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Greek meteorologist says Athens is like a ‘colony of Mars’ as Saharan dust storm shrouds capital in orange haze

By Sugam Pokharel, Chris Liakos, Radina Gigova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — A yellow-orange haze of dust from the Sahara desert has blanketed parts of Greece, creating spectacular scenes and prompting authorities to issue health warnings. The Greek meteorological service said weather conditions on Tuesday had favored the movement of dust from Africa and

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Remains from a mother-daughter cold case were found nearly 24 years later, after a deathbed confession from the suspect

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago. Benjamin Hatfield, the prosecuting attorney for Raleigh County, called it “a

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What life was like for animals in America before people learned to love pets

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 years before Morrissey declared that “meat is murder,” before PETA supporters disrupted runway shows featuring leather fashions, before documentaries like “Food, Inc.” galvanized viewers to reconsider their relationship to animal products, there was Henry Bergh, shouting about animal rights on street corners to anyone who would

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