By Sarah Dean, CNN Regaining consciousness in a cloud of smoke, Simon Johnsen heard a loud whistling in his ears. He checked to see if he still had all his body parts. Next to him, fellow medic Pete Reed was dead. So was the civilian Ukrainian woman whose injuries they had come to treat. It
Continue Reading By Gabe Cohen, CNN In the shadow of Lee McCall’s crumbled home sits an old RV and two tents that are now housing her family. The house, located in St. James City, is still rotting after Hurricane Ian pounded Southwest Florida in September, flooding thousands of homes, including theirs. The small community outside Fort Myers
Continue Reading By Gabe Cohen, CNN In the shadow of Lee McCall’s crumbled home sits an old RV and two tents that are now housing her family. The house, located in St. James City, is still rotting after Hurricane Ian pounded Southwest Florida in September, flooding thousands of homes, including theirs. The small community outside Fort Myers
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor and Sabrina Souza, CNN More than a year before a 14-year-old student took her own life after a TikTok video showed she was attacked by four other teenagers, another student at the same high school was physically assaulted after reporting threats being made against her to the school, a lawsuit alleges. 14-year-old
Continue Reading By CNN’s Nick Valencia and Amanda Watts The president of the firefighters union in Memphis, Tennessee is defending the actions of EMTs involved in the Tyre Nichols case. In a letter to the Memphis City Council, Thomas Malone, president of the Memphis Fire Fighters Association, said his members “were not given adequate information upon dispatch
Continue Reading By Kareem El Damanhoury, Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus early Monday, Palestinian health officials said, in what Israeli authorities said was an operation to arrest suspects in the fatal shooting of an Israeli soldier last year. The Palestinian Ministry
Continue Reading By John Miller, Mark Morales & Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Eight people were injured after someone drove a U-Haul truck into pedestrians in New York City on Monday morning, an official with the New York Fire Department told CNN. One of the injured victims, a 44-year-old, has since died, a law enforcement source with knowledge of
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside and Gregory Clary, CNN The testing organization behind a new college-level African American studies course for high schoolers is hitting back at Florida officials’ comments about the Advanced Placement class, accusing the state Education Department of “slander” and spreading misinformation about it for political gain. The College Board also admitted it “made
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man died in their custody last month, according to statements and newly released videos from the Raleigh Police Department. Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died in a Raleigh hospital in the early hours of January
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic earthquake soared past 36,000. The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria last Monday has now caused 31,643 deaths in Turkey, according to the Turkish Emergency Coordination Center
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic earthquake soared past 36,000. The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria last Monday has now caused 31,643 deaths in Turkey, according to the Turkish Emergency Coordination Center
Continue Reading By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little head and face covered in bandages and tubes attached to a ventilator. He is alone for every labored breath he takes. Neighbors found Mohammad, who lost both his parents in last Monday’s 7.8 magnitude
Continue Reading By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little head and face covered in bandages and tubes attached to a ventilator. He is alone for every labored breath he takes. Neighbors found Mohammad, who lost both his parents in last Monday’s 7.8 magnitude
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, CNN The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every direction, some on fire, the bodies of soldiers caught in tank tracks. Russian military bloggers are calling it a fiasco, and worse. These scenes have been recorded by Ukrainian military drones over
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold, CNN Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis converged on the nation’s parliament Monday, amid warnings that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to weaken the judiciary risks plunging the country into a “social collapse.” Protesters held signs with messages including “there is no democracy without equality” and “destroying the country to avoid trial”
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, CNN The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every direction, some on fire, the bodies of soldiers caught in tank tracks. Russian military bloggers are calling it a fiasco, and worse. These scenes have been recorded by Ukrainian military drones over
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor and Sabrina Souza, CNN More than a year before a 14-year-old student took her own life after a TikTok video showed she was attacked by four other teenagers, another student at the same high school was physically assaulted after reporting threats being made against her to the school, a lawsuit alleges. 14-year-old
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Talia Kayali and Karen Smith, CNN It’s been a week since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, claiming the lives of more than 36,000 people. Many tens of thousands more have been injured. Millions may be left homeless. Few images have captured the devastation of the past week as
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Talia Kayali and Karen Smith, CNN It’s been a week since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, claiming the lives of more than 36,000 people. Many tens of thousands more have been injured. Millions may be left homeless. Few images have captured the devastation of the past week as
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN US officials issued a travel advisory today urging American citizens in Russia to leave “immediately,” citing the ongoing conflict and the heightened risk of “wrongful detentions.” The notice comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears its first anniversary next week. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to
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