By Mick Krever and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities and Israel’s neighbors. “This
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Melissa Gray, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said Thursday it has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, which came under fire following the death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January. The federal investigation will seek to determine whether there
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Oren Liebermann, Vasco Cotovio and Olga Voitovich, CNN (CNN) — After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine appears to be escalating its counteroffensive, ramping up the deployment of extra troops to the southern front and signaling a new phase of the operation, US and Russian officials said. Ukraine
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — As vast swaths of three continents bake under blistering temperatures and the oceans heat to unprecedented levels, scientists from two global climate authorities are reporting before July has even ended that this month will be the planet’s hottest on record by far. The heat in July has already been
Continue Reading By Dalal Mawad, Sarah Dean and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s military has backed coup leaders who have claim to have seized power in the West African country, prompting warnings from the international community. The Nigerien army command said Thursday that it supported the apparent takeover of President Mohamed Bazoum’s government in hopes
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Sharks have been made villains in most stories, whether it’s fact or fiction. But as the planet’s climate and oceans rapidly change, these boneless, aquatic, apex predators are also misunderstood victims — under severe environmental pressure yet historically capable of incredible adaptation. Sharks are among the most endangered marine
Continue Reading CNN By Radina Gigova, Anna Chernova, Sophie Tanno and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and African leaders began in St. Petersburg on Thursday, with a far lower turnout than previous years. Putin has been seeking to strengthen ties with African countries and offered to send free grain to
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova, Anna Chernova, Sophie Tanno and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and African leaders began in St. Petersburg on Thursday, with a far lower turnout than previous years. Putin has been seeking to strengthen ties with African countries and offered to send free grain to the
Continue Reading CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Oren Liebermann, Vasco Cotovio and Olga Voitovich, CNN (CNN) — After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine appears to be escalating its counteroffensive, ramping up the deployment of extra troops to the southern front and signaling a new phase of the operation, US and Russian officials said.
Continue Reading CNN By Donald Judd (CNN) — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday offered a decisive “no” when pressed if President Joe Biden might consider pardoning his son, Hunter, over felony gun and tax misdemeanor charges. Earlier in the briefing, Jean-Pierre declined to say if the president had spoken to his son after a
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Seven major automakers are coming together to build a massive charging network for electric vehicles in North America. The companies — General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis — plan to install at least 30,000 chargers in the US and Canada in an attempt to make
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Seven major automakers are coming together to build a massive charging network for electric vehicles in North America. The companies — General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis — plan to install at least 30,000 chargers in the US and Canada in an attempt to make electric
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, Ray Sanchez and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Pontiac, Michigan (CNN) — Ethan Crumbley recorded audio saying, “I am going to be the next school shooter,” the night before killing four students and wounding seven others in a mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. Prosecutors played the audio of two
Continue Reading By Fabiana Chaparro and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights activists joined friends and family of missing North Carolina woman Allisha Dene Watts to demand answers from police about what they are doing to find the woman who was last seen July 16. Watts, a 39-year-old Black woman, was reported missing from a home
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Amid an outpouring of support from fans, friends and fellow athletes, experts say Bronny James and his doctors can now focus on his specific road to recovery after the older son of NBA star LeBron James suffered cardiac arrest during basketball practice Monday at the University of Southern California.
Continue Reading CNN By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Delegations from Russia and China, North Korea’s key allies in the Korean War, gathered in Pyongyang this week to celebrate North Korea’s “Victory Day” in the war that ravaged the Korean Peninsula seven decades ago as they align over another very contemporary
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The search for the 9-month-old who was swept away by floodwaters in southeast Pennsylvania has concluded after 12 days of searching, with no sign of the child, authorities said Wednesday. The baby boy, Conrad Sheils, his 2-year-old sister Matilda “Mattie” Sheils and their mother vanished as
Continue Reading By Zenebou Sylla and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The brother of the late New England Patriots player and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez was arrested last week after police received complaints about threats he allegedly made, according to an incident report from police in Bristol, Connecticut. Dennis John “DJ” Hernandez, 37, was charged with breach
Continue Reading By Macie Goldfarb (CNN) — With Phoenix sweltering under unrelenting triple digit temperatures, lines have formed outside a wildlife rehabilitation center as people come across wild birds, bunnies, squirrels and other animals that have fallen victim to the scorching heat. Every animal brought to the non-profit Liberty Wildlife since late June has been dehydrated, Executive
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Ammon Bundy, the Idaho-based anti-government activist who captured national attention seven years ago when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has been ordered to pay $26 million dollars to a Boise hospital, its CEO, a doctor and a nurse practitioner. Bundy had accused them of
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