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Month: August 2026

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan explains details of a double murder this week in Acton

Teen charged with murder of mother and brother used ChatGPT to create ‘fantasy stories’ about killing family, officials say

By Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts teen charged in the double murder of his mother and younger brother had used the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to search for “theoretical ideas or fantasy stories” about the killing of his family, prosecutors have said. A plea of not guilty was entered Thursday for

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Tasty layers from two cultures: crepes and tamales.

France vs Mexico: 43 dishes you should try

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: why mosquitoes are getting better at outsmarting humans, the sun-kissed island known as the “Turkish Maldives,” plus the mysterious case of the missing Korean trash cans. Culinary battlefield Tacos or tarte tatin? Burritos or boeuf Bourguignon? Choose your fighter as we’re

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President Donald Trump greets the audience before speaking at General Motors’ Milford Proving Grounds on July 27

Republicans worry their chances of keeping Congress are slipping away. Inside the Trump campaign plan to change that

By Alayna Treene, Adam Cancryn, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has finally given the green light to pour millions of dollars from his personal PAC toward boosting vulnerable Republicans in November, two people familiar with the plans told CNN, as some top campaign advisers privately acknowledge that Republicans’ chances of keeping control

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Central Synagogue 652 Lexington Avenue Mid Town Manhattan New York City. Moorish revival style 1872

Man who official says has past mental health issues faces hate crime charges after disrupting service at Manhattan synagogue

By Mark Morales, Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A man who a law enforcement official says has a history of mental health issues has been arrested and charged with multiple federal and state hate crimes after disrupting Shabbat services and injuring a woman at Central Synagogue in Manhattan Friday night, officials said. The

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