By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — They broke out windows to escape, barricaded doors and hid under blankets. They silenced their phones — afraid to make even the slightest sound for hours as police searched for a gunman who had already killed three students and critically wounded five
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Vadym Khodak beams and leans forward. He’s almost bouncing on his feet. “My soldiers like it a lot,” he says with a nod to the line of Polish Leopard 2 version 4 tanks behind him. “This machine is good quality.” His smile speaks volumes, revealing deep furrows that
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Vadym Khodak beams and leans forward. He’s almost bouncing on his feet. “My soldiers like it a lot,” he says with a nod to the line of Polish Leopard 2 version 4 tanks behind him. “This machine is good quality.” His smile speaks volumes, revealing deep furrows that
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have released the country’s former anti-graft chief after he served a five-year prison term for allegedly insulting and disseminating false news about the military. Lawyers say Hesham Genena walked free Tuesday from a police station and returned to his home in Cairo’s eastern New Cairo district. They say Genena had
Continue Reading By MATT LEE and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has withdrawn its pick of a human rights activist to a post at the Organization of American States over recent comments blasting a top House Democrat as being “Bought. Purchased. Controlled” by pro-Israel groups. The State Department on Friday nominated James
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford has halted production of the top-selling electric pickup in America, the F-150 Lightning, because of a possible battery problem, the automaker confirmed Tuesday. The potential issue was discovered during the company’s pre-delivery vehicles inspections, Ford spokesperson Emma Berg said. The pause in production and delivery apparently does not apply
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who has served nearly 28 years of a life sentence for a killing that he has always said he didn’t commit. Lamar Johnson, 50, closed his eyes and shook his head slightly as a member
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on lawmakers to take steps to address gun violence in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University, pledging federal support to assist in the ongoing investigation. Three students were killed and five others are in critical condition after
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN Brian Laundrie’s mother wrote a letter to her son that included references to getting a shovel and burying a body, an attorney representing the parents of Gabby Petito said during a court hearing Tuesday. The Petitos are suing the Laundries for emotional distress in connection with Gabby’s
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri judge sets aside life sentence of man who served nearly 28 years in prison for a killing he denies committing.
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble and Jalen Brown, CNN Lawmakers in Mississippi are at odds over a bill that would create an unelected, state-appointed court system in a district within Jackson, a majority Black city, with some concerned that the move smacks of a modern-day Jim Crow regime. The Republican-controlled Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft’s public demo last week of an AI-powered revamp of Bing appears to have included several factual errors, highlighting the risk the company and its rivals face when incorporating this new technology into search engines. At the Bing demo at Microsoft headquarters, the company showed off how integrating artificial
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Las autoridades identificaron al autor del tiroteo masivo en la Universidad Estatal de Michigan (MSU, por sus siglas en inglés) como Anthony Dwayne McRae, de 43 años. Esto es lo que sabemos sobre él: El atacante de la MSU se declaró culpable de un cargo por arma de fuego en 2019, según
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on lawmakers to take steps to address gun violence in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University, pledging federal support to assist in the ongoing investigation. Three students were killed and five others are in critical condition after
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — En la tercera semana del juicio contra Genaro García Luna, exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México, Jesús “El Rey” Zambada admitió este martes que “posiblemente haya cambiado algunas cosas” en su relato, pero que “es difícil recordar los detalles de algo que pasó hace tanto tiempo y que, a veces,
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Reeva Steenkamp’s parents say they are “still grieving” for their daughter, 10 years after she was shot and killed by her boyfriend, former South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. The ex-sprinter is eligible for parole in March, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reports. “People who have lost children,
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the mid-50s as widespread showers continue to make their way across Mid-Missouri. Winds remain strong with gust up to 45 mph possible prompting a wind advisory until 3 AM on Wednesday. Tonight: Overnight lows cool the lower 40s as winds remain out of the southwest. Showers begin to exit the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Una agente de la Policía de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, en Argentina, murió este martes al mediodía tras recibir dos disparos de un arma de fuego, uno a la altura del tórax y otro impacto en la zona del cuello. El presunto atacante fue detenido a unos metros de
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is outlining how states and nonprofit groups can apply for $27 billion in funding from a “green bank” that will provide low-cost financing for projects that cut greenhouse gas emissions. The so-called Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created by Congress in the landmark climate law
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters on Tuesday that he will run for a third term in the Senate in 2024 — an assertion that suggests the Texas Republican is not planning a presidential bid. While Texas law allows a candidate to run for Senate and president at the
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