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Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation

January 25, 2023 7:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Athena Jones, Kirsten Appleton and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent denied any “division-wide effort to withhold recognition,” as multiple schools in her district in Virginia are under investigation for allegedly failing to give students their National Merit Scholarship recognition in a timely manner, before many students submitted college applications. Dr.

5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine

January 25, 2023 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Rihanna headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show has already drummed up immense excitement. But if pop music isn’t your genre of choice, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn the NFL has added a country music star and some Hollywood heavyweights to its entertainment lineup. Here’s what else you need to

5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine

January 25, 2023 5:49 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Rihanna headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show has already drummed up immense excitement. But if pop music isn’t your genre of choice, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn the NFL has added a country music star and some Hollywood heavyweights to its entertainment lineup. Here’s what else you need to

5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine

January 25, 2023 5:49 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Rihanna headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show has already drummed up immense excitement. But if pop music isn’t your genre of choice, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn the NFL has added a country music star and some Hollywood heavyweights to its entertainment lineup. Here’s what else you need to

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Malibu coast, with aftershocks shaking Southern California

January 25, 2023 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Boyette, CNN A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck at around 2 a.m. PT Wednesday off the coast of California, about 10 miles south of Malibu Beach, the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami threat was associated with the quake, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The quake was felt across Southern California, with

Germany and US announce plans to send tanks to Ukraine in major sign of support for Kyiv

January 25, 2023 4:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, Stephanie Halasz, Sophie Tanno and Sugam Pokharel, CNN The leaders of the United States and Germany each announced Wednesday they will send contingents of tanks to Ukraine, reversing their longstanding trepidation at providing Kyiv with offensive armored vehicles and unleashing powerful new tools in Ukraine’s efforts to retake territory seized by Russia.

2 former Arkansas deputies charged with federal civil rights offenses in arrest of man caught on camera

January 25, 2023 4:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN A federal grand jury indicted two former Arkansas law enforcement officers on an excessive force charge after they were caught on video punching a man repeatedly during an arrest in August, prosecutors said. Levi White and Zackary King, former deputies with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, were indicted on federal

From China to Japan, deadly cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it’s the ‘new norm’

January 25, 2023 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, Yoonjung Seo, Paula Hancocks, Jake Kwon and Junko Ogura, CNN A deadly cold snap that is gripping East Asia has killed at least four people in Japan after subzero temperatures and heavy snow brought travel chaos during the Lunar New Year holiday, with climate experts warning that such extreme weather events had

5 shootings in California, Iowa and Washington leave 24 dead as America’s gun violence scourge drags on

January 25, 2023 3:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN A series of shootings in three states has made for a heart-wrenching several days, leaving 24 dead as more cities join a growing list of American communities scarred by gun violence. “Only in America do we see this kind of carnage, this kind of chaos, this kind of disruption of communities

School board votes to cut ties with superintendent weeks after 6-year-old allegedly shot teacher

January 25, 2023 2:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, Chris Boyette, Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN A school board voted Wednesday evening to oust its superintendent, weeks after a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher in one of the district’s schools and on the same day that the teacher’s lawyer said school administrators were warned that the child had a gun

Half Moon Bay shooting suspect legally owned his gun and targeted specific people, authorities said. Here’s what we know about him

January 25, 2023 12:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN The man suspected of killing four people at a California mushroom farm and three others at a nearby site Monday had legal possession of a semi-automatic weapon that was registered to him, a sheriff said. The suspect, Chunli Zhao, 66, was not known to local law

High-ranking Russian officials are defecting. This man is aiding them

January 24, 2023 11:26 PM CNN

By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Joseph Ataman, CNN Vladimir Osechkin says he was walking toward his dining room table, plates of spaghetti for his children in his hands, when he spotted the red laser dancing across the wall. He knew what was coming. Slamming off the lights, he says he and his wife pulled

High-ranking Russian officials are defecting. This man is aiding them

January 24, 2023 11:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Joseph Ataman, CNN Vladimir Osechkin says he was walking toward his dining room table, plates of spaghetti for his children in his hands, when he spotted the red laser dancing across the wall. He knew what was coming. Slamming off the lights, he says he and his wife pulled

Ukraine wants longer range missiles as Russia learns from its mistakes

January 24, 2023 11:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Fred Pleitgen, CNN Ukrainian officials say the Russians are learning from their battlefield mistakes and making it harder for Ukraine’s missiles to hit their ammunition depots and logistics hubs. That’s why, they say, Ukraine needs longer range missiles that can reach inside Russia. They also believe the appointment of Gen. Valery

Tyre Nichols had ‘extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,’ according to preliminary autopsy commissioned by family

January 24, 2023 11:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamiel Lynch, Nick Valencia and Eric Levenson, CNN Tyre Nichols, the Black man who died two weeks ago after a confrontation with Memphis Police, suffered “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” according to preliminary results of an autopsy commissioned by attorneys for his family. “We can state that preliminary findings indicate Tyre suffered

Cargo ship capsizes off Japan’s coast with 22 aboard

January 24, 2023 9:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Junko Ogura, CNN Nine crew members remain missing after a cargo ship capsized off Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture on Wednesday, the Japan Coast Guard told CNN. The coast guard said it received a distress signal from the Hong Kong-flagged vessel Jin Tian late on Tuesday night as it cruised 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of

Former New York gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges, prosecutors say

January 24, 2023 9:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Laura Ly and Lauren del Valle, CNN A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and others of sexual assault has been convicted of federal sexual abuse charges, prosecutors say. Robert Hadden, 64, was convicted of four counts of enticing and inducing individuals to travel interstate

Extreme cold kills more than 150 people in Afghanistan, Taliban says

January 24, 2023 9:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Ehsan Popalzai, Monica Garrett, Allegra Goodwin and Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least 157 people have died in Afghanistan’s harsh winter, a Taliban official said Tuesday, with the death toll doubling in less than a week as millions face bitter temperatures with minimal humanitarian aid. The country is suffering one of its coldest winters, with

Closing arguments conclude in trial of accused NYC bike path terror suspect

January 24, 2023 7:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren del Valle, CNN Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, the man prosecutors say was radicalized by ISIS propaganda before he allegedly drove a rented truck down a bike path in New York, killing eight pedestrians in 2017. The judge is expected to charge the jury with the case Wednesday

Germany set to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Der Spiegel reports

January 24, 2023 6:12 PM CNN

By Lauren Kent, Mick Krever and Rob Picheta, CNN Germany is set to send its sought-after Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help bolster the country’s war effort, Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday evening, attributing to unnamed sources. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to deliver the battle tanks following “months of debate,” according to