Ukrainian medic released in prisoner exchange accuses captors of torture
By Alex Marquardt and Pierre Bairin, CNN A well-known Ukrainian paramedic who was held prisoner by Russian and separatist forces for three months…
Continue ReadingNational & World
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for depriving George Floyd of his civil rights
By Paul Vercammen and Steve Almasy, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will serve 245 months in federal prison for violating George…
Continue ReadingNepal’s Finance Minister resigns amid claims ‘unauthorised persons’ changed state budget
Story by Reuters Nepal’s Finance Minister Janardan Sharma resigned on Wednesday after the parliamentary speaker ordered an investigation into…
Continue ReadingItalian Alps glacier collapse death toll rises to 9, with 3 still missing
Story by Reuters Italian rescue teams on Wednesday found the bodies of two more victims of the glacier collapse in the Alps that is feared to have…
Continue ReadingPossible tornado causes significant damage in Ohio town, displacing several hundred people, officials say
By Amir Vera, Amy Simonson and Taylor Ward, CNN An unconfirmed tornado in Ohio caused significant structural damage to the Goshen Township Police and…
Continue ReadingUvalde teacher feels forgotten by the officers sent to rescue him and his students
CNN, KABB, WOAI By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN As he lay in his own blood, with dead and dying students around him, Arnie Reyes…
Continue ReadingUvalde teacher feels forgotten by the officers sent to rescue him and his students
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN As he lay in his own blood, with dead and dying students around him, Arnie Reyes knew help was just…
Continue ReadingA tip from a ‘hero citizen’ thwarted a mass shooting planned for July 4 celebration in Richmond, Virginia, police say
CNN, WWBT By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN One phone call saved countless lives and prevented a potential mass shooting during July 4 celebrations in…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 11: Jan. 6, Ukraine, Uvalde, Japan, Brittney Griner
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park is threatening the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees, but…
Continue ReadingAn officer sought permission to shoot the Uvalde gunman before he entered school but didn’t hear back in time, report says
By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Christina Maxouris, CNN An Uvalde police officer armed with a rifle spotted the gunman outside Robb Elementary…
Continue Reading2-year-old orphaned in parade shooting was shielded by his father as the wounded man lay dying
CNN, WLS By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN By his father’s final act of heroism, Aiden McCarthy survived Monday’s carnage at a July Fourth parade…
Continue ReadingNASA makes contact with satellite that broke free of Earth’s orbit
By Megan Marples, CNN NASA has reestablished contact with one of its satellites that stopped communicating on its way to the moon. Engineers were…
Continue ReadingA tip from a ‘hero citizen’ thwarted a mass shooting planned for July 4 celebration in Richmond, Virginia, police say
By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN One phone call saved countless lives and prevented a potential mass shooting during July 4 celebrations in Richmond,…
Continue Reading22 migrants who died in a hot semi-truck in San Antonio have been identified
By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Nicole Chavez, CNN Twenty-two migrants found dead in a sweltering semi-truck in San Antonio, or who died in the…
Continue ReadingEuropean Parliament says natural gas projects can be considered ‘green’ for investments
CNN By Hande Atay Alam, Ivana Kottasová, Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of calling natural…
Continue ReadingEuropean Parliament says natural gas projects can be considered ‘green’ for investments
By Hande Atay Alam, Ivana Kottasová, Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of calling natural gas…
Continue ReadingHighland Park gunman admitted to firing on parade crowd and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Dakin Andone, CNN The gunman in Monday’s massacre at a Fourth of July parade in the Illinois city of…
Continue ReadingXi’an shuts back down as China finds first cases of new Omicron subvariant
CNN By Nectar Gan and Shawn Deng, CNN China’s northwestern city of Xi’an, home to 13 million people, was partially shut down on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingIs North Korea hiding a bigger problem behind its Covid-19 outbreak?
CNN By Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Choi Jung-hun smiled as I read out the latest official Covid-19 figures from North Korean state media:…
Continue Reading2-year-old orphaned in parade shooting was shielded by his father as the wounded man lay dying
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN By his father’s final act of heroism, Aiden McCarthy survived Monday’s carnage at a July Fourth parade in…
Continue Reading