By Amanda Jackson and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in West Palm Beach, Florida, are investigating the death of a bicyclist who fell to her death from a drawbridge as it opened. The victim was seen walking her bicycle on the sidewalk portion of the Royal Park Bridge, which connects West Palm Beach to Palm Beach,
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By Steve Almasy and Paul P. Murphy, CNN One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting at a grocery store in the southern Washington city of Richland, authorities said Monday. Richland Police Cmdr. Chris Lee said the suspect and the man who died had a conversation before the shooting inside the Fred
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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN An imaginative boy who loves comic books now has a graphic novel of his own on the shelves of his local library. Dillon Helbig, 8, wrote a Christmas book and snuck it into the library’s stacks in Boise, Idaho, his family said. When a librarian saw it, the staff decided to
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By Eric Levenson, CNN The Omicron wave of Covid-19 cases has receded significantly in the US over the past few weeks, but more people are dying each day from the contagious illness than died during the peak of the Delta wave last summer. The mixed metrics on Covid have created a contrasting, roses-and-thorns situation for
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By Laura Studley, CNN Officers with the New York City Police Department’s hate crimes unit are investigating three incidents in Brooklyn over the weekend that have drawn the attention of Mayor Eric Adams. Two Jewish men were assaulted on Friday and a swastika was painted on a school bus Sunday, police said. In a statement
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By Eliza Mackintosh, Nathan Hodge, Uliana Pavolva Dalal Mawad and Nada Bashir, CNN In the tense standoff between Russia and Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has emerged as a central figure in Europe’s diplomatic efforts to diffuse potential conflict. As the United States moves forces to Eastern Europe to support its NATO allies and Russia
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, chimpanzees were spotted capturing insects and applying them to their own wounds, as well as the wounds of others, possibly as a form of medication. This behavior of one animal applying medication to the wounds of another has never been observed before, and it may be a
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By Brad Lendon and Ivan Watson, CNN A video posted on social media over the weekend shows the stealth fighter that crashed on a US Navy aircraft carrier last month bursting into flames as it strikes the flight deck of the massive warship. The F-35C, the newest fighter in the Navy fleet, is seen on
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Ivan Watson, CNN A video posted on social media over the weekend shows the stealth fighter that crashed on a US Navy aircraft carrier last month bursting into flames as it strikes the flight deck of the massive warship. The F-35C, the newest fighter in the Navy fleet, is seen on
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By Celine Alkhaldi and Nimi Princewill, CNN Crowds gathered in Morocco’s northern Chefchaouen province on Monday to attend the funeral of five-year-old Rayan Aourram, who died after being trapped in a well for four days. Hundreds of mourners carried Rayan’s coffin, and laid him to rest two days after he passed away. Rayan was confirmed
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Steve Almasy, CNN The parents of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man killed during a police raid in Minneapolis last week, are calling for an end to no-knock warrants in the city — describing them as a failure of law enforcement. “The no-knock warrant is what caused Amir’s death,” his
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By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez, CNN An officer from a Minneapolis SWAT team shot a man to death while serving a Wednesday morning warrant in connection with a homicide investigation, and though the man who they shot was armed, he was not the target of the warrant, attorneys and police say. The shooting by an officer on
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By Andy Rose, CNN A Colorado man is accused of breaking into a ranch owned by billionaire Michael Bloomberg and kidnapping an employee, asking her about the former New York City mayor’s daughters, according to an arrest warrant affidavit and a criminal complaint filed in federal court. Joseph Beecher allegedly rammed his truck through the
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By Andrew Carey and Amir Tal, CNN Israel’s government is set to consider opening a commission of inquiry into the police amid growing anger over the alleged police use of Pegasus hacking software against a wide array of senior public figures. The development comes after a new report by the business news website Calcalist alleging
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By Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN The Democratic governors of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware as well as Oregon’s health department have set timelines for the end of their states’ school mask mandates in a sign of the receding wave of Covid-19 and the country’s move toward a “new normal.” New Jersey Gov. Phil
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tired of seeing empty shelves at your favorite grocery store? More shoppers are turning to smaller convenience stores as a backup, but they’re struggling to stay fully stocked too, especially in rural areas. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tired of seeing empty shelves at your favorite grocery store? More shoppers are turning to smaller convenience stores as a backup, but they’re struggling to stay fully stocked too, especially in rural areas. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tired of seeing empty shelves at your favorite grocery store? More shoppers are turning to smaller convenience stores as a backup, but they’re struggling to stay fully stocked too, especially in rural areas. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tired of seeing empty shelves at your favorite grocery store? More shoppers are turning to smaller convenience stores as a backup, but they’re struggling to stay fully stocked too, especially in rural areas. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tired of seeing empty shelves at your favorite grocery store? More shoppers are turning to smaller convenience stores as a backup, but they’re struggling to stay fully stocked too, especially in rural areas. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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