National & World Archives

A former Palestinian prisoner released by Israel on Saturday is hugged by family members in Ramallah

‘It’s over, Dad’: Jubilant reunions as latest round of Israeli hostage releases passes smoothly

February 1, 2025 4:53 am CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages from captivity in two orderly handover…

His great-grandfather was a famous artist. This craftsman is blazing his own path

February 1, 2025 4:00 am CNN Newsource

By Martha Shade, CNN Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) — His devotees call themselves “Potheads,” and they feverishly collect and trade his…

Why tariffs on Mexico and Canada could drive up grocery costs, in 3 charts

February 1, 2025 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — From fresh avocados to dairy products, Americans rely heavily on their neighbors for everyday grocery items. The White…

The moments before 67 souls perished in a midair collision over the Potomac River

February 1, 2025 1:00 am CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on…

Six Americans freed in Venezuela after Trump envoy meets with Maduro

January 31, 2025 9:07 pm CNN Newsource

By Alejandra Jaramillo and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela are heading home to the US, President Donald…

After his daughter was stabbed 113 times, he fought to change Argentina’s law on femicide. Now Milei wants to change it back

January 31, 2025 9:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Betiana Fernández Martino, CNNEE (CNN) — Carolina Aló was 17 years old the night her father, Edgardo, saw her for the last time. In their…

Germany’s far-right AfD party is obsessed with Trump and Musk

January 31, 2025 9:00 pm CNN Newsource

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Halle and Berlin, Germany (CNN) — “You have to make a decision. Do you want to have the party of [Chancellor] Olaf…

First responders work the scene after a plane crash in Philadelphia

Inside the grueling effort to recover the bodies of all 67 victims from the mangled wreckage of DC plane collision

January 31, 2025 6:35 pm CNN Newsource

CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing,…

Medevac jet with 6 people on board crashes in northeast Philadelphia neighborhood

January 31, 2025 5:34 pm CNN Newsource

WPVI, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A twin-engine…

7 dead, including 1 on ground, after a medevac jet with a child patient and her mother crashes in Philadelphia, mayor says

January 31, 2025 5:28 pm CNN Newsource

By Dalia Faheid, Pete Muntean, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Seven people are dead, including one in…

Sonar allowed underwater archaeologists from Brazil's navy to precisely locate the ship's wreck on the seafloor.

Brazilian navy confirms location of World War II shipwreck

January 31, 2025 4:45 pm CNN Newsource

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport…

Kateryna and Oleg sit by the Christmas tree at their home in the Kyiv suburbs.

‘It’s like a constant gamble:’ Ukrainian couple awaits birth of twins in wartime Kyiv

January 31, 2025 3:35 pm CNN Newsource

By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Kateryna and her husband Oleg endure what every citizen of Kyiv must – long blackouts, hours without any…

The control tower at the Reagan National Airport after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River.

Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows

January 31, 2025 3:25 pm CNN Newsource

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Bob Ortega and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — When an American Airlines flight fatally collided with a military…

Sellers and residents move through a market under the supervision of members of the M23 armed group at a port along Lake Kivu as the community gradually returns to the streets of Goma on January 31.

UN says more than 700 killed in just five days of fighting in DR Congo

January 31, 2025 2:40 pm CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in…

Investigation into DC plane and helicopter collision looking at potential mistakes in ‘no margin for error’ situation

January 31, 2025 12:50 pm CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — Investigators are intensifying their search into what caused the…

Investigation into DC plane and helicopter collision looking at potential mistakes in ‘no margin for error’ situation

January 31, 2025 12:50 pm CNN Newsource

CNN By Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — As recovery crews endure cold water and miserable rain Friday to…

Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of causing ‘serious damage’ to undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden

January 31, 2025 11:07 am CNN Newsource

By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Norwegian police have seized a Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of being involved in causing “serious…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the possibility of deporting suspected Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador in an upcoming meeting with Salvadorean president Nayib Bukele

Rubio and Bukele to discuss sending suspected gang members from US to El Salvador

January 31, 2025 11:05 am CNN Newsource

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the possibility of deporting suspected Tren de Aragua gang…

A group of elephants is pictured March 4

Tourist trampled to death by elephant while reportedly trying to save his grandchild at South Africa park

January 31, 2025 9:26 am CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A 59-year-old male tourist was trampled to death by an elephant while reportedly trying to save his…

A cousin of the toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad

Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested

January 31, 2025 9:04 am CNN Newsource

By Eyad Kourdi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests…