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By Holly Yan, Gabe Cohen and Katherine Grise, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Alana Zeitchik stood alone before a massive crowd that filled the National Mall. But she represented countless families in the US and around the world ripped apart by Hamas’ mass kidnappings and slaughter in Israel. “I wake up each morning to remember

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Personal Birth date: January 20, 1930 Birth place: Montclair, New Jersey Birth name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. Father: Edwin Aldrin Sr., an aviation pioneer and oil executive Mother: Marion (Moon) Aldrin Marriages: Anca Faur (January 20, 2023-present); Lois Driggs Cannon (February 14,

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is promising a second presidency that would be an aberration in American history. The former and possibly future commander in chief aspires to strongman power if he wins back the White House next year. He believes his authority would be absolute. He wants vengeance against

CNN By Nic Robertson, Rebecca Wright, John Torigoe and David Shortell, CNN Gaza (CNN) — The Israeli military’s focus on hospitals in Gaza is growing more intense as its campaign to eliminate Hamas from the enclave enters a sixth week. The IDF invited news media to visit a medical center for children on Monday, where

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Large stores, including Walmart and Costco, are rethinking self-checkout lanes due to widespread customer complaints and escalating retail crime. This comes as many US chains have already tried to tighten security features at self-checkouts, but shoplifters are still managing to take advantage of the lax oversight. Here’s what else

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The effects of a rapidly warming climate are being felt in every corner of the US and will worsen over the next 10 years with continued fossil fuel use, according to a stark new report from federal agencies. The Fifth National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated report due roughly

By Macie Goldfarb and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The body of a 71-year-old hiker who went missing in August was found in the southern Colorado mountains and his loyal terrier, which had survived in the wilderness, was still at his side, a rescue group said. Rich Moore embarked with his Jack Russell Terrier, Finney,

By Taylor Romine, Elizabeth Wolfe, Cindy Von Quednow and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The closed portion of Los Angeles’ Interstate 10, which was ravaged by a massive fire over the weekend, will be repaired and reopened in three to five weeks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. Investigators are still working to determine who

By Paula Newton and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Ottawa, Ontario (CNN) — A Jewish school in Montreal was targeted by gunfire for a second time in less than a week as the city deals with an uptick in antisemitic and Islamophobic crimes, officials say.  An investigation is underway at Yeshiva Gedola, which was struck by gunfire

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old Michigan man pleaded guilty Monday to threatening to commit a mass shooting targeting Jewish people in a series of Instagram messages, authorities said. Seann Pietila exchanged messages with another Instagram user in June about committing a mass killing and streaming the attack online, according to the indictment.

WJXT, GBI, COOK CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE, DOUGHERTY CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Steve Almasy and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — After nearly 35 years, authorities investigating the killing of a small girl found in a dump site, one of Georgia’s oldest unsolved cold cases, have charged the child’s mother and her boyfriend at the time

By Steve Almasy and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — After nearly 35 years, authorities investigating the killing of a small girl found in a dump site, one of Georgia’s oldest unsolved cold cases, have charged the child’s mother and her boyfriend at the time with murder and other offenses, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Danelo Cavalcante, the 34-year-old convicted murderer who led police on a nearly two-week manhunt after escaping a Pennsylvania prison, now faces 20 additional charges for crimes authorities say he committed during his escape. The new charges, filed Monday by Pennsylvania State Police, include felony counts of burglary, criminal trespassing, theft

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A bird hunter was fatally shot in the face by another hunter in Iowa, the state Department of Natural Resources said in a news release. The Guthrie Sheriff’s Department received an emergency call around 1 p.m. Saturday about a hunter being shot at the Bays Branch Wildlife Area, about

By Donie O’Sullivan, Curt Devine and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — The Chinese government has built up the world’s largest known online disinformation operation and is using it to harass US residents, politicians, and businesses—at times threatening its targets with violence, a CNN review of court documents and public disclosures by social media companies has

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Pink will give away 2,000 banned books at her South Florida shows this week in partnership with the literary and free expression advocacy group PEN America. Fans who attend the Miami and Sunrise, Florida, stops of the singer-songwriter’s “Trustfall Tour” Tuesday and Wednesday will receive a copy of some of the books that have

By Alaa Elassar, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The killings of four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home in Moscow in November 2022 were as brutal as they were perplexing. The group of friends had gone out in the college town and returned to their shared home late. The next day, police