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China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan's independence

Support of Taiwan independence could spark US military conflict with China, Chinese ambassador says

January 28, 2022 5:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Reuters China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan’s independence, Beijing’s ambassador to Washington said in a US radio interview broadcast on Friday. China considers the neighboring, democratically ruled island of Taiwan its “sacred” territory and has never renounced the use of force to

Kayla Berridge has been a mail carrier for four years

Mail began to pile up at a home. The local mail carrier noticed and saved a woman’s life

January 28, 2022 5:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart, CNN A New Hampshire postal worker is now a local hero after she helped save a woman’s life. Newmarket mail carrier Kayla Berridge realized during her shift on January 27 that mail had been piling up for four days at a resident’s home. Newmarket is around 40 miles from Concord. “I hadn’t

A firearms rights group has sued the California city of San Jose over a proposal that would require many of the city's gun owners to carry liability insurance for accidents and negligence -- which would be a first in the nation -- as well as pay a new annual fee.

Firearms rights group sues San Jose over proposal to make gun owners carry insurance and pay annual fee

January 28, 2022 4:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, CNN A firearms rights group has sued the California city of San Jose over a proposal that would require many of the city’s gun owners to carry liability insurance for accidents and negligence — which would be a first in the nation — as well as pay a new annual fee. The

‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic has sentence reduced by one year, to 21 years, in ‘murder-for-hire’ plot

January 28, 2022 2:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Joe Exotic, of Netflix’s “Tiger King” fame, aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, has had his sentence in the murder-for-hire plot reduced by one year to 21 years, according to the courtroom sentencing sheet from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma – Oklahoma City. “We are unsatisfied with the

Widow of slain NYPD officer recalls youthful love and the anguish of his death, calls out new DA’s policies

January 28, 2022 4:48 PM CNN

By Jay Croft and Laura Ly, CNN The widow of slain New York Police Department Officer Jason Rivera tearfully recalled her childhood love at his funeral Friday, and said she has been living in a “nightmare” since his killing a week ago. “I would say good morning to you all, but in fact, this is

A Houston-area deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Sunday

Multiple attacks on officers this week illustrate the inherent dangers of traffic stops

January 28, 2022 1:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Nickeas and Emma Tucker, CNN At least five law enforcement officers were seriously injured during traffic stops across America over the last week — four by gunfire — leading to the death of one sheriff’s deputy. A motorist dragged a Philadelphia police officer for five blocks while attempting to flee after the officer

The gun that Kyle Rittenhouse used in the Kenosha

Gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha shootings to be destroyed

January 28, 2022 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Parks, CNN The gun that Kyle Rittenhouse used in the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings will be destroyed, Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said Friday. “The parties — the defense, the state, and also Dominick Black, who purchased that firearm — have all signed off on a stipulation whereby the Kenosha Police Department

Ukraine’s President Zelensky urges world leaders to tone down rhetoric on threat of war with Russia

January 28, 2022 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Matthew Chance, Vasco Cotovio and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday other world leaders have been overstating the likelihood of war between his country and Russia, causing “panic” and destabilizing Kyiv’s economy. Speaking to foreign reporters Friday, Zelensky said he explained in phone calls to world leaders like US President Joe

Dramatic video shows off-duty police officer stopping armed robbery in Spain

January 28, 2022 11:54 AM CNN

By Al Goodman, CNN An off-duty police officer went into a supermarket near Barcelona, Spain to buy groceries and ended up tackling a suspected armed robber. The Catalan police, who patrol the region of Catalonia around Barcelona, in northeastern Spain, tweeted a video of the incident on Thursday and it has since been seen more

Dramatic video shows off-duty police officer stopping armed robbery in Spain

January 28, 2022 11:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Al Goodman, CNN An off-duty police officer went into a supermarket near Barcelona, Spain to buy groceries and ended up tackling a suspected armed robber. The Catalan police, who patrol the region of Catalonia around Barcelona, in northeastern Spain, tweeted a video of the incident on Thursday and it has since been seen more

Jeremy Habowski said he tried to warn other drivers that the snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh had collapsed on January 28

A Pittsburgh bus driver came to work on his day off. His familiar route took him to a bridge collapse

January 28, 2022 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul P. Murphy, Tanika Gray and Ray Sanchez, CNN Daryl Luciani was supposed to be off Friday but got behind the wheel of a Pittsburgh Port Authority bus for some extra cash. He was shuttling two passengers across the snow-covered Forbes Avenue bridge in Pittsburgh early Friday when the structure collapsed, Luciani told CNN

A Pittsburgh Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday is visible in the city's East End.

NTSB investigators seek clues after Pittsburgh bridge collapse

January 29, 2022 7:57 PM CNN

By Ray Sanchez and Athena Jones, CNN National Transportation Safety Board investigators descended into a wooded ravine in Pittsburgh Saturday where a snow-covered bridge collapsed one day earlier. Investigators also flew a drone over the area in search of answers as to why the 52-year-old steel frame bridge collapsed in the predawn darkness Friday, leaving

NTSB investigators seek clues after Pittsburgh bridge collapse

January 29, 2022 7:57 PM CNN

By Ray Sanchez and Athena Jones, CNN National Transportation Safety Board investigators descended into a wooded ravine in Pittsburgh Saturday where a snow-covered bridge collapsed one day earlier. Investigators also flew a drone over the area in search of answers as to why the 52-year-old steel frame bridge collapsed in the predawn darkness Friday, leaving

Ukraine’s President Zelensky urges world leaders to tone down rhetoric on threat of war with Russia

January 28, 2022 11:37 AM CNN

By Matthew Chance, Vasco Cotovio and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday other world leaders have been overstating the likelihood of war between his country and Russia, causing “panic” and destabilizing Kyiv’s economy. Speaking to foreign reporters Friday, Zelensky said he explained in phone calls to world leaders like US President Joe

Laurie Leshin will assume her dual roles as director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of Caltech in May.

First female director appointed for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

January 28, 2022 11:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time in its 85-year history, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a female director. Geochemist and space scientist Laurie Leshin will serve as the director for JPL as well as the vice president of the California Institute of Technology, both located in Pasadena. Faculty and students from Caltech founded

What is a bomb cyclone? Here’s what you need to know

January 28, 2022 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist Bomb. It’s not a word you can say on an airplane (cue Ben Stiller). You also have to be careful when using it to describe a storm system. But the term “bomb cyclone” does pop up from time to time in weather stories — the latest being the powerful nor’easter

Widow of slain NYPD officer recalls youthful love and the anguish of his death, calls out new DA’s policies

January 28, 2022 11:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Jay Croft and Laura Ly, CNN The widow of slain New York Police Department Officer Jason Rivera tearfully recalled her childhood love at his funeral Friday, and said she has been living in a “nightmare” since his killing a week ago. “I would say good morning to you all, but in fact, this is

Widow of slain NYPD officer recalls youthful love and the anguish of his death, calls out new DA’s policies

January 28, 2022 4:48 PM CNN

By Jay Croft and Laura Ly, CNN The widow of slain New York Police Department Officer Jason Rivera tearfully recalled her childhood love at his funeral Friday, and said she has been living in a “nightmare” since his killing a week ago. “I would say good morning to you all, but in fact, this is

A hiker in Arizona slipped and fell hundreds of feet to his death

An Arizona hiker fell 700 feet to his death while trying to take a photo

January 28, 2022 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN A hiker in Arizona slipped and fell hundreds of feet to his death Monday after trying to take a photo in Lost Dutchman State Park, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Jacobson, 21, was found dead around 700 feet below the Flat Iron Trail, sheriff’s office spokesperson Lauren Reimer

The bridge that collapsed Friday had an "overall condition" rating of "poor

Bridge given an overall ‘poor’ rating by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

January 28, 2022 9:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Watts and Paul P. Murphy, CNN The bridge that collapsed Friday had an “overall condition” rating of “poor,” according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation website that tracks bridges across the state. The bridge was built in 1970, was 447 feet long, and made of a steel rigid frame, the website says. The