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Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is pictured at a hearing in September in Boulder

Colorado supermarket mass shooting suspect determined “incompetent to stand trial currently,” district attorney says

December 3, 2021 7:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Mallika Kallingal and Raja Razek, CNN The 22-year-old suspect in a deadly mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket has been deemed “incompetent to stand trial currently” by a doctor, according to Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty, following a second court-ordered competency evaluation. The suspect was declared incompetent to stand trial by evaluators in

Pacific Gas & Electric fined $125 million for 2019 Kincade Fire

December 3, 2021 5:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Mallika Kallingal and Stella Chan, CNN Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) must pay $125 million for its role in the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, according to a settlement with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). PG&E shareholders will pay $40 million to the state’s general fund and $85 million will go toward

What legal analysts say about charges against parents in Michigan school shooting

December 3, 2021 9:15 PM CNN

By Theresa Waldrop and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The parents of the suspect in a shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan that left four students dead this week are facing involuntary manslaughter charges in those deaths. Legal experts were quick to point out that such charges are far from the norm — it is James

What legal analysts say about charges against parents in Michigan school shooting

December 3, 2021 5:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Theresa Waldrop and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The parents of the suspect in a shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan that left four students dead this week are facing involuntary manslaughter charges in those deaths. Legal experts were quick to point out that such charges are far from the norm — it is James

Maryland homeowners burned down their home while attempting to rid the house of snakes

December 3, 2021 4:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart, CNN What started as an attempt to get rid of pesky creatures ended with an entire house going up in flames. A house of nearly 10,000 square feet in Dickerson, Maryland, an hour west of Baltimore, was engulfed in flames on November 23 when the homeowner tried to smoke out a snake

South Africa's Covid-19 cases have nearly quadrupled in the last four days

South Africa Covid-19 cases have nearly quadrupled since Tuesday, with Omicron fueling the surge

December 3, 2021 4:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Duarte Mendonça, CNN South Africa’s Covid-19 cases have nearly quadrupled in the last four days, underscoring concerns around how contagious the new coronavirus Omicron variant might be as the country enters its fourth wave of the pandemic. On Friday, South Africa reported on 16,055 new Covid-19 cases, up from 4,373 new cases on Tuesday.

This photo provided by the Santa Cruz Police Department shows Ole Hougen being taken into custody by police officers in Santa Cruz

Man sentenced to nearly 7 years for attacking Black man with knife was repeat hate crime offender

December 3, 2021 4:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Carrega, CNN A repeat hate crime offender was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison for an unprovoked knife attack against a Black man in California, the Justice Department announced Friday. Ole Hougen, 45, was convicted in April for confronting a 29-year-old Black man with racial slurs and slashing the man up

United Special Ops forces distribute aid in rural Syria

US officials say humanitarian effort in Syria is another means to counter ISIS

December 3, 2021 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent United States special operations forces in northeastern Syria have been quietly visiting local villages to help provide medical care to communities which have seen little health care in the wake of years of war. The visits are done in partnership with the Syrian Defense Forces, (SDF) which operate in

William Schultz is flanked by his attorneys

Family of Georgia Tech student fatally shot by campus police settles lawsuit for $1 million dollars

December 3, 2021 2:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Tina Burnside and Erica Henry, CNN The family of a Georgia Institute of Technology student fatally shot by campus police in 2017 has settled a lawsuit for $1 million, according to a news release from the family’s attorney. Scout Schultz, who identified as nonbinary and intersex and used the pronouns “they” and “them,” was

Omicron outbreak at Norway Christmas party is biggest outside South Africa, authorities say

December 3, 2021 2:57 PM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters At least 13 people in Oslo have been infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus following a corporate Christmas party described as a “superspreader event,” and their numbers could rise to over 60 cases, authorities said on Friday. The outbreak took place at a Christmas party on November 26 organized by

Omicron outbreak at Norway Christmas party is biggest outside South Africa, authorities say

December 3, 2021 2:57 PM CNN

Story by Reuters At least 13 people in Oslo have been infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus following a corporate Christmas party described as a “superspreader event,” and their numbers could rise to over 60 cases, authorities said on Friday. The outbreak took place at a Christmas party on November 26 organized by

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald explained December 3 why the suspected shooter's parents were charged

Prosecutor lays out disturbing timeline in explaining why school shooting suspect’s parents were charged

December 3, 2021 2:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Joseph and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The parents of Ethan Crumbley, the suspected shooter at Oxford High School in Michigan, have each been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Four students were killed in the shooting, and six other students and a teacher were wounded. In announcing the charges Friday, Oakland County Prosecutor

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait in line for food from the World Food Programme in Kabul on November 6.

Taliban decree on women’s rights, which made no mention of school or work, dismissed by Afghan women and experts

December 3, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The Taliban released a so-called “decree on women’s rights” on Friday that failed to mention access to education or work and was immediately panned by Afghan women and experts, who said it was proof that the militant group was uninterested in upholding basic freedoms for millions of Afghan women who have

A 50-year-old man tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in northern Italy

Man in Italy uses fake silicone arm to try to get vaccine certificate

December 3, 2021 12:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Livia Borghese, CNN A 50-year-old man tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in northern Italy, in an attempt to get a vaccine certificate without actually getting inoculated. The deception was spotted by a nurse, Filippa Bua, as she was about to administer the vaccine in

Police officers stand guard at the scene where a Sri Lankan national was lynched by mob outside a factory in Sialkot

Pakistan PM calls mob killing ‘day of shame’ for the country

December 3, 2021 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a violent mob killing of a Sri Lankan national on Friday “a day of shame for Pakistan.” Khan’s comments come after a Sri Lankan national working in Pakistan’s Punjab province was killed and later burnt by a mob after being accused

A memorial outside of Oxford High School continues to grow on December 03

‘Constant state of anxiety.’ Yet another school shooting takes its psychological toll

December 5, 2021 5:44 AM CNN

By Ray Sanchez, CNN High school teacher Sarah Giddings stayed home again Friday after more online threats and jittery nerves forced her school and others in southeast Michigan to close. Giddings, 39, comes from a family of educators who — along with school staff, students and their parents across the nation — have become unwilling

A boy snatched by a leopard in Madhya Pradesh

A leopard snatched this mother’s child. She chased it down and rescued him

December 3, 2021 11:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Esha Mitra and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A boy snatched by a leopard is lucky to be alive after the animal let go of him when his mother gave chase. The unnamed child, believed to be around 5 years old, was sitting in his hut with his mother and siblings when the big cat approached,

Thousands of Americans will still be without power and heat this winter despite call for utility companies to prevent shutoffs

December 3, 2021 9:07 AM CNN

By Gabe Cohen, CNN As Michael Lundy cradles her newborn son, she’s mentally preparing to pack up and leave her Detroit home again. She just got a shutoff notice from the power company, owes more than $2,400 and her debt has grown throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. And she’s been trying to stay afloat after being

Hamid Karzai Fast Facts

December 3, 2021 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1957 Birth place: Kandahar, Afghanistan Father: Abdul Ahad Karzai, politician Mother: Mother’s name unavailable publicly Marriage: Zinat Quraishi Karzai (1999-present) Children: daughter’s name unavailable publicly, 2016; Howsi, 2014; Malalai, 2012; Mirwais, 2007

Jim Jones Fast Facts

December 3, 2021 8:17 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of General (ret.) Jim Jones, former National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama. Personal Birth date: December 19, 1943 Birth place: Kansas City, Missouri Birth name: James Logan Jones Jr. Father: James L. Jones Sr. Mother: Charlotte Ann (Ground) Jones Marriage: Diane (Johnson) Jones Children: