By Chris Liakos, Heather Chen and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police have arrested a man suspected of killing one person and injuring two others in a knife and hammer attack in central Paris. The attack took place at Bir Hakeim, near the Eiffel Tower, France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters at the scene
Continue Reading CNN, KCBS By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Los Angeles resident who is suspected of shooting three men last week as they slept — alone and unhoused — is expected to appear in court Monday. The suspect, Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a separate case in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 101-62 on Saturday night led by Xavier Johnson’s 31 points. The Salukis improved to 5-2 with the win and the Billikens fell to 5-4.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tucker DeVries had 24 points in Drake’s 74-57 victory over Missouri State on Saturday night. DeVries had five rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (7-1). Darnell Brodie scored 12 points and added nine rebounds. Kevin Overton shot 4 for 8, including 1 for 4 from
Continue Reading By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France’s interior minister said. Police subdued the man, a 25-year-old French citizen who had spent four years in prison for planning a violent
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Police in Los Angeles have identified the suspect believed to be responsible for the murders of three of the city’s homeless community who were shot and killed as they slept this week, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced on Saturday. The suspect was identified as
Continue Reading By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, Ill. — Led by Kooper Jacobi’s 14 points, the Eastern Illinois Panthers defeated the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy Eutectics 112-50.
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have activated safety Darnell Savage from injured reserve. The move clears the the way for Savage’s potential return from a five-game absence Sunday night against the Kansas City Chiefs. Savage has been dealing with a calf injury and hasn’t played since an Oct. 22 loss at
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Anna Coren and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Taras Ratushnyy remembers receiving a phone call from his son Roman during Ukraine’s deadly 2013 Maidan Revolution. “I’m okay, we are coming back home with my friends from (Kyiv’s Maidan Square). Don’t worry and good night,” Roman said over the phone –
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s service says former President Petro Poroshenko has been denied permission to leave the country because he was planning to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. On Friday, Poroshenko announced he’d been turned away at the border despite receiving permission to leave the country. Under martial law, Ukrainian men between
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The estranged husband of a woman whose body was found in a storage unit in Orange County, Florida, has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Shakeira Yvonne Rucker, a 37-year-old mother of four, was reported missing after her family told the Winter Springs Police Department they last saw
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said his still-evolving conference remains committed to having a championship game even as the College Football Playoff expands from four to 12 teams after this season. “This is a tentpole event. Everything leads up to this moment, it creates a
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — To the world, Rosalynn Carter was known for her dedication to humanitarian efforts and as a devoted partner and trusted adviser to her husband of 77 years, former President Jimmy Carter. To her family, the former first lady who died November 19 at age 96 was remembered as
Continue Reading CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — More than half of the world’s population live in urban areas where nature can feel like a distant concern. Thriving ecosystems do, however, exist within our cities — even beneath our feet — and embracing urban nature can be a powerful force for change. For example, West London
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — More than half of the world’s population live in urban areas where nature can feel like a distant concern. Thriving ecosystems do, however, exist within our cities — even beneath our feet — and embracing urban nature can be a powerful force for change. For example, West London has
Continue Reading By Tamar Michaelis, MJ Lee and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Israeli authorities recalled their team of negotiators from Qatar after reaching a “dead end” in talks to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, according to a statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. The talks in the Gulf nation
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 170,000, as Moscow’s war in Ukraine enters its 22nd month. The increase would take the overall number of Russian military personnel to more than 2.2 million, including 1.32 million troops,
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — In 1976, gunmen stormed a school bus carrying 26 children – ages 5 to 14 – and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California. As part of a ransom plot, they drove the hostages into a rock quarry and forced them into what could have become a mass grave: a
Continue Reading By Jeff Winter and Ray Sanchez, CNN New York (CNN) — Beyond Columbia University’s heavy iron gates emblazoned with the words “May All Who Enter Here Find Welcome and Peace,” a 25-year-old graduate student said he felt immense pressure to “pick a side” in the Israel-Hamas war. The student, who is working on a PhD
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis CNN, CNN (CNN) — The recent debate over Beyoncé’s appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film has made one thing clear: even a cultural icon can’t escape the legacy of racism and colorism in America. The superstar nearly broke the internet this week when images emerged of the
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