By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Edward Blum, the legal strategist behind the Supreme Court case that dismantled affirmative action in college admissions, has filed a lawsuit against the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino and the director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services over an internship program that strives to
Continue Reading WLKY, CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY, CAMPBELLSVILLE POLICE, CNN By Nic Anderson and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — The Kentucky student who was found unresponsive on campus this weekend died of strangulation, police said Monday, and the suspect arrested in his death was a fellow member of the Campbellsville University wrestling team. Campbellsville University student Josiah Kilman, 18,
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted an unusual sign that a dead star feasted on a fragment of a planet orbiting it: a metal scar on the star’s surface. The revelation sheds light on the dynamic nature of planetary systems even in the end stages of a star’s life cycle — and
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — An explosive device was detonated outside the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in the early morning hours of Saturday, he said in a Monday statement. No injuries were reported. “In the early hours of Saturday, February 24, an explosive device was detonated outside of the Alabama Attorney
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s “Moon Sniper” is the lunar mission that keeps coming back to life. After being dormant for most of February, the spacecraft miraculously woke up over the weekend and transmitted new images to Earth, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. This feat was unexpected given that the lunar
Continue Reading By Nic Anderson and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — The Kentucky student who was found unresponsive on campus this weekend died of strangulation, police said Monday, and the suspect arrested in his death was a fellow member of the Campbellsville University wrestling team. Campbellsville University student Josiah Kilman, 18, died from asphyxia by manual strangulation,
Continue Reading CNN By Ivana Kottasová and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Former US President Donald Trump will be “against Americans” if he chooses to support Russia over Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Sunday, in a stark warning as his country enters a third year of full-scale war. Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in Kyiv as the
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s parliament overwhelmingly approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Monday, clearing the way for the Nordic nation’s accession to the alliance after nearly two years of intense negotiations and dealing a geopolitical blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Getting approval from the Hungarian parliament was
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Odysseus spacecraft has dispatched new images it captured of the lunar surface during the lander’s harrowing approach to the moon. The vehicle softly touched down on the moon on Thursday, becoming the first US-made lander to do so since the Apollo era. The grainy images were shared by
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana inmate is back in custody after he pepper-sprayed a sheriff’s deputy and escaped while being returned to jail after medical treatment, authorities said. Police located Leon Ruffin, 51, at a hotel in New Orleans and took him into custody, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — Slicked-back hair, a leather jacket, a cross dangling from his ear and his trademark aviator sunglasses. This is how many of George Michael’s fans remember the late, great singer—and his image has now been immortalized just so on a new collectible coin issued by Britain’s Royal Mint. Visitors
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, Joe Sutton and Travis Caldwell, CNN (CNN) — A 25-year-old woman in Ohio who has been charged with murder in the death of her 4-year-old daughter will face the death penalty if convicted, prosecutors said. Tianna Robinson allegedly beat and strangled her daughter, Nahla Miller, until her heart stopped, according to a
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Meehan has owned his Los Angeles-based restaurant, Kali, for more than 8 years — but lately, he said it feels like he’s had to “roll with the punches harder than ever.” Meehan, who is also the chef at Kali, said the December holiday season was unexpectedly slower than it
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Washington (CNN) — On a Tuesday evening in the nation’s capital, a clock chimes loudly just as Harold Holzer is about to make a point. “There’s Lincoln, echoing,” Holzer says. The quip draws laughs from a crowd packed into the parlor of a historic home to hear what Holzer has
Continue Reading By SYLVAIN PLAZY and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Angry farmers are clashing with police in Belgium as European Union agriculture ministers are meeting to discuss their concerns. Riot police at concrete barriers and barbed wire fences on Monday used water cannons to defend the EU’s headquarters. The farmers are angry at red
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Former US President Donald Trump will be “against Americans” if he chooses to support Russia over Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Sunday, in a stark warning as his country enters a third year of full-scale war. Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in Kyiv as the war
Continue Reading By Polo Sandoval, Elizabeth Wolfe and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — The American couple allegedly hijacked by escaped prisoners while on their yacht in Grenada last week were likely thrown overboard, Royal Grenada Police Force Commissioner Don McKenzie said during a news conference Monday. The pair is “presumed dead,” according to a separate Monday statement from
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, Nic Robertson and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — The Israeli military has submitted a plan to the war cabinet for “evacuating the population” of Gaza from areas of fighting, amid warnings that an offensive on the southern city of Rafah will take place soon. Earlier this month, Prime Minister
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and his government submitted their resignations on Monday, amid pressure on the deeply unpopular Palestinian government to reform as the war in Gaza rages. Shtayyeh opened the door to a national unity government including Hamas in his resignation statement, without
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek and Holly Yan CNN (CNN) — While mourners spoke at a vigil honoring a beloved student found dead on the University of Georgia campus, her suspected killer’s immigration status has renewed debate over immigration policies. Laken Hope Riley, who was a nursing student at a nearby school and had been
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