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CNN’s crew captured current beach conditions in Gulf Shores

Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states

By Dakota Smith, Eduardo Cuevas, Elise Hammond (CNN) – Hurricane hunters found 100 mph winds within Hurricane Isaias, making the storm a Category 2, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 4 p.m. CT update on Thursday. The agency noted “additional strengthening is expected” through early Friday. The official forecast calls for Isaias to peak with

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CNN’s crew captured current beach conditions in Gulf Shores

Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states

CNN, ACCUWEATHER, MDFR FL-TF1, CIRA, NOAA, WSVN, WJHG By Dakota Smith, Eduardo Cuevas, Elise Hammond (CNN) – Hurricane hunters found 100 mph winds within Hurricane Isaias, making the storm a Category 2, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 4 p.m. CT update on Thursday. The agency noted “additional strengthening is expected” through early Friday. The

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A US Army report on a deadly midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is now public

Army investigation into deadly midair collision made public after months of pressure from victims’ families

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A US Army report on a deadly midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is now public, after months of pressure from the families of the passengers killed when the aircraft collided. The 50-page document

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A photo shows Darya Shipilova

At the center of Russia’s plague scare, residents ‘don’t trust’ officials – but have little other choice

By Zahra Ullah, Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Moscow (CNN) — When the Siberian town of Shelekhov found itself at the center of global headlines over a plague scare, residents might have hoped to be the best informed. But Russians have long been accustomed to living with unanswered questions and opaque governance. So, while the sudden death

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Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada speaks at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on August 13 in Nashville

The lethal injection drug used in Christa Pike’s botched execution was just used in Texas. A look at the two cases

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Two scheduled executions a week apart have highlighted the ongoing debate over the practice of lethal injection in the US, with both using the same drug but yielding dramatically different outcomes. Texas on Wednesday executed 46-year-old Jamaal Howard, a man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk more than

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Airmen from the Texas Air National Guard conduct preflight and postflight inspections on an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft at Keflavík Air Base

US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war, congressional report says

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The United States military has had 81 aircraft destroyed or damaged in the war with Iran, a Congressional Research Service report released this week says. The number includes both airplanes and helicopters as well as drones, with the MQ-9 Reaper drone – used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close

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Zohran Mamdani

On the 3rd anniversary of October 7 attacks, Mamdani draws ire as he accuses Israel of genocide and war crimes

By Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — New York’s mayor marked the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel on Wednesday with a statement that has sparked backlash among some Jewish leaders. In his statement, Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the “horrific war crimes of October 7” while also accusing Israel of committing

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Tennessee Assistant Attorney General John W. Ayers speaks during the court hearing in Nashville on October 7.

Judge sides with Christa Pike’s attorneys and rules evidence from botched execution be preserved

By Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury (CNN) – A judge ruled Wednesday the state of Tennessee must preserve all evidence related to Christa Pike’s failed execution. This includes 911 calls and communications between any state officials as well as physical evidence, Judge I’Ashea Myles said, after hearing arguments. Pike is conscious and speaking, her attorneys said,

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