By Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese mythology. A Sessho-seki, or “killing stone,” was found cracked in half this month in Nikko National Park, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo. No one knows
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CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life. Facts Cho was a senior at
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s what you need to know about the Vatican, also known as the Holy See. Facts The full name of the country is the State of Vatican City, and it is the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. It stands on Vatican Hill in northwestern Rome, Italy west of
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is home to Islam’s holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. About Saudi Arabia (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 2,149,690 sq
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first five years of the war, which began in 2011, an estimated 400,000 Syrians were killed, according to the UN Envoy for Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July 2000. His father, Hafez al-Assad,
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By Virginia Langmaid and Nick Valencia, CNN A former Louisiana State Police officer, who on body camera video can be heard saying that he “beat the ever-living f**k out of” dead Black motorist Ronald Greene, told investigators during an interview 16 months after the incident that he was “scared” and portrayed himself as a victim,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter October 24, 1945 – The official United Nations Charter is ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and a majority of other countries. There are 51
Continue Reading By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise overseeing Ukraine’s nuclear power plants said on Thursday. “It was confirmed that the occupiers, who seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other facilities in the Exclusion Zone, marched in two columns towards the
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By Peter Nickeas, CNN Billions of dollars to address America’s exploding gun trafficking problem, to catch dangerous fugitives, and to fund initiatives at local law enforcement agencies. The increased funding for those items are at the heart of President Joe Biden’s expanded police spending plan in the federal budget as Democrats, many facing tough midterm
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Even as the bombs began to fall, Yevhenia Khomenko didn’t want to leave her home in Kyiv, Ukraine. “I would rather die there,” the 94-year-old said. But eventually, it became too much, and her daughter convinced her to leave the home she had known her entire life. When Khomenko was a
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN Even as the bombs began to fall, Yevhenia Khomenko didn’t want to leave her home in Kyiv, Ukraine. “I would rather die there,” the 94-year-old said. But eventually, it became too much, and her daughter convinced her to leave the home she had known her entire life. When Khomenko was a
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By Marianne Garvey Julia Temchenko and her two young children were in their living room in Kyiv, Ukraine when a rocket flew past, shattering the window. For so long, she believed Russia wouldn’t actually invade. Then it was reality. Temchenko, who moved with her family to Kyiv from Bucha, is a lawyer and human rights
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group, whether in wartime or peace. Facts The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations after World War II. Article II of the Convention defines
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 97 fans in a crush. Another 162 were hospitalized with injuries. It was the worst sports disaster in British history, according to the BBC. Facts On April
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By Dakin Andone, CNN A charge against a West Virginia University student previously accused of making terroristic threats was dismissed without prejudice in 2021, according to court documents obtained by CNN. The then-21-year-old freshman student was arrested in May 2019 after authorities said they learned he had threatened to carry out a “shooting spree,” university
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Housing prices are continuing to inflate wildly in the US. While that doesn’t always mean a housing bubble is brewing, unfortunately in this case, some economists fear it does. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Housing prices are continuing to inflate wildly in the US. While that doesn’t always mean a housing bubble is brewing, unfortunately in this case, some economists fear it does. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Housing prices are continuing to inflate wildly in the US. While that doesn’t always mean a housing bubble is brewing, unfortunately in this case, some economists fear it does. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Housing prices are continuing to inflate wildly in the US. While that doesn’t always mean a housing bubble is brewing, unfortunately in this case, some economists fear it does. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You
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By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A Florida judge approved an $83 million settlement Wednesday for former condo owners and heirs of those killed last year when the Champlain Towers South residential building in Surfside partially collapsed. The compromise settlement was originally agreed upon in February, the Miami Herald reported. Nearly $50 million of the settlement would
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