By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has addressed criticism over his consent to priests to bless same-sex couples, saying the pushback from African bishops was “a special case” influenced by culture. The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), an association of Catholic bishops on the continent had opposed the pope’s
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Drone footage shot off the coast of Southern California may have revealed the first ever glimpse of a newborn great white shark in the wild. The 1.5-meter-long (5-foot-long) white shark was spotted on July 9, 2023, 400 meters (1,300 feet) off the coast of Carpinteria, California, by wildlife filmmaker
Continue Reading By Scott McLean and Yusuf Gezer, CNN (CNN) — The lone victim of Sunday’s ISIS-claimed shooting at the Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul was a Muslim, according to a local official. Sukru Genc, mayor of the Sariyer district where the church is located, told Turkish independent newspaper BirGün that the man was by the
Continue Reading By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III has been discharged from a hospital in London after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. Buckingham Palace said the 75-year-old monarch had left the hospital and that his upcoming public engagements have been rescheduled “to allow for a period of private
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Dianne Gallagher and Maxime Tamsett, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina attorney who was convicted last year of killing his wife and son, will not receive a new murder trial, a judge ruled Monday. Murdaugh’s attorneys had asked for a new trial, alleging the court clerk
Continue Reading By Hanako Montgomery and Ashley Strickland, and Teele Rebane, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer is back in action after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down hours after landing on the moon 10 days ago, the country’s space agency said Monday. The explorer executed a precise landing just after
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A British BASE jumper has died in Thailand after his parachute failed to open when he launched off an apartment building, local police told CNN. Authorities in the popular Thai beachside resort city of Pattaya were alerted to an accident reported at a residential
Continue Reading Analysis by Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken to gloating about Russia’s resistance to international sanctions and its supposed economic resilience, despite the best efforts of the United States and its G7 partners to choke off Moscow’s oil revenues and starve it of military technology. Scoffing at Europe’s economies, Putin
Continue Reading CNN By Andrew Carey, Maria Kostenko and Christian Edwards, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia is conducting offensive operations along much of the frontline, with Ukraine’s military trying to hold its positions as its ammunition begins to run low and United States funding remains stalled in Congress. Fighting is intense in
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey animal shelter has come up with a unique solution for anyone who has ever felt like their ex shouldn’t reproduce. As part of a Valentine’s Day promotion, Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center in Blackwood is offering to name a feral cat after a donor’s ex –
Continue Reading By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old suspect in a 2020 killing who escaped from custody during a medical transport Wednesday was captured Sunday evening, according to Philadelphia police. “A short time ago, escapee Shane Pryor was taken into custody by the USMS at 3rd and the Boulevard without incident. He is currently en route to the PPD Homicide
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Three victims died and two police officers were shot in Palm Bay, Florida, when the officers responded to a domestic disturbance call Sunday afternoon, according to authorities. The gunman was also killed, police said. Brandon Kapas, 24, killed his grandfather, William Michael Kapas, 78,
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — One passenger and five flight attendants were injured when an American Airlines flight made a hard landing at Kahului Airport in Hawaii on Saturday. “American Airlines flight 271 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Maui (OGG) experienced an issue upon landing in OGG,” American Airlines told CNN in
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight, Gul Tuysuz and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — More than 20,000 trucks from Poland and Ukraine are blocked at three major border crossings as striking Polish drivers protest an EU deal that allows Ukrainian trucks unlimited access to the bloc. On Monday, Polish carriers began blocking the movement of trucks along the
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The music world mourned when Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of the hip hop trio Run-DMC, was fatally shot in a recording studio in New York City in 2002. Now, more than two decades later, two men are set to go on trial for his killing. Prosecutors alleged
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The town manager of Carmel, Maine, has died after saving his 4-year-old son from drowning in an icy pond. Kevin Howell, 51, and his son were crossing a portion of Etna Pond around 6:30 a.m. Friday when they broke through the ice, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office said in a social
Continue Reading By Maria Kostenko, Alex Stambaugh and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it has discovered a mass corruption scheme in the purchase of weapons by the country’s military amounting to nearly $40 million (1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia). The SBU said the embezzlement involved the purchase of 100,000 mortar rounds for Ukraine’s
Continue Reading CNN By Sophie Tanno, Hira Humayun, Richard Roth and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The main UN agency in Gaza is in turmoil after Israel accused some of its staff members of involvement in Hamas’ October 7 terror attacks. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) fired several employees in the wake of the
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN Washington (CNN) — For Ava DuVernay, films are a vehicle to spark meaningful conversations and ignite change. And that’s exactly what she said she hopes comes from her latest film, “Origin,” a story that tackles the roots of America’s inequality, division, and oppression. The director, writer and producer sat down with CNN
Continue Reading By Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — At least 47 suspects have been arrested in relation to a church attack on Sunday in Istanbul, according to Turkish state news agency Anadalou, citing the country’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya. One person died in the attack, which saw two masked gunmen open fire during the Santa Maria Church’s Sunday service, according to
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