By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines on Tuesday said it had successfully delivered supplies to marines aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated military outpost in the contested South China Sea, despite attempts by Chinese vessels to block the mission. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said in a statement
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, Jason Hanna and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Investigators searched a former residential property of Dennis Rader, the self-proclaimed BTK serial killer, in Kansas this week primarily in connection with a probe into the 1976 disappearance of an Oklahoma teenager, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities also are checking whether Rader, who pleaded guilty
Continue Reading By Jessica Xing and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A 7-year-old boy was attacked by a bear in the backyard of his Westchester County, New York, home and taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries Tuesday morning, police said. The child was in the yard of the North Castle home when he was attacked
Continue Reading WABC, VIEWER PHOTO, CNN By Jessica Xing and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A 7-year-old boy was attacked by a bear in the backyard of his Westchester County, New York, home and taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries Tuesday morning, police said. The child was in the yard of the North Castle home
Continue Reading By Florencia Trucco and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people have been killed and 36 more injured following a bus crash Tuesday on central Mexico’s Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca highway, according to officials. The bus, which was carrying locals and migrants, collided with a trailer truck on the highway near the border between the states
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A childcare employee has been arrested after a 1-year-old child died Monday after being left in a daycare van, police in Omaha, Nebraska, said. An Omaha Police Department statement did not give details of the exact circumstances that led to the child’s death, and how long the child was
Continue Reading WOWT, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A childcare employee has been arrested after a 1-year-old child died Monday after being left in a daycare van, police in Omaha, Nebraska, said. An Omaha Police Department statement did not give details of the exact circumstances that led to the child’s death, and how
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — An attorney representing the family of a 27-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer last Monday released new surveillance video of the fatal police encounter that contradicts the initial narrative of the incident as provided by police. Police initially told reporters that officers gave
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offenses following an investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency, which alleges she accepted bribes in exchange for multimillion-pound oil and gas contracts while in government. “She is alleged to have benefitted from at least
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The head of the Smithsonian Institution is apologizing for the dark history behind its collection of human remains. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, addressed how the institution amassed a collection of tens of thousands of body parts during the
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The death of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father resulted from a natural gas explosion that shook a North Carolina home, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators were unable to determine its source. The August 22 explosion and collapse of the home in Mooresville, some 30 miles north
Continue Reading CNN, WHIO By Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school. The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school. The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German Township, Ohio,
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The weather conditions that fueled record-shattering wildfires in eastern Canada earlier this summer – and sent plumes of hazardous air into the US – were made more likely and more intense by the climate crisis, according to a new report published Tuesday. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is swooping toward the moon’s surface ahead of its historic landing attempt, and it’s capturing some stunning visuals on the way. The Indian Space Research Organization confirmed Tuesday that Chandrayaan-3 is on schedule and “smooth sailing is continuing.” The spacecraft is set to begin its final
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Britney Spears, pop singer and Grammy Award winner. Personal Birth date: December 2, 1981 Birth place: McComb, Mississippi Birth name: Britney Jean Spears Father: Jamie Spears, former building contractor and chef Mother: Lynne (Bridges) Spears Marriages: Sam Asghari (June 9, 2022 –
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Mariya Knight, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Eve Brennan, Olga Voitovych and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces appear to have stepped up their efforts to weaken Russian air superiority in the war by attacking bases that house supersonic warplanes deep inside Russian territory. Kyiv said it had carried
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, Josh Campbell and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of fatally shooting a Southern California clothing store owner after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, had social media accounts containing anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-law-enforcement material, sheriff’s office officials said in a Monday news conference. Laura Ann
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — The African Union has suspended Niger following the takeover of the West African country by a military junta on July 26. In a much-anticipated statement, the African Union (AU) – a union of 55 member states – announced its decision to “immediately suspend the participation of
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