By Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar that killed at least 61 people and injured another 196. A post from ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency said a suicide bomber trained by the militant group had carried
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the explosions rocked Kyiv’s city center, Yana and Sergii Lysenko were stunned. Like many Ukrainians, they had been listening to warnings about Russia readying an assault on their country for weeks. But the idea of the war reaching their city seemed just too far-fetched. Now, it was a reality. This
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympics kicks off in Beijing today and a record number of Para athletes — around 700 — are ready to showcase their skills in events such as alpine skiing and wheelchair curling. Notably absent, though, are about 80 Russian and Belarusian athletes who were banned
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympics kicks off in Beijing today and a record number of Para athletes — around 700 — are ready to showcase their skills in events such as alpine skiing and wheelchair curling. Notably absent, though, are about 80 Russian and Belarusian athletes who were banned
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympics kicks off in Beijing today and a record number of Para athletes — around 700 — are ready to showcase their skills in events such as alpine skiing and wheelchair curling. Notably absent, though, are about 80 Russian and Belarusian athletes who were banned
Continue Reading By Tara John, AnneClaire Stapleton and Joseph Ataman, CNN The gray asphalt road that leads to Ukraine’s Shehyni border crossing with Poland has for the past week seen 30-mile tailbacks as people try to flee the country, often saying tearful goodbyes to the family members and friends staying behind to fight the Russian invasion. Wednesday
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By Tara John, AnneClaire Stapleton and Joseph Ataman, CNN The gray asphalt road that leads to Ukraine’s Shehyni border crossing with Poland has for the past week seen 30-mile tailbacks as people try to flee the country, often saying tearful goodbyes to the family members and friends staying behind to fight the Russian invasion. Wednesday
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By Tim Lister, Olya Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Russian troops have occupied Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, with managers working at “gunpoint” after a fire caused by their attack was extinguished, according to Ukrainian nuclear officials. Countries around the world swiftly condemned the episode, with the United States embassy in Ukraine warning
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By Katie Hunt, CNN A rocket part that’s been careering around space for years is set to collide with the moon on Friday, and it will be the first time a chunk of space junk has unintentionally slammed into the lunar surface. It’s expected to hit the moon around 7:26 a.m. ET at about 5,500
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson, Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A now-retired Indiana high school teacher who was arrested after video showed him hitting a student during a confrontation over wearing a hooded sweatshirt on school grounds was charged Friday with battery, according to court documents. Security footage obtained by CNN shows the incident on February
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson, Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A now-retired Indiana high school teacher who was arrested after video showed him hitting a student during a confrontation over wearing a hooded sweatshirt on school grounds was charged Friday with battery, according to court documents. Security footage obtained by CNN shows the incident on February
Continue Reading By Sarah Moon and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Fourteen children were taken to hospitals Thursday after a vehicle crashed into a day care center in north-central California, officials said. Most of the children were taken to hospitals for precautionary reasons, the Anderson Police Department said in a statement. No fatalities were reported, and none are expected,
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By Andy Rose and Caroll Alvarado, CNN A candidate for the Texas House of Representatives, who is campaigning against gender-affirming treatments for children, was shouted down by protesters while speaking at an event Wednesday organized by a conservative campus group. Social media videos show demonstrators banging on desks and chanting “fascist” as Republican candidate Jeff
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By Andy Rose, CNN A former police officer accused of breaking an elderly woman’s arm during an arrest in Loveland, Colorado, in 2020 agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Austin Hopp entered a guilty plea to second-degree assault of Karen Garner, which is punishable by two to eight years in prison, Jodi Lacey with the
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By Cheri Mossburg, Dakin Andone and Amir Vera, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new plan Thursday to help unhoused individuals struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues through a court-ordered program that would provide them access to support services like housing assistance and treatment plans. The Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment (CARE)
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By Kathleen Toner, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evoked echoes of World War II. And for Ukrainian Holocaust survivors, the crisis is especially alarming. These elderly Jewish citizens, most in their 80s or 90s, endured profound struggles during the 1940s at the hands of the Nazis. Now, they find themselves, once again, at risk.
Continue Reading By Kathleen Toner, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evoked echoes of World War II. And for Ukrainian Holocaust survivors, the crisis is especially alarming. These elderly Jewish citizens, most in their 80s or 90s, endured profound struggles during the 1940s at the hands of the Nazis. Now, they find themselves, once again, at risk.
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