National-World Archives

Debris lies on the ground at the scene of one of the explosions.

Police investigating Sacramento explosions arrest 23-year-old man

January 31, 2022 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso, CNN A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Sacramento, California, in connection with two explosions in a neighborhood, police said Sunday. Investigators served a search warrant on Saturday following an explosion that caused damage to a vehicle the previous day, a Sacramento Police Department news release states. Police canvassed the area and

Increasing flood costs over next three decades will mainly impact people of color, study shows

January 31, 2022 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The United States is already spending tens of billions of dollars a year on flood damage as hurricanes get more intense, sea level rises along the coasts and extreme weather becomes more frequent. And a new study suggests that not only is flooding going to cost the US even more in

Burnt out and frustrated, Covid-weary Americans try to accept uncertainty as their new normal

January 31, 2022 9:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Maeve Reston, Christina Maxouris and Nicole Chavez, CNN Heading into the new year, 24-year-old Heather McClintock had hoped she and her fiancé could finally move beyond the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic and focus on their future — namely their wedding in September. Instead, amid a highly transmissible variant still gripping large swaths of

Burnt out and frustrated, Covid-weary Americans try to accept uncertainty as their new normal

February 1, 2022 5:02 PM CNN

By Maeve Reston, Christina Maxouris and Nicole Chavez, CNN Heading into the new year, 24-year-old Heather McClintock had hoped she and her fiancé could finally move beyond the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic and focus on their future — namely their wedding in September. Instead, amid a highly transmissible variant still gripping large swaths of

Rings in ‘tree stump’ crater found on Mars illuminate red planet’s past climate

January 31, 2022 8:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN At first glance, it looks like a tree stump but the circular feature in a newly released image captured by the ExoMars orbiter is actually an ice-rich crater on Mars. Just as a tree’s concentric rings can give us detailed information about Earth’s past climate, the patterns inside the crater illuminate

Rings in ‘tree stump’ crater found on Mars illuminate red planet’s past climate

January 31, 2022 8:44 AM CNN

By Katie Hunt, CNN At first glance, it looks like a tree stump but the circular feature in a newly released image captured by the ExoMars orbiter is actually an ice-rich crater on Mars. Just as a tree’s concentric rings can give us detailed information about Earth’s past climate, the patterns inside the crater illuminate

At least six historically black colleges and universities received bomb threats Monday morning. Howard University was one of them.

Howard, Southern University and other HBCUs receive bomb threats

January 31, 2022 8:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul P. Murphy and Laura Ly, CNN At least six historically black colleges and universities received bomb threats Monday morning, disrupting campus operations and launching police investigations. Southern University and A&M, Howard University, Bethune-Cookman University, Albany State University, Bowie State University and Delaware State University all received bomb threats this morning, according to campus

Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA and correspondent for ‘Extra,’ dead at 30

January 31, 2022 9:37 PM CNN

By Alaa Elassar, Liam Reilly and Mirna Alsharif, CNN Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died Sunday morning, said her family and the New York Police Department, which is investigating her death. She was 30. Kryst was an attorney who sought to help reform America’s justice system, as well as a fashion blogger and entertainment news

Kremlin accuses US of stoking ‘hysteria’ over Ukraine, as UN Security Council meets

January 31, 2022 7:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, Anna Chernova and Nathan Hodge, CNN Russia has accused Washington of stoking “hysteria” over the crisis on the Ukrainian border, as the US Ambassador to the United Nations warned “the consequences will be horrific” if Russia invades. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Washington and US outlets have played up fears

Kremlin accuses US of stoking ‘hysteria’ over Ukraine, as UN Security Council meets

January 31, 2022 7:03 AM CNN

By Jack Guy, Anna Chernova and Nathan Hodge, CNN Russia has accused Washington of stoking “hysteria” over the crisis on the Ukrainian border, as the US Ambassador to the United Nations warned “the consequences will be horrific” if Russia invades. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Washington and US outlets have played up fears

The United States intends to sanction if Russia invades Ukraine.

5 things to know for Jan. 31: Ukraine, SCOTUS, Spotify, North Korea, Australian Open

January 31, 2022 5:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world

5 things to know for Jan. 31: Ukraine, SCOTUS, Spotify, North Korea, Australian Open

January 31, 2022 5:39 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world

5 things to know for Jan. 31: Ukraine, SCOTUS, Spotify, North Korea, Australian Open

January 31, 2022 5:39 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world

5 things to know for Jan. 31: Ukraine, SCOTUS, Spotify, North Korea, Australian Open

January 31, 2022 5:39 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world

5 things to know for Jan. 31: Ukraine, SCOTUS, Spotify, North Korea, Australian Open

January 31, 2022 5:39 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world

How a group of Irish fishermen forced the Russian Navy into a U-turn

January 31, 2022 5:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Donie O’Sullivan and Jo Shelley, CNN A fishing community on the southern tip of Ireland breathed a sigh of relief this weekend after the Russian government gave in to appeals from local fishermen who said naval drills ordered by Moscow off the Irish coast could endanger their livelihoods. “I’m shocked, really,” Patrick Murphy, head

How a group of Irish fishermen forced the Russian Navy into a U-turn

January 31, 2022 5:25 AM CNN

By Donie O’Sullivan and Jo Shelley, CNN A fishing community on the southern tip of Ireland breathed a sigh of relief this weekend after the Russian government gave in to appeals from local fishermen who said naval drills ordered by Moscow off the Irish coast could endanger their livelihoods. “I’m shocked, really,” Patrick Murphy, head

Two Connecticut officers are placed on leave following an investigation into the deaths of two Black women. Family and friends of Lauren Smith-Fields here gathered for a protest march in her memory in Bridgeport

Connecticut officers placed on leave after mayor says he’s ‘extremely disappointed’ in police leadership following investigation into the deaths of two Black women

January 31, 2022 2:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The mayor of a Connecticut city has ordered two police officers be placed on administrative leave after the families of two Black women criticized the police responses and investigations into their deaths. Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim expressed his condolences Sunday to the families of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, saying

Federal prosecutors have reached plea agreements with Travis McMichael and his father

Federal judge rejects plea deal on hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing over sentencing concerns

January 31, 2022 12:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Angela Barajas and Melissa Alonso, CNN A federal judge Monday rejected the plea deal reached by prosecutors and Travis McMichael on hate crime charges, an agreement that would have precluded his federal trial in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. Earlier, McMichael had agreed to plead guilty to a single hate crime charge —

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Ethiopian Airlines employees are fleeing the country by hiding in the planes they work on

January 30, 2022 11:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN Yohannes and Gebremeskel knew it would be freezing cold inside the bulk cargo area of the Airbus A350 plane on the long flight from Ethiopia’s capital to Belgium. But the two ground technicians with Ethiopian Airlines, both of Tigrayan origin, said they felt a threat from the Ethiopian