By Paradise Afshar, Melissa Alonso, Jamiel Lynch and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Thursday morning in this weekend’s mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Round Rock, Texas, which left two people dead and 14 others injured, according to police. The teenager,
Continue Reading By Xiaofei Xu, Alex Stambaugh and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China will provide a new pair of giant pandas to Australia, Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday, in the latest sign of warming relations between the two countries. Li made the announcement at Adelaide Zoo as he began a four-day trip to the country, Australian public
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN Clacton-on-Sea, England (CNN) — At the end of Clacton Pier, where the salty North Sea breeze tangles with the sickly stench of the nearby amusement hall, a row of amateur fishermen gaze way off past the horizon, towards Europe. The lights and the noise here start early every day. Seagulls dart
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, Sara Smart and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A suspect in the shooting that injured at least nine people at a recreation area in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Saturday was found dead at a nearby home, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. The suspect, a 42-year-old man whose name has not yet been
Continue Reading By Caroline Faraj, Hadeel Ghaboun and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Six people have died from heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, amid warnings from Saudi officials that temperatures during the annual gathering could reach 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) this year. All six of the dead are Jordanian citizens, the Jordanian foreign
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The countdown to the first 2024 presidential debate has begun. President Joe Biden and his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, will face off next week on CNN in the most critical debate clash in years. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On
Continue Reading CNN By Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 people were rescued and medically evaluated after being stuck hanging upside down on a ride at an amusement park in Portland. The “AtmosFEAR” ride at Oaks Amusement Park “stopped at the apex position while operating in the 360-degree setting, suspending 28 riders upside
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The story of a six-year-old George Washington chopping down a cherry tree may be a myth, but archeologists excavating Mount Vernon, the home of the United States’ first president, made the very real discovery of 35 glass bottles filled with cherries and berries. The bottles were found in five storage
Continue Reading CNN By Lauren Izso, Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi and Andrew Raine, CNN (CNN) — Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces says, in one of the deadliest single incidents involving its troops since October 7. The IDF said the incident was still under review but preliminary findings suggested
Continue Reading By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — Kristina Nikita Coffey was four years old when the plane her father had boarded lost contact with air controllers and disappeared over Lake Champlain in Vermont on a snowy night in 1971. The crash site was never found, but over the years she held out hope it would be
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Ross Levitt, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal investigation is underway after a Southwest Airlines flight plunged toward the ocean off the coast of a Hawaiian island. The incident occurred April 11 aboard Southwest Flight 2786, but only came to light publicly on Friday after Bloomberg reported Southwest sent a memo to pilots about the incident. Bloomberg
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi and Andrew Raine, CNN (CNN) — Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces says, in one of the deadliest single incidents involving its troops since October 7. The IDF said the incident was still under review but preliminary findings suggested an
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Trying to find Arcana is like going on a treasure hunt. North Carolina’s only known lesbian bar is tucked away somewhere on West Main Street in Durham, in one of those configurations that confuses navigation apps and results in several minutes of wide-eyed wandering. It’s there, though, around the
Continue Reading CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Billy Stockwell, CNN The Mall, London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales joined other British royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the King’s official birthday, capping her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales, her husband William, their children George, Charlotte and Louis
Continue Reading CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Billy Stockwell, CNN The Mall, London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales joined other British royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the King’s official birthday, capping her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales, her husband William, their children George, Charlotte and Louis
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Flags dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month were vandalized this week in New York City, according to the city’s police department. The colorful flags near the Stonewall National Monument, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood and dedicated to a turning point in the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement,
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 countries and organizations have gathered for a major conference in Switzerland dedicated to setting out a path toward peace between Ukraine and Russia, but there will be no delegation from Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is aiming to use the meeting, which is
Continue Reading By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and four others were injured in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Florida law enforcement officials say. Officers responded to the shooting just after 7 p.m., Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Ali Adamson said. When officers and fire crews arrived,
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Billy Stockwell, CNN The Mall, London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales joined other British royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the King’s official birthday, capping her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales, her husband William, their children George, Charlotte and Louis gathered
Continue Reading By Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Germany is marking its first Veterans’ Day since World War Two on Saturday, a once unthinkable move that sets aside long-standing unease over the honoring of its soldiers. In a sign of the “Zeitenwende,” or “changing of the times,” that Germany is undergoing in the wake of the Ukraine war,
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