By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, causing material damage in several regions as the island continues to recover from widespread blackouts and the impact of two hurricanes over the past few weeks. The earthquake was reported about 39 km (24 miles) south
Continue Reading By Alex Marquardt, Maria Kostenko and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an assault on the Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region expected in the coming days, a US official told CNN on Sunday. Ukrainian
Continue Reading By Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israel has for the first time confirmed that it was behind the operation in September to detonate hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Israeli media on Sunday reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet: “The beeper operation and the elimination of (Hezbollah’s leader Hassan)
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with arson after officials say he fired an illegal shotgun round that sparked a wildfire in Jackson Township, New Jersey, scorching 350 acres of land and prompting evacuations in the surrounding community. Richard Shashaty, 37, has been charged with arson and violation of the
Continue Reading By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Every day, Cole Taschman heads out to Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Florida. The quiet reef on the Atlantic Coast got its name from the “bathtub effect” which breaks up waves, creates a shallow pool at low tide and reduces erosion. For Cole and the Taschman family, who consider the
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Paradise Afshar and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died Saturday while responding to a wildfire near the New York-New Jersey border that sent smoke drifting across New York City, officials said. Dariel Vasquez, a Parks and Recreation aide employed by the
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Need a little inspiration to get off the couch this Sunday? Look no further than this octogenarian who recently completed her 21st marathon! Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • The Justice Department announced federal charges
Continue Reading CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Need a little inspiration to get off the couch this Sunday? Look no further than this octogenarian who recently completed her 21st marathon! Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • The Justice Department announced federal
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — In Amsterdam’s Red Light District, the hologram of a woman sits behind a window. She looks out at passers-by, then appears to knock on the window and breathe on the glass. The glass seemingly fogs up, and the word “help” appears. This hologram is modeled on Bernadett “Betty” Szabó,
Continue Reading By Mia Alberti, Charbel Mallo, Tim Lister, Ibrahim Dahman, Eve Brennan and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — More than 80 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, northern Gaza and Syria since late Saturday, according to reports. The National News Agency (NNA) reported airstrikes on the town of Almat in central Lebanon on
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales joined the royal family as they paid their respects to all those who have lost their lives in conflicts at the annual Remembrance Day service in London on Sunday. King Charles III, who recently returned from his first long-haul multi-country tour since his cancer
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, Chris Boyette, Michelle Watson and Cindy VonQuednow, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that killed one person and injured more than a dozen others on the last day of homecoming week at Alabama’s Tuskegee University early Sunday morning, according to the university and state authorities.
Continue Reading By Maria Kostenko and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russia and Ukraine have exchanged record numbers of drone strikes, with Moscow launching a total of 145 drones on Saturday night – the most ever in a single night-time attack of the war. Ukraine meanwhile fired an unprecedented number of drones towards Russia’s capital overnight on
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN Conyers, Georgia (CNN) — The opaque plumes of noxious smoke billowing out of a Georgia chemical plant are long gone. But the relentless effects of the BioLab fire in Conyers are still visible, residents say – from exacerbated rashes to mounting bills to nagging symptoms and piles of prescriptions. “My vision
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, joined other members of Britain’s royal family at a Remembrance Day event in London on Saturday – the latest public appearance by the princess since she underwent preventive treatment for cancer earlier this year. Catherine, also known as Kate, was shown in a photograph attending
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge granted Idaho serial killer Thomas Creech a stay of execution just one week before he was scheduled to be put to death, months after he survived a botched execution. Creech, 74, survived a lethal injection execution in February after authorities were unable to establish an IV
Continue Reading By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Protesters and police clashed in the streets of Valencia in eastern Spain on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people marched to demand the regional president resign over his response to floods that killed more than 220 people. Near Valencia’s City Hall Square, police used batons and shields to
Continue Reading By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Monkey mayhem continues as 18 primates remain on the loose from a research facility in South Carolina. On Wednesday, 43 rhesus macaque primates escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee. The Yemassee Police Department announced Sunday afternoon that nearly half of the missing monkeys have been
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — About a month after turning 100 years old, former President Jimmy Carter received his 10th Grammy Award nomination for his latest spoken-word album, “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.” The 10-track album features renditions of classic songs such as “America the Beautiful” and “Amazing Grace” sung by Darius
Continue Reading By Becky Anderson and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Qatar is suspending its role as a mediator in talks between Israel and Hamas after concluding that the two sides are no longer negotiating in good faith, its foreign ministry said Saturday. Qatar, which has hosted Hamas’ political office in Doha since 2012, has alongside Egypt
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