5 things to know for Jan. 20: Snow, Biden, Mental health, Immigration, Alec Baldwin
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN This weekend, millions of Americans with roots in China, Vietnam, South Korea and other Asian countries will ring in the…
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Alabama police identify remains of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ found in 2012 and charge her father with murder
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN Police in Opelika, Alabama, have arrested and charged the father of a young girl who investigators have affectionately known as…
Continue ReadingFormer president of NYPD sergeants union pleads guilty to fraud in scheme that stole least $600,000 from the organization
By Mark Morales, CNN The former president of the New York Police Department’s second-largest union has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge…
Continue ReadingMan survives on ketchup for weeks lost at sea
By Heather Chen, Angus Watson, Mitchell McCluskey and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN A man who spent 24 days adrift in the Caribbean Sea says he survived by…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin intends to finish ‘Rust’ production despite facing involuntary manslaughter charges, source says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Josh Campbell and Jay Croft, CNN Despite facing involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the “Rust” set shooting…
Continue ReadingJapan considers downgrading Covid-19 to same level as seasonal flu
By Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura, Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza…
Continue ReadingThe death of an American attorney at a Mexico hotel did not show signs of violence, official says
By Stephanie Elam and Andy Rose, CNN Mexican authorities investigating the case of an American attorney who was found dead at a resort hotel earlier…
Continue ReadingCapture of Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro raises questions over how he stayed free for so long
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN The arrest of Cosa Nostra mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro at a private health clinic in Palermo on…
Continue ReadingPutin loyalist dials up nuclear rhetoric as NATO partners push for more weapons for Ukraine
By Uliana Pavlova, CNN Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council and key ally of President Vladimir Putin, warned on…
Continue ReadingFormer Walmart employee who was fired last year targeted specific people in shooting, police say
By Tina Burnside, Hannah Sarisohn and Sara Smart, CNN At least one person was wounded in a shooting at a Walmart in Evansville, Indiana, on Thursday…
Continue ReadingAt least 78 people die as winter temperatures plunge in Afghanistan, Taliban says
By Ehsan Popalzai and Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last nine days, a Taliban…
Continue Reading7 charged with domestic terrorism after deadly shooting near proposed Atlanta police training facility
By Pamela Kirkland and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Seven people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism following the fatal shooting of one person…
Continue ReadingIndiana father accused of neglect after toddler caught on camera waving a gun has not guilty pleas entered in first court appearance
By Michelle Watson and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN An Indiana court has entered not guilty pleas for the man who prosecutors say is the father of the…
Continue Reading500 evacuated as massive fire breaks out in one of Seoul’s last slums
By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae and Heather Chen, CNN Around 500 people were evacuated from their homes on Friday after a fire broke out in Guryong…
Continue ReadingHe beheaded his wife in Iran. His prison sentence? Eight years and two months
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Hande Atay Alam, Jonny Hallam and Mostafa Salem, CNN An Iranian man who beheaded his 17-year-old wife in February 2022 was…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charges in the ‘Rust’ shooting. Here’s what that legal term means
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Prosecutors have decided to charge actor Alec Baldwin and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, each with two counts…
Continue ReadingThese 3 solutions could turn the tide on the climate crisis
By Laura Paddison, CNN Climate change is sending the world hurtling towards a series of catastrophic tipping points, which risk setting off feedback…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco reparations committee proposes a $5 million payment to each Black resident
By Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN A committee in San Francisco has released an extensive proposal for reparations that includes a one-time…
Continue ReadingFederal charges dismissed against NYPD officer accused of acting as a foreign agent for China
By Lauren del Valle, CNN A federal judge on Thursday dismissed charges against a New York City police officer who was accused in 2020 of working as a…
Continue ReadingThe key figures who were on the ‘Rust’ movie set the day of the shooting
By Eric Levenson, CNN They gathered on set at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021 to film a movie in the Old Western…
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