By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Connecticut are investigating after swastikas were found drawn on a high school campus in Stamford for the second time since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel earlier this month, the school district said. Students found swastikas drawn on the tennis courts of the Academy of
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A shocking video of a Rottweiler mauling a 2-year-old girl in China has prompted a crackdown by local authorities on stray dogs that some argue has now gone too far. Authorities were initially praised for their swift response to the incident, but netizens soon began sharing accounts
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A 52-year-old Houston-area Muslim physician was stabbed to death this weekend but police say so far, there is no evidence the crime was motivated by hate. “At this time we have not found any evidence to link this to a hate crime,” Conroe police Sgt. David
Continue Reading By Ryan Young and Kevin Conlon, CNN (CNN) — The family of a Mississippi man who was fatally struck by a Jackson Police Department cruiser in March – but who only found out about it six months later, after he had been buried – want his body exhumed and independently autopsied, and for the Department
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days. Timeline 1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 – Ayatollah
Continue Reading CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Shimon Prokupecz and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — New details are emerging about the US Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in Lewiston, Maine, last week – including previous warnings about him from the Army and his family, and two attempts by law enforcement to
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured wispy new details of cosmic gas and dust within the Crab Nebula, revealing insights into what happens in the aftermath of a massive star explosion. The Crab Nebula is a well-studied supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the Taurus constellation. Astronomers
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In some cities and states, children and families can trick or treat on Halloween knowing that authorities have imposed extra measures to keep sex offenders away. In several states, including Georgia and California, some supervised sex offenders are not allowed to have contact with kids under 18. With that
Continue Reading By Rachel Wilson, Lou Robinson and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — Fuel is a lifeline for more than 2 million people in Gaza who, three weeks into the siege, are suffering from dire shortages of basic supplies and medical care. The lack of fuel has crippled hospitals, water systems, bakeries and relief operations in the
Continue Reading By Zara Khan, CNN (CNN) — Turks on Sunday marked 100 years since the birth of the modern republic, with vibrant fireworks and a drone show over the Bosphorus strait lighting up the Istanbul skyline. During the day, naval ships sailed the famous waterway in a show of military might but also a signal of
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Whitney Wild and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — The landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy near Chicago over two weeks ago pleaded not guilty to murder and hate crime charges in an Illinois court Monday. On October 14, Wadea Al-Fayoume was stabbed 26 times at his home in Plainfield
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The age of the dinosaurs ended 66 million years ago when a city-size asteroid struck a shallow sea off the coast of what is now Mexico. But exactly how the mass extinction of 75% of the species on Earth unfolded in the years that followed the cataclysmic impact has
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Kareem Khadder, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman and Sarah Diab, CNN Gaza (CNN) — Three-year-old Joudi hasn’t uttered a word in 16 days, her father says. Wearing a gray dress adorned with a picture of an ice cream cone, she stares ahead, a vacant look in her eyes, while sitting in bed at
Continue Reading CNN By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s administration this weekend pressured Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and to restore internet connectivity to the enclave, a concerted effort to ease a growing humanitarian crisis that comes amid fears of a widening regional war. In Biden’s first phone
Continue Reading CNN, WMTW, WGME By Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales, Linh Tran and Rachel Clarke, CNN Sagadahoc County, Maine (CNN) — The US Army asked local police to check on the reservist who killed 18 people after a soldier became concerned he would “snap and commit a mass shooting,” according to information shared with CNN. Officers from
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — World events in recent years have brought large numbers of civilians seeking safety to America’s doorstep, from war in Ukraine to spiraling violence in Haiti to the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. Could the Israel-Hamas war lead to a rise in the number of Palestinian refugees coming to the US? It’s a complex situation for
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7 has been declared dead, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. “We are devastated to share that the body of 23 year old German-Israeli Shani (Louk) was found and identified,”
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, Steven Jiang and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China is hosting defense officials from across the world for its flagship military diplomacy conference this week – a key opportunity for Beijing to promote its alternative vision for global security that has also underscored its increasing alignment with Moscow against the United States.
Continue Reading CNN By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Land is often cleared to make way for a fairway and maintaining the pristine turf often requires a lot of water, regular mowing and the spraying of fertilizers and pesticides – none of which
Continue Reading By Akanksha Sharma and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 45 coal miners were killed in a fire sparked by a methane gas explosion at a mine in Kazakhstan, authorities in the country said on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry for Emergency Situations said the blast sparked a blaze early on Saturday at
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