By Jessie Yeung, CNN Last week, K-pop singer Danielle Marsh asked her online fans what they were doing for Chinese New Year. A profuse apology followed two days later, in which she promised to “try to be more careful” and acknowledged the “hurt” she had caused. Her crime? The “Chinese” that preceded “New Year.” A
Continue Reading By Heather Chen and Junko Ogura, CNN Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Pet fish playing a video game in Japan managed to log on to the Nintendo Switch store, change their owner’s avatar, set up a Pay Pal account and rack up a credit card bill. And it was all seemingly livestreamed, in real
Continue Reading By Christal Hayes, CNN It’s only been 20 months since Cerelyn “CJ” Davis took charge of the Memphis Police Department. Known nationally as an advocate for police reform, she touted big plans that included forging new relationships with community leaders to tackle police reform and lower violent crime — issues she hoped would elicit trust
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN The use of a vehicle that wrecked while carrying four members of the University of Georgia football program — two of whom died in the crash — was “unauthorized,” according to a statement from the University of Georgia Athletic Association. The Ford Expedition was one of several cars that were leased
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Arctic was once a surprisingly warm place — and a haven for unusual creatures. About 56 million years ago, Earth began experiencing a global warming event. Temperature differences between the poles and regions near the equator narrowed. Over time, some intrepid animals began to trek north, including two sister species
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after the public release of video showing the horrific police beating of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis police department announced it is permanently deactivating the unit that five of the involved officers belonged to. The SCORPION unit, launched in
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after the public release of video showing the horrific police beating of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis police department announced it is permanently deactivating the unit that five of the involved officers belonged to. The SCORPION unit, launched in
Continue Reading By Andi Babineau and Jay Croft, CNN Three people were killed and at least four injured in a shooting in Los Angeles, the city’s fire department said Saturday, California’s fourth mass shooting in a week. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call for help at 2:35 a.m. on a residential street northwest of
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Adam Montgomery, the father of missing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery, has been indicted by a New Hampshire grand jury on a second-degree murder charge in her death, according to court documents. Last week’s indictment accuses him of “repeatedly striking Harmony Montgomery on the head with a closed fist,” causing her death. Grand
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By Theresa Waldrop and Dakin Andone, CNN The first law enforcement official to respond to the scene where Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son were found killed testified Thursday that one of the first things Murdaugh mentioned after the sergeant from the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office arrived was a boating accident involving his son years ago.
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN Five Russian men who fled the country after Moscow’s military mobilization order last September have been stranded at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport for months after authorities refused to accept them. Three of the men had arrived in October, with the remaining two in November, said their lawyer
Continue Reading By Richard Allen Greene, Hadas Gold, Amir Tal and Tara John, CNN Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Saturday, emergency services say, the day after a gunman killed at least seven people near a synagogue in the city. The two men injured in the City of David area of Jerusalem
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN The newly released videos of Tyre Nichols’ police beating captured the brutality that his family and authorities had already foreshadowed: He was punched and kicked while being restrained. He pleaded to go home and repeatedly yelled for his mom. And after the beating, while Nichols lay slumped and motionless against a
Continue Reading By Kiely Westhoff and Zoe Sottile, CNN A 29-year-old New Jersey woman is facing charges over claims she used false government documents in a ploy to pose as a teenager at a high school, according to police. Hyejeong Shin was charged with one count of providing a false government document after she allegedly submitted a
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Unbearably adorable. A wildlife camera in Boulder, Colorado, captured about 400 “bear selfies” after a curious black bear started investigating the camera. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks posted a few of the charming snaps on Twitter Monday. “Recently, a bear discovered a wildlife camera that we use to monitor wildlife
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Unbearably adorable. A wildlife camera in Boulder, Colorado, captured about 400 “bear selfies” after a curious black bear started investigating the camera. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks posted a few of the charming snaps on Twitter Monday. “Recently, a bear discovered a wildlife camera that we use to monitor wildlife
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A globe-trotting gecko has accidentally made the trip from Egypt to England after hitching a ride in a container of strawberries. The tiny traveler was discovered by Nikata Moran, who bought a box of strawberries at her local Lidl supermarket in Manchester, England, on January 18, according to a news release
Continue Reading By Alex Stambaugh, Martin Goillandeau and Taylor Ward, CNN Three people have died and at least one person is missing as a result of torrential rain that has caused major flooding and numerous evacuations in New Zealand, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Saturday. “The loss of life underscores just the sheer scale of this weather
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A British serviceman has been charged with terrorism and explosives offenses, the London Metropolitan Police said Friday. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, from Beaconside, Stafford, was charged after an investigation by the Met’s Terrorism Command, concerning two incidents in Staffordshire in August 2021 and earlier this month, police said. Khalife was charged
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN The newly released videos of Tyre Nichols’ police beating captured the brutality that his family and authorities had already foreshadowed: He was punched and kicked while being restrained. He pleaded to go home and repeatedly yelled for his mom. And after the beating, while Nichols lay slumped and motionless against a
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