‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for everyday medieval people
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If you could walk the streets of medieval England, it might feel as unfamiliar as an alien environment.…
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At least 4 dead after fire breaks out in hospital in Rome
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — At least four people have died and more than 200 people evacuated after a devastating fire broke out…
Continue ReadingHer mother vanished when she was 1. Some 40 years later, a phone call from a stranger helped her understand why
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Misty LaBean spent her whole life wondering why her mother left her family when she was only a year old.…
Continue ReadingDrunk astronomers, monsters and red underwear: New book explores the myth and folklore of eclipses
By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — An ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to predict an eclipse…
Continue ReadingRhode Island man charged with making false bomb threat on airplane
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Rhode Island man faces federal charges for allegedly making threats that forced a Florida flight bound for…
Continue ReadingEgypt’s president expected to secure third term as the world’s eyes are fixed on Gaza
By CNN Staff (CNN) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is expected to secure his third term in power in a Sunday presidential election…
Continue ReadingPregnant woman in lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s abortion bans learns her embryo has no ‘cardiac activity,’ attorneys say
By Sarah Dewberry, Alaa Elassar, Carma Hassan and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A pregnant Kentucky woman involved in a class action lawsuit…
Continue ReadingFlorida woman charged with plotting former son-in-law’s death pleads not guilty after alleging ‘inhumane treatment’ in jail
By Denise Royal and Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — The Florida woman charged with murder and other offenses in the 2014 fatal shooting of her…
Continue ReadingAmerican woman accused of conspiring to kill her husband released on bail in the Bahamas
By Royston Jones, Christina Zdanowicz, AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — American Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring to kill her husband…
Continue ReadingTwo men plead guilty to harassment charges in Montgomery riverfront brawl
By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Two men involved in an August 5th brawl on the riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingTexas Supreme Court temporarily blocks pregnant woman from emergency abortion
By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Alaa Elassar and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a pregnant woman…
Continue ReadingEthan Crumbley sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing 4 students in Michigan school shooting
By Ray Sanchez, Nicki Brown and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for gunning…
Continue ReadingEthan Crumbley sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing 4 students in Michigan school shooting
CNN, WDIV By Ray Sanchez, Nicki Brown and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole…
Continue ReadingBear attacks in Japan are at a record high. Climate change and an aging population are making the problem worse
By Chris Lau and Francesca Annio, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Seishi Sato had an ominous feeling when he saw something rustling in a bush during a recent…
Continue ReadingHamid Karzai Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: December…
Continue ReadingFirst tyrannosaur fossil discovered with its last meal perfectly preserved in its stomach
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have found a tyrannosaur’s last meal perfectly preserved inside its stomach cavity. What was on the…
Continue ReadingA group of political ‘assassins’ is quietly threatening American democracy, a new book says
By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — It started as a political protest in the nation’s capital over a disputed election, but it quickly turned into an…
Continue ReadingTomato lost in space by history-making astronaut has been found
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps nowhere in the universe is a fresh, ripe tomato more valuable than on the International Space Station,…
Continue ReadingInfants found dead and decomposing in evacuated hospital ICU in Gaza. Here’s what we know
By Allegra Goodwin, Jomana Karadsheh, Abeer Salman, Florence Davey-Attlee and Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — The scene inside the Al-Nasr hospital…
Continue ReadingMeet ‘Turtwig,’ an ancient turtle species once thought to be a plant
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Ancient plant fossils that puzzled scientists have turned out not to be plants after all, new research has…
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