CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after her conviction earlier this year in the murders of two of her children and for conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife. Vallow Daybell received a sentence of
Continue Reading By Frederik Pleitgen and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — When thousands of people hit Israel’s streets to protest against the passage of the first law in the government’s controversial judicial overhaul plan last week, a smaller group of Israelis was celebrating. Right-leaning Israelis who mostly identify with the country’s more conservative, religious and Jewish nationalist
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A day after Volodymyr Zelensky said war was “returning to Russia” with an attempted drone strike on Moscow, the Kremlin launched a deadly airstrike against the Ukrainian president’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih. At least six people were killed, including a 5-year-old girl, and dozens
Continue Reading By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — Verifying the provenance of antiquities has always been a tricky business. The New York Met discovered this when, in 2019, it announced it was returning an Egyptian coffin purchased from an art dealer after learning it had been looted from Egypt during the unrest of 2011. Now, some are
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Before Alix Dorsainvil was kidnapped with her child in Haiti, the American nurse described Haitians as a “resilient people” who are “full of joy and life and love.” Her comments came in a video on the website of El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization for which she
Continue Reading CNN By Celina Tebor, Jessica Xing and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $9.1 million to the family of a girl who died by suicide after she was bullied at school, the family’s attorney said. The settlement comes after Diane and Seth Grossman sued Rockaway Township School
Continue Reading By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — With most of the world’s population residing in cities, it’s often challenging to understand how our actions affect remote and wild regions. For Call to Earth Day 2023, we will focus on the vital link between urban areas and wilderness, and shed light on the impact cities have on
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Prince William has shocked unsuspecting members of the public at a food truck in London when he appeared as the server handing out veggie burgers. The heir to the British throne teamed up with Youtube channel Sorted Food to create the meat-free burger, which was made using the environmental
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — In times of stress or unease, many people channel their nerves through body-focused repetitive behaviors — like nail-biting, skin-picking or hair-pulling. Research shows a simple self-soothing technique may help suppress those bad habits. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor, Jessica Xing and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $9.1 million to the family of a girl who died by suicide after she was bullied at school, the family’s attorney said. The settlement comes after Diane and Seth Grossman sued Rockaway Township School District
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after her conviction earlier this year in the murders of two of her children and for conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife. Vallow Daybell received a sentence of life
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri, one of the strongest storms in years, dumped torrential rain across China and left at least four dead, as forecasters warned another hurricane-level storm was on its way. Like much of the world,
Continue Reading By Josh Pennington, Alex Stambaugh and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Russia may be forced to use a nuclear weapon if Ukraine’s counteroffensive succeeds, senior Russian official Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday – the latest in a series of nuclear threats made during Moscow’s invasion by the key ally of President Vladimir Putin. “Just imagine that
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — One lucky winner could nab a massive $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot that’s up for grabs in Tuesday night’s drawing. If won, the mammoth jackpot would equal the fourth-largest prize in Mega Millions’ history, the lottery said in a news release Saturday. A grand prize winner could choose to
Continue Reading By Eli Masket (CNN) — A mother is suing the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, the city’s police chief and four officers, alleging police stood by for 13 minutes as her 30-year-old son drowned in a river last year. Kimberly Williams-Clabo claims in the suit that police – who had responded to calls that her son,
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, Chenelle Woody and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A 68-year-old man turned himself in Monday after six migrant workers were hit and injured by an SUV outside a North Carolina Walmart Sunday afternoon, police said. The driver told investigators and his family that he “accidentally hit the gas when he was pulling
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old was left with minor injuries after being attacked by a cougar in Washington’s Olympic National Park on Saturday evening, park officials said. The child was camping with their mother at Lake Angeles, in the Heart O’ the Hills area south of Port Angeles when the cougar attacked,
Continue Reading CNN By Cheri Mossburg and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Police in Burbank, California, were called over an unexpected visitor having a bear-y good time taking a dip in a neighbor’s pool. Police responded to reports of a bear sighting around 3:30 p.m. PT Friday at the 1300 block of Paseo Redondo, the Burbank Police
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into a California airport hangar as it was taking off Sunday, killing all three people on board, authorities say. The single-engine Beechcraft P35 crashed at Cable Airport in Upland at around 6:30 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. “Three occupants of aircraft located deceased.
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Police in Burbank, California, were called over an unexpected visitor having a bear-y good time taking a dip in a neighbor’s pool. Police responded to reports of a bear sighting around 3:30 p.m. PT Friday at the 1300 block of Paseo Redondo, the Burbank Police Department
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