By Jean Casarez, Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A new court filing by Karen Read’s defense team could indicate she will not testify in her retrial for the January 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, as questions swirl about whether she will take the stand in the case’s waning days. Proposed
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 1 million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured in the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a new study, a grisly measure of the human cost of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked three-year assault on his neighbor. Russia will likely hit the 1 million casualty mark
Continue Reading By Cindy Von Quednow, TuAnh Dam, CNN Fifteen minutes outside of downtown Boulder, Colorado, sandwiched between a golf course and a marsh, is Congregation Bonai Shalom. In Hebrew, bonai shalom means “builders of peace,” and the congregation welcomes both Jews and non-Jews to participate in all aspects of the community. But that peace was shattered
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs. The American bombs – two 20-ton weapons and another that weighs 10 tons – were found in a shipyard on Monday, the city said,
Continue Reading By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted on X that an undocumented migrant from Mexico had been arrested for allegedly sending a letter threatening to kill President Donald Trump. She also shared a picture of the man and a copy of the letter. However, at the time of
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has shared a video of her dancing while she was heavily pregnant with her daughter Lilibet four years ago. She uploaded the video to Instagram on Wednesday in one of several posts to mark Lilibet’s fourth birthday. In the short clip, Meghan can be seen
Continue Reading CNN By Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — An elephant never forgets – where the snacks are stored. A large wild elephant caught shopkeepers off guard at a convenience store in Thailand on Monday, when it lumbered into the shop in search of food. The hungry mammal can be seen on CCTV footage
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — An elephant never forgets – where the snacks are stored. A large wild elephant caught shopkeepers off guard at a convenience store in Thailand on Monday, when it lumbered into the shop in search of food. The hungry mammal can be seen on CCTV footage entering
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, Andy Rose, Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Two Chinese researchers were charged with smuggling a biological pathogen that they planned to study at a University of Michigan lab last summer, a complaint filed Tuesday says. Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, were charged with conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, a US ally and cultural juggernaut. But after sweeping to a decisive victory over conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Erin Patterson, the woman accused of murdering three guests with a meal laced with death cap mushrooms, told her trial on Wednesday she may have inadvertently added foraged mushrooms to the lunch because her duxelles tasted “a little bland.” On the third day of evidence on Wednesday,
Continue Reading By Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — It’s a dark chapter in Chile’s history. During the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990, thousands of babies were stolen from their biological mothers and sold into adoption, mainly to foreign couples from the United States and Europe. In Chile, they’re known as “The Children of
Continue Reading By Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — Calls to “Free Marcelo” are echoing beyond the high school campus of a Massachusetts town where a standout student was arrested by ICE over the weekend. A vocal contingent of students at the high school in Milford – many wearing white in a show of solidarity – staged a
Continue Reading CNN By Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — Calls to “Free Marcelo” are echoing beyond the high school campus of a Massachusetts town where a standout student was arrested by ICE over the weekend. A vocal contingent of students at the high school in Milford – many wearing white in a show of solidarity – staged
Continue Reading By Michael Rios and Sol Amaya, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s ruling party Morena will gain control of the Supreme Court following the country’s first-ever judicial elections, which were marred by low voter turnout and allegations of a power grab. Preliminary results from Sunday’s race showed candidates linked with Morena winning most seats on the judiciary.
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen will go on display at a museum in the Netherlands. Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix, it’s part of an exhibit on prostitution and sexuality. Here’s what else
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Like many Jewish Americans, Hannah Gay Keao has been living on edge and fear of antisemitism since Hamas’ deadly October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. But when her daughter asked why she was sad hours after a man targeted Jewish people and set them on fire
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Nadeen Ebrahim and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A new program for getting desperately needed food into the hands of starving Palestinians in Gaza is only days old, but it’s already mired in chaos and tragedy. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed over the past few days while on their way to
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, Priscilla Alvarez, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The family of the Egyptian national charged with attempted murder after an antisemitic Molotov cocktail attack in Boulder, Colorado, has been taken into ICE custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The suspected attacker, Mohamed Soliman, has a wife and five children, all of
Continue Reading CNN By Holly Yan, Rebekah Reiss, Amanda Jackson, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement agencies searched the home where they believe Antoine Massey, a serial escapee who vanished from a New Orleans jail two weeks ago, may have recorded a video proclaiming his innocence and asking rapper Lil Wayne and President Donald
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