By Jason Hanna, CNN Hourari Benkada didn’t pay much attention to the man he sat next to on a New York subway car Tuesday morning. Benkada, headphones on, put his head down and only got a glimpse of the person. But after the train started moving to the next stop, the man set off a
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By Pervaiz Shallwani, Shimon Prokupecz, Laura Ly, Artemis Moshtaghian, Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN [Breaking news update, published at 1:57 p.m. ET] Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James was arrested by patrol cops in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, three law enforcement officials told CNN. [Original story, published at 1:05
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By Amy Simonson, CNN Two Illinois men were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in the 2017 bombing of the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Michael McWhorter, 33, and Joe Morris, 26, were each sentenced to more than 14 years in prison Tuesday for firearms violations, arson, use of a destructive device and
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By Becky Anderson, Adam Pourahmadi and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he went to Moscow to “look in President Putin’s eyes and confront him with what I saw” in Ukraine, he told CNN Wednesday. Nehammer said he raised alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine during a “tough” and unfriendly meeting Monday with Vladimir
Continue Reading By Becky Anderson, Adam Pourahmadi and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he went to Moscow to “look in President Putin’s eyes and confront him with what I saw” in Ukraine, he told CNN Wednesday. Nehammer said he raised alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine during a “tough” and unfriendly meeting Monday with Vladimir
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By Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN In the well-appointed house in the West Bank village of Husan, members of Ghada Sabateen’s family welcomed a stream of mourners with bleary eyes. Sabateen, a 47-year-old widow, mother of six and math teacher, died from her wounds after being shot in the legs by Israeli forces near
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Jennifer Lopez, singer, dancer and actress. Personal Birth date: July 24, 1969 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez Father: David Lopez, a computer specialist Mother: Guadalupe (Rodriguez) Lopez, a teacher Marriages: Ben Affleck (July 16, 2022 – present); Marc Anthony
Continue Reading By Pervaiz Shallwani, Shimon Prokupecz, Laura Ly, Artemis Moshtaghian, Travis Caldwell and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The 62-year-old man who police described as a “person of interest” in the Brooklyn subway shooting on Tuesday is now considered a suspect, the New York Police Department said on Wednesday. An intensive hunt is underway for the man, identified
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Coronavirus restrictions are disappearing by the week in much of the world, as more Western countries scale back their remaining restrictions and inch toward a policy of living with Covid-19. The more transmissible but less severe Omicron variant — and its subvariant, BA.2 — have played a large role in that calculation, convincing many leaders
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When college swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title last month, many people were fired up about whether trans athletes have physical advantages in certain competitions. Now, in the latest move targeting trans athletes, the Pennsylvania House yesterday passed a bill that would
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When college swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title last month, many people were fired up about whether trans athletes have physical advantages in certain competitions. Now, in the latest move targeting trans athletes, the Pennsylvania House yesterday passed a bill that would
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When college swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title last month, many people were fired up about whether trans athletes have physical advantages in certain competitions. Now, in the latest move targeting trans athletes, the Pennsylvania House yesterday passed a bill that would
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When college swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title last month, many people were fired up about whether trans athletes have physical advantages in certain competitions. Now, in the latest move targeting trans athletes, the Pennsylvania House yesterday passed a bill that would
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When college swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title last month, many people were fired up about whether trans athletes have physical advantages in certain competitions. Now, in the latest move targeting trans athletes, the Pennsylvania House yesterday passed a bill that would
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By David McKenzie, Larry Madowo, Mia Alberti and Angela Dewan, CNN Heavy rains and flooding battered the eastern coast of South Africa on Wednesday, killing at least 306 people, damaging roads and destroying homes. The tragedy marked “one of the darkest moments in the history” of the KwaZulu-Natal province, the regional government said in a
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By Alaa Elassar and Theresa Waldrop, CNN John Acevedo woke up to a commotion outside. Not so strange for a New Yorker, perhaps, but unheard of in his neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, far off the tourist path. The 20-year-old could make out the sounds of sirens on the street, helicopters overhead. When he stepped
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By Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan’s new leader Shehbaz Sharif called for “unity” and vowed to repair the country’s damaged economy after he was sworn in as Prime Minister Monday following the ouster of Imran Khan. Former opposition leader Sharif, 70, is set to serve as Prime Minister until the next general election,
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz, Pervaiz Shallwani, Artemis Moshtaghian, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The man suspected of shooting 10 people on a subway train in Brooklyn on Tuesday called in a tip to Crime Stoppers that led to his capture Wednesday, two law enforcement sources told CNN. Frank James,
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN A key, a neon construction jacket, a gun. The items, left behind in a bloody crime scene at a Brooklyn subway station Tuesday morning, offered investigators some of their first clues as they worked to figure out who had opened fire on dozens of unsuspecting New Yorkers commuting to school and
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