By Zoe Sottile, CNN After enlisting the public’s help to find Elvis Francois, a sailor who survived weeks lost at sea off of ketchup and seasonings, ketchup giant Heinz has finally tracked him down — and plans to gift him a new boat. On February 14, the company published a call for help on social
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By Taylor Romine, CNN A man accused of shooting two Jewish men in Los Angeles in February pleaded not guilty Thursday to four federal charges against him in the case, a US attorney’s office said. Jaime Tran, 28, was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on the charges — two hate crime counts
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By Samantha Beech, Gili Remen, Danny Freeman and Emma Tucker, CNN All flights were grounded at University Park Airport in Pennsylvania Friday as authorities investigated a suspicious device in a checked bag, forcing about 100 passengers to be bused out of the area and the airport to close until Saturday, officials said. The airport in
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By Mitchell McCluskey and Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a fuel storage station in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia reported on Friday. The station is operated by Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-run energy company. Social media footage showed a huge flame billowing and people running
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By Junko Ogura, Heather Chen and Moeri Karasawa, CNN The first grim discovery came when a woman found the severed head and paws of a brown speckled cat as she walked along the banks of the Arakawa River in Saitama City, Japan. Days later, what police believe was the rest of the body turned up
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By Pamela Kirkland, CNN Memphis Fire EMT Robert Long testified in front of the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board on Friday that Memphis Police officers were “impeding patient care” after he and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician JaMichael Sandridge arrived to find Tyre Nichols sitting on the ground, propped up against a police car on January
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN New Yorkers’ beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago. After eluding various rescue attempts, Flaco has settled in quite nicely to his new expansive home — and he might just be there to stay. The Eurasian eagle-owl’s enclosure was vandalized on February 2, allowing the
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN New Yorkers’ beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago. After eluding various rescue attempts, Flaco has settled in quite nicely to his new expansive home — and he might just be there to stay. The Eurasian eagle-owl’s enclosure was vandalized on February 2, allowing the
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By Sara Smart and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Michigan State students wounded in the mass shooting on campus in February have been discharged from hospital, according to the university’s police department. The tweet did not identify the students who were released but said they were previously listed in serious condition. One student remains hospitalized in
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By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN After an incredible series of winter storms, California officials reported Friday the state’s snowpack is the largest in decades. Snowpack in the California Sierra is 177% of normal for this time of year, officials at the Department of Water Resources said. Statewide, snowpack is averaging 190% compared to
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that predates the dinosaurs. Michael Skvarla, director of Pennsylvania State University’s Insect Identification Lab, spotted the Jurassic-era creature, otherwise known as a giant lacewing,
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By Treasure Welle, CNN The families of Orlando, Florida, shooting spree victims, journalist Dylan Lyons and nine-year-old T’yonna Major, shared their emotional story and demanded “sane and responsible gun legislation in America” following the death of their loved ones, Friday on CNN This Morning. “She made me a girl dad, and a gymnastics dad. I
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By Alaa Elassar and Adrienne Vogt, CNN In a remarkable courtroom moment, the judge in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial spoke in stark terms before sentencing the disgraced lawyer to life in prison Friday for the murders of his wife and son. Judge Clifton Newman was personal and cutting in his lengthy remarks, saying Murdaugh’s slain
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN For a year and a half, Alex Murdaugh denied he was anywhere near where his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, were brutally killed. But it was one of his victims — his son — who would provide key proof after his death that legal experts say exposed his father’s web
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN It’s not every day that effective fungus-killing compounds are discovered, so researchers in Germany knew their recent find needed a special name. Identifying and testing three natural compounds that proved lethal to fungi, they were so impressed they’ve named the chemicals after actor Keanu Reeves, a nod to how he eliminates
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By Nicki Brown, Artemis Moshtaghian and Travis Caldwell, CNN A day after angry residents repeatedly interrupted a railroad company official at a town hall, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office released the results of health assessment surveys conducted in East Palestine, revealing the most common symptoms reported by residents since the toxic train derailment include headaches,
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Despite some misconceptions, most tap water is safe to drink because stomach acid typically kills low levels of microorganisms. However, the FDA said it’s not safe to use unfiltered tap water for sinus rinsing — which typically involves a neti pot — because bacteria and protozoa can travel up the nose
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Despite some misconceptions, most tap water is safe to drink because stomach acid typically kills low levels of microorganisms. However, the FDA said it’s not safe to use unfiltered tap water for sinus rinsing — which typically involves a neti pot — because bacteria and protozoa can travel up the nose
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By Sharon Braithwaite and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski was sentenced by a court in Minsk on Friday to 10 years in a maximum-security penal colony, Russia state news agency TASS reports. He was found guilty on the charge of smuggling, according to TASS. Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Continue Reading By Nicki Brown, Artemis Moshtaghian and Travis Caldwell, CNN A day after angry residents repeatedly interrupted a railroad company official at a town hall, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office released the results of health assessment surveys conducted in East Palestine, revealing the most common symptoms reported by residents since the toxic train derailment include headaches,
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