By Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek, Holly Yan, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Don Steven McDougal, the family friend accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in Livingston, Texas, is now charged with capital murder, according to court documents filed in Polk County on Wednesday. McDougal – who was already in jail
Continue Reading By Katie Polglase and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces fired on a United Nations convoy carrying vital food supplies in central Gaza on February 5, before ultimately blocking the trucks from progressing to the northern part of the territory, where Palestinians are on the verge of famine, according to documents shared exclusively by the
Continue Reading By Azaz Syed, Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Two of Pakistan’s dynastic political parties have formally announced the formation of a coalition government, a move that brings an end to nearly two weeks of negotiations and likely keeps an incarcerated Imran Khan out of power despite his affiliates winning the
Continue Reading CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Family and friends of Audrii Cunningham, the east Texas 11-year-old who was found dead after vanishing on the way to school, mourned her as a bright and friendly child during a Wednesday night vigil near the river where her body was recovered earlier this week.
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In a first-of-its-kind ruling, Alabama’s Supreme Court said frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death – a decision that puts back into national focus the question of when life begins and one that reproductive rights advocates say could have a
Continue Reading By Andi Babineau, Cindy Von Quednow and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — A University of Colorado at Colorado Springs student who is accused of fatally shooting two people in a dormitory at the college last week was a roommate of one of the victims, a police spokesperson said Tuesday, the day that bond was set
Continue Reading By Victoria Butenko, Andrew Carey and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Maxim Kuzminov, a Russian pilot who dramatically defected to Ukraine by flying his helicopter across the border, is dead, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR). The news comes after the Spanish Civil Guard in Alicante province told CNN that a man had been
Continue Reading By Mark Morales and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected in the brutal killing of a woman inside a New York City hotel on February 8 was arrested in Arizona and may be involved in other incidents around the country, police officials said at a news conference Tuesday. Raad Almansoori, 26, was arrested
Continue Reading By Laura Studley, CNN (CNN) — Ruby Franke, a mother and popular web personality who pleaded guilty last year to four counts of aggravated child abuse, was sentenced to four consecutive sentences of one to 15 years in a Utah prison Tuesday. “My charges are just,” Franke said at the sentencing. “They offer safety to
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Two men were charged with murder and other felony charges for their roles in the mass shooting after a Kansas City Chiefs championship rally last week, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Tuesday. Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, and Dominic M. Miller, of Kansas City, were both charged with
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A 280 million-year-old fossil thought to be a well-preserved specimen of an ancient reptile is largely a forgery, according to new research. The fossil, initially discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931, has the scientific name Tridentinosaurus antiquus. Scientists thought the dark, deep outline of the lizardlike body encased
Continue Reading By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — Estonia has thwarted a Russian-directed influence operation on its territory, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told CNN. The operation, extending back to last year, involved a series of attacks, including vandalizing the cars of the interior minister and several monuments. The Estonian Internal Security Service arrested 10 individuals,
Continue Reading By Alex Stambaugh, Caitlin Hu and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The wife of Haiti’s former President Jovenel Moïse, Martine Moïse, and the former prime minister Claude Joseph are among 51 people who have been indicted over the assassination of the former president, according to a 122-page document from the judge presiding over the investigation.
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who police say killed three first responders in Burnsville, Minnesota, Sunday during a lengthy standoff killed himself, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38, died by suicide, according to a release Tuesday morning from the Medical Examiner of Hennepin, Dakota and Scott Counties. The report
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The body of Audrii Cunningham, an 11-year-old girl who disappeared while on her way to school in Texas, was found Tuesday in the Trinity River, according to Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons. “Audrii’s body was located at the Trinity River under US Highway 59,”
Continue Reading CNN By Joshua Berlinger and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Alexey Navalny’s family has made a direct plea to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the release of the Russian dissident’s body, five days after he died behind bars in a penal colony. Standing in the snow outside the facility where her son was imprisoned, Lyudmila
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Alexey Navalny’s family has made a direct plea to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the release of the Russian dissident’s body, five days after he died behind bars in a penal colony. Standing in the snow outside the facility where her son was imprisoned, Lyudmila Navalnaya
Continue Reading By Max Foster and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince William has shared his concern over Israel’s five months-long military offensive in Gaza, saying he wants to “see an end to the fighting as soon as possible.” “I remain deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict in the Middle East since
Continue Reading By David Culver, Tara John and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — With its four-piece bathroom suite, queen-size bed and mini fridge, the untidy prison cell of the notorious leader of the Los Choneros gang, José Adolfo Macías, could have been in a hotel instead of one of Ecuador’s largest prison complexes. This is “better than
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Nathan Hodge, Anna Chernova, Maria Kostenko and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A US-Russian dual citizen was arrested in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly donating just $51 to a Ukrainian charity, according to the Californian spa where she worked. Ksenia Karelina, a 33-year-old woman who lives in Los Angeles, was
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