose further sanctions on the country’s oil and gas sector after Venezuela’s Supreme Court barred main opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s first major event of Italy’s G7 presidency got off to a rocky start after the cornerstone plan of her summit on Africa was criticized for failing to include African nations in its planning. Two dozen African leaders, along with Ursula Von
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The former dean of students at Oxford High School testified in a Michigan court Tuesday that he returned Ethan Crumbley’s backpack to him on the morning of November 30, 2021, unknowingly providing him with the gun used later that day in the mass shooting. The
Continue Reading By Nic F. Anderson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: If you are in the US and you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to connect with a trained counselor. Outside the US, a worldwide directory of resources and international hotlines is provided
Continue Reading By Claudia Colliva and Maya Szaniecki, CNN Paris (CNN) — The French National Assembly has passed a historic bill that moves the country one step closer to enshrining the right to abortion in its constitution. In a vote in the lower house of the French parliament on Tuesday, 493 lawmakers voted in favor of the
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from his attempt in March 2023 to burn down a Chesterland church, a week before it planned to host two drag show events, according to the US Department
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, Tim Lister and Richard Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israeli tanks fired live ammunition and smoke grenades after entering a hospital complex in southern Gaza where more than 8,000 people are sheltering, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said Tuesday. After surrounding the Al Amal hospital in Khan Younis for more than a
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