8-year-old survives ‘extraordinarily rare’ cougar attack near Washington’s Lake Angeles
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old was left with minor injuries after being attacked by a cougar in Washington’s Olympic National Park…
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Bear cools off in a Burbank pool during heat wave
CNN By Cheri Mossburg and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Police in Burbank, California, were called over an unexpected visitor having a bear-y good…
Continue Reading3 dead after plane crashes into California airport hangar while taking off, authorities say
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into a California airport hangar as it was taking off Sunday, killing all three people on…
Continue ReadingBear cools off in a Burbank pool during heat wave
By Cheri Mossburg and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Police in Burbank, California, were called over an unexpected visitor having a bear-y good time…
Continue Reading5 wounded, 2 critically, after shooting at Michigan shopping center
By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — Five people were shot early Sunday morning in a shopping center parking lot in Lansing, Michigan, with two victims…
Continue ReadingMultiple police dogs died from heat-related illness in Indiana after an air conditioning failure, authorities say
By Matt Phillips, CNN (CNN) — Multiple dogs being driven to a police K-9 training facility died in Indiana on Thursday after the air…
Continue ReadingOne man was killed and other people were rushed to hospitals after a shooting at an Indiana party
By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A 30-year-old man was killed and other people were taken to a hospital after a shooting at a…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County law enforcement recruit dies 8 months after group of trainees were struck by wrong-way driver while on a training run
By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruit died eight months after he was struck by a driver who hit around…
Continue Reading1 woman killed, 8 others injured in West Side Chicago mass shooting, police say
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year-old woman was killed and eight other women were injured when gunfire erupted after a Jeep approached a…
Continue Reading4 people were killed in separate aircraft crashes before a major air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
By Chris Boyette, Lauren Mascarenhas and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Four people are dead and two are injured after two aircraft collided in midair…
Continue ReadingPro-coup protesters in Niger shout ‘long live Putin’ as new leaders face calls to cede power
Omar Hama Saley, CNN Niamey, Niger (CNN) — Tense and sometimes violent scenes played out in front of the French Embassy in Niger Sunday as…
Continue ReadingBlast rips through political gathering in Pakistan, killing at least 54
By Sophia Saifi and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — At least 54 people died after a suicide bomber attacked a political…
Continue ReadingExquisitely preserved fossil of Jurassic sea turtle includes near-complete skull and limbs
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — About 150 million years ago, a marine turtle with a massive head dived through a shallow, tropical sea…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Drones hit Moscow, Americans abducted in Haiti, Republicans in Iowa, Mitch McConnell, kidnapping hoax
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, except it’s no laughing matter: It’s so hot in…
Continue ReadingMore women are aiming to become church leaders. Together, they could change American Christianity
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Christian leadership in the US has typically been seen as a male occupation. The right for women to be ordained…
Continue ReadingExplosion at Thailand fireworks warehouse kills at least 12 people
By Kocha Olarn and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — At least 12 people were killed and 121 injured in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in…
Continue ReadingAmerican nurse and her child kidnapped from their community ministry in Haiti
CNN By Heather Law and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the…
Continue ReadingColombian president’s son arrested in money laundering probe
By Stefano Pozzebon and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — The son of Colombia’s president has been arrested as part of an investigation into money…
Continue ReadingZelensky says war ‘returning to Russia’ after Moscow drone attack
CNN By Josh Pennington, Mariya Knight, Zahra Ullah and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that war is…
Continue ReadingCall to arms: Thousands of Revolutionary War stories are waiting to be told. A new project asks the public to help uncover them
By Carly Breland and Melissa Gray, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service and US National Archives and Records Administration are calling on…
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