8-year-old boy becomes youngest person to climb California’s El Capitan
CNN By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN An 8-year-old boy became the youngest person to finish climbing El Capitan in California’s Yosemite…
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A Colorado train passenger looked out the window — and found a missing hiker
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Colorado train passenger helped lead to the rescue of a missing, injured hiker after she spotted her through a train window.…
Continue ReadingAustralia repatriates families of ISIS fighters from Syria
By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Australia has repatriated a group of women and children who were left stranded in refugee camps in northeastern…
Continue ReadingWith the fate of affirmative action in the hands of the Supreme Court, these graduates are fighting to save it
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For nearly 60 years, institutions of higher education have been able to give limited preference to people of color and…
Continue ReadingRussia says it repelled drone attack on Crimea
By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Russian Black Sea warships have repelled a drone attack in Sevastopol Bay, a Russian official in Crimea said on…
Continue ReadingWhat causes armies to lose the will to fight? Here’s what history tells us — and what Putin may soon find out
By John Blake, CNN It was one of the strangest episodes in military history, an event so unusual that it was first treated as a myth. At 8:30 pm on…
Continue Reading45 dead as Tropical Storm Nalgae hits Philippines
By Heather Chen, Philip Wang and Angus Watson, CNN Tropical Storm Nalgae has killed at least 45 people and injured dozens more in the Philippines,…
Continue ReadingIllinois school board fires high school teacher caught on video yelling racial slur at Black student
By Jalen Brown and Justin Gamble, CNN The Kankakee School Board voted Monday unanimously to terminate first-year math teacher John Donovan after…
Continue ReadingUkrainians are dreading the ‘darkest winter’ as Russia takes aim at the power grid
By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovych and Nic Robertson, CNN As winter edges ever closer in Ukraine, Alla Melnychuk and her neighbors are racing…
Continue ReadingThe Powerball jackpot increased to $825 million for Saturday night’s drawing. Here are the winning numbers
By Raja Razek, CNN Winning numbers were drawn Saturday night for the second largest jackpot in Powerball history. The winning numbers are: 19, 31,…
Continue ReadingFormer Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy charged with selling guns illegally, including 2 previously used in fatal shooting of teen
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A now-former Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy is charged with selling guns illegally to an FBI informant while he was a…
Continue ReadingRev. Calvin O. Butts III, community leader and longtime pastor in Harlem, dies at 73
By Laura Ly, CNN The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, a prominent faith leader who led Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, died on Friday, the church said.…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Iran’s Zahedan encounter gunfire following Friday prayers
By Adam Pourahmadi and Richard Roth, CNN Protesters encountered teargas and gunfire following Friday prayers in the eastern Iranian city of Zahedan,…
Continue ReadingUkrainians are dreading the ‘darkest winter’ as Russia takes aim at the power grid
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovych and Nic Robertson, CNN As winter edges ever closer in Ukraine, Alla Melnychuk and her neighbors are racing…
Continue ReadingFeds begin ‘expedited’ process to help save drought-stricken Colorado River
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The US Department of Interior announced Friday it is launching an “expedited” process to potentially change…
Continue ReadingEvolutionary mystery of harmonious flower meadow may be solved
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Amid the heights of a mountain range in southwestern China, thousands of different species of rhododendrons mysteriously live…
Continue ReadingWest Bank militants threaten Israel, urge Palestinian leaders to join resistance as tensions rise
Exclusive by Sam Kiley, CNN Four US-made M4 Carbine rifles lean against the back of the sofa. The young men, mostly dressed in black civilian…
Continue Reading8-year-old boy plans to hang a banner on El Capitan that says ‘I love you, Mom’ as he aims to reach the top Friday
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN An 8-year-old Colorado boy is on track to become the youngest person to climb El Capitan in California’s Yosemite…
Continue ReadingAt least 6 people injured in shooting outside Pittsburgh funeral, officials say
By Kristina Sgueglia, Zenebou Sylla, Justin Lear and Laura Ly, CNN At least six people were injured after a shooting erupted Friday outside a church…
Continue ReadingFormer UN employee gets 15-year prison sentence for multiple sexual assaults
By Liam Reilly and Richard Roth, CNN A former United Nations communications specialist in Iraq, whom authorities say drugged 20 victims and sexually…
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