Oscar Pistorius Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death of…
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Former Alabama police officer charged with murder in fatal shooting of a Black man outside his home
By Jaide Timm-Garcia and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A former Alabama police officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man…
Continue ReadingNYC sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million over transporting asylum seekers to the city from Texas
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the…
Continue ReadingVisualizing how mass shootings in 2024 compare with past years
By Annette Choi and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — CNN is tracking mass shootings in the United States using data from the Gun Violence Archive, a…
Continue ReadingIsraeli government divisions burst into open as ministers ‘fight’ over post-war plans
By Amir Tal, Richard Allen Greene, Niamh Kennedy and Lauren Izso, CNN Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (CNN) — Rifts in the Israeli government emerged…
Continue ReadingNewly discovered large predator worms ruled the seas as Earth’s earliest carnivores, study finds
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Long before the first sharks appeared, large predator worms were the “terror beasts” of the seas more…
Continue ReadingFormer Colorado officer sentenced to 14 months in jail and 4 years of probation in death of Elijah McClain
By Andi Babineau, Jay Croft and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Former Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail and 4…
Continue ReadingNYC sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million over transporting asylum seekers to the city from Texas
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and…
Continue ReadingNearly 300,000 lives could be saved in the next decade if states followed California’s example on gun laws, study says
By Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 300,000 lives could be saved from the nation’s wave of gun violence over the next…
Continue ReadingTracking winter weather advisories across the US
By Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — La Niña is present again this winter, which can have significant impacts on winter weather around the United…
Continue ReadingIowa school shooter is believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 5 people
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry High School,…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 5: Presidential race, Iowa shooting, Winter storm, Israel, Oscar Pistorius
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 5: Presidential race, Iowa shooting, Winter storm, Israel, Oscar Pistorius
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US consumers…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 5: Presidential race, Iowa shooting, Winter storm, Israel, Oscar Pistorius
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US…
Continue ReadingIowa school shooter is believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 7 people
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek, Holly Yan and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry…
Continue ReadingOscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
By Sarah Dean and Sophie Tanno, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic…
Continue ReadingRescuers pull quake survivors from rubble in Japan as 72-hour ‘golden period’ closes
By Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura, Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Wajima, Japan (CNN) — The elderly woman emerged slowly on a stretcher,…
Continue ReadingWorld’s biggest polluter just had its hottest year on record, marked by deadly extreme weather
By Helen Regan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China saw its hottest year on record in 2023, state media reported this week, as the world’s biggest…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s military says North Korea fired artillery into maritime buffer zone in ‘provocative act’
By Gawon Bae, Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday…
Continue ReadingFather charged after his 10-year-old son, who won’t face charges, allegedly shot and killed another child
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old California boy who was arrested after allegedly fatally shooting another boy with a stolen gun…
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