New trial date set for man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie, is scheduled to begin on September 9,…
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Juror offered more than $120,000 for acquittal in ongoing federal fraud case, FBI says
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A high-profile federal fraud trial in Minneapolis was rocked this week by allegations that someone tried to bribe a…
Continue ReadingStates begin to push back on book bans – by banning them
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a record number of school districts face bans on certain books and lawmakers enact measures that limit what…
Continue ReadingUndocumented migrant accused of shooting 2 NYPD officers had immigration case dismissed by judge last month, ICE says
By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — An undocumented migrant accused of shooting two New York City police officers on Monday had his immigration case…
Continue ReadingMLB star Shohei Ohtani says he has ‘closure’ after former interpreter pleads guilty to stealing millions from him
By Eric Levenson, Cindy Von Quednow, Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani said he has…
Continue ReadingModi declares victory in India election but party faces shock losses and will need coalition
By Rhea Mogul and Kunal Sehgal, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s transformative yet divisive Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in…
Continue ReadingThe Crimson: Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will no longer require diversity statements in hiring process
By Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will no longer…
Continue ReadingBeagle breeder to pay over $35 million in fines, the largest ever in Animal Welfare Act case history
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The parent company of a Virginia facility that bred beagles to be sold to laboratories for drug experiments…
Continue ReadingWhat is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II
CNN By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — June 6, 2024 marks 80 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the…
Continue ReadingWhat is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — June 6, 2024 marks 80 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations…
Continue ReadingIranian military adviser killed in Syria, reports say, two months after Iran and Israel came close to war
By Mostafa Salem, Nadeen Ebrahim and Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian city of Aleppo early Monday killed an…
Continue ReadingThis 27-year-old keeps taking day laborers to Disneyland. One thing always catches his attention
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jesús Morales rolls down his window as he pulls into a California Home Depot parking lot. “We need…
Continue ReadingBlazes erupt in northern Israel after cross-border attacks from Lebanon
By Mostafa Salem and Mike Schwarz, CNN (CNN) — Large fires broke out in northern Israel overnight, Israeli police said early Tuesday,…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 4: Hunter Biden, India election, Covid-19, Heat dome, Middle East
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A fresh salad sounds appetizing today — minus the cucumber. According to the FDA, cucumbers in 14 states…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Cambodia as US concerns grow over China’s influence
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to meet with the…
Continue ReadingThree babies were abandoned in London over 7 years. Now it’s revealed they’re siblings
By Robert Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Police are searching for the parents of three babies who were wrapped in shopping bags and blankets, then…
Continue ReadingChina’s Chang’e-6 probe lifts off with samples from moon’s far side in historic first
By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe departed from the far side of the moon on Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingMount Kanlaon volcano erupts sending 3-mile ash plume into the sky
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of residents living near Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines were ordered to evacuate Tuesday after the…
Continue ReadingA woman in hospice care was declared dead, a sheriff’s official said. Hours later, something truly astonishing happened
By Susannah Cullinane, Joe Sutton, Andy Rose and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Constance Glantz had been in a nursing home – in hospice care.…
Continue Reading83-year-old South Carolina woman gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park suffers serious injuries
By Joe Sutton and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — An 83-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was gored Saturday by a bison in the famed…
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