National-World Archives

After a warning on the school intercom, a gunman with an AR-15-style rifle killed a teacher and a student while others jumped from windows

October 26, 2022 11:38 AM CNN

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN As a 19-year-old gunman walked through the St. Louis high school’s hallways with an AR-15-style rifle and over 600 rounds of ammunition, frightened students and teachers locked classroom doors and huddled in corners. Some heard gunshots — and someone trying to open the doors, they recalled. People jumped from windows. The

Former US military pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia

October 25, 2022 9:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Reuters A former US military pilot and flight instructor who worked in China was arrested in Australia and faces extradition to the United States, Australian court documents and company records show. Australian Federal Police arrested Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, on Friday in the rural town of Orange in New South Wales, and he appeared

Authorities bring charges in 2 New York subway incidents

October 25, 2022 7:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Zenebou Sylla and Isa Kaufmann-Geballe, CNN Two men accused of assaulting people on New York subway platforms are facing charges, authorities said Tuesday. The incidents happened Friday and Sunday and are the latest high-profile violent events of the past few months — including some in its subway system — that have prompted city officials

Malaysia is braced for major floods. So why is it holding an election?

October 25, 2022 7:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN The Malaysian government’s insistence on holding a snap general election next month during a monsoon season that’s expected to bring devastating floods risks putting politics above people’s lives, opposition lawmakers and political analysts say. Malaysia will head to the polls on November 19, the country’s election commission announced last week, following

Man accused of driving a car through the Waukesha Christmas parade delivers tearful closing arguments

October 25, 2022 6:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, Bill Kirkos and Brad Parks, CNN Darrell Brooks told jurors Tuesday during closing arguments he did not intentionally plow a SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last year, which left six dead and dozens more injured. Brooks has been representing himself during this roughly three-week trial. He tearfully asked jurors

Norwegian police arrest ‘Brazilian researcher’ on suspicion of spying for Russia

October 25, 2022 3:50 PM CNN Newsource

By James Frater and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Police in Norway arrested an academic working at the University of Tromsø in the Arctic Circle on Monday, on suspicion of secretly spying for Russia, according to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK. Norway’s police told NRK that the man, a researcher at the university, claims to be a Brazilian

Putin urges his government to ‘speed up’ decision-making in Ukraine war

October 25, 2022 3:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin called his government to “speed up” decision-making and manufacturing of military equipment as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine goes into its ninth month. “Now, we are also faced with the need to speed up resolution of the issues related to the provision of a special

Surveillance video captured a 10-year-old girl fleeing a possible abduction attempt in Fort Lauderdale. Police want help identifying the suspect

October 25, 2022 2:14 PM CNN

By Andi Babineau and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of attempting to abduct a 10-year-old girl last week and have released surveillance footage of the alleged incident. In the footage, the child appears to be running quickly down a residential street,

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near San Jose, US Geological Survey reports

October 25, 2022 2:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and Stella Chan, CNN The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Seven Trees, near San Jose, California on Tuesday. Preliminary information from the USGS says the quake was 6.9 kilometers (4.2 miles) deep and hit around 11:42 a.m. PT. About 100,000 people received an advanced notification from the

The hunt for habitable planets may have just gotten far more narrow, new study finds

October 25, 2022 2:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN The hunt for planets that could harbor life may have just narrowed dramatically. Scientists had long hoped and theorized that the most common type of star in our universe — called an M dwarf — could host nearby planets with atmospheres, potentially rich with carbon and perfect for the creation of

Russia pulls occupying officials out of Kherson as it braces for Ukrainian offensive

October 25, 2022 1:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, CNN A veil of uncertainty has descended over Ukraine’s southern front, as a counteroffensive raises hopes of further Ukrainian gains and speculation grows about what Russia’s next move might be. There are mixed signals over Russia’s plans for the key city of Kherson, which it has occupied since the early days of

New York State judge reinstates fired sanitation workers who did not comply with New York City’s vaccination mandate

October 25, 2022 1:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Vitagliano, CNN A New York State judge reinstated 16 fired sanitation workers who did not comply with New York City’s vaccination mandate issued in October 2021, deciding they should also get back pay. The judge found the New York City Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene’s order requiring vaccination of city workers violated

Scott Peterson moved off San Quentin’s death row, more than 2 years after death sentence overturned

October 25, 2022 12:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Stella Chan, CNN After nearly two decades on death row at San Quentin State Prison, Scott Peterson was moved to a different facility, more than two years after his death sentence was overturned. Last week, Peterson was transferred to Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, about an hour southeast of Sacramento, according to the

Man who sold gun used in Texas synagogue standoff sentenced to 95 months in prison

October 25, 2022 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN The man who sold a pistol to a gunman who used it to hold four people hostage at a Colleyville, Texas, synagogue in an 11-hour standoff in January has been sentenced to 95 months in prison, the US attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced. Henry “Michael” Dwight Williams, who

A teacher died trying to save students from a school shooter who killed a girl just before her Sweet 16

October 25, 2022 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Adrienne Broaddus and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Jean Kuczka and Alexzandria Bell were on the brink of celebrating exciting milestones in their lives. Alexzandria, 15, was looking forward to traveling to Los Angeles to celebrate her Sweet 16, her father said. And Kuczka, 61, was getting ready to retire after a long, illustrious

The crisis pregnancy center next door: How taxpayer money intended for poor families is funding a growing anti-abortion movement

October 25, 2022 6:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Casey Tolan, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Isabelle Chapman. Photographs by Maddie McGarvey for CNN A few blocks from the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, America’s battle over abortion is playing out under one roof. On one side of a squat single-story office building, a Planned Parenthood clinic offers reproductive health care and

International Space Station swerves to avoid Russian space debris, NASA says

October 25, 2022 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles and Katie Hunt, CNN The International Space Station fired its thrusters to maneuver out of the way of a piece of oncoming Russian space junk, NASA said late Monday. The space agency said in a news release that the ISS conducted a five minute, five second burn to avoid a fragment of

5 things to know for Oct. 25: Rishi Sunak, Student loans, Shooting, Ukraine, Shampoo

October 25, 2022 5:53 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN People who experienced fever, chills or muscle pain after receiving Covid-19 vaccines tend to have a greater antibody response than those who had no symptoms at all, a new study shows. But if your arm wasn’t sore after the shot, don’t worry — the vaccine still elicits robust immune responses regardless

5 things to know for Oct. 25: Rishi Sunak, Student loans, Shooting, Ukraine, Shampoo

October 25, 2022 5:53 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN People who experienced fever, chills or muscle pain after receiving Covid-19 vaccines tend to have a greater antibody response than those who had no symptoms at all, a new study shows. But if your arm wasn’t sore after the shot, don’t worry — the vaccine still elicits robust immune responses regardless

5 things to know for Oct. 25: Rishi Sunak, Student loans, Shooting, Ukraine, Shampoo

October 25, 2022 5:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN People who experienced fever, chills or muscle pain after receiving Covid-19 vaccines tend to have a greater antibody response than those who had no symptoms at all, a new study shows. But if your arm wasn’t sore after the shot, don’t worry — the vaccine still elicits robust immune responses regardless