By Helen Regan, Akanksha Sharma and Sania Farooqui, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 people are missing in India’s northeast after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday, killing at least 19 and washing away roads and bridges, according to the
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Northern Hemisphere may be transitioning into fall, but there has been no let up from extreme heat. New data shows last month was the hottest September – the fourth consecutive month of such unprecedented heat – putting 2023 firmly on track to be the hottest year in recorded
Continue Reading By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — The city of Seattle has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to the family of a man who died after medics waited to enter his home because his apartment was marked with an outdated “caution note,” according to the family’s attorney. William Yurek died in November 2021 at age
Continue Reading By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 firearms and 10 high-capacity magazines that belonged to a suspect in New York’s Gilgo Beach killings appear to be illegally possessed, prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday in Suffolk County. The firearms came to light after lawyers for Rex Heuermann, charged with murder in the
Continue Reading By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Two children were found locked inside a barn in West Virginia without any running water or bathroom facilities and their adoptive parents are now facing felony child neglect charges, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says. An investigation was launched Monday just before 6 p.m. after authorities received a 911
Continue Reading WESH, APOPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Jason Hanna and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old youth football player has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding two fellow players at practice in Florida on Monday night, authorities said. The child shot two 13-year-olds at a recreation complex in Apopka, just outside Orlando, after
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Amir Vera, CNN (CNN) — Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, one of the many characters in Netflix’s “Tiger King,” has been indicted on wildlife trafficking charges after an investigation by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. Antle owns a private zoo in South Carolina called Myrtle Beach Safari, which was featured in “Tiger King.”
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Islamic New Year. For followers of Islam in the western hemisphere, the next New Year begins on the evening of July 7, 2024. The exact date can vary depending on the method used to determine the start of the new year: using local moon-sighting
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Personal Birth date: March 15, 1933 Death date: September 18, 2020 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Joan Ruth Bader Father: Nathan Bader Mother: Celia (Amster) Bader Marriage: Martin David Ginsburg (June 23, 1954-June 27, 2010,
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Teele Rebane, Sahar Akbarzai and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — Activists have accused Iran’s morality police of assaulting a teenage girl for not wearing a headscarf in a Tehran metro station, leading to her hospitalization with serious injuries. A Norway-based group focused on Kurdish rights, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, said
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have taken their first glimpse of a sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu — and stumbled upon a good bit more than they expected. When they opened the canister containing the sample on September 26, the researchers discovered an abundance of dark, fine-grained material on the inside
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Everyone’s cell phone in the US will sound off today at around 2:20 p.m. ET with a message from the government, but there’s no need to panic. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is conducting a nationwide test that will be sent to all cell phones to
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A grandfather who was officiating a wedding in Nebraska is facing charges after accidentally shooting his 12-year-old grandson during the ceremony, officials said. Michael Gardner, 62, was officiating the festivities at Hillcrest Events in Denton around 5 p.m. on Saturday when he attempted to shoot a Pietta Model 1860
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — As the world rapidly urbanizes, the amount of building in flood-prone areas is soaring, according to new research, sparking concerns about people’s vulnerability to disasters as the climate crisis escalates. Between 1985 and 2015, the number of settlements – from small villages to mega-cities – with the highest flood
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Andi Babineau, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The 60-year-old man arrested last week in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur appeared in court for the first time Wednesday in Las Vegas, where a judge opted to delay his arraignment for at least two weeks. Duane Keith Davis, known as “Keffe D,”
Continue Reading Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN Manchester, England (CNN) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak got up to speak from a podium bearing the words “Long-Term Decisions for a Brighter Future” – the slogan for this year’s Conservative Party conference. But over the past three days on the fringes of the governing party’s annual meeting, members have been planning their own long-term future – and
Continue Reading CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four students and another person were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a crowded homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore, police said, sending students on a dash for cover and a SWAT team into a dorm to hunt for suspects.
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has made his strongest statement yet on the accelerating climate crisis, pinning blame on big industries and world leaders as well as “irresponsible” Western lifestyles, in a blistering statement on Wednesday. “Our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Supreme Court nominations. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President nominates justices to the Supreme Court, with the “advice and consent of the Senate.” If a vacancy occurs when Congress is not in session, a recess appointment allows an appointee to serve without Senate approval
Continue Reading By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — On September 19, the day Azerbaijan began its offensive in the majority Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Marut Vanyan heard an ominous noise in the sky over his hometown. “I’m not a military expert,” Vanyan, a journalist, recalled. “But I heard very, very clearly… the roar above me. I’m sure
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