‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s heartbreak as parents die on Hajj
By Pauline Lockwood and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Saida Wurie said it was her parents’ lifelong dream to participate in Hajj, the…
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Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to mark Naama Levy’s 20th birthday while in Hamas captivity in Gaza
By Lauren Izso and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday to commemorate the…
Continue ReadingA woman is accused of attempting to drown a 3-year-old Muslim child in possible hate crime incident
By Alaa Elassar, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a…
Continue ReadingFormer Florida law enforcement official claims wrongful termination, accuses agency and Gov. Ron DeSantis of retaliation
By Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — A former top official for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is accusing the…
Continue Reading‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, Hajj witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts
CNN By Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN (CNN) — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects…
Continue ReadingA family of taekwondo athletes heard a woman’s screams and jumped into action
By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — When Simon An and his family heard screaming from a store next door to their family taekwondo…
Continue ReadingDissident Iranian rapper Toomaj has death sentence overturned
By Niamh Kennedy, Rosa Rahimi and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi had his death sentence overturned by…
Continue Reading‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, Hajj witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts
By Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN (CNN) — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of…
Continue Reading1 person killed and 7 others wounded in shooting outside Kentucky nightclub, police say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and seven others were injured in a shooting outside a Louisville, Kentucky, nightclub…
Continue Reading‘Happy Bday M8!’: William meets Taylor Swift backstage at London show
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift brought her Eras Tour to London’s Wembley Stadium on Friday with some famous faces in the audience,…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade 2 years ago. Here’s what’s happened since
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion…
Continue ReadingWhen Massachusetts’ 911 system went down, these telegraph alarm boxes became vital again
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — When the Massachusetts 911 system for emergency calls stopped working on Tuesday afternoon, Boston Police…
Continue ReadingMore than 50 people killed or missing in Israeli strikes on central Gaza, local officials say
By Eyad Kourdi and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Fifty-two people have been killed or left missing in Israeli strikes near Gaza city on Saturday,…
Continue ReadingUK’s Nigel Farage sparks outrage from opponents after saying West ‘provoked’ Ukraine war
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Nigel Farage, a figurehead of the UK’s populist right, has sparked outrage from political opponents after saying…
Continue ReadingPanicked Arkansas grocery store shoppers hid in freezer and ran for cover amid shooting that killed 4 and wounded 9
By Taylor Galgano and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Families were shopping at a local grocery store in a small Arkansas town on Friday when the…
Continue ReadingRed Cross says at least 22 killed as strike hits displaced civilians in Gaza as Israel expands operations
By Jomana Karadsheh, Lauren Izso, Eyad Kourdi and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says at least…
Continue ReadingRussia’s shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine’s already hobbled power system
By Clare Sebastian and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Kateryna Serzhan says the only way to survive Ukraine’s almost daily blackout…
Continue ReadingJudge denies Alec Baldwin’s motion to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges in ‘Rust’ shooting
By Josh Campbell and Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — A New Mexico judge denied a motion Friday from Alec Baldwin’s attorneys asking the court to…
Continue ReadingDeath of Indian farm worker in Italy sparks outrage
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — The death of an Indian migrant worker in Italy, who was reportedly abandoned on a road after his arm was…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts family sues school district, employees after a third grader was restrained multiple times
By Chandelis Duster and Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts mother is suing her son’s former school district and several of its employees…
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