By Peter Nickeas, CNN Body camera video of former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter fatally shooting Daunte Wright in a car during a traffic stop played a central role in her manslaughter trial. The shooting happened in Brooklyn Center in April when Potter, 49, mistook her gun for a Taser. It also happened during the
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By Isil Sariyuce, CNN At least six people were killed and 52 were injured after extreme wind storms swept through Turkey on Monday and continued to wreak havoc on parts of the country on Tuesday, according to state-run broadcaster Anadolu. Four of the fatalities were in Turkey’s commercial hub of Istanbul, home to 16 million
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By Radina Gigova and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban executed dozens of members of the Afghan security forces after they surrendered following the militants’ seizure of Afghanistan in late summer, new research released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday alleges. The HRW report detailed “the summary execution or enforced disappearance” of 47 former members
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By AJ Willingham, CNN You’ve done Black Friday. You’ve done Cyber Monday. Now it’s Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity when people give to their favorite charities. Need some inspiration? CNN’s Impact Your World Team has you covered. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN You’ve done Black Friday. You’ve done Cyber Monday. Now it’s Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity when people give to their favorite charities. Need some inspiration? CNN’s Impact Your World Team has you covered. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN You’ve done Black Friday. You’ve done Cyber Monday. Now it’s Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity when people give to their favorite charities. Need some inspiration? CNN’s Impact Your World Team has you covered. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN You’ve done Black Friday. You’ve done Cyber Monday. Now it’s Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity when people give to their favorite charities. Need some inspiration? CNN’s Impact Your World Team has you covered. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue Reading By Kelly McCleary, CNN Advanced DNA testing and genome sequencing helped Las Vegas police crack the case of a 16-year-old girl who was found dead 42 years ago, investigators announced Monday. Kim Bryant was reported missing on January 26, 1979, after she didn’t return home from school, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Europe is considering a step once unthinkable among Western democracies: Making Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for the entire bloc. Until now, governments around the world had rejected the idea of a universal coronavirus vaccine mandate, opting instead for incentives and other “nudges” to motivate people to get shots. Even in authoritarian states,
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By Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt, CNN NASA has postponed a spacewalk that was scheduled for Tuesday after receiving a space debris warning for the International Space Station. Just hours before the astronauts were due to venture out of the ISS, the agency said on its Twitter account that “due to the lack of opportunity
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By Cheryl Ho, CNN A North Korean defector who escaped from prison in northeast China has been recaptured by authorities, after more than 40 days on the run in the biting winter cold. The 39-year-old, identified by Chinese authorities as Zhu Xianjian, was just two years short of completing his sentence, when he staged an
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By Kara Fox, CNN Tropical cyclones in Asia could have double the destructive power by the end of the century, according to new research, as scientists say the human-made climate crisis is already making them stronger. Using data from nearly four decades from 1979 to 2016, researchers found that the destructive power of tropical cyclones
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By Miguel Marquez and Rachel Clarke, CNN Matthew Davidson’s death was not unique. It was just one of more than 100,000 deaths to drug overdoses in the US from May 2020 to April 2021 — a record while the country was gripped by the pandemic. His life mirrored those of many people trapped by addiction
Continue Reading By Miguel Marquez and Rachel Clarke, CNN Matthew Davidson’s death was not unique. It was just one of more than 100,000 deaths to drug overdoses in the US from May 2020 to April 2021 — a record while the country was gripped by the pandemic. His life mirrored those of many people trapped by addiction
Continue Reading By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Yon Pomrenze, CNN Kelsey and Chris Waits moved to Hastings, Minnesota, to build a dream home for themselves and their two children. Chris had a promising job opportunity when he left the Navy but it was the neighborhood that drew them in. “Kelsey said, ‘Well, I hope the interview went well
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By Sarah Moon, CNN The University of Southern California (USC) issued a public apology after an ‘offensive chant’ was made from USC’s student section during Saturday night’s football game against Brigham Young University (BYU). “The offensive chant from our student section directed towards BYU during the football game last night does not align with our
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By Sara Smart, CNN About 110 years ago, a book was checked out from a Boise, Idaho library, and it has finally been returned. The “New Chronicles of Rebecca” was originally checked out in 1910 from Boise’s Carnegie Public Library, according to Boise Public Library’s Facebook post. Just this month, the novel was checked back
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