National-World Archives

Former official pleads guilty in welfare fraud scheme where money was funneled to prominent Mississippians including Brett Favre

September 22, 2022 10:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso and Dianne Gallagher, CNN A former top state official in Mississippi pleaded guilty Thursday to state and federal charges in connection to an embezzlement scheme that auditors say misused millions of welfare dollars, including funneling funds into projects linked to prominent Mississippians like former NFL star Brett Favre. Officials from the US

The man who recruited migrants for flights to Martha’s Vineyard says he feels betrayed

September 27, 2022 10:02 AM CNN

By Maria Santana, CNN The migrant says he had been living on the streets of San Antonio for nearly a month when he met a woman named “Perla” who made a compelling offer. She offered him clothes, food and money, he told CNN, and in exchange, he would go out and find other migrants to

Traffic jams and desperation at the border as Russians flee Putin’s ‘partial mobilization’

September 22, 2022 9:09 PM CNN

By Ivan Watson, Masho Lomashvili, Simone McCarthy, Tim Lister and Uliana Pavlova, CNN Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilization” of citizens for his war in Ukraine has already set in motion sweeping changes for many Russians, as drafted men bid their families emotional goodbyes, while others attempt to flee, scrambling to make it across land border crossings

More than 2 months after getting shot in Highland Park, 8-year-old Cooper Roberts is back home with a ‘new normal’ ahead

September 22, 2022 6:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Adrienne Broaddus and Christina Maxouris, CNN Roughly two and a half months after getting shot in the Highland Park, Illinois, Fourth of July attack and after multiple surgeries and weeks of rehabilitation, 8-year-old Cooper Roberts is back home — and the road to his “new normal” begins. “There was a time, not all that

Iceland arrests four suspected of terror plot in ‘unprecedented’ operation

September 22, 2022 5:22 PM CNN Newsource

CNN’s Amy Cassidy and Jorge Engels Icelandic police say they have arrested four men for alleged “preparations for terrorist acts” — an unprecedented situation for the tiny country. The four Icelandic men, all in their 30s, were detained “in connection with an investigation into planned preparations for terrorist acts,” said Gunnar Hörður Garðarsson, Iceland’s National

LGBTQ club offers Yeshiva University a compromise after school put all student club activities on hold following Supreme Court ruling

September 22, 2022 3:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York’s Yeshiva University and an LGBTQ student club reached a compromise after the university lost a bid to have the US Supreme Court block a court order that requires the school to recognize that club. The pride group extended the compromise after the school said it would put all undergraduate

San Diego apologizes for supporting Japanese incarceration during World War II

September 22, 2022 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN The San Diego City Council is apologizing for supporting the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Councilmembers on Tuesday rescinded a resolution from January 27, 1942 that urged the FBI to remove Japanese Americans and other “enemy aliens” from the community. The original resolution came days after President Franklin

Lebanese banks to shut indefinitely after flurry of holdups

September 22, 2022 11:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Mia Alberti, Allegra Goodwin, Tamara Qiblawi and Jack Bantock, CNN Lebanon’s banks are to remain closed indefinitely due to ongoing “risks” to employees and customers, the Association of Lebanese banks announced Wednesday. The shutdowns follow a series of holdups across the country over the past month, with at least five separate banks held up

Fetuses smile for carrots but grimace over kale, study suggests

September 22, 2022 10:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie, CNN While it is known that some children are not huge fans of greens, a new study suggests that such dietary preferences could come about before they’re even born. Fetuses create more of a “laughter-face” in the womb when exposed to the flavor of carrots consumed by their mother and create more

A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at New Jersey’s Newark airport after circling over the Atlantic

September 22, 2022 7:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what happened with a United Airlines flight that prompted an emergency landing early Thursday. Sparks flew off the plane as it climbed after takeoff, according to a video posted online that purports to show the flight. United Airlines Flight 149 departed Newark

Tearful scenes and protest as mobilization gets underway in Russia

September 22, 2022 7:21 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy, Matthew Chance, Tim Lister, Anna Chernova and Mick Krever, CNN As the first phase of Russia’s new “partial mobilization” got underway on Thursday, videos appeared on social media purporting to show newly mobilized men preparing to be deployed. In the city of Neryungi — six time zones east of Ukraine — a

One-year-old dies as 11 more suspected Ebola cases identified in Uganda

September 22, 2022 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported another 11 suspected cases of Ebola identified in the country’s Mubende district as of Tuesday. Of these, the ministry recorded one probable Ebola-related death, a one-year-old, it said in a statement released Tuesday night. Samples for the one-year-old and the 10 suspected cases

World Bank chief Malpass tells CNN ‘I’m not a denier’ after dodging questions on climate

September 22, 2022 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan, Jessie Yeung, Caitlin Hu and Ella Nilsen, CNN World Bank President David Malpass told CNN on Thursday that he agrees climate change is caused by humans burning fossil fuels and that he is “not a denier,” after his repeated refusal to say the same things at an earlier discussion, which have prompted

Iran protests rage as Mahsa Amini’s father says authorities lied about her death

September 22, 2022 2:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Jomana Karadsheh, Ramin Mostaghim and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN The father of an Iranian woman who died in police custody last week has accused authorities of lying about her death, as protests rage nationwide despite the government’s attempt to curb dissent with an internet blackout. Amjad Amini, whose daughter Mahsa died after being

Man admits fatally striking 18-year-old with vehicle after ‘political argument,’ police say

September 22, 2022 1:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Rebekah Riess, CNN A man in North Dakota was charged with felony vehicular homicide after he fatally struck a teenager with his SUV following what he said was a “political argument,” authorities said. Shannon Brandt, 41, told troopers he felt threatened and “admitted to striking the pedestrian with his car because

Tearful scenes and protest as mobilization gets underway in Russia

September 22, 2022 1:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, Matthew Chance, Tim Lister, Anna Chernova and Mick Krever, CNN As the first phase of Russia’s new “partial mobilization” got underway on Thursday, videos appeared on social media purporting to show newly mobilized men preparing to be deployed. In the city of Neryungi — six time zones east of Ukraine — a

200 whales dead, 35 remain alive after mass stranding in Australia

September 21, 2022 10:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Angus Watson, Wayne Chang and Heather Chen, CNN Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue teams say. The pilot whales were found Wednesday stranded on an exposed beach along the coast of Tasmania. Rescue efforts are ongoing to save the remaining whales.

Florida has an ‘extensive’ network of White supremacists and other far-right extremists, ADL report says

September 21, 2022 8:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Devon M. Sayers, CNN A new Anti-Defamation League report has found an “extensive” network of White supremacists and other far-right extremists in Florida, which the organization says is home to the most people charged in the January 6 insurrection. “Florida is home to an extensive, interconnected network of white supremacists and other far-right extremists,”

Zelensky calls for Russia to be stripped of UN veto power

September 21, 2022 7:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Jonny Hallam, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Caitlin Hu, CNN The day began with an escalation of force from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and ended with a call for his country’s diplomatic isolation by his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky on Wednesday addressed the United Nations, urging world leaders to unite against Russia’s war in Ukraine

Man who attacked NYPD officers in 2020 Jihadist-inspired attack sentenced to 30 years in prison, then deportation, prosecutors say

September 21, 2022 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob Frehse, CNN A man who attacked New York Police Department officers in a Jihadist-inspired attack in 2020 was sentenced 30 years in prison Wednesday, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Dzenan Camovic, a Bosnian national who was living in Brooklyn illegally, was