What happens next after Francis’ death? How the Catholic Church will pick a successor
By Rob Picheta and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the…
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Francis: The ‘outsider’ pope who faced fierce resistance to his reforms
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and…
Continue ReadingA timeline of Karen Read’s murder trials
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Karen Read is back in a Massachusetts court facing a second murder trial in the death of her Boston police…
Continue ReadingPope Francis, voice for the poor who transformed the Catholic Church, dies on Easter Monday
B Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Ivana Kottasová Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance…
Continue ReadingFSU students question whether locks worked on classroom doors during a mass shooting. The university says they did
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Meghan Bannister put on a dress for class, a choice befitting the warm weather in Tallahassee. Thursday stood out…
Continue ReadingLawsuits seek to restore dozens of foreign students’ legal status amid targeting by immigration authorities
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Scores of foreign students across the country are included in a pair of sweeping lawsuits that allege the Trump…
Continue ReadingRussia launches deadly aerial barrage on Ukraine as US pushes for peace plan
By Kosta Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine says it was struck by a new barrage of deadly Russian air attacks as an Easter ceasefire ended…
Continue ReadingFSU announces new option to resume classes following deadly campus shooting. Some say it’s too soon to return
By Alaa Elassar and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Reid Seybold’s voice shook as he recalled the texts he sent loved ones from the classroom where…
Continue ReadingHarvard sues the Trump administration, taking the fight over federal funding and academic freedom to court
By Michelle Watson, Brad Lendon, Matt Egan and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University sued the Trump administration Monday in a new…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s Maduro demands El Salvador’s Bukele release ‘kidnapped’ deportees after prisoner swap offer
By Michael Rios and José Álvarez, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has demanded El Salvador release hundreds of Venezuelans…
Continue ReadingLion kills 14-year-old girl outside Kenya’s Nairobi National Park
By Michael Rios and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old girl was killed by a lioness outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi when she was…
Continue Reading‘Professional failures’ led to killing of Palestinian medics in Gaza, says Israeli military
By Dana Karni, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military says “professional failures” led to the…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Earth Day, Pope Francis, Alien Enemies Act, Ukraine-Russia truce, ‘50501’ protests
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing earlier today, appearing from the balcony of St. Peter’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 21: Pope Francis, Pete Hegseth, Israel, Abrego Garcia, Harvard
WRAL, WXIA, CNN Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Saturday was the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The attack on the Alfred P. Murrah…
Continue Reading‘It’s all about what was known and when’: Will the mother of FSU shooting suspect face charges?
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A 20-year-old Florida State University student and son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy is accused of killing…
Continue ReadingPope wishes ‘Happy Easter’ to delighted crowds at Vatican after briefly meeting Vance
CNN By Christopher Lamb, CNN The Vatican (CNN) — Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday, appearing from the balcony of St.…
Continue ReadingPope wishes ‘Happy Easter’ to delighted crowds at Vatican after briefly meeting Vance
By Christopher Lamb, CNN The Vatican (CNN) — Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday, appearing from the balcony of St.…
Continue ReadingPutin accused of breaching own truce as brief pause to fighting in Ukraine ends
By Victoria Butenko, Helen Regan, Kosta Gak, Sophie Tanno and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine accused Russia of breaching the Easter…
Continue ReadingFamily loses ‘acquired daughter’ to Columbine shooting, 26 years later
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Sue and Rick Townsend first met Anne Marie Hochhalter in March 2000 at a Bruce Springsteen benefit concert…
Continue ReadingPutin accused of breaching own truce as brief pause to fighting in Ukraine ends
CNN By Victoria Butenko, Helen Regan, Kosta Gak, Sophie Tanno and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine accused Russia of breaching the Easter…
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