By Helen Regan and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Deadly floodwaters triggered by record rainfall in Australia’s northeast rose for a third day Monday as authorities warned flood-stricken communities to brace themselves for further destruction. One person drowned in the flooding on Sunday and thousands of residents in low-lying coastal suburbs and towns are under
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — On the first day of November, Aleksandar Matkovic was running late for a train. He was traveling from Novi Sad, in the north of Serbia, to its capital Belgrade, where he works as an economic historian. When he got to the station, he witnessed a scene of horror that
Continue Reading By Nick Paton Walsh, Rebecca Wright and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Could a ceasefire deal be a disaster for Ukraine in disguise? That is the urgent question echoing in Ukrainian frontline bunkers and in the ruins of besieged towns, where ubiquitous exhaustion begs for peace, but where a costly learned distrust of Russia rules.
Continue Reading By Teele Rebane, Isaac Yee, Halim Surin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) — Millions dined in their restaurants worldwide, getting a taste of Malaysia supplied by a sprawling conglomerate that claimed to embrace Islamic values by caring for thousands of disadvantaged children they said were orphans in homes across the country. But the leaders of Global
Continue Reading By Kaanita Iyer and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to increase its pitch just before the impact, preliminary data from a data recorder recovered from the plane shows. “At one point very close to the impact, there
Continue Reading Story by Associated Press A Norwegian-owned, Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected of involvement in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been released. Norwegian police said late Friday that no findings had been made that would have linked the ship, the Silver Dania, “to the
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Nashville school district invested about $1 million in AI gun identification software, the school district said, leaving some to wonder what went wrong in detecting a school shooter in the halls. More than a week ago, 17-year-old Solomon Henderson carried out a shooting inside Antioch High School in
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A key group of Arab nations have said they “firmly” reject any efforts to resettle or evict Palestinians from Gaza, after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to “clean out” the enclave and move its population to neighboring countries. The foreign ministers of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates,
Continue Reading By Mick Krever, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages from captivity in two orderly handover ceremonies that stood in marked contrast to chaotic scenes earlier this week. After 484 days in Gaza, Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon returned to Israeli soil. Stepping off a military helicopter
Continue Reading By Martha Shade, CNN Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) — His devotees call themselves “Potheads,” and they feverishly collect and trade his pottery online. He says he’s just trying to build an ethical brand that benefits his workers and his community – a business model that was put to the test when Hurricane Helene tore through
Continue Reading By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — From fresh avocados to dairy products, Americans rely heavily on their neighbors for everyday grocery items. The White House confirmed Monday that President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, two of America’s largest suppliers of agricultural products, on Tuesday. Trump had previously proposed tariffs
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on its way to the nation’s capital, figure skater Spencer Lane snapped a photo of the plane’s wing stretched out over the tarmac toward the horizon. A grayish-blue overcast sky formed a
Continue Reading By Alejandra Jaramillo and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela are heading home to the US, President Donald Trump announced Friday, after his envoy met with the country’s President Nicolás Maduro. The meeting in Caracas, first reported by CNN, was notable given Washington does not officially recognize the
Continue Reading By Betiana Fernández Martino, CNNEE (CNN) — Carolina Aló was 17 years old the night her father, Edgardo, saw her for the last time. In their final conversation, he pleaded with Carolina to leave her boyfriend because of the way he treated her. Almost 30 years later, Edgardo remembers the following night as if it
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Halle and Berlin, Germany (CNN) — “You have to make a decision. Do you want to have the party of [Chancellor] Olaf Scholz and all those eunuchs? Or are you on our side, with Elon Musk and Donald Trump? Which side has more sex appeal?” This was Maximilian Krah, a highly
Continue Reading CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing, collided midair with a military helicopter in a fiery explosion, plunging 67 lives full of promise into the cold, inky waters of the Potomac River. The frantic search for survivors
Continue Reading WPVI, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A twin-engine medevac jet crashed in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia Friday night, causing a fiery explosion, according to authorities and video from the scene. A Learjet 55 crashed around 6:30 p.m. ET after
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, Pete Muntean, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Seven people are dead, including one in a car on the ground, after a twin-engine medevac jet carrying a child patient and her mother crashed in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia Friday night, the mayor said Saturday morning.
Continue Reading By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship torpedoed and sunk by Nazi Germany was definitively confirmed by Brazil’s navy this week. The wreck of the Vital de Oliveira was initially discovered in 2011 by a
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Kateryna and her husband Oleg endure what every citizen of Kyiv must – long blackouts, hours without any internet connection and constant apprehension about the next missile barrage. But as they begin 2023, they are also preparing for the arrival of twin boys. Kateryna, who is 34, is eight
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