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Month: December 2023

Former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison to be retried in Breonna Taylor case

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Metro Police Department detective federally charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death, will face a new civil rights trial after a jury last month reported it was deadlocked in his initial trial. The judge declared a mistrial in November after jurors told the court they could

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Biden administration staffers call for ceasefire at vigil outside White House

CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, LINKEDIN, ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES, KCAL/KCBS By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil

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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension ‘makes sense’

CNN By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension for striking Jusuf Nurkic in the face “makes sense.” Talking to reporters ahead of the team’s game in Los Angeles against the Clippers on Thursday, Kerr said the suspension will hopefully help Green work on himself

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Rights groups say Greece has failed to properly investigate claims it mishandled migrant tragedy

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two leading international human rights groups are accusing Greek authorities of failing to properly investigate the circumstances around a migrant boat sinking six months ago that killed hundreds. In a joint report, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Thursday that “little meaningful progress” has been

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Exclusive: Nearly half of the Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise ‘dumb bombs,’ US intelligence assessment finds

By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza in its war with Hamas since October 7 have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according to a new US intelligence assessment. The assessment, compiled by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and

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¿Cuándo es el sorteo de octavos de la Champions League 2023/2024? Fecha, normas y formato de los bombos

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Ya se definieron los clasificados a los octavos de final de la Champions League: en la fase de grupos los más destacados fueron Real Madrid, Bayern de Munich, Arsenal y el Manchester City. Las sorpresas: la Real Sociedad y FC Copenhague. Los batacazos: Manchester United y Milan, eliminados. Cuatro equipo

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A 10-year-old in Mississippi who was arrested for urinating in public gets probation and a book report assignment

By Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old Mississippi boy who was arrested for urinating in a parking lot has been placed on probation and ordered to write a book report. During a Tuesday hearing in the Youth Court of Tate County, Quantavious Eason was given three months’ probation and assigned a two-page book report on the

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Mother wrongly jailed for 20 years over the death of her four children has convictions quashed

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian mother who spent two decades in prison after she was wrongly found guilty of killing her four children had her convictions formally quashed Thursday, as her lawyers called for legal reform and “substantial” compensation. Kathleen Folbigg was pardoned and freed in June on the recommendation

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Illinois NAACP conference president suspended after comments on video saying migrants are ‘like savages’

By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP has been suspended, according to the organization, after a leaked video call with NAACP leaders around the state appears to show her comparing recent migrant arrivals to “savages” and saying “they’ve been raping people.” In a recording of the Oct.

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