By Emma Tucker, Ryan Young, Jade Gordon and Ray Sanchez, CNN Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — A fourth former Mississippi law enforcement officer who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday, as accounts of the horrifying brutality of a self-styled “Goon Squad” of deputies gripped a federal courtroom. A
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CNN, AFPTV, VIRGIN MEDIA NEWS, GETTY IMAGES., POOL By Niamh Kennedy and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation, citing “personal and political, but mainly political reasons” in a surprise move. Flanked by colleagues outside government buildings in Dublin on Wednesday, Varadkar said he felt he was no
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — From old cellphones to broken refrigerators and discarded e-cigarettes, global electronic waste has reached record highs and is growing five times faster than rates of recycling – bringing a host of health, environmental and climate problems, according to new analysis. The numbers are staggering. In 2022, the world generated
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — It’s late summer 2,850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that weaves though the wetlands of eastern England. The tightly packed roundhouses, built from wood, straw, turf and clay just nine months earlier, go up in flames. The inhabitants flee, leaving
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Jailyn’s cries echoed through the quiet streets of Cleveland in the dead of the night. The toddler whimpered and howled, but no one came to her rescue. Her mother, Kristel Candelario, was away on a 10-day summer vacation and had left Jailyn alone in a playpen with a few
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old died after being struck by a truck with a 3-year-old behind the wheel, police in California said. Authorities got call that a child had been hit by a vehicle near a gas station Saturday afternoon, the Woodland Police Department said in a statement on Facebook. Investigators discovered
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation, citing “personal and political, but mainly political reasons” in a surprise move. Flanked by colleagues outside government buildings in Dublin on Wednesday, Varadkar said he felt he was no longer the “best man” for the job. He
Continue Reading By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Scott McWhinnie and Benjamin Brown, CNN Karnai Shomron, West Bank (CNN) — The message went out the day before on several WhatsApp groups: A chance to meet Daniella Weiss, the godmother of the Zionist settler movement, for an informational session on the reestablishment of Israeli settlements in Gaza after the
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — With no winner of the Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday, the jackpot for Friday’s drawing has climbed to an estimated $977 million, according to the lottery. While there was no big winner Tuesday, four players won at least $1 million, Mega Millions said. Tuesday’s winning numbers were: 24, 46, 49, 62,
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The state of Georgia on Wednesday executed death row inmate Willie Pye, who was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. The execution – Georgia’s first in more than four years – was carried out by lethal injection at 11:03 p.m. at a
Continue Reading By Mai Nishiyama, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Seven crew members who were taken to hospitals after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized off Japan have died, according to officials. Among the nine crew members who were rescued from the stricken vessel, one was still alive, while the other’s condition was unknown, Ryoto Katamura, an officer at Moji
Continue Reading CNN By Max Foster, Pauline Lockwood, Niamh Kennedy and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom’s data watchdog is “assessing” reports that a staff member at a London hospital allegedly tried to access the private medical records of Catherine, Princess of Wales during her stay in January. The Daily Mirror tabloid reports The London
Continue Reading By Max Foster, Pauline Lockwood, Niamh Kennedy and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom’s data watchdog is “assessing” reports that a staff member at a London hospital allegedly tried to access the private medical records of Catherine, Princess of Wales during her stay in January. The Daily Mirror tabloid reports The London Clinic
Continue Reading By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — In an expanse of desert 30 miles east of Cairo, Egypt, a new city is rising. Already boasting the tallest tower in Africa and the biggest cathedral in the Middle East, the city is one of a series of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s grand megaprojects intended to develop the
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The crowd at Quintana Beach was enjoying a respite from a sweltering June day two years ago when the calm was shattered by a fiery explosion. A sphere of orange flame flew into the air above Freeport LNG, a liquefied natural gas export terminal between two beaches near the
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By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally were again on hold Wednesday after setting off uncertainty along the border and anger from Mexico flared during a brief few hours that the law was allowed to take effect. A late-night order Tuesday from
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday reiterated the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to defend the Philippines as rising tensions with China in the South China Sea raise fears of a broader regional conflict. Stability in the region is seen as being increasingly threatened by clashes between Chinese coast guard
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The Indian Navy’s rescue of a commercial ship from pirates off Somalia’s coast last weekend shows how Delhi’s military has developed special forces capabilities on par with some of the world’s best, analysts say. The navy rescued 17 crew members of the vessel MV Ruen during an anti-piracy operation
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The confirmation of Nicole Berner and Melissa DuBose to the federal judiciary in recent weeks marks a watershed moment for both LGBTQ representation and the Biden administration. Eleven federal judges who identify as LGBTQ, including Berner and DuBose, have been appointed and confirmed to lifetime positions since the
Continue Reading By Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a sweeping bill into law Wednesday that prohibits public schools and universities from maintaining or funding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The law, known as SB129, also requires public universities to “designate restrooms on the basis of biological sex” — which Alabama law defines as “the physical condition
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