By Alaa Elassar, CNN A triumphant group of incarcerated students at a prison in California began a new chapter of their lives on Tuesday after graduating with their bachelor’s degrees. The 25 students, who are incarcerated at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC), celebrated their commencement ceremony in the prison yard, 70 miles away
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By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Lebanon’s main state electricity company supplied around two hours of power to the national grid, local residents told CNN on Sunday, a day after the country was reported to have disconnected from its grid due to fuel depletion. On Saturday, Lebanon’s Energy Minister Walid Fayad told CNN Arabic that reports of
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By Kelly Murray, Alaa Elassar and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, have arrested three men after a shooting at a bar left a woman dead and 14 others injured, authorities said. Around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, several people called 911 to report shots fired inside the Seventh Street Truck Park on West 7th
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By Jason Hanna, CNN In normal times, Boston Marathon runners might be offered an encouraging kiss from college students around the halfway point. But race organizers ask that we please have none of that during Monday’s event. The Boston Marathon is set to go Monday morning for the first time since April 2019, after Covid-19
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By Faith Karimi, CNN On this World Mental Health Day, the second of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that people — many people — are struggling. These simple ways to focus on your mental health can make a huge difference. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was
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By John Mastrini and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Czech President Miloš Zeman is in a stable condition in intensive care after he was hospitalized following a dramatic election that saw a majority of voters reject the country’s populist prime minister. Zeman, who plays a crucial role in choosing the next prime minister, was admitted to Prague’s
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at nuclear nations. Information about nuclear stockpiles varies from source to source. The information below is sourced to the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the US State Department. Countries with confirmed nuclear weapons China – Approximately 320 nuclear warheads and 90 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). France – Approximately 290
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN For more than three weeks, local and federal authorities have been combing through a 25,000-acre nature reserve searching for Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of 22-year-old Gabby Petito. On September 1, Laundrie returned in Petito’s van to the couple’s North Port, Florida, home from a cross-country road trip the couple embarked on
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Vincent Chin was celebrating his bachelor party at the Fancy Pants strip club in Detroit when he and another patron got into a fight. “It’s because of you little motherf****** that we’re out of work,” a White autoworker named Ronald Ebens yelled at the 27-year-old Chinese American, as a dancer who
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN His messages are a mix of uncertainty and terror — with glimmers of hope. He is gay, a convert to Christianity and a member of the Hazara ethnic minority — three groups that have been historically persecuted by the Taliban. The 32-year-old man went into hiding after the Taliban seized control
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By Sophia Saifi, CNN Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program, has died in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, according to the country’s Ministry of Information. He was 85 years old. Khan was given a state funeral at Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque on Sunday. The funeral, attended by thousands of
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By Liam Reilly, CNN A childcare provider in New York was charged with second-degree murder Friday after prosecutors alleged she starved her boyfriend’s 7-year-old son to death earlier this year. Leticia Bravo, 39, potentially faces 25 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Peter Cuacuas, according to a statement from the Orange
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By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan will not bow to pressure and nobody can force it to accept the path China has laid out for the self-governing democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday as the island celebrated its National Day amid heightened tensions with Beijing. During her speech in front of the presidential office in the
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By Scott McLean, Gio Prati and Charbel Mallo, CNN Spend a few hours wandering the manicured walkways of the Expo 2020 grounds and the world — or at least this sanitized version in the Dubai desert — feels at peace and in harmony. But, for many nations, it’s all a façade. A record 192 countries
Continue Reading By Scott McLean, Gio Prati and Charbel Mallo, CNN Spend a few hours wandering the manicured walkways of the Expo 2020 grounds and the world — or at least this sanitized version in the Dubai desert — feels at peace and in harmony. But, for many nations, it’s all a façade. A record 192 countries
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN Flights of Afghan evacuees from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to the US resumed Saturday after pausing for weeks due to confirmed cases of measles amongst evacuees. One flight left the base Saturday with a few hundred evacuees headed for Philadelphia, a spokesman for the 86th Airlift Wing told CNN. Five
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN A 50-mile race in the mountains of north of Salt Lake City, Utah, was cut short Saturday morning after more than 80 runners found themselves in dangerous winter conditions, the Davis County Sheriff’s Office said. “There were white-out conditions and 12 to 18 inches of snow,” Sheriff Kelly Sparks told CNN.
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN A North Carolina man won nearly $200,000 on a lottery ticket he forgot he bought — and is now planning to use the money to switch careers. Gregory Warren, a mechanic in Franklinville, picked up a Cash 5 lottery ticket for the September 29 drawing while filling gas one day after
Continue Reading By Ben Westcott and Jinky Jorgio, CNN A dictator’s son. A former actor. A champion boxer. A diverse field of candidates have put up their hands to succeed Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who is stepping down after a single six-year term in line with the Philippines constitution. Although the 2022 presidential election campaign is yet
Continue Reading By Ben Westcott and Jinky Jorgio, CNN A dictator’s son. A former actor. A champion boxer. A diverse field of candidates have put up their hands to succeed Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who is stepping down after a single six-year term in line with the Philippines constitution. Although the 2022 presidential election campaign is yet
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