By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Days before Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi was killed, her father-in-law and brother-in-law allegedly went on an ominous shopping spree. An electric saw, a meat mincer and a refrigerator were among the items they bought in preparation for the killing and disposal of the mother of four,
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By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday’s suspected hijacking attempt. “In that moment, I was fighting for my life,” Machchhar
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CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The failed execution of Christa Pike Wednesday night in Tennessee wasn’t the first time a lethal injection didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t even the first time this year in the state of Tennessee. “The incidence of people surviving executions has certainly increased as states have encountered more
Continue Reading By Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia. While there he paused to plant a small buckeye tree. The tree would grow, and so would he, to become King Edward VII of England, King of the
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By Zahra Ullah, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West against escalating the war in Ukraine, saying Moscow is prepared to use “all weapons” in its arsenal — including nuclear — if its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad comes under attack. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow on Thursday,
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy’s murder case denied one of her motions aimed at avoiding a retrial. Clancy still has another motion to dismiss the case that’s pending in court, and the district attorney in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, hasn’t committed to pursuing a retrial against her. Clancy’s post-trial
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By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — An Amazon Air cargo plane that careened off the runway in Miami last month didn’t touch down until it was nearly ¾ of a mile past the threshold and the captain didn’t attempt to abort the landing until there was only 930 feet of pavement remaining,
Continue Reading By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Spooky season is here! It’s time to dust off your costumes and dress up your salads with Hidden Valley’s creepy condiment. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Getting creative If you’re currently in the market for a
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — High school students across France set fires and clashed with police on Wednesday and Thursday, escalating nearly a week of disruption. Some 625 people – mostly young – were detained by police on Wednesday, France’s interior minister Laurent Nunez said, adding that 83 police officers had been injured.
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — After a flurry of eleventh-hour litigation, Christa Pike was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night, set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was still alive, snoring loudly as journalists selected
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By Whitney Wild, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of an American woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has filed two civil lawsuits related to her death, according to court records filed Thursday in Minnesota federal court. Renee Good was killed January 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in
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By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — One summer morning, the Rev. Melissa Wagner stepped into the pulpit of her church and delivered a sermon that no pastor ever wants to give. Wagner fought back tears as she spoke in her stately United Methodist church that had stood in Belding, Michigan, for 120 years. To celebrate
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By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Ten years ago, Jesse Farrar produced what will probably be the most influential piece of writing of his life. It was a tweet, fired off casually late in the evening of October 1, 2016. He doesn’t even remember what prompted him to do it. “I was probably bored and
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN New York (CNN) — Resurfaced allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have renewed outrage over what experts call a legal “loophole” in New York’s – and other states’ – sexual assault laws that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they voluntarily
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By Isa Mudannayake, Jake Tapper, Danya Gainor, Jason Carroll, Gloria Pazmino, Alex Stambaugh, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — New York State Attorney General Letitia James will be taking over as special prosecutor in the case alleging sexual assault at Cornell University, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, saying she “lost faith” in the district attorney’s ability
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By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — The Indian pilot who fought off a savage attack by his copilot and helped prevent an apparent hijack of a Flydubai plane heading to Israel with more than 170 people on board is being hailed as a hero. Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed while trying to fend
Continue Reading CNN, OBTAINED BY X, SOCIAL MEDIA VIA X, GETTY IMAGES, OBTAINED BY CNN, GPO By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — The Indian pilot who fought off a savage attack by his copilot and helped prevent an apparent hijack of a Flydubai plane heading to Israel with more than 170 people on board is
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CNN By Mitchell McCluskey, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — A horrific mid-air catastrophe on a plane heading to Tel Aviv was averted in a stunning turn of events on Wednesday when passengers and crew bravely rushed into the cockpit and regained control of the aircraft. The pilot attempted to carry out a “terrorist act” by
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By Mitchell McCluskey, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — A horrific mid-air catastrophe on a plane heading to Tel Aviv was averted in a stunning turn of events on Wednesday when passengers and crew bravely rushed into the cockpit and regained control of the aircraft. The pilot attempted to carry out a “terrorist act” by attacking
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CNN By Holly Yan, Jessie Yeung, Gloria Pazmino, Jason Carroll, CNN (CNN) — New York’s governor chastised what she deemed a botched investigation into the alleged gang rape of a Cornell University student and vowed to take action – including changing a state law that prevents some victims from seeking justice. Gov. Kathy Hochul criticized
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