By Joe Sutton and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of two canoeists have been found after the men went over Curtain Falls in northern Minnesota and went missing more than two weeks ago, according to authorities. On Monday morning, authorities recovered the body of Reis Melvin Grams, 40, of Lino Lakes, Minnesota, west
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Italy’s Campi Flegrei super volcano Monday evening, causing mild damage in the town of Pozzuoli, the epicenter, and as far away as the city of Naples, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) away, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Cracks
Continue Reading By Tara John, Marlon Sorto and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader declared himself the winner of the weekend’s presidential election in a race where crime and safety were among voters’ biggest concerns. Official results are still pending, but the election website shows the former businessman leading by a wide margin
Continue Reading By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Human rights attorney Amal Clooney is among a group of legal experts who advised the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to seek arrest warrants against the top leaders of Israel and Hamas. The panel was convened by the ICC prosecutor Karim Khan and tasked to review the evidence and
Continue Reading By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — When her mother died two years ago, Celia Bashaw began dreaming about art, and not just any art. Her thoughts were fixed on an heirloom her great uncle, Chuck Perkins, had carved. Her mother and grandmother had loved it. But Bashaw couldn’t find it. She knew it had been
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Ocean water is pushing miles beneath Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier,” making it more vulnerable to melting than previously thought, according to new research which used radar data from space to perform an X-ray of the crucial glacier. As the salty, relatively warm ocean water meets the ice, it’s causing “vigorous
Continue Reading By Renée Rigdon and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — Red Lobster is closing restaurants across the United States after filing for bankruptcy on Sunday, citing $1 billion in debt and sagging cash flows. The ubiquitous seafood chain, known for its cheddar bay biscuits, crab legs and shrimp dishes, still operates 547 locations across the United
Continue Reading By Christina Zdanowicz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — An off-duty police officer was shot at and injured Monday while en route to work in Washington, DC, and two suspects have been taken into custody, the police chief said. The police officer is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said
Continue Reading By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — A two-story building burned to the ground more than 2,000 years ago in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Iberia in Spain. The inferno consumed the wooden structure, situated in an Iron Age settlement, killing six animals penned in the stable. The fates of the people who used the building are unknown,
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — American citizens were involved in an attempted coup d’état that left at least three people dead on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesperson told CNN Monday. The attempted coup, which targeted the residence of Congolese politician Vital Kamerhe and the country’s presidential palace, was led by opposition leader
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Once seen as a likely successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, President Ebrahim Raisi has died in office, leaving the Islamic Republic’s hardline establishment facing an uncertain future. An ultraconservative president, 63-year-old Raisi was killed Sunday, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other high-ranking officials, in a helicopter crash
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for top Hamas and Israeli figures on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. If approved by a panel of judges, the arrest
Continue Reading WBAL, CNN By Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Baltimore (CNN) — After 55 days stuck in the Patapsco River, the Dali cargo ship was hauled away from the site of its catastrophic crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge – a crucial step toward fully reopening the busy Port of Baltimore.
Continue Reading By David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — South Africa’s apex court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run for parliament in next week’s critical general election. The unanimous ruling capped months long speculation and legal wrangling on whether the former leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC),
Continue Reading By Mai Nishiyama, Mostafa Salem, Rob Picheta and Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has a lung inflammation and is receiving treatment, Saudi news agency SPA said, prompting the country’s Crown Prince to postpone a scheduled trip to Japan. King Salman, 88, was diagnosed with the inflammation after undergoing medical tests,
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Madalena Araujo, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, the court’s prosecutor
Continue Reading CNN By Ivana Kottasová and Madalena Araujo, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, the court’s
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm system is barreling through the Central US with reports of baseball-sized hail in Kansas and Oklahoma. Hundreds of thousands are also without power in Texas as triple-digit heat follows a pattern of violent weather in the South. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading CNN, WJAL, WBAL, POOL, MD DNR, STREAMTIME, NTSB, NBC By Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Baltimore (CNN) — After 55 days stuck in the Patapsco River, the Dali cargo ship was hauled away from the site of its catastrophic crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge – a crucial step toward
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, Jack Guy, Claudia Rebaza and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — London’s High Court has ruled that Julian Assange has the right to appeal in his final challenge against extradition to the United States. The legal victory for the WikiLeaks founder was cheered by dozens of his supporters as they rallied outside
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