By Holly Yan and Sarah Davis, CNN (CNN) — The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case lambasted the suspect’s defense attorney Thursday, saying she commissioned phone surveys to potential jurors that could hinder Kohberger’s ability to get a fair trial. Defense attorney Anne C. Taylor had a sharp accusation of her own, saying the
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For many people, the upcoming total solar eclipse is a joyous and celebratory occasion. Countless skygazers are gearing up to witness the rare cosmological marvel as it crosses over Mexico, the US and Canada on April 8. Along with the 30 or so million people living in the path
Continue Reading CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said its troops made a series of “grave” mistakes and violated protocol in their strikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza this week. An Israeli inquiry published Friday found troops mistakenly thought they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drone strikes targeted three vehicles of the
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said its troops made a series of “grave” mistakes and violated protocol in their strikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza this week. An Israeli inquiry published Friday found troops mistakenly thought they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drone strikes targeted three vehicles of the World
Continue Reading CNN By Ray Sanchez and Alaa Elassar, CNN New York (CNN) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings across parts of the Northeast Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, with tremors felt from Washington, DC to New York City to Maine. It was the third largest earthquake recorded in the area in the
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Alaa Elassar, CNN New York (CNN) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings across parts of the Northeast Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, with tremors felt from Washington, DC to New York City to Maine. It was the third largest earthquake recorded in the area in the last
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s week began with the chants of thousands of protesters demanding a hostage deal and early elections outside the Knesset and his official residence. It ended with a scolding from US President Joe Biden over the Israeli military’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers and the
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A lost dog was homeward bound this week after an incredible journey took her inexplicably from her San Diego home to the suburbs of Detroit. The tale began last July, when Mishka went missing from her owner’s workplace in California, according to an animal adoption group. Then, on March
Continue Reading CNN By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A lost dog was homeward bound this week after an incredible journey took her inexplicably from her San Diego home to the suburbs of Detroit. The tale began last July, when Mishka went missing from her owner’s workplace in California, according to an animal adoption group. Then, on
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched a major drone attack on an airbase in Russia’s Rostov region, killing Russian servicemen and destroying fighter jets, according to a Ukrainian source with knowledge of the operation. The Security Service of Ukraine and Ukrainian military were behind the strikes on the
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Jane Elliott will never forget her sister’s April 4, 1968, phone call telling her the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. Elliott, like many people across the US, was shocked. Talking about the news of Dr. King’s death makes her sick to her stomach even today.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — American cities in the path of Monday’s solar eclipse are ramping up preparations for an influx of visitors. Thousands are already on their way to areas with the best view as experts predict the US economy could receive a $1 billion boost from eclipse tourism. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — American cities in the path of Monday’s solar eclipse are ramping up preparations for an influx of visitors. Thousands are already on their way to areas with the best view as experts predict the US economy could receive a $1 billion boost from eclipse tourism. Here’s what else
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The IDF fired two senior officers and reprimanded a top commander as it admitted a catalog of failures in a drone strike on an aid convoy in Gaza, including that it killed aid workers who had survived an initial attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday that “those
Continue Reading By Jason Kravarik and Josh Campbell, CNN Orange County, California (CNN) — Carol and Jeff Starr celebrated their daughter’s wedding last month with a bit of irony: neither was wearing their own wedding rings at the ceremony. Thieves had broken into their Southern California home last spring and cleaned out a safe full of jewelry. “They hit the
Continue Reading By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to suspend the sale of arms to Israel following the deadly attack on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza. Calls for Sunak to stop supplying Israel with weapons grew after an Israeli airstrike on Monday killed seven members
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Ivan Watson, CNN Hualien, Taiwan (CNN) — Wu was preparing breakfast for guests at the small hotel he runs in Taiwan’s Hualien County when the shelves around him shook violently and the mountain behind his house roared. Fearing the building would collapse, he rushed his guests to safety outdoors.
Continue Reading WJZ, CNN By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May – a significant update since the
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May – a significant update since the disaster halted
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, Tara John and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has approved the reopening of the Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza for the first time since the October 7 Hamas attacks, a decision that came soon after US President Joe Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do more to
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