By Emma Tucker and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 35 years after the body of a five-year-old boy was found near his family’s residence in South Carolina, the child’s father and stepmother have been arrested and charged in his killing, officials said. Victor Lee Turner and Megan Lee Turner, who formerly went by the
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan began counting votes on Saturday evening in a closely watched election that could reverberate far beyond its shores after years of growing threats from Beijing, which warned this week the island’s future is at a “crossroads.” The self-governing island of 23.5 million people will choose
Continue Reading By Jenna Schnuer, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A formerly unknown relative of the most iconic of all dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, has been newly identified, according to a study released Thursday. The revelation adds a new clue that
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working deep in the Amazon rainforest have discovered an extensive network of cities dating back 2,500 years. The highly structured pre-Hispanic settlements, with wide streets and long, straight roads, plazas and clusters of monumental platforms were found in the Upano Valley of Amazonian Ecuador, in the eastern foothills
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel on Friday rejected what it called the “grossly distorted” accusation of genocide leveled against it by South Africa, telling the United Nations’ top court the case was an attempt to “pervert the meaning” of the term. In the second and final day of hearings at the International Court
Continue Reading CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel on Friday rejected what it called the “grossly distorted” accusation of genocide leveled against it by South Africa, telling the United Nations’ top court the case was an attempt to “pervert the meaning” of the term. In the second and final day of hearings at the International
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the White gunman in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in 2022, according to a court document – the first time the Justice Department under President Joe Biden has authorized pursuit of the death penalty.
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A skier was found dead after an avalanche in a backcountry area of Shoshone County, Idaho, officials said, in a week of snow-related accidents across the West and Northwest. Corey J. Zalewski was found and extracted from the area Friday afternoon, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office. “Our
Continue Reading By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. “Do you think that every fingerprint is actually unique?” It’s a question that a professor asked Gabe Guo during a casual chat while he was stuck at home during the
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Jay Croft, CNN Houston (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and in US cities where many asylum-seekers are being sent. Here are the latest developments: The number of migrant encounters in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis
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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The families of victims who were killed or injured in a 2022 shooting attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket will meet with Justice Department officials ahead of a previously scheduled status hearing, an attorney representing victims’ families says. On May 14, 2022, a White gunman killed 10 people
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An investigation is underway to figure out why a US Navy helicopter crashed this week into San Diego Bay during routine training, Navy officials said. All six crew members got a medical evaluation after the incident Thursday around 6:40 p.m. – almost two hours after sunset – the military branch said in a
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Local authorities lifted a boil-water notice Friday in Jackson, Mississippi, a day after health officials ordered residents of Jackson and nearby Flowood to boil water. On Thursday, the Mississippi State Department of Health issued the boil water order, which resulted in an exchange of tense news releases between the
Continue Reading By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented and highly contagious bird flu outbreak in the sub-Antarctic has spread to mammals, British officials said Thursday, as experts warned the disease poses a significant threat to the region’s fragile ecosystem. It comes after the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in October confirmed the first case of Highly
Continue Reading By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The man who attacked three New York City police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in 2022 has pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault, the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York announced Thursday. Trevor Bickford, 20, pleaded guilty
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Two stubborn fasteners trapped invaluable material sampled from an asteroid — but after a monthslong process, it has finally been released, NASA announced Thursday. The space agency already harvested about 2.5 ounces (70 grams) of rocks and dust from its OSIRIS-REx mission, which traveled nearly 4 billion miles to collect
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, Amy Simonson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Authorities arrested an Ohio woman and charged her with theft after she allegedly lied about her child having cancer to collect thousands of dollars in donations, according to the Noble County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives arrested Pamela Reed, 41, of Pleasant City, Ohio, Monday after the sheriff’s office
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two families have claimed that when the Alabama Department of Corrections returned the bodies of their loved ones who died in prison, they were found to be missing one or more internal organs, court documents show. When Charles Edward Singleton died at age 74, he was incarcerated at the Hamilton
Continue Reading By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan, Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who suffered a miscarriage and left the nonviable fetus at home will not be criminally charged, a grand jury decided Thursday, dismissing a case that highlighted the extent to which women can be prosecuted when their pregnancy ends – whether
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The United Negro College Fund has been awarded a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support a capital campaign that was created in part to boost endowments for historically Black colleges and universities. The award, which was announced Thursday by the UNCF, marks the largest unrestricted private grant the
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