Now, that’s just icky: Border agents seize boxes of blood-sucking leeches
By Jay Croft, CNN Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia recently made a series of slimy discoveries — some 300 leeches sent…
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She’d just celebrated her baby shower in Ukraine. Hours later, she was fleeing bombs
CNN By Brynn Gingras and Faith Karimi, CNN Hours before Russia started bombarding Ukraine, Olesya Ostafieva’s family and friends had thrown her…
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By Brynn Gingras and Faith Karimi, CNN Hours before Russia started bombarding Ukraine, Olesya Ostafieva’s family and friends had thrown her a…
Continue ReadingA 32-year-old man is accused of killing couple in Daytona Beach
By Amanda Musa, CNN A 32-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of a couple last weekend in Daytona…
Continue ReadingA grieving surfer is taking hundreds of strangers’ late loved ones for one last ride
By Faith Karimi, CNN Dan Fischer has always found solace in the ocean. As a child, he loved going to the beach and riding bikes along the coastline…
Continue ReadingHappy birthday: Teen wins $100,000 lottery prize with her first ticket ever
By Jay Croft, CNN A North Carolina college student won a nice 19th birthday gift after buying her first lottery ticket: $100,000. Laniah Ashley, a…
Continue ReadingA community in mourning will gather Saturday to honor Katie Meyer, the Stanford star soccer player who died by suicide
By Natasha Chen and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Friends and loved ones of Stanford University star soccer player Katie Meyer, who died by suicide earlier…
Continue ReadingAuthorities claimed these Black men had excited delirium just before they died. But the diagnosis itself is a problem and should be abandoned, a new study says
By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN In videos that show George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis police custody, an officer holding down the Black…
Continue ReadingAuthorities claimed these Black men had excited delirium just before they died. But the diagnosis itself is a problem and should be abandoned, a new study says
CNN By Julia Jones, CNN In videos that show George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis police custody, an officer holding down the Black man’s…
Continue ReadingWhat could be next for Brittney Griner
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN There are many details we still don’t know about WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia. But…
Continue ReadingWhat could be next for Brittney Griner
CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN There are many details we still don’t know about WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia. But…
Continue Reading5 West Point cadets overdose on fentanyl during spring break, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Amanda Musa, CNN A suspect is in custody after five West Point cadets overdosed — four of whom were hospitalized —…
Continue ReadingAn Ohio grand jury declined to indict officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant, state AG says
By Christina Maxouris A Franklin County, Ohio, jury declined to indict the police officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager,…
Continue ReadingDA’s office to drop criminal charges against Denver security guard who fatally shot a man last year after political rally
By Hannah Sarisohn. CNN Prosecutors will drop a second-degree murder charge for a Denver security guard who shot a man at a political rally in…
Continue ReadingGabby Petito’s parents sue Brian Laundrie’s parents, claiming they knew of her killing and were helping son escape
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The family of Gabby Petito has filed a civil lawsuit against Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, alleging they knew their son…
Continue ReadingHispanics in the US Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Hispanic population in the United States, via the Census Bureau. Facts The Office of Management and…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of televangelist Pat Robertson. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1930 Birth place: Lexington,…
Continue ReadingCamel kills two people after escaping from a petting zoo in Tennessee
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN A camel escaped from a petting zoo and killed two people in Tennessee Thursday, authorities said. Deputies received a call of a…
Continue ReadingAdnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, and prosecutors are requesting additional DNA testing in the case
By Rebekah Riess, Amanda Watts and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office and Adnan Syed, whose case became…
Continue ReadingThree Maryland middle schoolers are charged with a hate crime for social media threats aimed at Black students
By Amy Simonson, CNN Three Maryland middle schoolers have been charged as juveniles with a hate crime after threatening Middletown Middle…
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