5 things to know for May 26: Debt limit, White House, Abortion, Peru, Covid
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Today is the start of Memorial Day weekend, which also marks the beginning of the busy summer travel season.…
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California man who served 33 years in prison is freed years after new evidence comes to light
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A man has been freed from prison after serving 33 years for a crime Los Angeles prosecutors now say he didn’t…
Continue ReadingJapan shocked by ‘heinous’ attack as 4 die in gun and knife rampage
By Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura, Xiaofei Xu and Rhea Mogul, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The son of a local Japanese government official is in police custody…
Continue ReadingWhich generation needs more praise? Australian police commissioner clarifies Gen Z comment
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Since about the birth of boomers, comparing the strengths and weaknesses of generations has…
Continue ReadingIndiana medical board reprimands doctor who publicly discussed providing abortion services to 10-year-old Ohio rape victim
By Nicki Brown and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — An Indianapolis doctor who publicly revealed she provided abortion services to a 10-year-old…
Continue ReadingIran has a direct route to send Russia weapons – and Western powers can do little to stop the shipments
CNN By Lauren Kent and Salma Abdelaziz, CNN (CNN) — The waters of the Caspian Sea appear deceptively calm. But this sea route – which…
Continue Reading‘Get out’: Influx of Russians to Georgia stokes old enmities
By Christian Edwards, CNN Tbilisi, Georgia (CNN) — Above Tbilisi’s Old Town stands the Mother of Georgia statue, like a less imposing Christ…
Continue ReadingIran has a direct route to send Russia weapons – and Western powers can do little to stop the shipments
By Lauren Kent and Salma Abdelaziz, CNN (CNN) — The waters of the Caspian Sea appear deceptively calm. But this sea route – which provides a…
Continue ReadingDeath of 3 cheetah cubs in India deals blow to reintroduction efforts
By Melissa Gray and Sania Farooqui, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Three cheetah cubs have died in India this week, dealing yet another setback to a…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey police officer who authorities say shot and killed a 911 caller is charged with manslaughter
By Rob Frehse and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury has indicted a New Jersey police officer on a manslaughter charge more than a…
Continue Reading17 students injured in South Carolina school bus crash with tanker truck are released from hospital
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Multiple students hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a school bus collided with a tanker truck in Lexington…
Continue ReadingTexas lawmakers pass bill allowing public schools to employ chaplains who have no state certification
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers in Texas’ Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow public schools to employ…
Continue ReadingJustin Ross Harris, whose murder conviction in his son’s hot-car death was overturned, will not be retried
By Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Justin Ross Harris, whose murder conviction for the 2014 hot-car death of his…
Continue ReadingAncient toilets unearthed in Jerusalem reveal a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The Iron Age users of two ancient toilets in Jerusalem were not a healthy bunch, according to an analysis of poop…
Continue ReadingNYPD officer charged with assault for repeatedly punching and knocking out a man while he was ‘on the ground, defenseless,’ DA’s office says
Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — The Manhattan District Attorney has indicted a New York police officer for repeatedly punching a man who was acting…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested after shooting and stabbing attack in Japan leaves four dead
CNN By Emi Jozuka, Junko Ogura and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in a shooting and stabbing incident that left four people dead in…
Continue ReadingGoogle removes ‘Slavery Simulator’ game from store following a wave of criticism in Brazil
By Mia Alberti and Julia Jones, CNN (CNN) — A game entitled “Slavery Simulator,” where players can “buy and sell” enslaved Black…
Continue ReadingShark attacks American tourist in Turks and Caicos, police say
By Rebekah Riess and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A shark attacked a 22-year-old woman from Connecticut while she was snorkeling at a resort…
Continue ReadingGrand jury indicts New York woman on felony charges for allegedly making threatening phone calls to LGBTQ businesses in Colorado
By Aya Elamroussi and Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury in Colorado indicted a New York woman on felony charges for allegedly verbally…
Continue ReadingPeru protesters, including children, killed in ‘extrajudicial executions’ by security forces, Amnesty finds
By Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — Peruvian security forces carried out widespread attacks against protestors with “extrajudicial executions…
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