Pope Francis skips homily at Palm Sunday Mass in rare move
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis unexpectedly skipped delivering his homily during the Palm Sunday Mass service at the Vatican on…
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Ukraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels in major attack on Crimea
By Andrew Carey, Maria Kostenko and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels, along with a communications…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces surround two more Gaza hospitals, Palestinian Red Crescent says
By Lauren Izso, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces have surrounded two more hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Moscow in mourning, Kate’s cancer diagnosis, government funding, Nigerian schoolchildren, Ruby Franke
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving…
Continue ReadingThirty years after he allegedly participated in the Rwandan genocide, a man was arrested in Ohio
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly concealing his participation in the Rwandan genocide almost three…
Continue ReadingPrince and Princess of Wales ‘enormously touched’ by messages following cancer announcement
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The Prince and Princess of Wales expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of…
Continue ReadingMisty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers
CNN By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into…
Continue ReadingMisty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers
By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into the…
Continue Reading137 school children kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria released, undergoing ‘psychosocial counseling,’ official says
By Sophie Jeong, Heather Chen and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — At least 137 school children who were kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria earlier…
Continue Reading‘Not the right man for the job’: What was behind Irish PM’s shock resignation?
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent shockwaves through Ireland when he candidly announced he was “no longer the…
Continue ReadingTaps running dry have become part of daily life in South Africa’s biggest city
By Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — When Duane Riley turns on his taps, they shudder loudly from the air flowing through the pipes.…
Continue ReadingFirst fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years leaves one man dead, brother injured, authorities say
By Raja Razek and Jessica Flynn, CNN (CNN) — One man died and another was injured in the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the Moscow concert hall attack
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. ISIS…
Continue ReadingProsecutors say new video, documents show ‘religious extremism’ motivated parent blogger Ruby Franke’s abuse of children
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah has released several videos and documents related to the child…
Continue ReadingPearl Harbor attack survivor dies at 102
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, a 102-year-old survivor of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died…
Continue ReadingAt least 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli military while waiting for aid in Gaza – Gazan authorities
By Kareem Khadder, Khader Al-Za’anoun and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — At least 19 people have been killed and 23 injured from Israeli fire on…
Continue ReadingBody of missing California hiker found near waterfall
By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Meister was an avid hiker familiar with the trails around the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center where she lived…
Continue ReadingRemains of an ancient dinner still sit in a Bronze Age village 2,850 years later
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Every ancient object has a story to tell. When researchers dust off an item during an excavation, a new…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the Moscow concert hall attack
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. ISIS has…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Goon Squad’ case yielded stiff federal sentences. Still, some Black Mississippians wonder how much has really changed
By Emma Tucker, CNN Rankin County, Mississippi (CNN) — On the eve of the final two federal sentencing hearings last month in the case of a pair…
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