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Authorities said the officer was conducting a traffic stop on Friday night.

A California police officer was fatally shot while conducting a traffic stop, authorities say

February 26, 2022 6:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Paradise Afshar and Laura James, CNN A Salinas, California, police officer was shot and killed Friday night while conducting a traffic stop, local officials said during a Saturday news conference. The Salinas Police Department identified the slain officer as 30-year-old Jorge David Alvarado, a five-year veteran of the force. At around 10:45 p.m., Alvarado

North Korea has ramped up its missile testing in 2022

North Korea fires ‘at least one ballistic missile,’ Japan says

February 26, 2022 6:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, Emiko Jozuka, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea launched a ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missile was fired from the Sunan area of North Korea at around 7.52 a.m. local time, the Joint Chiefs said.

Ukrainians are fleeing in droves. But they’re waiting more than 60 hours at the border

February 26, 2022 3:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Erin Burnett, James Frater, Scott McLean and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Ukrainians have been leaving the country in huge numbers following the Russian invasion that began on Thursday, but many are being forced to wait more than 60 hours in long queues to cross into neighboring Poland. A CNN team on the ground joined the

People participate in a pro-Ukrainian demonstration in front of the White House to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26 in Washington

‘The whole world right now needs to unite’: Rallies are being held across the US in support of Ukraine

February 27, 2022 5:53 PM CNN

By Dakin Andone, Sara Smart, Polo Sandoval and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Cities across the United States have seen rallies in support of Ukraine this weekend as the invasion by Russian forces continues. Crowds gathered in cities including Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York — where Olga Ladygina told CNN at a rally in Times Square

‘The whole world right now needs to unite’: Rallies are being held across the US in support of Ukraine

February 26, 2022 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, Sara Smart, Polo Sandoval and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Cities across the United States have seen rallies in support of Ukraine this weekend as the invasion by Russian forces continues. Crowds gathered in cities including Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York — where Olga Ladygina told CNN at a rally in Times Square

Police and students are seen after a fatal shooting near an Albuquerque high school Friday.

Police arrest 14-year-old in connection with fatal shooting near Albuquerque high school

February 26, 2022 1:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Albuquerque police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old student near a high school Friday after a disagreement about a gun. Police identified the victim as Andrew Burson, a student at West Mesa High School, which is near the scene of

‘Don’t ever give up.’ Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks on the 10th anniversary of his death

February 26, 2022 1:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker and Laura Studley, CNN Ten years to the day that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed, his mother Sybrina Fulton’s message was one of hope. “If you don’t do anything else, don’t give up. That’s my message, don’t ever give up. Ten years later, and I’m still standing strong,” Fulton said at a

‘Don’t ever give up.’ Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks on the 10th anniversary of his death

February 26, 2022 2:46 PM CNN

By Emma Tucker and Laura Studley, CNN Ten years to the day that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed, his mother Sybrina Fulton’s message was one of hope. “If you don’t do anything else, don’t give up. That’s my message, don’t ever give up. Ten years later, and I’m still standing strong,” Fulton said at a

At least one person was killed and 13 others injured in a Las Vegas hookah lounge shooting

February 26, 2022 1:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Paradise Afshar and Laura James, CNN At least one person was killed and 13 others injured during a shooting at a Las Vegas hookah lounge early Saturday, authorities said. Officers received reports of a shooting around 3:15 a.m. at the business in the 900 block of East Sahara Avenue, and found 14 victims had

Maryland Lottery players have won 14 $25

From bad luck to good: How a car wreck led to a $25,000 lottery win

February 26, 2022 11:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Jay Croft, CNN Talk about turning lemons into lemonade. A Maryland woman took a bit of bad luck and spun it into gold, turning a fender bender into a $25,000 lottery prize to help buy a new vehicle. The woman, who was not named in a Maryland Lottery press release about her misfortune/good fortune,

The Full Sun Imager onboard the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft captured a giant solar eruption on February 15.

Spacecraft witnesses massive solar eruption

February 26, 2022 10:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN As a space enthusiast, I’ve always wanted to sail among the stars to a galaxy far, far away. I got a step closer this week when I boarded the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World for a preview of the first-of-its-kind immersive experience, opening on March 1. As a

The sun is getting more active -- and two solar missions are perfectly poised to capture the stellar show.

Our sun keeps flaring and these 2 missions are capturing it all

February 26, 2022 10:58 AM CNN

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The sun is getting more active — and two solar missions are perfectly poised to capture the stellar show. The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency, is gearing up for its closest approach to the sun so far on March 26. The journey has

Ukrainians stay to fight, as Russian troops draw closer to capital

February 26, 2022 5:31 AM Ben Fein

Russian troops continued the assault on Ukraine Saturday, after a night of explosions and street fighting that sent residents of Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv underground seeking shelter.

For one Ukrainian American family, a mix of anger, fear and regret

February 26, 2022 10:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Faith Karimi, CNN Photos by Austin Steele, CNN Alex Podebryi has barely slept in three days. In the dead of night he scans livestreams for updates on the Russian forces invading his home country. He zooms in on social media videos of tanks rolling into Ukrainian cities. He watches images on TV of shell-shocked

This photo provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows the Otay Mesa commercial facility where authorities discovered almost 1

Authorities seize almost $3 million worth of meth disguised as onions in California

February 26, 2022 9:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers have seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in small packages within a shipment of onions at a commercial facility in San Diego, the agency said. Federal officers at the Otay Mesa port-of-entry facility last Sunday encountered a 46-year-old man who was driving a

Battle rages for strategic bridge in southern Ukraine after days of fighting

February 26, 2022 8:48 AM CNN

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The battle for a strategic bridge in Kherson, southern Ukraine, was still raging Saturday after days of fighting, with warning shots fired in nearby Nikolayev. The sound of shelling impacts hit around Kherson, north of the Crimean Peninsula, could be heard from 8 a.m. local time (1 a.m. ET), and

Battle rages for strategic bridge in southern Ukraine after days of fighting

February 26, 2022 8:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The battle for a strategic bridge in Kherson, southern Ukraine, was still raging Saturday after days of fighting, with warning shots fired in nearby Nikolayev. The sound of shelling impacts hit around Kherson, north of the Crimean Peninsula, could be heard from 8 a.m. local time (1 a.m. ET), and

NYPD presented a reward flyer during a news conference.

Police arrest man over ‘brutal’ hammer attack at New York subway station

February 26, 2022 7:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Brynn Gingras, Kiely Westhoff, Laura Studley and Liam Reilly, CNN Police have arrested a man who allegedly hit a woman over the head several times with a hammer before robbing her at a New York City substation on Thursday, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Police last week said the 57-year-old

Zelensky refuses US offer to evacuate, saying ‘I need ammunition, not a ride’

February 26, 2022 7:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has turned down an offer from the United States of evacuation from the capital city Kyiv, the Ukraine embassy in Britain said Saturday on Twitter. “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride,” Zelensky told the US, according to the embassy. “Ukrainians are proud of

A scholarship, a resolution and calls for accountability: How Ahmaud Arbery’s family and community honored him 2 years after his murder

February 26, 2022 5:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, Alta Spells and Maximillian Boudreaux, CNN Wanda Cooper-Jones said she wanted guilty verdicts in the federal trial for her son’s killers by the time she marked two years since Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down during a jog. They came a day earlier. Jurors found Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William