Explosions hit road bridges between Crimea and occupied Ukraine
By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of…
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Customs officers seize illegal rooster blades used in cockfighting rings
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 100 illegal rooster blades used for cockfighting at…
Continue ReadingCharles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor and mentor to the Obamas, dies at age 70
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Charles Ogletree, the civil rights attorney and Harvard Law School professor who mentored…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces say 3 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank
By Abeer Salman and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians have been killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Jenin Camp…
Continue ReadingFlorida man went to extreme measures to survive being lost at sea for nearly 2 days
By Raja Razek, Sara Smart, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Charles Gregory headed out for an early morning fishing trip Friday off…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Women’s World Cup, Trump case ruling, postpartum depression pill, arrest in dancer’s death
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — If you love playing games and are looking to pick up some serious cash on the side, we’ve got a…
Continue ReadingAt least 30 killed, 67 injured after train derails in Pakistan
By Benjamin Brown and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people were killed and 67 injured after a train derailed in Pakistan on Sunday,…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s feud with the College Board’s AP Psychology course explained
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A long-simmering feud between the College Board, the non-profit that administers Advanced Placement…
Continue ReadingBlack mayor of tiny Alabama town says he was ousted by his White predecessor
By Meridith Edwards and Rachel Clarke, CNN Newbern, Alabama (CNN) — Patrick Braxton accomplished something no Black man in his Alabama town had…
Continue ReadingPhilippines accuses China of firing water cannons at its ships in South China Sea
By Jake Kwon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines has accused Chinese Coast Guard ships of firing water cannons and making…
Continue ReadingA California lottery player scored $500 on a scratchers ticket. He tried his luck again – and won $1 million
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A California man who says he rarely plays scratch-off lottery games turned his luck from a previous win into…
Continue ReadingLandscapers in Pennsylvania find malnourished alligator named Fluffy in a creek, officials say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Landscapers in southeastern Pennsylvania made a startling discovery on the job after coming across a pet…
Continue ReadingIsraeli patrolman killed in Tel Aviv shooting, Palestinian gunman also killed
By Michael Schwartz, Abeer Salman, Amir Tal, Kareem El Damanhoury and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli patrolman was shot and killed in…
Continue Reading21 injured after 5.5 magnitude earthquake in China
By CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Pingyuan county in eastern China’s Shandong province early on Sunday…
Continue ReadingOregon drivers are now allowed to pump their own fuel after the state lifted a ban dating back to 1951
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — All gas stations in Oregon can now allow customers to pump their own gas under a new law signed Friday, lifting a ban…
Continue ReadingResearcher names recently discovered 500-million-year-old sea worm after ‘Dune’ monster
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A University of Kansas paleontologist exploring an area known for its fossils recently uncovered a…
Continue ReadingNiger’s coup leaders face a deadline to cede power. Will military action come next?
By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of a coup in Niger are digging in their heels as they face a looming deadline from neighbors to…
Continue ReadingNew photos show North Korea’s Kim touring arms factories, and taking aim
By Larry Register, Jennifer Hauser and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours arms factories, inspects artillery…
Continue ReadingWorld’s smallest bear finally has its time in the sun. But is that a good thing?
By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that…
Continue ReadingArizona woman charged with trying to kill husband by poisoning coffee
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman is accused of attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee every day for months. Melody…
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