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Chinese student appears in US court over alleged threats to pro-democracy advocate
By Jessie Yeung and Celina Tebor, CNN A Chinese student appeared in a federal court in the United States on Wednesday, charged with one count of stalking after allegedly threatening and harassing someone who advocated for democracy in China, US authorities said. Xiaolei Wu, 25, a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston,
Continue Reading Family of Texas girl allegedly killed by a delivery driver sues FedEx and the driver’s employer
By Andy Rose, CNN The family of Athena Strand, the 7-year-old Texas girl allegedly kidnapped and killed by a delivery driver, is suing FedEx and one of its subcontractors, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The man suspected of killing Athena — Tanner Lynn Horner — delivered packages for FedEx Ground but was employed through
Continue Reading Host mother of missing US student studying in France suspects he left voluntarily. His parents disagree
By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Christina Maxouris, CNN The woman who hosted an American college student studying in France before he went missing told CNN she thinks he may have left voluntarily — a claim echoed by a French prosecutor. But the young man’s parents don’t believe that’s the case and on Wednesday, the
Continue Reading Iran expelled from UN commission on women
By Jonny Hallam and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN United Nations member states have removed Iran from a key UN women’s rights group just months after it joined. The unusual reversal comes as Iran is rattled by an ongoing protest movement sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of the country’s so-called “morality
Continue Reading Jury deliberations begin in murder trial of former Texas police officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson in her home
By Bill Kirkos and Ray Sanchez, CNN A Texas jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of a former Fort Worth police officer accused of murder in the 2019 shooting of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home. The deliberations got underway after closing arguments in which the state portrayed Aaron Dean as a power-hungry former
Continue Reading The most volcanic world in the solar system is about to be visited by a NASA spacecraft
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft is gearing up for the first of a series of close encounters with the most volcanic place in the solar system. The Juno spacecraft will fly by Jupiter’s moon Io on Thursday, December 15. The maneuver will be one of nine flybys of Io made by Juno over
Continue Reading Dazzling galactic diamonds shine in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique perspective of the universe, including never-before-seen galaxies that glitter like diamonds in the cosmos. The new image, shared on Wednesday as part of a study published in the Astronomical Journal, was taken as part of the Prime Extragalactic Areas for Reionization and
Continue Reading Floods kill at least 120 in Kinshasa
By Amy Cassidy More than 120 people have died in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the city, according to a government statement issued Wednesday. The rainfall began on Monday and continued through Tuesday, it said. Severe damage could be seen in video obtained by news agency Reuters, with
Continue Reading Our ancestors may have evolved to walk upright in trees rather than on the ground, new study suggests
By Jack Guy, CNN Humans’ ability to walk upright on two legs may have evolved in trees, rather than on the ground, according to scientists studying wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. This contradicts the widely accepted theory that prehistoric human relatives evolved to walk on two legs because they lived in an open savanna environment, according
Continue Reading Five people arrested on domestic terrorism charges in clash at Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ site
By Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Eric Levenson, CNN Five people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism in Atlanta on Tuesday after a clash between activists and law enforcement at a site set to be turned into a state-of-the-art training facility for police, state investigators said. The planned $90 million, 85-acre Atlanta Public
Continue Reading A Los Angeles jury to deliberate for a 10th day Monday in Harvey Weinstein’s 2nd sexual assault trial
By Nouran Salahieh and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A Los Angeles jury will meet for a 10th day Monday in the second sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie producer accused of using his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them. The jury had already deliberated for about 37 total
Continue Reading How the climate crisis may be changing the way tornadoes behave
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Among the cocktail of extreme weather events that plow through the United States, tornadoes can be the most destructive and the most deadly especially for those unprepared for what’s to come. As severe weather events intensify, occur more often and exacerbate the country’s growing economic toll, science is running to keep
Continue Reading UK government bans single-use plastic plates and cutlery
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Single-use plastic cutlery, plates and other items will be banned in the UK from October and replaced by biodegradable items as the government seeks to tackle the country’s — and the world’s — growing plastic waste problem. The UK has already banned some single-use plastic items, including straws, stirrers and cotton
Continue Reading Hong Kong court rules police ban on Tiananmen vigil unlawful, overturning conviction of prominent activist
By Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong’s High Court ruled on Wednesday that a decision by police to ban a Tiananmen square vigil last year was “unlawful,” thereby overturning an earlier conviction against jailed pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, who helped organize the event. For three decades, Hong Kong has been the only place on Chinese-controlled soil
Continue Reading Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm at World Cup, wife says
By Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN Grant Wahl, the American soccer reporter who collapsed and died while covering the World Cup in Qatar last week, died of an aortic aneurysm that ruptured, his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, said Wednesday. “It’s just one of these things that had been likely brewing for years, and for
Continue Reading 2 police officers shot and killed in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
By Matt Phillips, CNN Two police officers were shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, officials said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves identified the slain officers as Officer Branden Estorffe and Sgt. Steven Robin, according to a tweet from his verified account. “I am heartbroken by this terrible loss of two brave
Continue Reading Nearly half of US states lack data on incarcerated mothers, new report finds. Here’s why that’s ‘very troubling’
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Nearly half of US states do not collect data on the number of incarcerated women with children making it difficult for some nonprofits to provide services to those youth, according to a new report released Wednesday. The study, conducted between July and October of this year by the nonprofit Girls
Continue Reading Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm at World Cup, wife says
By Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN Grant Wahl, the American soccer reporter who collapsed and died while covering the World Cup in Qatar last week, died of an aortic aneurysm that ruptured, his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, said Wednesday. “It’s just one of these things that had been likely brewing for years, and for
Continue Reading Sandy Hook parents push for changes in the decade since the school shooting
By Will Simon, CNN They were living ordinary and full lives in the small New England town of Newtown, Connecticut, unprepared for the devastation that would unfold and occupy the rest of their days. Mark Barden was a professional musician. Nicole Hockley had recently arrived in Newtown after a corporate marketing career in the United
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