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Continue Reading Jayland Walker’s family calls for DOJ investigation into his death, questions integrity of new information
By Polo Sandoval, Kristina Sgueglia and Melanie Schuman, CNN The family of Jayland Walker, who was shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, last month, is calling for a federal investigation into Walker’s death and questioning the integrity of the ongoing state investigation. They held a news conference Wednesday, on what would have been
Continue Reading Desperation and hope drive migrants onto ‘boats of death’ in Tunisia
By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN A photograph of Fadi’s smiling face is emblazoned on his mother’s t-shirt. The then-20-year-old is pictured standing near the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Tunisia. Above her son’s image, 53-year-old Samia Jabloun has written the words “Dove Sei?” — “Where are you?” in Italian — in permanent
Continue Reading Desperation and hope drive migrants onto ‘boats of death’ in Tunisia
By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN A photograph of Fadi’s smiling face is emblazoned on his mother’s t-shirt. The then-20-year-old is pictured standing near the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Tunisia. Above her son’s image, 53-year-old Samia Jabloun has written the words “Dove Sei?” — “Where are you?” in Italian — in permanent
Continue Reading Sri Lankan troops tear down protest camp outside the President’s office
By Rukshana Rizwie, Akanksha Sharma, Kunal Seghal and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Sri Lanka‘s police and military troops forcibly removed anti-government protesters camped outside the presidential office in Colombo in a pre-dawn raid on Friday on the order of the country’s new President. Social media posts showed officers dressed in riot gear pulling down protest tents
Continue Reading Man indicted in rape of a child who traveled from Ohio to Indiana for an abortion
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Claudia Dominguez and Chuck Johnston, CNN The man accused of raping and impregnating a child who later traveled to Indiana seeking an abortion was indicted by a grand jury Thursday, court documents show. Gerson Fuentes, 27, is charged with two counts of felony rape, according to an indictment handed down by a
Continue Reading Man indicted in rape of a child who traveled from Ohio to Indiana for an abortion
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Claudia Dominguez and Chuck Johnston, CNN The man accused of raping and impregnating a child who later traveled to Indiana seeking an abortion was indicted by a grand jury Thursday, court documents show. Gerson Fuentes, 27, is charged with two counts of felony rape, according to an indictment handed down by a
Continue Reading Alabama inmate Casey White indicted on federal firearms charges related to his jail escape with a corrections officer
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Casey White, the Alabama prisoner whose escape with a corrections officer sparked a national manhunt in April, was federally indicted Thursday for illegally possessing firearms when he fled, the DOJ announced. The indictment alleges that Casey White had four handguns and an AR-15 rifle with him as he
Continue Reading Carnival Cruise Line to pay over $10M in damages after jury finds crew member sexually assaulted a passenger
By Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Miami-based federal court returned a more than $10.2 million verdict against Carnival Cruise Line in favor of a passenger who claims a former crew member raped her in a storage closet aboard the Carnival Miracle in 2018, court records show. A jury issued the verdict Tuesday in
Continue Reading Rochester police investigator suspended after handcuffing Black EMT at hospital, department says
By Laura Ly and Emily Chang, CNN A Rochester, New York, police investigator has been suspended with pay after he was seen on surveillance video pushing a Black EMT and handcuffing her at a hospital early last week, according to Carlos Alvarado, a spokesperson for the police department. Police announced the suspension earlier this week,
Continue Reading Turkey says a deal is close to allow grain exports from Ukrainian ports blocked by Russia
By Yusuf Gezer, Jomana Karadsheh, Richard Roth and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Turkey says a deal is close to being agreed upon to resume crucial global grain exports from Ukrainian ports, which have been blocked by Russia as its war on Ukraine continues. Details of the emerging deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey
Continue Reading Amtrak train’s deadly collision with dump truck in Missouri caused $4 million in damages, NTSB report says
By Steve Almasy and Chuck Johnston, CNN The deadly collision last month between an Amtrak train with 282 people on board and a fully loaded dump truck in Missouri caused $4 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday. An NTSB preliminary report released Thursday cites Amtrak and BNSF Railway for the estimated
Continue Reading India elects Droupadi Murmu as first president from tribal community
By Reuters Lawmakers chose India‘s first president from the country’s tribal communities on Thursday, which could boost the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s party among marginalized groups ahead of the 2024 general election. Droupadi Murmu, a 64-year-old teacher turned politician, will be the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial role as head of
Continue Reading Monarch butterflies could become extinct if we don’t take these 3 steps, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe and Jalen Beckford, CNN One of the most popular and recognizable insects is at risk of extinction, according to a global organization focused on conservation and sustainability. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has added the migratory monarch butterfly to its Red List of Threatened Species as endangered, the group said
Continue Reading Fire on Massachusetts train prompts evacuation, rescue of passenger who jumped off bridge into river
By Michelle Watson, Caroll Alvarado and Alaa Elassar, CNN A train fire in Massachusetts Thursday morning prompted the evacuation of 200 people and the rescue of one person who escaped by jumping into a river. Flames and smoke were seen on a car of “a southbound Orange Line train approaching Assembly Station,” in Somerville, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Continue Reading A man suffers ‘serious injuries’ after being attacked by an alligator in Florida
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A man sustained “serious injuries to his arm” after being attacked by an alligator in Manatee County, Florida, on Wednesday. Eric Merda, 43, of Sarasota County, was bitten by an alligator near Lake Manatee Fish Camp, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) shared with
Continue Reading Fire on Massachusetts train prompts evacuation, rescue of passenger who jumped off bridge into river
By Michelle Watson, Caroll Alvarado and Alaa Elassar, CNN A train fire in Massachusetts Thursday morning prompted the evacuation of 200 people and the rescue of one person who escaped by jumping into a river. Flames and smoke were seen on a car of “a southbound Orange Line train approaching Assembly Station,” in Somerville, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Continue Reading A New York man who allegedly punched an Asian woman more than 100 times has been indicted on hate crimes charges
By Sonia Moghe and Alaa Elassar, CNN A man allegedly seen in surveillance video punching an elderly Asian woman more than 100 times and stomping on her body in Yonkers, New York, has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges. Tammel Esco, 42, was indicted on attempted murder in the second degree as a hate
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