By Mariya Knight and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Ukrainian Air Force has paid tribute to a well-known pilot who belonged to the “Ghost of Kyiv” unit after he died in a plane crash during a combat mission. Andriy Pilshchikov, who went by the call sign “Juice”, and two other pilots died in the
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Sara Smart, Nouran Salahieh, Isabel Rosales and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The White gunman who killed three Black people in a racially motivated attack at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday legally purchased the two firearms he used in the shooting earlier this year, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Some students moving on campus at Ferris State University this fall won’t have to leave their furry friends back home, thanks to a program the Michigan school is piloting. As a remedy for the anxiety and homesickness, Ferris State is trying out a pet-friendly residence hall floor in
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Uliana Pavlova and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — For more than nine years, Russian tourists vacationing in Crimea didn’t need to give much thought to the fact that their country was waging war on Ukraine – or that their sun lounger was parked on occupied territory. But with Kyiv’s counteroffensive underway, the
Continue Reading By Irene Nasser (CNN) — North Korea has announced it will allow its citizens living abroad to return home in an easing of its coronavirus-era border controls. But it will still require them to do a one-week quarantine. The country has decided to “adjust the anti-epidemic degree in reference to the eased worldwide pandemic situation,”
Continue Reading By Eleni Giokos and Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Athens, Greece (CNN) — In Agia Paraskevi, one of the villages dotted around Mount Panitha, just 15 miles north of Greece’s capital, Athens, we found a familiar sight: a woman standing in front of a burned house, its black, skeletal roof beams reaching imploringly into the smoldering sky
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, Brad Lendon, Angus Watson, Jake Kwon and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Three US Marines have been killed and several others seriously wounded after an Osprey aircraft crashed during military exercises in Australia. Of the 23 Marines on board the MV-22B Osprey aircraft, three died and five others were taken to the
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, Shirin Faqiri and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Zimbabwe’s incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner in the country’s presidential elections on Saturday after securing an absolute majority in a tense presidential contest that was marred by delays. “The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has announced the 2023 presidential election results. His Excellency
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A manual laborer from India has successfully sued his employers in Singapore for negligence after he fell off the back of an overcrowded lorry, in a rare legal win for migrant workers that has renewed debate about their treatment in the wealthy city state. Ramalingam Murugan, a 37-year-old father
Continue Reading By Berry Wang and Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — When Han lost her job as an interface designer in Beijing in February, she figured her 10 years of experience meant she wouldn’t need to look long for alternative work. But with the job hunt dragging on, she’s beginning to worry. She’s sent off
Continue Reading CNN, WJXT By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — This summer has been one for the record books with “Barbie” raking in more than $1 billion at the global box office and two of music’s biggest superstars — Beyoncé and Taylor Swift — each on track to exceed that figure with their respective
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, Ashley R. Williams and Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed Saturday in a racially motivated attack after a gunman targeted Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, in one of several weekend shootings that again shocked Americans in public places – from stores to football games
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a high school football game in Choctaw, Oklahoma, authorities say. The teenager, whose name has not been released, was shot Friday night, according to a news release from the Choctaw Police
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A suspect was shot by police in Colorado after a road rage shooting and a hostage situation in Denver, authorities said. The incident started out as a road rage encounter around 5:30 p.m. local time on Friday, according to the Denver Police Department. A man
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Three Ukrainian pilots, including a well-known pilot who went by the call sign “Juice,” have died in a plane crash, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday, August 25, near the city of Zhytomyr, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) west of Kyiv. The crews
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — We live in a time where new missions of exploration set off to the cosmos on a regular basis. But just because rocket launches have become more common doesn’t make it any less exciting to see a spacecraft lift off to the heavens. On Saturday, NASA launched its most internationally diverse
Continue Reading CNN By Samantha Beech, Ray Sanchez and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said. The victims were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Two arrests were made and multiple firearms recovered, police said. Boston Police Sgt. Det.
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CNN, WFTV By Raja Razek and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The principal and a teacher at a Flagler County, Florida, elementary school are on paid administrative leave after an assembly was held only for fourth and fifth-grade Black students, who were collectively told to improve their school performance, according to the school district –
Continue Reading By Samantha Beech, Ray Sanchez and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said. The victims were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Two arrests were made and multiple firearms recovered, police said. Boston Police Sgt. Det. John
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Sarasota, Florida (CNN) — Months after what critics have decried as a conservative takeover at New College of Florida, students and professors say a sense of confusion and anxiety looms over the start of fall semester in Sarasota, Florida. Amy Reid, a member of the
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