Happy New Year of the Dragon – or should that be ‘Loong’?
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Every Lunar New Year, China ushers in a new zodiac sign from a cycle of 12 auspicious animals. This year,…
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2 teenagers charged in Kansas City Super Bowl rally shooting. The city is now grappling with the tragedy
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two teenagers in custody in connection with the deadly shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally…
Continue ReadingDNA evidence exonerated a man after he spent 37 years behind bars. Now Tampa is paying him $14 million
By Jamiel Lynch and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — After a man wrongfully spent 37 years in prison for rape and murder, the Tampa City Council…
Continue ReadingEgypt is building a new walled buffer zone more than 2 miles wide on Gaza border, satellite images show
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — Egypt is building a massive miles-wide buffer zone and wall along its border with southern Gaza, new satellite…
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un has broken with decades of North Korean policy – does it mean he’s planning for war?
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — As war in Ukraine grinds toward its third year and fighting in Gaza inflames a broader crisis across the Middle…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Fani Willis’ stunning testimony in Georgia
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingKansas City radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, mother of two, killed in the shooting following Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Elizabeth “Lisa” Lopez-Galvan was a natural at making people laugh. She was known as the office jokester, a DJ…
Continue ReadingGreece legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country
By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Athens, Greece (CNN) — The Greek parliament on Thursday passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage, in a landmark…
Continue ReadingKansas City shooting may have stemmed from personal dispute, police say; 2 juveniles detained
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in…
Continue ReadingKansas City shooting may have stemmed from personal dispute, police say; 2 juveniles detained
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in…
Continue ReadingRachel Dolezal, the White woman infamous for claiming to be Black, fired over OnlyFans account
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Dolezal, the White woman and former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingLockdown lifted at Montana Air Force base after active shooter threat
By Amy Simonson, Rebekah Riess, Chris Boyette and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Montana Air Force base went on lockdown for 10 minutes Thursday…
Continue ReadingTalks on a Gaza deal are at an impasse. Here’s what we know
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Becky Anderson, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Talks on a hostage…
Continue ReadingIt started as a Kansas City Chiefs celebration. Then the message spread: ‘Guns, police, run’
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — The conquering heroes had just rolled down Grand Boulevard, waving to a crowd packed more…
Continue ReadingParents in Miami-Dade County receive permission slips asking if children can participate in Black History Month activity
By Justin Gamble and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a parent, Chuck Walter said he’s used to signing papers that his children bring home…
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‘Odie’ lunar mission takes off, aiming for historic US moon landing
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed “Odie” or IM-1, has embarked on a historic journey to the lunar surface…
Continue ReadingVermont mother of disabled Black teen sues city for excessive force after he was handcuffed, sedated in 2021 police encounter
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — When Cathy Austrian’s then-14-year-old son came home from a Vermont gas station with stolen vape pens on…
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Mass Shootings in the US Fast Facts
By Janie Boschma, Curt Merrill and John Murphy-Teixidor, CNN Last year, the United States recorded 408 mass shootings, the lowest total in a year…
Continue ReadingA $36 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a Florida grocery store. No one claimed it
By Brammhi Balarajan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A missed deadline last weekend means someone in Florida lost out on $36 million. No one…
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