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Investigators conclude 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery was murdered in December 2019. Her remains have not been located

August 11, 2022 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Chuck Johnston, CNN New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella says that investigators have concluded from biological evidence that Harmony Montgomery was murdered in Manchester, New Hampshire, in early December 2019. Formella says that the case is now officially a homicide investigation. “At this point, while Harmony’s remains have not yet been located, we do

Dozens injured in Legoland roller coaster crash in Germany

August 11, 2022 1:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Benjamin Brown, CNN A roller coaster crash at a Legoland theme park in southern Germany injured 31 people on Thursday, according to local authorities. One person suffered severe but not life-threatening injuries and 15 people were taken to hospital with light injuries after the incident in the Bavarian town of Günzburg, a police spokesperson

Man arrested on suspicion of raping a US tourist in central Paris

August 11, 2022 11:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Xiaofei Xu, Pierre Bairin and Amandine Hess, CNN A 23-year-old man has been arrested following an investigation for suspicion of rape aggravated by drunkenness, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office told CNN. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name and nationality. The investigation was launched on Tuesday. The woman, a 27-year-old American female tourist, was raped

An armed suspect who tried to enter the FBI’s Cincinnati office is dead after standoff with authorities, officials say

August 11, 2022 11:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Josh Campbell, Brynn Gingras, Paul P. Murphy and Dakin Andone, CNN A law enforcement standoff with a man who attempted to breach the FBI’s field office in Cincinnati on Thursday has ended with the suspect dead, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Lt. Nathan Dennis said that after negotiations failed, law enforcement officers

Europe reels as repeated heatwaves cause chaos

August 11, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN Western Europe was battling Thursday to deal with the fallout from extreme heat and drought, with wildfires causing evacuations in France and Italian farmers losing up to 80% of their harvest due to severe drought. After days of battles, French firefighters observed the first signs of a slow down among fires

Sri Lanka’s ousted former president Rajapaksa arrives in Thailand

August 11, 2022 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Kocha Olarn, Irene Nasser and Rhea Mogul, CNN Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew by private jet from Singapore to Thailand on Thursday, according to a high-ranking police official with direct knowledge of his movements. The source said Rajapaksa’s jet landed at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport and that his stay in Thailand will

Patagonia’s elusive species as you’ve never seen them before

August 11, 2022 10:09 AM CNN

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be heading straight for a film crew. The crew, led by Chilean producer and director René Araneda, had secured a special permit to film pumas off of the park’s main trail.

Getting up close and personal with Patagonia’s pumas

August 11, 2022 10:09 AM CNN

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When things feel overwhelming, an escape into nature is just the ticket. That’s what happened for the film crew and scientists who worked on the CNN docuseries “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World” after the pandemic began. “I think it kept us dreaming that we could go and actually

Patagonia’s elusive species as you’ve never seen them before

August 11, 2022 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be heading straight for a film crew. The crew, led by Chilean producer and director René Araneda, had secured a special permit to film pumas off of the park’s main trail.

Patagonia’s elusive species as you’ve never seen them before

August 11, 2022 10:09 AM CNN

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be heading straight for a film crew. The crew, led by Chilean producer and director René Araneda, had secured a special permit to film pumas off of the park’s main trail.

Patagonia’s elusive species as you’ve never seen them before

August 11, 2022 10:09 AM CNN

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be heading straight for a film crew. The crew, led by Chilean producer and director René Araneda, had secured a special permit to film pumas off of the park’s main trail.

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, new research shows

August 11, 2022 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As sea ice vanishes, Greenland melts and wildfires scorch the planet’s northernmost forests, new research confirms what scientists are sounding alarms about: the Arctic has warmed much faster than the rest of the world in the past several decades. The phenomenon, called Arctic amplification, is caused by the heat-trapping emissions from

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, new research shows

August 11, 2022 10:01 AM CNN

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As sea ice vanishes, Greenland melts and wildfires scorch the planet’s northernmost forests, new research confirms what scientists are sounding alarms about: the Arctic has warmed much faster than the rest of the world in the past several decades. The phenomenon, called Arctic amplification, is caused by the heat-trapping emissions from

Summer’s last supermoon and meteor shower take the celestial stage tonight

August 11, 2022 9:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers and Ashley Strickland, CNN Tonight’s sturgeon supermoon could have you dancing in the moonlight — the type that only happens three to four times per year. Named by the Native American Algonquin tribe after sturgeon fish that were more easily caught in the Great Lakes and other bodies of water during this

Former school dean who recruited students for Latin Kings gang enters plea agreement for racketeering charge

August 11, 2022 9:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN A former Boston public high school dean and alleged Latin Kings recruiter pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering charges according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the district of Massachusetts. Shaun Harrison entered a plea agreement last week, according to court documents. The plea agreement stated Harrison agreed

Blinken raised ‘serious concerns’ about human rights with Kagame in Rwanda

August 11, 2022 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Jorge Engels and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said he had raised “serious concerns” related to human rights as well as issues about regional tensions with the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo during a meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the capital Kigali. Speaking at a press

At least 21 protesters killed during anti-government protests in Sierra Leone, sources say

August 11, 2022 8:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, Stephanie Busari CNN and Reuters Eight police officers were killed during violent anti-government protests in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the country’s youth minister told CNN Thursday, while hospital sources told Reuters that at least 21 civilians were killed in different locations in the country. The officers, six men and two women, were

Armed man takes hostages at Beirut bank demanding return of frozen funds

August 11, 2022 8:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN An armed man held employees and customers hostage at a bank on Beirut‘s bustling Hamra street Thursday demanding his frozen funds be released, according to a security source and Lebanon‘s state-owned National News Agency. After an hours-long standoff, the man surrendered to security forces after receiving a portion of his bank

After the death of another mentally ill person in police custody, experts call for widespread training and health resources

August 11, 2022 6:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN When Frances Garrett lost her mentally ill daughter to police violence in 2014, she channeled her grief by demanding change. Garrett said Phoenix police fatally shot Michelle Cusseaux at her apartment after she threatened officers with a hammer. Police, Garrett said, were not properly trained to respond to someone like

It’s not yet clear what caused blasts at a Crimea air base. But analysts say Russia suffered a significant loss

August 11, 2022 6:07 AM CNN

By Tim Lister, CNN When a series of explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea on Tuesday, sending Russian vacationers fleeing from nearby beaches, it was clearly an embarrassment for Moscow. Western officials and analysts have since offered competing explanations about the cause. The Russian Defense Ministry said the explosions — which sent enormous