Researcher names recently discovered 500-million-year-old sea worm after ‘Dune’ monster
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A University of Kansas paleontologist exploring an area known for its fossils recently uncovered a…
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Niger’s coup leaders face a deadline to cede power. Will military action come next?
By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of a coup in Niger are digging in their heels as they face a looming deadline from neighbors to…
Continue ReadingNew photos show North Korea’s Kim touring arms factories, and taking aim
By Larry Register, Jennifer Hauser and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours arms factories, inspects artillery…
Continue ReadingWorld’s smallest bear finally has its time in the sun. But is that a good thing?
By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that…
Continue ReadingArizona woman charged with trying to kill husband by poisoning coffee
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman is accused of attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee every day for months. Melody…
Continue Reading6-year-old boy severely injured after apparent fall from Florida rollercoaster, officials say
By Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old boy in Florida was left severely injured at a theme park after…
Continue ReadingUS Customs and Border Protection sends resources to remote Arizona area after increase in migrant crossings
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — US border officials are increasing personnel and transportation resources at Ajo, Arizona, one…
Continue ReadingFormer NYPD union leader gets 2 years in prison for theft scheme
By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The former president of the country’s fifth-largest police union was sentenced to two years in prison…
Continue Reading‘Unintended hero.’ A mother’s quest to find her daughter led to the eventual arrest of suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Mari Gilbert did not live to witness the arrest of an architect from Long Island suspected of killing four young…
Continue ReadingSuspect in O’Shae Sibley killing charged with murder
By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old suspected of fatally stabbing O’Shae Sibley has been charged with murder as a hate crime and…
Continue ReadingPlease don’t call the cops on mating manatees, Florida sheriff’s office says
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Florida sheriff’s office is urging beachgoers to give manatees some privacy – and to not call the police on…
Continue ReadingTwo Israelis arrested after Palestinian man killed in West Bank
By Richard Allen Greene, Abeer Salman, Amir Tal and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Two Israelis have been arrested for questioning and five others…
Continue ReadingItalian fugitive’s love of soccer gets him caught in Greece
By Chris Liakos and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous fugitive linked the Camorra, a violent Italian criminal organization, has been…
Continue ReadingCalifornia bear ‘Hank the Tank’ captured in Lake Tahoe and will be relocated
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A bear believed to be responsible for breaking into more than 20 homes in California’s South Lake Tahoe area…
Continue ReadingMissouri man sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for setting fire that destroyed Islamic Center in 2020
By Mallika Kallingal and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri man has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for starting a fire that…
Continue ReadingFrance backs regional bid to oust coup leaders in Niger ahead of deadline
By Chris Liakos and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — France said it backs efforts by members of an African regional bloc to thwart the coup in…
Continue ReadingNewly discovered ancient creature may have been the heaviest animal ever
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fossils can appear in the oddest of places. As Earth’s shifting tectonic plates have rearranged…
Continue ReadingScientists tickle rats to learn about brain activity during play
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Orlando police shooting dies in hotel gunfight with officers
By Jay Croft and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A gunfight at a Florida hotel between police and a holed-up suspect ended in the man’s death…
Continue Reading11 people injured after bus returning to YMCA summer camp crashes in Idaho
By Mallika Kallingal and Macie Goldfar, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were injured after a school bus with at least 30 on board rolled over near a…
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