5 things to know for Feb. 20: Ukraine, Train wreck, Shooting, North Korea, Earthquake
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Today is Presidents Day, a federal holiday in the US commemorating George Washington’s birthday and honoring the…
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Long-lost letter hints at George Washington’s financial struggles
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A long-lost letter from George Washington hints at the first president’s financial woes, and it is expected to fetch…
Continue ReadingBody of soccer star Christian Atsu returns to Ghana from Turkey
By Zayn Nabbi, CNN The body of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu arrived in Accra, Ghana on Sunday evening after it was flown from Turkey,…
Continue ReadingWooden object nearly 2,000 years old suggests Romans used sex toys, study says
By Amarachi Orie, CNN A nearly 2,000-year-old wooden object in the shape of a penis could have served as a sexual tool by ancient Romans in Britain,…
Continue ReadingAs reports of health problems near a toxic train wreck pile up, Ohio sets up a clinic while federal help gets into gear
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Claire Colbert, CNN More than two weeks after a toxic train wreck unleashed plumes of black smoke, contaminated the…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested after shooting along Mardi Gras parade route leaves 1 dead, 4 others injured, New Orleans police say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Dakin Andone, CNN A man is in custody after one person was killed and four others — including a 4-year-old girl —…
Continue ReadingTourist killed in shark attack off New Caledonia
By Kareem El Damanhoury and Mia Alberti, CNN An Australian tourist has died after being attacked by a shark in waters off New Caledonia in the South…
Continue ReadingTurkey halts most rescue efforts for earthquake survivors
By Isil Sariyuce, Yusuf Gezer, Ipek Yezdani, Mia Alberti, Christian Edwards and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Turkey has ended most search and rescue operations,…
Continue Reading1 dead, 10 injured in two Memphis shootings believed to be connected, police say. The killer is still at large
WMC, GAS STATION SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, CNN By Paradise Afshar and Holly Yan, CNN Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding whoever…
Continue ReadingKim’s sister makes ‘shooting range’ threat as North Korea tests more missiles
CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Emma Tucker, CNN North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean…
Continue ReadingBay Area Rapid Transit running limited service to Oakland Airport due to power outage
By Michelle Watson, CNN California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system says it is running “limited service” to the Oakland…
Continue ReadingKim’s sister makes ‘shooting range’ threat as North Korea tests more missiles
By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Emma Tucker, CNN North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula…
Continue Reading2 Michigan State University students remain in critical condition after shooting
By Samantha Beech and Zenebou Sylla, CNN Two students wounded in a mass shooting last week at Michigan State University remained in critical…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico may become the first state to have an official aroma
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new bill moving through the New Mexico legislature would make the state the first in the nation to have its own official aroma:…
Continue ReadingAfter Michigan State University shooting, state Democrats see rare chance to pass host of gun-safety measures
By Emma Tucker, CNN Three days after Michigan State University was terrorized by a mass shooting on campus, Democratic lawmakers in the state filed a…
Continue ReadingDelivery driver indicted for murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas
By Rebekah Riess and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The mother of a 7-year-old kidnapped and killed in Texas in December thanked a grand jury for its role…
Continue ReadingAs reports of health problems near a toxic train wreck pile up, Ohio sets up a clinic while federal help gets into gear
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Claire Colbert, CNN More than two weeks after a toxic train wreck unleashed plumes of black smoke, contaminated…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern CEO again promised to do right by East Palestine residents. The community wants to ‘hold him to that’
By Christina Maxouris and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The head of Norfolk Southern, the company who operated the train carrying hazardous materials that…
Continue ReadingJimmy Carter’s church asks for comfort for his family as the former president enters hospice care
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN The church where Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school for decades marked his poignant absence this weekend as the former president…
Continue ReadingJimmy Carter’s church asks for comfort for his family as the former president enters hospice care
By Holly Yan, CNN The church where Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school for decades marked his poignant absence this weekend as the former president…
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