By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Two bodies found in Oklahoma on Sunday have been identified by the office of the chief medical examiner as two women who had been missing, the state bureau of investigation said Tuesday. Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were riding together to pick up Butler’s children when they
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Violent clashes erupted between protesters and police in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, on Tuesday as the country’s parliament continued debating a controversial “foreign agents” bill, criticized by Western and domestic opponents as authoritarian and Russian-inspired. The bill, dubbed “the Russian law” by critics due to parallels with
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space. The so-called “sleeping giant,” named Gaia BH3, has a mass that is nearly 33 times that of our sun, and it’s located 1,926 light-years away in the
Continue Reading By Danny Freeman, Fabiana Chaparro and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An 81-year-old Ohio man pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder and other charges Wednesday related to the shooting death of an Uber driver he mistakenly believed was working with a scammer attempting to extort him, according to the Clark County prosecutor. William Brock was previously arraigned on
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Lots of teenagers have a smartphone, but studies suggest that social media platforms are contributing to serious problems with depression and anxiety among young people. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt believes that kids should have little or no access to smartphones and social media until age
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Lots of teenagers have a smartphone, but studies suggest that social media platforms are contributing to serious problems with depression and anxiety among young people. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt believes that kids should have little or no access to smartphones and social media until
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge last week recommended the conviction and sentence of a mother on death row be overturned, finding prosecutors withheld key evidence that could have prevented her from being found guilty in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter. The evidence – namely a Child Protective Services report
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych, Radina Gigova, Svitlana Vlasova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a key piece of legislation overhauling the country’s mobilization rules. The legislation places a new requirement on all men between 18 and 60 to register with Ukraine’s military and to carry their registration documents
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A piece of garbage jettisoned from the International Space Station unexpectedly survived a fiery reentry from orbit last month and pierced the roof of a home in Florida, according to NASA. When the federal agency disposed of a slab of spaceborne refuse weighing about 5,800 pounds (2,630 kilograms), it expected the
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Olga Voitovych, Andy Carey and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A lack of air defenses meant Ukraine was powerless to prevent a Russian airstrike last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in Kyiv region, President Volodomyr Zelensky said. Russia fired 11 missiles towards the Trypilska power plant, Zelensky said. Ukrainian air
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — After many months of courtroom showdowns, conspiracy theories and accusations of a cover-up, the trial in the killing of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe starts in earnest today. O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow on January 29, 2022, outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer in
Continue Reading KFDA, CNN By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The four people accused of kidnapping and killing two women in Oklahoma last month are set to make their first court appearances Wednesday morning in a case allegedly connected to a religious anti-government group and a custody battle. The charges stem from
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of mishandling nearly 200 sets of human remains are now facing charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $880,000 in Covid-19 relief funds and using it for personal expenses like trips and jewelry, federal prosecutors said. Jon and
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a time of celebration for Asna Tabassum – the University of Southern California’s 2024 valedictorian – has turned to disappointment after the university denied her the chance to give a speech at commencement over security concerns. “Over the past several days,
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Due to budget constraints, NASA is rethinking its original plan to return rare samples from Mars to Earth. The Perseverance rover has been gathering specimens since 2021 to help scientists better understand whether life ever existed on the red planet. Now, the space agency is soliciting proposals for
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Due to budget constraints, NASA is rethinking its original plan to return rare samples from Mars to Earth. The Perseverance rover has been gathering specimens since 2021 to help scientists better understand whether life ever existed on the red planet. Now, the space agency is soliciting proposals for a
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Due to budget constraints, NASA is rethinking its original plan to return rare samples from Mars to Earth. The Perseverance rover has been gathering specimens since 2021 to help scientists better understand whether life ever existed on the red planet. Now, the space agency is soliciting proposals for
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Anti-Defamation League tracked 8,873 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2023 – the highest number of incidents reported since the organization began tracking data in 1979, according to the organization’s annual audit of antisemitism released Tuesday. Last year, the number of antisemitic incidents outpaced the all-time high set
Continue Reading By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent (CNN) — Since I became a climate reporter — and then a new dad — bedtime stories are different now. Coming home from flood or drought, wildfire or research lab there awaits a four-year old named River who loves story time almost as much as he loves animals.
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — More than 250 people were arrested or taken into custody across the US Monday as pro-Palestinian protesters blocked roads and one of the country’s most famous bridges. In places from San Francisco and Seattle to Chicago and the East Coast cities of Miami and New York,
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