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Israeli troops catapult fireball into Lebanon using weapon rarely used since 16th century

By Benjamin Brown, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul Murphy and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israeli troops have used a medieval-style catapult to toss fireballs across the border into Lebanon, as fighting ramps up between Israel and the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah. The trebuchet, a rotating arm with a sling attached to launch a projectile, has rarely

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‘A symbol of failure’: Demolition of Parkland high school massacre site begins as families of the victims look on

By Alaa Elassar, Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Ray Sanchez, CNN Parkland, Florida (CNN) — For six years, a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people, was a nightmare frozen in time. But now, the 1200 building, which contained the bloody and heartbreaking remnants of the

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Abducted Louisiana child found dead and her sister injured after a suspect in their mother’s killing was arrested, authorities say

WAPT, TANGIPAHOA PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE, CNN By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana man was arrested Thursday after a 35-year-old mother was found dead and her two abducted daughters were later discovered in Mississippi – one dead and the other alive – in what investigators say may be a human trafficking

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