By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — It was meant to be an inclusive gesture to New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community. But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have sparked a divisive, racially charged debate ahead of the country’s looming general election. New Zealand – or Aotearoa
Continue Reading By Heather Law and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she works for. Alix Dorsainvil, wife of El Roi Haiti Director Sandro Dorsainvil, and their child were reportedly abducted Thursday morning, according to a statement
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Frisco, Texas, police chief issued an apology on Friday after a family from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were headed to a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was mistakenly pulled over in a “high-risk stop,” after a Frisco officer ran the car’s plates as being from Arizona, instead of Arkansas,
Continue Reading CNN By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Frisco, Texas, police chief issued an apology on Friday after a family from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were headed to a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was mistakenly pulled over in a “high-risk stop,” after a Frisco officer ran the car’s plates as being from Arizona, instead of
Continue Reading By Nic F. Anderson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Butler County, Ohio, deputies found approximately 30 dead dogs and puppies, in various stages of decomposition, stuffed into fridges and freezers earlier this week at an Ohio animal rescue. According to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, there were more than 90 dogs and puppies removed
Continue Reading CNN By Martin Goillandeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Oleg Racz, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 troops from the Russian mercenary group Wagner are moving towards a thin strip of land between Poland and Lithuania, Poland’s prime minister says, who warned they could pose as migrants to cross the border. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury on Friday convicted Olympic boxer Félix Verdejo-Sánchez in the deaths of a woman and her unborn child, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the District of Puerto Rico. He was found guilty of kidnapping resulting in death and intentionally killing an unborn child, prosecutors said
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Robert Chambers, known as the “Preppy Killer” for murdering a teenager in Central Park in 1986, was released again this week from prison after serving time for unrelated drug crimes. Chambers, then 19, strangled Jennifer Levin, 18, to death in the case that became a tabloid sensation. He pleaded
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Bay Area man faces a murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman to death and posting video of her “last moments” on Facebook, San Mateo Police say. The Nye County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada notified San Mateo Police Wednesday afternoon that a caller reported having witnessed a stabbing
Continue Reading CNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: the thick of summer when sharks have caught America’s attention. Unwanted interactions and shark sightings have made national headlines, and shark bites in popular tourist destinations have prompted temporary closures. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed dozens of shark-monitoring drones to
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Kaylene Chassie, CNN (CNN) — Seattle police are investigating a mass shooting that left five people injured in a parking lot, the police department said. Officers responded to a shooting on Rainier Avenue South in south Seattle at about 9 p.m. Friday, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said during a news
Continue Reading By Martin Goillandeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Oleg Racz, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 troops from the Russian mercenary group Wagner are moving towards a thin strip of land between Poland and Lithuania, Poland’s prime minister says, who warned they could pose as migrants to cross the border. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Saturday
Continue Reading CNN, WSOC By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted a crack in a steel support pillar, state officials say. The discovery of the additional “weld indication” was
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Typhoon Doksuri has brought heavy rainfall to several regions in northern China, including the capital Beijing, after lashing the Philippines and Taiwan where it caused dozens of deaths and forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate. The provinces of Hebei and Shandong are also among those affected, Chinese state news
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first time I watched “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as a kid, it inspired me to explore the little forest behind my house. Armed with a walking stick and a shovel in my best impersonation of Indiana Jones, I maneuvered through thick clusters of trees, my feet slipping
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old girl who was accidentally struck by a boat propeller on Lake Pleasant in Arizona Friday morning, has died, according to officials. Two families in a group of 12 people were out on a boat on the lake when 911 dispatchers received a call from one family that
Continue Reading By Jared Formanek and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Manslaughter charges have been dropped against five Oklahoma City police officers who fatally shot a 15-year-old armed robbery suspect in 2020, a prosecutor said Friday. The five officers were charged in the death of Stavian Rodriguez after the teen dropped a firearm to the ground, according
Continue Reading By Pierre Meilhan, Martin Goillandeau and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — France and the EU have cut off financial support to Niger after a coup toppled the West African country’s democratically elected president. In a statement, France – Niger’s former colonial power – called for the “immediate return to the Nigerien constitutional order” adding to
Continue Reading By Konstantin Toropin and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates the holiday on January 7. The bill was passed by Ukraine’s parliament earlier this month. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed it
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Jadarrius Rose, the unarmed Black man who was attacked by a police dog in Ohio on July 4, described being “terrified” and fearing for his life during the assault in an interview with CNN. Rose, 23, was driving a commercial semi-truck when he failed to pull
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