By Justin Gamble and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN The White woman who accused Emmett Till of making advances toward her says the Black teen admitted it was him when her husband and two other men brought Emmett to her, according to a 99-page unpublished draft memoir obtained by CNN. The contents of the memoir were first
Continue Reading By Kacey Cherry, CNN A man who authorities are calling a “serial killer” is facing charges that could lead to the death penalty in a string of shootings that left three people dead and robberies at 7-Eleven convenience stores that gripped cities across Southern California. Malik Donyae Patt, 20, and his alleged accomplice Jason Payne,
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, Amir Vera, Artemis Moshtaghian and Holly Yan, CNN The gunman who killed three people and injured two others at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, Sunday evening was armed with two rifles, a Glock pistol and more than 100 rounds of ammunition, police said. The 20-year-old man, identified as Douglas Sapirman, used only
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado, Michelle Watson and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN The mother who posted a video showing a costumed character appearing to ignore two Black children during a parade at Sesame Place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, says the theme park’s explanation of the incident as a “misunderstanding” is not enough. Jodi Brown and her attorney told
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a California father and son charged in connection with the death of college student Kristin Smart in 1996. Prosecutors alleged in court Monday that blood was found in the soil outside a home belonging to Ruben Flores, who is accused of helping his
Continue Reading By Scott McLean, Sarah Dean and Dennis Lapin, CNN On the outskirts of Kyiv, past endless rows of Soviet-style apartment blocks, there’s a sterile rehabilitation center filled with Ukrainian troops injured on the front lines. There are patients with nerve damage, burns, breaks, even an amputated leg — and it seems almost everyone’s inked arms
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Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Steve Almasy, CNN Angry residents of the emotionally shattered Texas town of Uvalde confronted the school board Monday night with speakers calling for district police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo to be fired and asking what safety measures will be put in place when schools reopen. The grief from the May 24
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez, CNN A man in Indiana is being hailed as a hero by local officials after entering a home engulfed in flames last week and saving the lives of several children trapped inside the burning structure. Nicholas Bostic, 25, was driving in Lafayette, Indiana, just after midnight on July 11 when he saw
Continue Reading By Peter Nickeas, CNN The much-anticipated report released Sunday by the Texas legislative committee probing the massacre at Robb Elementary School leaves significant gaps in the public understanding of what took place that day. The report by the Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting was written to present “factual findings” into the May 24
Continue Reading Story by Reuters Malaysian authorities have seized a massive haul of trafficked animal parts, including elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and tiger bones worth around 80 million ringgit ($17.9 million). Authorities discovered around six tonnes of ivory tusks and other animal parts at the western port in Selangor state on Sunday. The animal parts
Continue Reading By Peter Nickeas, CNN The much-anticipated report released Sunday by the Texas legislative committee probing the massacre at Robb Elementary School leaves significant gaps in the public understanding of what took place that day. The report by the Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting was written to present “factual findings” into the May 24
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN Miriam has seen her share of high-risk operations and procedures in her years as a veteran doctor in the Philippines — but none quite as “complicated or as dangerous” as abortions, she said. “We take on huge risks if we agree to perform an abortion,” said Miriam, who is using an
Continue Reading By Justin Gamble and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN The White woman who accused Emmett Till of making advances toward her says the Black teen admitted it was him when her husband and two other men brought Emmett to her, according to a 99-page unpublished draft memoir obtained by CNN. The contents of the memoir were first
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh and Chuck Johnston, CNN The Dallas school district announced Monday that it will require students to carry clear or mesh backpacks to class, joining other Texas districts in implementing new security measures following the Uvalde school massacre. The new rules apply to 6th-12th grade students at Dallas Independent School District — the
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN America’s CEOs made 324 times more than the workers at their companies last year, according to a new report from one of the nation’s top union groups. S&P 500 CEOs on average got a roughly 18% bump in compensation — about $18 million each — while many of their workers struggle
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN More extreme water cuts are all but certain in the Southwest starting next year — including new water cuts for California — according to the latest government forecast for the Colorado River and Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir. Lake Mead, which provides water to roughly 25 million people in Arizona,
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian and Benjamin Schiller, CNN Multiple shark sightings off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts and Long Island in New York prompted local authorities to close at least three beaches to the public Sunday. At Long Island’s Lido Beach, people were told to get out of the water after a lifeguard spotted
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Chris Evans isn’t too sure about these daggum newfangled iPhones. During an interview with Collider, Evans groused about the bulky buttonless-ness of his new iPhone 12 Pro, saying he still prefers his dearly departed iPhone 6s. “I feel like my new phone is too heavy,” says the man famous for playing
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