Japan’s population drops by half a million in 2022
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CNN By Gawon Bae and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A North Korean missile sparked fear on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido Thursday after the…
Continue ReadingOnly hot spots and flare-ups are left of the Indiana plastics recycling plant fire. But residents’ health worries linger as EPA detects asbestos and organic pollutants
By Sara Smart, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe, Paul P. Murphy and Caroll Alvarado, CNN As a two-day inferno fizzles out at a plastics recycling plant a…
Continue ReadingVietnam sentences political activist to 6 years in prison for anti-state activities
Story by Reuters A Hanoi court on Wednesday sentenced a prominent Vietnamese political activist to six years in prison for conducting anti-state…
Continue ReadingDrugs suspect escapes Hong Kong court by switching wristbands with another man
By Chris Lau, CNN Escaping police custody by swapping identities seems like a plot straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, but police in Hong Kong…
Continue ReadingA 2019 hearing detailed potential fire hazards at the now-burning Indiana recycling plant, and its owner admitted a building did not have fire sprinklers
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN More than three years before a large blaze at an eastern Indiana recycling plant began spewing toxic smoke and prompting…
Continue ReadingFlorida death row inmate Louis Gaskin executed for 1989 murders
A man on death row in Florida for the 1989 killing of a couple was executed Wednesday evening, the Florida Department of Corrections said in a news…
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By Gawon Bae and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A North Korean missile sparked fear on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido Thursday after the…
Continue ReadingMemphis sends Justin J. Pearson back to the Tennessee House days after GOP lawmakers ousted him
CNN, WMC By Dakin Andone and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to confirm the reappointment of Justin J.…
Continue ReadingMemphis leaders pass measure that ends police stops for minor infractions, three months after Tyre Nichols’ death
By Nick Valencia, CNN The Memphis City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that puts an end to pretextual police stops. The “Driving…
Continue ReadingUS prosecutors tell family of Shanquella Robinson they won’t pursue charges in her death in Mexico
By Alta Spells and Macie Goldfarb, CNN Federal prosecutors told the family of Shanquella Robinson on Wednesday that the evidence they have…
Continue Reading‘I witnessed people being murdered.’ How the Louisville bank shooting unfolded
CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN About half an hour before opening for business, employees at the Old National Bank branch near the Ohio River in downtown…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Jessica Lynch, motivational speaker and former prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: April 26,…
Continue ReadingA Red Cross Snoopy T-shirt is going viral. It’s prompting more young people to donate blood
By Leah Asmelash, CNN If you’re cool, you’ll donate blood. That’s the message being sent in the latest American Red Cross…
Continue ReadingRussian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s health deteriorates in prison amid poisoning accusations
By Jack Guy, Darya Tarasova and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been experiencing severe stomach issues in…
Continue ReadingRussian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s health deteriorates in prison amid poisoning accusations
CNN By Jack Guy, Darya Tarasova and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been experiencing severe stomach issues in…
Continue ReadingZelensky slams ‘beasts’ who purportedly beheaded Ukrainian soldiers after video emerges
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Andrew Carey, Josh Pennington and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday condemned as…
Continue ReadingToxic smoke is spewing from an inferno at a recycling plant known as a ‘fire hazard,’ officials say. The flames could burn for days
WCPO By Omar Jimenez, Bonney Kapp, Sara Smart, Brenda Goodman, Michelle Krupa and Holly Yan, CNN The raging fire shooting toxic smoke from an eastern…
Continue ReadingThe convicted murderer suspected of faking his own death in a South African prison fire
By Larry Madowo, CNN If this were the plot of a movie, it would be too far-fetched to be believable. South African authorities have taken over…
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