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A makeshift memorial for the crash was set up at the Rockwind Community Links in Hobbs

A 13-year-old was behind the wheel in Texas crash that killed 9 people and left two University of the Southwest golfers critically injured

March 17, 2022 7:44 PM CNN

By Ray Sanchez, Steve Almasy, Rosa Flores, CNN A 13-year-old boy drove the pickup truck involved in a fiery head-on collision in Texas that killed nine people, including six University of the Southwest golfers and their coach, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday. Preliminary information indicates the left front tire of the pickup

6 dead in Missouri interstate pileup involving 47 vehicles, official says

March 17, 2022 4:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN A 47-car pileup on Interstate 57 in southeastern Missouri left six people dead and closed the highway in both directions Thursday. Photos from the scene show several tractor-trailers scattered along I-57, both on the road and in the median of the highway. The contents of the

James Lovell Fast Facts

March 17, 2022 4:40 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of astronaut James Lovell. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1928 Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio Birth name: James Arthur Lovell Jr. Father: James Lovell Sr. Mother: Blanche Lovell Marriage: Marilyn (Gerlach) Lovell (1952-present) Children: Jeffrey, Susan, James III, and Barbara Education: Attended University of Wisconsin, 1946-1948; US

A destroyed tank sits on a street after battles between Ukrainian and Russian forces on a main road near Brovary

Mounting Russian casualties in Ukraine lead to more questions about its military readiness

March 17, 2022 4:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian resistance. Russia’s

Mounting Russian casualties in Ukraine lead to more questions about its military readiness

March 17, 2022 4:21 PM CNN

By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian resistance. Russia’s

Sergey Makarov is a photographer from the besieged city of Mariupol

Photographer recounts terrifying escape from Mariupol

March 17, 2022 4:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Sergey Makarov and Daria Markina Editor’s note: Sergey Makarov, 34, a photographer from the city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, told CNN about his experience surviving the Russian siege and his eventual evacuation. On February 24, I woke up to a friend calling me. He said that the war had begun. He suggested I

Recently unsealed video shows California man screaming ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying in police custody after 2020 traffic stop

March 17, 2022 3:38 PM CNN

By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A federal judge has unsealed a video taken by the California Highway Patrol that captures the death of Edward Bronstein, a 38-year-old man who was in their custody following a March 2020 traffic stop in Los Angeles County. Bronstein is heard repeatedly telling officers, “I can’t breathe,” while

Civil rights groups ask Texas court of appeals to stop state investigations of transgender families

March 17, 2022 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Killough and Alaa Elassar, CNN Civil rights groups are seeking an emergency order from the Texas Third Court of Appeals to ensure families seeking gender-affirming care for their trans children won’t be investigated. Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a request on Thursday asking the court to reinstate a

Kevin Holland prepares for a March 5 fight in Las Vegas.

UFC fighter Kevin Holland disarms gunman with chokehold at a Houston sushi restaurant

March 17, 2022 3:12 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN UFC fighter Kevin Holland says he used a chokehold to subdue a suspected gunman who fired a shot into the ceiling of a Houston, Texas, sushi restaurant. Holland told CNN affiliate KPRC that he was having dinner on Monday night at RA Sushi restaurant when he heard the shot. “When I

Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, wasn’t actually Irish

March 17, 2022 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN St. Patrick’s Day may be strongly associated with Irish pride, but the eponymous saint actually wasn’t even from Ireland. St. Patrick was actually born in Roman Britain, according to Catholic Online. As a boy, he was first brought to the country through Irish pirates, captured to take care of sheep. At

People apply colored powder on each other during Holi celebrations in Bhaktapur

Holi is a celebration of love, color and spring

March 17, 2022 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN With winter finally coming to an end, millions of people in India — and other parts of the world home to Hindus — are gearing up for one of the most joyous celebrations of the year. That celebration is Holi, the Hindu festival of love, color and spring. It’s a time

Lake Powell's Wahweap Bay and Marina on February 1 when the reservoir was at 26% of capacity.

The West’s megadrought will persist and may get worse in coming months. Water availability is a high concern

March 17, 2022 1:22 PM CNN

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The West’s intense multi-year drought is expected to at least continue — if not worsen — in the coming months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday in its spring outlook. For the second year in a row, NOAA forecasters are predicting “prolonged, persistent drought in the West where below-average

European Space Agency suspends Mars mission with Russia

March 17, 2022 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN The mission to launch Europe’s first planetary rover — designed to search for signs of life on Mars — has been suspended, the European Space Agency said Thursday. The ExoMars Rover, a collaboration between ESA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos, had been on track to leave for Mars in September

Off-duty officer resigns from school district role after being seen on video putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old to break up a fight

March 17, 2022 11:07 AM CNN

By Omar Jimenez, Raja Razek, Chris Boyette, Caroll Alvarado and Kathryn Jaeger, CNN A Kenosha Police Department off-duty officer who was seen on video putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old to break up a fight has resigned from his role at the Kenosha Unified School District. The officer resigned “effective Tuesday, March

Ever wonder what goes into the dye that turns the Chicago River green? We may never get answers -- the recipe is closely guarded

Why Chicago dyes its river green for St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2022 10:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN For the last 60 years, enterprising Chicagoans have dyed the city’s river a vibrant green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Thousands of residents turn up to watch the Chicago River light up for the holiday, a tradition so popular it’s inspired cities nationwide to color their own waterways. This year’s

The West’s megadrought will persist and may get worse in coming months. Water availability is a high concern

March 17, 2022 10:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The West’s intense multi-year drought is expected to at least continue — if not worsen — in the coming months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday in its spring outlook. For the second year in a row, NOAA forecasters are predicting “prolonged, persistent drought in the West where below-average

Crawler-transporter 2 will be used to move the mega rocket stack to the launchpad.

NASA rolls mega Artemis I moon rocket out to the launchpad

March 17, 2022 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mission is another step closer to its lunar launch. The massive 322-foot-tall (98 meters) stack, which includes NASA’s Space Launch System rocket topped by the Orion spacecraft, rolled out for its testing debut at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. The integrated stack, which sits on a

A worm moon will light up the sky this week

March 17, 2022 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland, CNN One of the brightest heralds of spring makes its appearance this week. The March full moon, known as the worm moon, will be at its peak at 3:18 a.m. ET on Friday, March 18, according to NASA. It will appear full through Saturday morning. This moon will

DC authorities have identified the suspect as 30-year-old Gerald Brevard III.

What we know about the suspect in the New York and DC shootings of homeless men

March 17, 2022 7:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Aaron Cooper, CNN It’s still not clear why someone would open fire on several homeless men in New York City and Washington, DC. But authorities in both cities say they believe the same man, 30-year-old Gerald Brevard III, is responsible for the shootings that left two men dead. Here’s

1 officer killed and another wounded in shooting at a Missouri motel

March 17, 2022 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Christine Sever and Chris Boyette, CNN One officer is dead and another has been airlifted to a hospital in St. Louis after a man opened fire on two Bonne Terre police officers responding to a disturbance at a motel early Thursday, according to Missouri state troopers. The officers returned fire and the man was