By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Forty-one people reportedly died in a migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors say, the latest tragedy amid a spike in efforts in people making the dangerous sea crossing from North Africa to Europe. The survivors told the Red Cross that the migrant boat left
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A “monumental” data breach has exposed the names and rank of all 10,000 serving police officers in Northern Ireland, with the body representing the force warning of “incalculable damage” should it end up in the wrong hands. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has apologized
Continue Reading By Uliana Pavlova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — At least 60 people were injured and eight remain unaccounted for following an explosion at an industrial plant northeast of Moscow on Wednesday, Russian state news agency TASS reported quoting a local official The blast took place at Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant, in the town
Continue Reading KTRK By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Houston police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old after he was left inside a vehicle on a sweltering day, becoming the 16th child reported to die this year in a hot vehicle. Authorities were called around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday to an outpatient mental health facility the baby’s
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Houston police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old after he was left inside a vehicle on a sweltering day, becoming the 16th child reported to die this year in a hot vehicle. Authorities were called around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday to an outpatient mental health facility the baby’s mother
Continue Reading By Tatiana Arias and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable Amazon from deforestation following a landmark summit in Brazil Tuesday, a concerning outcome as the world’s largest rainforest acts as a key buffer against the climate crisis. It was the
Continue Reading By Pierre Bairin and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — At least nine people were killed and two are missing after a fire broke out at a vacation home in eastern France early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze in Wintzenheim, a small town near the German border about 315 miles
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — A brush fire burning in an Austin, Texas, suburb has destroyed one apartment building, damaged others and prompted evacuation orders Tuesday, officials said. The blaze had charred about 50 acres in Cedar Park, a city of about 77,000 people roughly 20 miles north of Austin, as
Continue Reading By Alta Spells, Nouran Salahieh, Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A fourth person has been charged in connection with a brawl Saturday at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, police said Thursday. Mary Todd, 21, has been charged with third-degree assault and was being held Thursday in Montgomery’s municipal
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A meal of suspected death cap mushrooms served at a family lunch in late July is at the center of a homicide investigation in Australia following the deaths of three guests less than a week later. Erin Patterson served the meal to her former parents-in-law and her
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — The estranged second oldest son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has made an unexpected visit to the country, his first in almost three decades, in a return that surprised many in the kingdom. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, 42, who has been living and working
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered approximately 30 cars submerged in a South Florida lake over the weekend, police said. Dive teams from multiple agencies will be recovering the vehicles from the lake in Doral and “a thorough investigation will
Continue Reading WFOR By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered approximately 30 cars submerged in a South Florida lake over the weekend, police said. Dive teams from multiple agencies will be recovering the vehicles from the lake in Doral and “a thorough investigation
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old girl was fatally shot in front of her Chicago home by a neighbor, who allegedly fired the gun at her before her father ran toward the shooter and tackled him to the ground, according to a legal document CNN obtained Tuesday. Michael Goodman, 43,
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — He was once worshiped by millions, the star cricketer turned populist politician who promised to break the shackles of corruption, ushering Pakistan into a hopeful new era. Yet the final days of Imran Khan’s political career tell a contrasting tale. The former Pakistani prime minister was
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Viral video of a chaotic brawl along Montgomery, Alabama’s riverfront has renewed national conversations about racial tensions in America. A fight between a group of White boaters and a Black co-captain of a riverboat escalated into a melee Saturday when a group of bystanders joined
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former University of California Davis student accused in a series of stabbings earlier this year is set to be transferred to a state hospital after a court-appointed psychologist deemed him not competent to stand trial. A jury had been hearing evidence in the case because prosecutors with the
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A Queens doctor has been charged with drugging, raping and filming the sexual assaults of a string of women, including patients at the prominent New York hospital where he practiced, according to prosecutors. Zhi Alan Cheng, who was first arrested and charged with rape in December, had 50 new
Continue Reading By Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — One of nature’s most stunning light displays is right around the corner. The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this weekend, according to the American Meteor Society. During that window on August 12 and 13, the waning crescent moon will be only 10% illuminated, according to EarthSky. “With
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An unusual ancient marine reptile may have gulped down tons of shrimplike prey using a feeding technique similar to one used by some modern whales. The reptile, named Hupehsuchus nanchangensis, lived in Earth’s oceans between 247 million and 249 million years ago, during the early Triassic Period. Fossils of
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