By Ray Sanchez and Melissa Alonso, CNN At least one person was injured Wednesday in a shooting outside a Walmart near the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Cobb County Police said. Police in a tweet initially reported several injuries, but Deputy Chief Ben Cohen later said at least one person was shot and transported in a
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN A core of ice age sediment from northern Greenland has yielded the world’s oldest sequences of DNA. The 2 million-year-old DNA samples revealed the now largely lifeless polar region was once home to rich plant and animal life — including elephant-like mammals known as mastodons, reindeer, hares, lemmings, geese, birch trees
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh and Cheri Mossburg, CNN As disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein awaits a verdict from behind bars, a Los Angeles jury will meet Thursday for a fifth day of deliberations in the former producer’s second sexual assault trial. Jurors began deliberations Friday and, as of Wednesday, have deliberated for about 15 and a
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has urged the current government to be more lenient with protesters, amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations representing the biggest challenge to the Islamic Republic in decades. The reformist said the government must listen to the demonstrators before it is too late, in a message
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has urged the current government to be more lenient with protesters, amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations representing the biggest challenge to the Islamic Republic in decades. The reformist said the government must listen to the demonstrators before it is too late, in a message
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, John Miller and Holly Yan, CNN A growing number of reported threats to power infrastructure are under investigation following attacks on substations in the South and on the West Coast as electricity becomes a more critical need in winter. Even before the gun assaults Saturday in Moore County, North Carolina, wiped out
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Brown University now explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of caste, joining a number of US colleges and universities in shoring up protections against an ill-understood, insidious form of oppression. The university’s governing body voted this fall to add caste as a protected characteristic to its nondiscrimination policy, alongside categories such
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Casey Anthony is back in the national spotlight more than a decade after she was acquitted in the killing of her 2-year-old daughter. In a new three-part docuseries streaming on Peacock titled, “Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies,” Anthony relays her version of what she says led to Caylee’s death. Anthony
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, Sebastian Shukla and Nimi Princewill, CNN TIME magazine has named Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian leader whose attempt to fight off Russia’s invasion of his country has won widespread acclaim, as its person of the year, alongside “the spirit of Ukraine.” “Whether the battle for Ukraine fills one with hope or with fear,
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Wednesday for a multiple-day visit, China’s official news agency Xinhua reported, amid frayed ties between the two countries and the United States. Saudi state TV showed Xi walking down the steps of his presidential aircraft at King Khalid International
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When astronauts snapped an image of Earth 50 years ago, no one knew it would become one of the world’s most widely reproduced photographs. The striking portrait of our planet, known as the “Blue Marble,” was taken on this day in 1972 — and still fills us with awe decades later.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When astronauts snapped an image of Earth 50 years ago, no one knew it would become one of the world’s most widely reproduced photographs. The striking portrait of our planet, known as the “Blue Marble,” was taken on this day in 1972 — and still fills us with awe decades later.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When astronauts snapped an image of Earth 50 years ago, no one knew it would become one of the world’s most widely reproduced photographs. The striking portrait of our planet, known as the “Blue Marble,” was taken on this day in 1972 — and still fills us with awe decades later.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When astronauts snapped an image of Earth 50 years ago, no one knew it would become one of the world’s most widely reproduced photographs. The striking portrait of our planet, known as the “Blue Marble,” was taken on this day in 1972 — and still fills us with awe decades later.
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said “we know a ripple of hope can turn into a wave of change” after they were honored in New York for their work on racial justice and mental health. Prince Harry and Meghan were in the Big Apple to receive the 2022 Ripple
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said “we know a ripple of hope can turn into a wave of change” after they were honored in New York for their work on racial justice and mental health. Prince Harry and Meghan were in the Big Apple to receive the 2022 Ripple
Continue Reading By Zahid Mahmood and Chris Stern, CNN German officials arrested 22 suspected members and three suspected supporters of a far-right terrorist organization across the country on Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. Alleged members of the plot include a descendant of German royalty and a former far-right member of the Bundestag, Germany‘s
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN December’s full moon, also known as the “cold moon,” will shine bright in the night sky this Wednesday, peaking at 11:08 p.m. ET. Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will also be visible in the night sky Wednesday, with an extraordinarily rare phenomenon, known as a lunar occultation of Mars, set to happen
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A critically-ill six-month-old baby will be placed under the temporary guardianship of New Zealand’s High Court after his parents refused to allow him to undergo lifesaving heart surgery using blood from people vaccinated against Covid-19. Handing down the judgment on Wednesday, Justice Ian Gault ruled that the boy, who cannot be
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