By Katie Hunt, CNN Meat-heavy banquets have long been thought to be a common feature of early medieval life for England’s kings and nobles, who are often depicted feasting on legs of animal flesh and knocking back goblets of ale in the great halls of their realm. However, a new study that examined the dietary
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By Tim Lister and Sanyo Fylyppov, CNN Russian forces are stealing farm equipment and thousands of tons of grain from Ukrainian farmers in areas they have occupied, as well as targeting food storage sites with artillery, multiple sources have told CNN. The phenomenon has accelerated in recent weeks as Russian units have tightened their grip
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By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN Drought conditions worsened in much of the Southwest over the past week, according to the latest update from the US Drought Monitor, deepening the region’s water crisis and fueling record-setting wildfires across multiple states. More than 98% of the Southwest is in drought this week, according to the
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By Paradise Afshar and Michelle Krupa, CNN Wildfires and straight-line winds that have ravaged New Mexico for a month have created a major disaster, President Joe Biden declared, unlocking critical federal aid as the state continues to battle the largest wildfire burning in the United States. The presidential action Wednesday makes federal money available for
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By Mia Alberti and Sara Spary, CNN A German prosecutor has said he is “sure” that Madeleine McCann — the British girl who disappeared from a resort in Portugal in 2007 at the age of three — was killed by suspect Christian Brückner. Hans Christian Wolters, who is investigating the case, told Portuguese broadcaster CMTV
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By Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have identified a third case of Ebola in the city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The patient is a 48-year-old man deemed a “high-risk” contact of the first Ebola patient identified in the DRC’s latest outbreak,
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and also the perfect time to check in with those around you with a gentle call or text. Research shows the mental health of many people has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the damage wasn’t limited to adults. Here’s what you need to
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and also the perfect time to check in with those around you with a gentle call or text. Research shows the mental health of many people has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the damage wasn’t limited to adults. Here’s what you need to
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and also the perfect time to check in with those around you with a gentle call or text. Research shows the mental health of many people has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the damage wasn’t limited to adults. Here’s what you need to
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and also the perfect time to check in with those around you with a gentle call or text. Research shows the mental health of many people has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the damage wasn’t limited to adults. Here’s what you need to
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and also the perfect time to check in with those around you with a gentle call or text. Research shows the mental health of many people has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the damage wasn’t limited to adults. Here’s what you need to
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By Melissa Alonso and Christina Maxouris, CNN Massachusetts state officials involved in the welfare case of Harmony Montgomery, the 7-year-old girl last seen in 2019, failed to prioritize her well-being and safety throughout her life, according to a report issued Wednesday. The 101-page report released by the state’s Office of the Child Advocate details Harmony’s
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A 22-minute video shot by a surveillance drone over the Ukrainian town of Popasna has illustrated the stunning destruction being inflicted on settlements across the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. It’s also another insight into the importance of drones in modern warfare, as well as the
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amara Walker and Jade Gordon, CNN As authorities continue to search for an Alabama corrections official and the inmate she disappeared with, the US Marshals Service said the officer, Vicky White, may have tinted her blonde hair a darker shade and offered renderings of what she may look like after the change.
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine and Michelle Watson, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Alec Baldwin in which the family of a Marine killed in Afghanistan claimed defamation and negligence, according to court documents. The sisters and widow of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum sued the actor in January after he
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By Fernando Ramos and Abel Alvarado, CNN The accused Colombian narco-trafficker Dairo Usuga, also known by the alias “Otoniel,” was extradited to the United States on Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, a source within the Colombian National Police told CNN. On Thursday, he pleaded not guilty to charges of participating in an international cocaine
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By Dakin Andone, CNN Abortion clinics in states likely to maintain access to the procedure are preparing for a potential influx of out-of-state patients following the report of a leaked draft of a Supreme Court majority opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “This is a devastating blow for millions of people who will find
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN A Selma, Alabama, church with historic ties to the 1960s voting rights movement has landed on the 2022 Most Endangered Places list — because of termites. Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been forced to close to its congregation and the public “for the foreseeable future” due to termite damage,
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his visit to the country, saying that he is grateful the West African nation hasn’t been forgotten amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Guterres, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time as secretary-general, said he had traveled to Nigeria “to express
Continue Reading By Sharif Paget, CNN A construction worker whose legs got trapped for more than three hours after a floor at a former power plant in South Boston collapsed has sustained life-threatening injuries, Fire Commissioner Jack Dempsey said at a news conference Wednesday. Two other workers had minor injuries and were taken from the scene immediately,
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