By Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — When Duane Riley turns on his taps, they shudder loudly from the air flowing through the pipes. There’s often no water trickling at all. It’s ironic, because Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, has plenty of water at the moment — authorities and water companies just can’t seem to
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Jessica Flynn, CNN (CNN) — One man died and another was injured in the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years, according to authorities. An 18-year-old called authorities around 1:13 p.m. local time Saturday to report he and his 21-year-old brother were attacked by a mountain lion while
Continue Reading CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the massacre, which saw armed assailants storm a popular concert venue complex on the outskirts of Moscow, killing more than 130 people. Nearly a dozen people have been detained
Continue Reading CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — If ISIS was indeed responsible for the attack Friday at a Moscow-area concert venue that killed at least 133 people, it would suggest that, unfortunately, the terror group is making something of a comeback. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack; a US official told CNN the US has no reason
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah has released several videos and documents related to the child abuse case involving popular parent blogger Ruby Franke. The documents released late last month include Franke’s diary, and detail why prosecutors believe “religious extremism” motivated Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt
Continue Reading By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, a 102-year-old survivor of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died Tuesday at his home in Bend, Oregon. “My grandfather was a very kind and humble man,” said Angela Norton. His granddaughter said he would always tell jokes or make funny comments around the
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, Khader Al-Za’anoun and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — At least 19 people have been killed and 23 injured from Israeli fire on Gaza residents who were waiting for humanitarian aid at the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza City on Saturday, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza. “The occupation army and tanks
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Meister was an avid hiker familiar with the trails around the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center where she lived and worked, about 45 miles southeast of Monterey, California. She told friends she was heading out for a hike Monday morning, dressed for a day trip and carrying only snacks,
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Every ancient object has a story to tell. When researchers dust off an item during an excavation, a new window opens into the past. Each recovered piece is a little clue that often leads to a bigger enigma that begs to be solved. For example, construction workers recently unearthed
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the massacre, which saw armed assailants storm a popular concert venue complex on the outskirts of Moscow, killing more than 130 people. Nearly a dozen people have been detained in
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN Rankin County, Mississippi (CNN) — On the eve of the final two federal sentencing hearings last month in the case of a pair of Black men tortured by six White law enforcement officers, a cousin of Emmett Till’s mother thought of her own son. “I haven’t talked to him today, and
Continue Reading By Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall that has claimed 137 lives, after authorities said the four main suspects were caught near the border with Ukraine. The four men appeared in
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has revealed she has cancer and is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after weeks of speculation over her health and absence from the public eye. In a statement she called the news a “shock” and asked for privacy for herself and her young family.
Continue Reading By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Humans have many wonderful qualities, but we lack something that’s a common feature among most animals with backbones: a tail. Exactly why that is has been something of a mystery. Tails are useful for balance, propulsion, communication and defense against biting insects. However, humans and our closest primate relatives
Continue Reading By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — DNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a 1980 cold case murder in Oregon, prosecutors say. Robert Plympton, 60, was found guilty last week on one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder in
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Peach trees are blooming at Jaemor Farms in Alto, Georgia, this week. It’s a stark contrast from last year, when an abnormally warm winter followed by freezing temperatures destroyed a significant amount of the state’s favorite fruit. Owner Drew Echols, a fifth-generation farmer, said it has
Continue Reading By Mary Kay Mallonee, Katherine Grise and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The US warned Moscow that ISIS militants were determined to target Russia in the days before assailants stormed the Crocus City Hall in an attack that killed scores of people, but President Vladimir Putin rejected the advice as “provocative.” Gunmen stormed the concert
Continue Reading By Alex Leeds Matthews and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark stands alone on the Iowa Hawkeyes’ home floor, with 15,000 fans transfixed by the moment — and more than three million viewers watching on television. She drains a free throw. Effortless. Then another. The home crowd erupts. These routine points last month surpassed
Continue Reading By James Legge, Lucas Lilieholm, Josh Campbell and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s coast guard used water cannon against Philippine boats in a contested area of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in a string of maritime clashes between the two countries. The skirmish comes just days after US Secretary of
Continue Reading CNN By Mariya Knight, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert hall complex near Moscow Friday after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145. The terror group took responsibility for the attack in
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