By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Gambia’s parliament has voted to uphold a landmark law that bans female genital mutilation (FGM) in the largely Muslim nation, after religious groups pushed for the legislation to be repealed. If Monday’s bid had been successful, the tiny West African country would have been the first in the world
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump fits into a larger history of political violence in America. A long list of presidents have been shot or shot at, but Trump’s wounding underscores the ever-present threat that hangs over the office — especially for those who claim it. Here’s
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the discovery of human remains at a famous bridge in southwest England. Yostin Andres Mosquera, a 34-year-old Colombian national, was arrested in Bristol early Saturday and charged on Monday, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As dramatic images of the failed assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump spread around the world Saturday, news of the attack also sparked immerse online interest – as well as pointed criticism of the US – on China’s heavily censored internet. Discussion of the assassination
Continue Reading CNN By Casey Tolan, Danny Freeman, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine and Isabelle Chapman, CNN Bethel Park, Pennsylvania (CNN) — This November, Thomas Matthew Crooks was set to reach a political milestone: The first presidential election he was old enough to vote in. A 20-year-old living in a crucial swing state, Crooks had already
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to issue an executive order forcing electricity provider CenterPoint Energy to improve the reliability of its equipment and its level of storm preparedness if the company fails to address his concerns in the wake of deadly Hurricane Beryl. If CenterPoint does not comply
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are planning to head down under. The royal couple will travel to Australia in October as part of a tour that will also see them visit Samoa for this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Buckingham Palace announced on
Continue Reading By Casey Tolan, Danny Freeman, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine and Isabelle Chapman, CNN Bethel Park, Pennsylvania (CNN) — This November, Thomas Matthew Crooks was set to reach a political milestone: The first presidential election he was old enough to vote in. A 20-year-old living in a crucial swing state, Crooks had already shown
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Lauren Kent and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — At least 22 people were killed in a strike Saturday that hit a makeshift mosque in a displacement camp in west Gaza City, according to an official at the hospital treating the casualties. The head of the emergency room of Al-Ahli Hospital, Dr.
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israel has announced that a Hamas commander was killed in Saturday’s strike on southern Gaza, but the fate of the major target, Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, remains uncertain. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that Rafe
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have identified the gunman involved in the attack against former US President Donald Trump on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene after the shooting. The FBI named Crooks in a statement early Sunday morning, identifying him as a resident of Bethel
Continue Reading CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Let’s get right to the news. There’s a lot to catch up on, so we are devoting the weekend summary to last night’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The weekend that was • What happened: Trump was injured
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Let’s get right to the news. There’s a lot to catch up on, so we are devoting the weekend summary to last night’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The weekend that was • What happened: Trump was injured Saturday
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israel has targeted Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif in a strike on a designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza which killed at least 90 Palestinians. It is not clear yet if Deif was among the dead. But who is he? An elusive and powerful figure, Deif is understood to
Continue Reading By Curt Merrill and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — Forecasters predicted an abnormally active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024, estimating as many as 24 named storms forming from June through November. Hurricane Beryl already emerged in July as the earliest category 5 storm on record. Several factors contributed to the above-normal forecast, including record-warm ocean
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — At least four people were killed and nine others were wounded in a shooting at a Birmingham, Alabama, nightclub late Saturday night, police said. Investigators believe at least one person fired shots from the street into the nightclub on 27th Street North, where responding officers found multiple gunshot victims
Continue Reading CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have identified the gunman involved in the attack against former US President Donald Trump on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene after the shooting. The FBI named Crooks in a statement early Sunday morning, identifying him as a resident
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A recent spate of alarming deaths has heightened fears for the Malayan tiger, wildlife authorities and conservationists say, with some calling the threat to Malaysia’s emblematic animal a “national emergency.” Native to the jungles of peninsular Malaysia, the majestic feline subspecies is critically endangered, with fewer than 150 believed
Continue Reading CTV NETWORK, VIEWER PHOTOS, KEITH FITZPATRICK, HAZEL FLORES GACITA, MARTIN SHARPE, STAN COLLINS, TOWN OF LABRADOR CITY, CNN By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A wildfire burning in eastern Canada has scorched more than 24,000 acres and forced thousands to flee the Town of Labrador City, where at least one hospital has been closed, officials said Saturday. The “extremely aggressive inferno” was deemed fully under control earlier
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A wildfire burning in eastern Canada has scorched more than 24,000 acres and forced thousands to flee the Town of Labrador City, where at least one hospital has been closed, officials said Saturday. The “extremely aggressive inferno” was deemed fully under control earlier this week, but weather conditions shifted Friday, setting the stage for rapid fire spread, Premier of Newfoundland and
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