By Jennifer Henderson and Amanda Musa, CNN Nearly one week after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, victims killed in the massacre are being laid to rest. Nineteen of those killed during the massacre at Robb Elementary School — 18 children and one teacher — will be buried in custom caskets made by Trey
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By Amir Vera and David Close, CNN Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, died in a car crash Monday morning in Dallas, according to the team’s official website. Gladney, 25, was among two people who died in the crash, according to CNN affiliate WFAA. CNN has reached out to Gladney’s agent for comment.
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By Sara Smart, CNN Ten-year-old Tess Marie Mata hoped to one day go viral on TikTok — even though she was too young to have an account. Last Tuesday, Tess was one of the 21 victims killed at the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. Her family is now doing what they can to fulfill her dreams.
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By Lauren Izso, Abeer Salman and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Two suspects were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a journalist who was covering clashes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem on Sunday, Israeli Police said in a statement. The incident followed the controversial flag march through the Old City in Jerusalem on Sunday. “Last
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and started firing, one student said his wounded teacher texted 911 for help. Daniel, 9, alongside his mother, Briana Ruiz, told CNN the gunman fired several shots into his classroom after being unable to enter. The door had been locked by
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By Benjamin Brown and Amy Woodyatt, CNN German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was accused Monday of comparing climate activists to Nazis, in allegations that his spokesperson said were “completely absurd.” Scholz was speaking at a Catholic Day panel event in the city of Stuttgart on Friday when protesters disrupted him, with one activist reportedly trying to
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By Paradise Afshar and Tina Burnside, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly boating accident that killed five people on a river in Georgia, authorities said. Two boats traveling in opposite directions collided Saturday morning on the Wilmington River in coastal Chatham County, officials said. A 45-year-old man from Savannah, Georgia,
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By Amanda Watts and Holly Yan, CNN A man has been arrested after an 18-month-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh, authorities said. The boy and his mother were in a vehicle in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue when the shooting happened around 2:44 p.m. Sunday, the Pittsburgh Department of Public
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CNN’s Atika Shubert, Abeer Salman, Lauren Izso and Celine Alkhaldi Thousands of Israelis marched in a controversial flag-waving procession through east Jerusalem on Sunday, after Palestinian factions warned the event could ignite a new round of tensions. Crowds waving Israeli flags set off from Damascus Gate — the main entry to the Muslim Quarter of
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By Claudia Dominguez and Leslie Perrot, CNN A climber died and two others were injured after a rockfall and avalanche on Mount Meeker in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday morning, park authorities said. Three climbers were involved in the accident, two males and a female, according to a news release. One of the
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Uvalde, Texas — Carlos Hernandez enjoys cooking, especially when he gets to do it for the people he loves. But on Tuesday, for the first time in his life, he wasn’t able to fire up the grill. “There’s no possible way I can open my kitchen with a broken heart and
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By Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu and Konstantin Gak, CNN In a shallow trench in a narrow strip of trees that offers the only cover in this Ukrainian landscape in the Mykolaiv district, a man stands with his two adult sons. This is their first war together. Their first time as soldiers. When Russian President Vladimir
Continue Reading By Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu and Konstantin Gak, CNN In a shallow trench in a narrow strip of trees that offers the only cover in this Ukrainian landscape in the Mykolaiv district, a man stands with his two adult sons. This is their first war together. Their first time as soldiers. When Russian President Vladimir
Continue Reading By Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu and Konstantin Gak, CNN In a shallow trench in a narrow strip of trees that offers the only cover in this Ukrainian landscape in the Mykolaiv district, a man stands with his two adult sons. This is their first war together. Their first time as soldiers. When Russian President Vladimir
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Earth is expected to pass through the debris trail of a broken comet on Monday night and early Tuesday morning. It could result in a brand new meteor shower. Night sky watchers in North America have the best chance of seeing the tau Herculid shower, with NASA recommending around 1 a.m.
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Story by Reuters China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged the Pacific region not to be “too anxious” about his country’s aims after a meeting in Fiji with his counterparts from 10 island nations was unable to agree to a sweeping trade and security communique. Wang hosted the meeting with foreign ministers from Pacific
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN China has ordered a nationwide review of school textbooks after illustrations deemed ugly, sexually suggestive and secretly pro-American caused public uproar. The news has alarmed some experts and parents who fear the campaign is turning into a political witch hunt and represents an unnecessary tightening of the country’s already stringent censorship
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By Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Michelle Watson, CNN Two people died after a boat flipped over in Colorado’s Lake Pueblo State Park over Memorial Day weekend, officials said. The boat capsized with 13 people on board around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region tweeted. Shortly after the accident, rescuers saved eight
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By Heather Chen and Esha Mitra, CNN Police are searching for the killers of prominent Indian rapper turned politician Sidhu Moose Wala, who was shot by unidentified assailants while driving near his home in the Mansa district of India’s Punjab state on Sunday. The 28-year-old singer, whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, sustained a
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and started firing, one student said his wounded teacher texted 911 for help. Daniel, 9, alongside his mother, Briana Ruiz, told CNN the gunman fired several shots into his classroom after being unable to enter. The door had been locked by
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