By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A former dive boat captain has been convicted of neglect of a ship officer – also known as “seaman’s manslaughter” – in connection with an overnight fire that ravaged his vessel on Labor Day 2019, killing 34 people on board and causing the boat to sink off the coast
Continue Reading By Richard Roth, Hamdi Alkhshali, Pierre Meilhan and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Gaza is “becoming a graveyard for children,” the United Nations chief warned on Monday as the death toll rises and calls grow around the world for a ceasefire, one month into Israel’s assault on Hamas – the militant group that runs the
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Renowned Canadian poet Rupi Kaur said she is declining an invitation from the White House to attend a Diwali event hosted by the vice president, citing the Biden administration’s support of Israel as an intensifying bombardment of Gaza continues. Kaur criticized the administration for its backing
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Adi Koplewitz, CNN Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (CNN) — Yoav Peled says he has started wondering if the world has gone mad. Sitting outside the Kirya, Israel’s equivalent of the Pentagon in Tel Aviv, Peled was cutting pieces of yellow ribbon off a large wheel last Thursday, handing them out to strangers passing
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CNN, WXIA, KGO By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — As three pistol-holding Jewish women aligned their muzzles with the outdoor targets at the Magen Am gun range in Piru, California, one of the shooters-in-training – Dani, a granddaughter to Holocaust survivors on both sides of her family – fired a single shot. “Whoa,” Dani
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Two people are facing weapons charges after authorities in Washington, D.C. say the pair crashed into a barricade near the US Capitol building while in possession of a pistol illegally converted into an automatic firearm. A law enforcement official familiar with the incident told CNN there was no indication
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — For 265 years, more than 100 letters written by family members to the men serving aboard the French warship Galatée languished in piles, still sealed with red wax because they never reached their intended recipients. When the ship was captured by the British in 1758 while sailing from Bordeaux
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CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman, Hassan Eslayeh, Celine Alkhaldi, Nada Bashir and Kareem Khadder, CNN. Video by William Bonnett. Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Palestinian workers who were expelled back to Gaza from Israel last week have accused Israeli authorities of “torture,” alleging they were stripped naked, held in cages, viciously beaten and, according to one worker’s account, subjected
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Nashville police say an investigation began Monday morning into three photographs that surfaced online of writings connected to the March shooting at a private Christian school that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead. The writings are from the 28-year-old shooter, who was
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By Alex Leeds Matthews and Christopher Hickey, CNN (CNN) — Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for adult medical or recreational use. On November 7, voters in Ohio made it the 24th state to approve legal recreational marijuana. In 38 states and Washington, DC, voters or legislators have approved comprehensive
Continue Reading By Annette Choi and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Following the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, nearly two dozen US states have banned or limited access to the procedure. States where abortion is most limited report higher rates of maternal
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Andi Babineau and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard was found not guilty by a Colorado jury Monday on all charges related to the death of Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man who died after he was wrestled to the ground by police and injected with ketamine by
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi, Nada Bashir and Kareem Khadder, CNN. Video by William Bonnett. Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Palestinian workers who were expelled back to Gaza from Israel last week have accused Israeli authorities of “torture,” alleging they were stripped naked, held in cages, viciously beaten and, according to one worker’s account, subjected to electric shocks.
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 years ago, Farouk El-Baz — a space scientist and geologist known for his field investigations in deserts around the world — theorized that the wind played a big hand in shaping the Great Sphinx of Giza before the ancient Egyptians added surface details to the landmark
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Somali authorities have declared an emergency after heavy rains triggered floods across the country that have left thousands trapped and many others displaced from their homes. The heavy rain in the East African country follows several years of drought and successive failed rainy seasons that have triggered a humanitarian
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — The father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in Illinois pleaded guilty to seven counts of misdemeanor reckless conduct as part of a deal with prosecutors. Robert Crimo Jr. had been
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — American YouTuber MrBeast’s latest video, in which he says he built 100 wells across Africa, has drawn a complex response online since it was published on Saturday. Some Kenyan activists and journalists said he has spotlighted the failures of the Kenyan government, while MrBeast, whose real
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The cause of mysterious mass deaths of African elephants has finally been unraveled — and scientists who authored a new report say that the outbreaks could be more likely to occur amid conditions created by the ongoing climate crisis. Thirty-five African elephants in northwestern Zimbabwe dropped dead under baffling
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — As three pistol-holding Jewish women aligned their muzzles with the outdoor targets at the Magen Am gun range in Piru, California, one of the shooters-in-training – Dani, a granddaughter to Holocaust survivors on both sides of her family – fired a single shot. “Whoa,” Dani said as her
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited Donald Trump to visit Ukraine, after the former US president claimed he could end Russia’s war against Ukraine war within 24 hours if he wins reelection next year. Zelensky questioned Trump’s claim in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, and
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