National-World Archives

Russia could be losing ground in battle for Mykolaiv, but it still seeks to crush what it cannot have

March 21, 2022 12:07 AM CNN

By Nick Paton Walsh, Brice Laine, Maryna Marukhnych and Natalie Gallón, CNN This is the final bus out of the last position Ukraine holds on the road to Kherson — the first and only major city Russia has taken. Villagers have standing room only, while the elderly have been rushed into a van. “Grandpa, we are here,” shouts the daughter of one local, Viktor, from the bus doorway, as

Smoke billows from the Eastland Complex Fire on March 20.

178 Texas fires have torched more than 108,000 acres in the past week. But one major fire is now under control

March 20, 2022 11:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and Joe Sutton, CNN While firefighters grapple with wildfires across Texas, a bit of good news emerged Monday: the Big L Fire is now “under control,” Hood County officials said. “It burned more than 11,000 acres. The evacuation order for the City of Lipan has been lifted,” Hood County officials tweeted Monday.

Inside the Kyiv junkyard that recycles Russian weapons for Ukrainian forces

March 20, 2022 10:32 PM CNN

By Vasco Cotovio, Fred Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN The sound of rockets launching in the distance breaks the silence of an otherwise quiet morning in Kyiv. “That’s us, we’re attacking Russian positions close to Hostomel,” a Ukrainian soldier says, as the shots fire in a synchronized rhythm. In this particular instance, the rockets the

Inside the Kyiv junkyard that recycles Russian weapons for Ukrainian forces

March 20, 2022 9:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, Fred Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN The sound of rockets launching in the distance breaks the silence of an otherwise quiet morning in Kyiv. “That’s us, we’re attacking Russian positions close to Hostomel,” a Ukrainian soldier says, as the shots fire in a synchronized rhythm. In this particular instance, the rockets the

New York mayor signs fire safety order after fatal Bronx fire

March 20, 2022 5:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Kiely Westhoff and Alaa Elassar, CNN New York Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order on fire safety Sunday, more than two months after the fatal Bronx apartment building fire that left 17 people dead. The executive order is designed to enhance fire safety enforcement, outreach efforts to educate New Yorkers, and identify safety

The elusive Eastern Indigo snake is pictured

Rare snake found in Alabama for just the second time in 60 years

March 20, 2022 5:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN For only the second time in more than 60 years, the elusive Eastern indigo snake has slithered into Alabama. The discovery of a wild-born Eastern indigo snake marks the success of an intensive program to reintroduce the reptiles to the state. “The snake found yesterday indicates the project is resulting in

The all-Black 6888th battalion of the Women's Army Corps took on a massive backlog of mail in the European front in World War II.

All-Black women’s World War II unit to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal

March 20, 2022 3:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN An all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit that sorted millions of pieces of mail in unheated warehouses during World War II will finally be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal decades after the fact. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on March 14 that awards a

Lindsay Doyle and Alexis Martinez post fliers for missing activist Elise Malary on March 17. The body of a woman found in Lake Michigan on March 17 has been identified as missing transgender rights advocate Elise Malary

Body of woman found in Lake Michigan identified as missing transgender rights advocate

March 20, 2022 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Caroline Kucera and Alaa Elassar, CNN The body of a woman found in Lake Michigan on Thursday has been identified as missing transgender rights advocate Elise Malary, officials in Illinois say. The fire department recovered a woman’s body from the Lake Michigan shoreline and transported her to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, according

3 people injured in Miami Beach shooting during crowded Spring Break weekend

March 20, 2022 2:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek and Alaa Elassar, CNN A shooting in Miami Beach left three people injured amid a packed Spring Break weekend. Two people were transported to a hospital with gunshot wounds after officers responded to a shooting on Ocean Drive shortly after midnight, according to Miami Beach Police Department spokesperson Ernesto Rodriguez. “On Sunday

4 teenagers shot, 1 killed outside a birthday party in Houston

March 20, 2022 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Sarisohn and Alaa Elassar, CNN Four teenagers were shot and one was killed early Sunday morning after a fight broke out in a parking lot outside a 16th birthday party in Texas. Police responded to a Houston production studio around 12 a.m. after multiple people were involved in a dispute which escalated into

Three people were killed in a shooting at a North Carolina hotel

March 20, 2022 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso, CNN Three people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at a Fayetteville, North Carolina, hotel Saturday. The incident took place at the Baymont Ramada, the Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) said in a tweet. The hotel is located about 10 miles south of Fort Bragg. Investigators said Sunday three men

Residents leave the city of Mariupol which has seen intense fighting in recent weeks.

School where hundreds were believed to be sheltering is bombed in Mariupol as fighting rages for key port city

March 20, 2022 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Andrew Carey, Olga Voitovych and Yulia Kesaieva An adviser to the mayor of Mariupol has said officials in the besieged Ukrainian city are struggling to find out exactly how many people survived after an art school was bombed by Russian forces on Sunday morning. “So far, there is no exact operational data on

One person was killed and multiple people were wounded in a shooting in Dallas on March 20

Multiple people were wounded in an overnight shooting in Dallas

March 20, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least ten people were wounded in an overnight shooting in Dallas early Sunday, according to Dallas Police Department spokesperson Brian Martinez. The Dallas Police Department initially said one person died in the shooting — which occurred in the 5200 block of Botham Jean Boulevard —

An early Sunday morning shooting happened on March 20 in the 400 block of 6th Street in Austin

4 people were shot in Austin’s entertainment district

March 20, 2022 9:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson and Keith Allen, CNN An overnight shooting in downtown Austin during the final weekend of the SXSW festival stemmed from “a disturbance between two groups of people,” and is not believed to have been a random act, the Austin Police Department (APD) said. Four people suffered gunshot wounds in the shooting near

The winner claimed the EXTREME CA$H scratch-off game's top prize.

Michigan man wins $4 million in instant lottery game

March 20, 2022 8:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Emmy Abbassi, CNN A Michigan man is making plans to take his family somewhere warm after winning a $4 million lottery jackpot. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, bought two EXTREME CA$H scratch-off tickets from a Marathon gas station, Michigan Lottery said Wednesday. One of those tickets revealed he had won the top

Lake Keowee is pictured in Oconee County

A man was fatally shot by his rescuer after falling in a South Carolina lake. The shooting has been ruled self-defense

March 20, 2022 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN South Carolina prosecutors decided not to file charges in a case where a man who fell off a recreational watercraft was fatally shot by his rescuer, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. Prosecutors ruled the shooting self-defense, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon, when

Terry Nichols Fast Facts

March 20, 2022 7:44 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols. Personal Birth date: April 1, 1955 Birth place: Lapeer County, Michigan Birth name: Terry Lynn Nichols Father: Robert Nichols, farmer Mother: Joyce Nichols Marriages: Marife (Torres) Nichols (1990-2003, divorced); Lana (Osentoski) Nichols (1981-1989, divorced) Children: with Marife

Passover Fast Facts

March 20, 2022 7:41 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on April 5 through April 13, 2023. Facts Passover, also called Pesach, is the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in the 1200s BC. The story is chronicled in the Old

Emergency services attend the scene in Strepy Bracquegnies

Six people killed after car crashes into carnival crowd in Belgium

March 20, 2022 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN Six people were killed after a car crashed into a crowd of people who had gathered to attend a local carnival on Sunday morning in Strépy-Bracquegnies, near La Louvière, Belgium. Abnother 10 people were sent to nearby hospitals with life-threatening injuries and 27 were “slightly injured,” Deputy Crown Prosecutor Damien Verheyen

Oil and Gasoline Fast Facts

March 20, 2022 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at crude oil reserves and production around the world. Facts Crude oil is a form of liquid petroleum, extracted from rock formations and used for fuel and other purposes. Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) produce about 37% of the world’s crude oil, and possess