Boston Marathon Terror Attack Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Boston Marathon terror attack. On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of the Boston…
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Florida wildfire quickly grows to 1,400 acres as hundreds evacuate
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN More than 600 homes have been evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire in Bay County on the panhandle of Florida prompted authorities…
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By Sam Perez and Nicole Chavez, CNN The first Black student to attend the University of Alabama has died, days after a building on campus was…
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN The engineer at the controls of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia in 2015 has been found not guilty on all charges…
Continue ReadingA convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 measures is expected to arrive in the DC area this weekend. Here’s what we know
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Convoy groups led by American truckers are making their way toward the nation’s capital to demand an end to all Covid-19…
Continue ReadingTwo Chicago police officers shot on overnight shift while ordering at a hot dog stand
Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two Chicago police officers were shot while waiting to order food after a man who was waiting in line allegedly fired at them,…
Continue ReadingStudent shot and arrested after opening fire on school resource officer and principal in Kansas, police say
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Hannah Sarisohn and Andy Rose, CNN A Kansas high school principal and school resource officer were shot at Olathe East High…
Continue ReadingStanford University star soccer player died by suicide, parents tell NBC
By Stella Chan, CNN Stanford University star soccer player Katie Meyer died by suicide, her mother told NBC’s “Today” show during…
Continue ReadingHow dangerous was Russia’s attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?
By Rob Picheta, CNN Russian troops have occupied Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, after fierce fighting near the Ukrainian facility that…
Continue ReadingYears ago, she told police she had been abducted, beaten and branded. Now she’s charged with making it all up
By Jay Croft and Melissa Alonso, CNN When she was found after a three-week search in 2016, a Northern California woman told police she had been…
Continue ReadingISIS claims responsibility for blast killing dozens at Shia mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar
By Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a Shia mosque in…
Continue ReadingLong, stressful and exhausting: One family’s escape from Kyiv
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the explosions rocked Kyiv’s city center, Yana and Sergii Lysenko were stunned. Like many Ukrainians, they had…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 4: Ukraine, Capitol riot, Breonna Taylor, Covid, Opioids
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympics kicks off in Beijing today and a record number of Para athletes —…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 4: Ukraine, Capitol riot, Breonna Taylor, Covid, Opioids
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympics kicks off in Beijing today and a record number of Para athletes —…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 4: Ukraine, Capitol riot, Breonna Taylor, Covid, Opioids
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympics kicks off in Beijing today and a record number of Para athletes — around…
Continue Reading‘It is not just Ukraine we are protecting’
CNN By Tara John, AnneClaire Stapleton and Joseph Ataman, CNN The gray asphalt road that leads to Ukraine’s Shehyni border crossing with Poland…
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By Tara John, AnneClaire Stapleton and Joseph Ataman, CNN The gray asphalt road that leads to Ukraine’s Shehyni border crossing with Poland has…
Continue ReadingUkrainian nuclear power plant attack condemned as Russian troops ‘occupy’ facility
CNN By Tim Lister, Olya Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Russian troops have occupied Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant,…
Continue ReadingSpace junk set to crash into the far side of the moon
By Katie Hunt, CNN A rocket part that’s been careering around space for years is set to collide with the moon on Friday, and it will be the…
Continue ReadingAn Indiana teacher granted early retirement after hitting a student in the face is charged with battery
CNN By Jennifer Henderson, Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A now-retired Indiana high school teacher who was arrested after video showed him…
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