By Gladys Tsai, Jorge Engels and Jennifer Deaton, CNN Taiwanese soldiers on Tuesday fired flares at three unidentified drones that flew near Kinmen County, an offshore grouping of islands, before firing warning shots at one drone which re-entered the area above one of the islands, according to the Kinmen Defense Command. All three drones later
Continue Reading By Sugam Pokharel, CNN At least one person was killed after a multiple-story building collapsed in the northwestern Nigerian city of Kano Tuesday, which left “many” others feared trapped inside, according to the local fire service. Eight people had been rescued from the rubble so far, including a person who was declared dead at a
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just around a month ago, a ticket for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was sold, netting the winner close to $1.34 billion. There’s just one problem: The winner hasn’t picked up their gargantuan prize yet. The ticket was purchased from a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, around a 20-mile
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Thousands of tomatoes were left covering the highway after a tomato truck crashed on California’s Interstate 80 on Monday, leaving three people injured, according to officials. The crash occurred in Vacaville, California, according to a tweet from the California Highway Patrol. The tomato truck driver lost control and hit another car
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN One woman died and two others were hospitalized after they were served dishwashing liquid instead of juice at their California assisted living facility on Sunday night, officials said. Police responded to Atria Park, an assisted living facility in San Mateo, on a report that a resident had been poisoned. Three residents
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Stunning new images produced by the Hubble Telescope and the James Webb Telescope showcase the Phantom Galaxy, a spiral of solar systems 32 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is located in the constellation Pisces, according to the European Space Agency, which collaborates with NASA on both the Hubble Telescope
Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN Police in central California say they are treating the early August disappearance of 22-year-old Jolissa Fuentes, last seen leaving a convenience store, as a criminal matter. On the night of August 6, Fuentes attended a family gathering and went home in the overnight hours to grab some belongings, said Selma Police
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Construction workers breaking ground in 2004 on a shopping mall in Norwich, England, found 17 bodies at the bottom of a 800-year-old well. The identity of the remains of the six adults and 11 children and why they ended up in the medieval well had long vexed archaeologists. Unlike other mass
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1961 Death date: August 31, 1997 Birth place: Norfolk, England Birth name: Diana Frances Spencer Father: Edward John, 8th Earl Spencer Mother: Frances (Ruth Burke-Roche) Spencer Marriage: Charles (Philip Arthur George), Prince of Wales (July 29,
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN An 11-year-old boy died after he fell into the water and was swept into a storm drain during a flash flood in northwest Arkansas Monday evening, according to police. An adult who tried to save the boy also was swept into the drain and was rescued, officials said.
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A shipment of baby wipes at the US-Mexico border turned out to be something quite different: $11.8 million worth of cocaine. US Customs and Border Protection officers seized the narcotics Friday at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge, according to a Monday news release. The bridge connects Texas and the Mexican state of Nuevo
Continue Reading By Amanda Watts, CNN A brick column at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon collapsed Monday, killing one student and injuring two others while they were lying in hammocks, according to Portland Fire and Rescue. Lewis & Clark officials in a statement called the incident a “tragic accident.” According to the private college’s academic calendar,
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Recent torrential rain coupled with years of water system issues have resulted in a crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, where the city doesn’t have enough water to fight fires, flush toilets or even hand out to residents in need. Jackson’s main water treatment facility began failing Monday,
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych, Jo Shelley, Tara John, Olga Konovalova, Rebecca Wright, CNN As Ukraine ramps up its offensive to retake Russian-occupied territory in the country’s south, its forces have regained four villages and broken through Russian defenses at multiple points of the frontline in the Kherson region, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to your wireless device, carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they may also routinely hold onto your location information for years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not. Here’s what
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to your wireless device, carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they may also routinely hold onto your location information for years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not. Here’s what
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to your wireless device, carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they may also routinely hold onto your location information for years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not. Here’s what
Continue Reading By Aqeel Najim, Mostafa Salem, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Eyad Kourdi and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his supporters to go home on Tuesday, 24 hours after his announcement of withdrawal from politics prompted his loyalists to rampage through the capital’s streets in a show of force. At least 21 people were
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to your wireless device, carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they may also routinely hold onto your location information for years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not. Here’s what
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to your wireless device, carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they may also routinely hold onto your location information for years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not. Here’s what
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