D-Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World…
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Russia begins nuclear drills in an apparent warning to West over Ukraine
By The Associated Press Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has begun a round of drills involving tactical nuclear weapons. It was the first time…
Continue ReadingIt’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 138 of…
Continue ReadingTornado devastates Iowa town, killing multiple people as powerful storms rip through Midwest
By HANNAH FINGERHUT, SCOTT McFETRIDGE and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a…
Continue ReadingMoose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves
By Amanda Musa and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A 70-year-old man was killed by a cow moose after he tried to take photos of the animal and its…
Continue ReadingDying ex-doctor serving life for murder may soon be free after a conditional pardon and 2-year wait
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Vince Gilmer, the former North Carolina doctor whose murder conviction and medical mystery…
Continue ReadingTrump says he is open to restrictions on contraception before backing away from the statement
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was open to supporting regulations on contraception and that…
Continue ReadingTeam of international medics trapped at Gaza’s European Hospital safely evacuated
By Muhammad Darwish, CNN London (CNN) — A team of 16 international healthcare workers stranded in Gaza’s European Hospital has finally been…
Continue ReadingA woman has died in a storm in Serbia after a tree fell on her car
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A falling tree has killed a woman in Serbia in a heavy storm that also caused power cuts and pummeled towns with hail.…
Continue ReadingAttorneys stop representing a Utah mom and children’s grief author accused of killing her husband
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A team of attorneys has withdrawn from representing a Utah mother accused of killing her husband with fentanyl then…
Continue ReadingGov. Moore celebrates ship’s removal, but says he won’t be satisfied until Key Bridge stands again
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is celebrating the removal of a hulking container ship just under eight weeks after the deadly collapse of…
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A rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregon’s gray whales and their food, study finds
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative…
Continue ReadingFred Roos, ‘Godfather Part II’ producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies at 89
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning producer of “The Godfather Part II” who helped launch the careers of numerous…
Continue ReadingA Canadian serial killer who brought victims to his pig farm is hospitalized after a prison assault
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say serial killer Robert Pickton who brought his victims to his pig farm has been hospitalized and is in a…
Continue ReadingReport says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An extensive report by Human Rights Watch says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan…
Continue ReadingRare lunar event may reveal Stonehenge’s link with the moon
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — To those gathering over the centuries at Stonehenge — the imposing prehistoric monument that has dominated…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani and 10 others plead not guilty to charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Arizona
By Holmes Lybrand, Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Phoenix (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty in an Arizona court Tuesday to…
Continue ReadingTwo found dead in separate falls while hiking and climbing at US parks this week, officials say
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Two people – a hiker in Oregon and a climber in Alaska – are dead after falling to their deaths while visiting…
Continue ReadingRecep Tayyip Erdogan Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, current president and former prime minister of Turkey.…
Continue ReadingWyden expands Big Pharma tax-avoidance, profit shifting investigation with Pfizer inquiry
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., expanded his ongoing investigation into Big Pharma’s tax avoidance and…
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