By Jomana Karadsheh and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — With the help of intermediaries, Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi was able to send a letter to CNN from inside Tehran’s Evin Prison. Mohammadi and her family believe she will be further penalized for speaking out once again through CNN, but that did not and
Continue Reading CNN Staff, Rachel Wilson, Lou Robinson and Henrik Pettersson (CNN) — Russia’s invasion has pitted Ukraine against a country with a massive military and one of the world’s biggest economies. Ukraine has been able to keep the fight going in large part due to nearly $350 billion in aid that’s been committed by mostly Western
Continue Reading CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Radina Gigova, Svitlana Vlasova and Helen Regan, CNN Hroza, Ukraine (CNN) — There were no military targets in the village that was hit by a Russian missile strike Thursday, a top Ukrainian police official said, in what was one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the conflict began and which
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US government wants 52 million airbags recalled over concerns that they could potentially explode in a crash. However, the companies that put them in cars argue a broad recall would be “simply unprecedented” considering just seven “isolated incidents” have occurred. Here’s what else you need to know
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US government wants 52 million airbags recalled over concerns that they could potentially explode in a crash. However, the companies that put them in cars argue a broad recall would be “simply unprecedented” considering just seven “isolated incidents” have occurred. Here’s what else you need to know
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US government wants 52 million airbags recalled over concerns that they could potentially explode in a crash. However, the companies that put them in cars argue a broad recall would be “simply unprecedented” considering just seven “isolated incidents” have occurred. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — King Javier Black is never far away. The 9-year-old’s prized collection of miniature grocery store items are scattered throughout the Michigan home where his mother, Joy Black, now lives. “Right now, I’m looking at his little strawberry Hershey’s syrup,” Black said. “And he’s got little candy bars. Mr. Goodbars.
Continue Reading By Annette Choi and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Since reaching historic highs in the late 1990s and early 2000s, use of the death penalty in America has steadily declined, with a dwindling number of jurisdictions responsible for a growing portion of executions. While capital punishment remains legal in 27 states and for the federal
Continue Reading CNN By Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Central Florida (CNN) — Now that books are being banned and disappearing from school libraries, students and parents are showing up to school board meetings in Florida to argue for access to books that take on difficult subjects. But they are losing out to a new state
Continue Reading By Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Central Florida (CNN) — Now that books are being banned and disappearing from school libraries, students and parents are showing up to school board meetings in Florida to argue for access to books that take on difficult subjects. But they are losing out to a new state law
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Ed Upright and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced in Oslo on Friday.
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A man who showed up twice to the Wisconsin Capitol with a gun demanding to talk to the governor this week made a “concerning statement” during at least one of the visits and was twice detained by authorities, state officials said. The man first showed up
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Radina Gigova, Svitlana Vlasova and Helen Regan, CNN Hroza, Ukraine (CNN) — There were no military targets in the village that was hit by a Russian missile strike Thursday, a top Ukrainian police official said, in what was one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the conflict began and which the
Continue Reading CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Radina Gigova, Svitlana Vlasova and Helen Regan, CNN Hroza, Ukraine (CNN) — There were no military targets in the village that was hit by a Russian missile strike Thursday, a top Ukrainian police official said, in what was one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the conflict began and which
Continue Reading Exclusive by Jomana Karadsheh and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen-year-old Ali vividly remembers the last time he saw his mother at home. She made him and his twin sister, Kiana, eggs for breakfast, told them to study hard, said goodbye and sent them to school. When they returned, she was gone. They were eight.
Continue Reading By Jomana Karadsheh, Hamdi Alkhshali and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Turkish airstrikes killed at least 11 people in multiple Kurdish-controlled locations in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish Internal Security Force said Thursday, the latest response from Ankara’s forces following a bomb attack in Turkey’s capital claimed by Kurdish militants. In a post on its official
Continue Reading CNN By Karol Suarez and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant against former opposition leader Juan Guaido, the country’s attorney general said Thursday. During a press conference in the capital Caracas, Attorney General Tarek William Saab told reporters Guaido used the state-owned oil company PDVSA’s resources to finance himself
Continue Reading By Rob Frehse, Jason Hanna and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Bronx day care provider, her husband and his cousin have been indicted on murder and other charges on suspicion of exposing four children – including a 1-year-old who died – to fentanyl at the day care center last month, the Bronx district attorney’s
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury decided not to indict anyone on criminal charges related to the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse in 2019 that left three people dead and 30 others injured, prosecutors said Thursday. The investigation into the fatal collapse began in 2021, and the case was presented
Continue Reading By Karol Suarez and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader and former interim president Juan Guaido, who dismissed the move as politically motivated. During a press conference in the capital Caracas, Attorney General Tarek William Saab alleged that Guaido had used the state-owned oil
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