National-World

By Byron Manley, Curt Merrill and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people across the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic are under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke originating from Canada wafts over major US cities. Over 400 fires were still burning across Canada Wednesday afternoon, according to Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair. More than 9

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of convicted spy Robert Hanssen. Personal Birth date: April 18, 1944 Death date: June 5, 2023 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Robert Philip Hanssen Father: Howard Hanssen, police officer Mother: Vivian Hanssen Marriage: Bernadette “Bonnie” (Wauck) Hanssen (August 10, 1968-present) Children: Lisa, Greg,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Edward Snowden, who admitted to leaking information about US surveillance programs to the press. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1983 Birth place: Elizabeth City, North Carolina Birth name: Edward Joseph Snowden Father: Lonnie Snowden, former Coast Guard officer Mother: Elizabeth Snowden, federal

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Personal Birth date: May 9, 1949 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: William Martin Joel Father: Howard Joel, engineer and pianist Mother: Rosalind (Nyman) Joel, homemaker Marriages: Alexis Roderick (2015-present); Katie Lee (2004-2009, divorced); Christie

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — While administrators discussed the differences in opinion over the district’s LGBTQ+ policies inside a California school board meeting, a brawl broke out outside and at least three people were arrested, police said. A small group among the several hundred protesters outside the Glendale Unified School Board

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting on Wednesday morning, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported. “At approximately 4:44 a.m. HST on June 7, 2023, the (US Geological Survey’s) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected glow in Kīlauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kīlauea’s summit caldera, within Hawai’i Volcanoes

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck with little to no savings to cushion the blow of a job loss, medical emergency, or an unexpected event. If you ever find yourself in this type of financial jam, these tips could help you minimize the negative fallout. Here’s what else

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the trial of the former school resource officer who stayed outside a Parkland, Florida, high school while 17 people were massacred called their first witness Wednesday: a former student who testified she and her classmates rendered aid to wounded students as they waited for help for 20

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A federal district court judge on Tuesday granted a motion barring two New York counties from executing orders aimed at stopping New York City from sending migrants and asylum seekers to their communities for shelter. Orange and Rockland counties issued emergency declarations last month in response to New York

By Ray Sanchez and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — One of the children of Ajike “AJ” Owens, the Black woman who authorities say was fatally shot last week in central Florida after knocking on a neighbor’s door, is consumed with guilt over his mother’s death. The 9-year-old boy, who witnessed the shooting, blames himself because

By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old graduate, Shawn Jackson, and his 36-year-old stepfather, Renzo Smith, were killed in a shooting after a high school commencement ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, Tuesday evening that left five others injured, police said Wednesday. A suspect, 19-year-old Amari Pollard, was arraigned Wednesday morning on two

By Isabel Rosales and Jaide Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Three dozen migrants who were flown to Sacramento in recent days did so voluntarily, Florida officials said Tuesday, countering accusations from California authorities who said the asylum seekers were misled into taking trips. “Florida’s voluntary relocation is precisely that – voluntary,” Florida Division of Emergency Management

By Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, Michelle Watson and Jeremy Grisham, CNN (CNN) — A rural Texas high school that had postponed graduation after only five of 33 seniors initially met requirements says a majority of seniors are now on track to graduate on June 22. Marlin Independent School District Superintendent Darryl J. Henson told

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — It’s been four days since 35-year-old Ajike “AJ” Owens was shot and killed in central Florida after knocking on a neighbor’s door. Owens family says the shooter, identified by police reports only as a 58-year-old White woman, harassed the Black mother and her children and had called them racial

By Sara Smart and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A gunman opened fire as hundreds of people stood outside after a high school graduation ceremony Tuesday evening in Richmond, Virginia, killing two people and wounding five others, the city’s interim police chief said. As merriment turned to terror around Richmond’s Monroe Park, other people were

By Holly Yan, Paul P. Murphy and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A resident of the Iowa apartment building that partially collapsed – killing three residents and destroying dozens of homes – is suing the building’s owner and the city of Davenport for negligence, saying they knew about the dangers but failed to warn residents.

By Dakin Andone and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Florida commission that oversees the conduct of the state’s judges recommended a formal reprimand for the judge who oversaw the death penalty trial of the Parkland school shooter, writing her conduct at times made it appear she favored the prosecution. Judge Elizabeth Scherer did not

By Derek Van Dam and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — New York City topped the list of the world’s worst air pollution for parts of Tuesday as harmful smoke wafted south from more than a hundred wildfires burning in Quebec. Smoke from Canada’s fires has periodically engulfed the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for more than a

By Lauren del Valle and Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and a woman who accused him of rape have “resolved the matter” in the federal civil case against him, according to a court docket entry. The trial was set to kick off Tuesday with jury selection, but is now “off the