By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Jane Elliott will never forget her sister’s April 4, 1968, phone call telling her the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. Elliott, like many people across the US, was shocked. Talking about the news of Dr. King’s death makes her sick to her stomach even today.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — American cities in the path of Monday’s solar eclipse are ramping up preparations for an influx of visitors. Thousands are already on their way to areas with the best view as experts predict the US economy could receive a $1 billion boost from eclipse tourism. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — American cities in the path of Monday’s solar eclipse are ramping up preparations for an influx of visitors. Thousands are already on their way to areas with the best view as experts predict the US economy could receive a $1 billion boost from eclipse tourism. Here’s what else
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The IDF fired two senior officers and reprimanded a top commander as it admitted a catalog of failures in a drone strike on an aid convoy in Gaza, including that it killed aid workers who had survived an initial attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday that “those
Continue Reading By Jason Kravarik and Josh Campbell, CNN Orange County, California (CNN) — Carol and Jeff Starr celebrated their daughter’s wedding last month with a bit of irony: neither was wearing their own wedding rings at the ceremony. Thieves had broken into their Southern California home last spring and cleaned out a safe full of jewelry. “They hit the
Continue Reading By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to suspend the sale of arms to Israel following the deadly attack on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza. Calls for Sunak to stop supplying Israel with weapons grew after an Israeli airstrike on Monday killed seven members
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Ivan Watson, CNN Hualien, Taiwan (CNN) — Wu was preparing breakfast for guests at the small hotel he runs in Taiwan’s Hualien County when the shelves around him shook violently and the mountain behind his house roared. Fearing the building would collapse, he rushed his guests to safety outdoors.
Continue Reading WJZ, CNN By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May – a significant update since the
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May – a significant update since the disaster halted
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, Tara John and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has approved the reopening of the Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza for the first time since the October 7 Hamas attacks, a decision that came soon after US President Joe Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do more to
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If you’re planning to observe the total solar eclipse on Monday, try wearing red and green. In low light, bright reds appear darker and sometimes almost black, while greens become more vibrant. It’s an optical illusion called the Purkinje effect, so pick out some
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If you’re planning to observe the total solar eclipse on Monday, try wearing red and green. In low light, bright reds appear darker and sometimes almost black, while greens become more vibrant. It’s an optical illusion called the Purkinje effect, so pick out some colorful
Continue Reading By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — A member of the Texas National Guard was arrested and charged with human smuggling after allegedly leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase near the Texas-Mexico border on Sunday. The suspect, identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety as 26-year-old Savion Johnson, was approaching a checkpoint in
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson and Cindy von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Arizona in January, leaving four people dead, had high levels of the psychedelic drug ketamine in his blood system, according to a forensic examination report from the Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office. The autopsy report
Continue Reading By Caitlin Danaher and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Denmark has closed one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes over an activated but malfunctioning missile launcher on a Danish navy ship, the country’s military said Thursday. The Niels Juel ship is stationed in Denmark’s Great Belt strait, the main maritime gateway to the Baltic Sea. The booster on a
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Boston Marathon, run from Hopkinton to Boston. The finish line is in front of the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street. April 21, 2025 – The 129th Boston Marathon takes place. The winners are John Korir of Kenya in the men’s division and Sharon Lokedi
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor Jack Nicholson, who has won three Academy Awards and been nominated for 12, the most of any male performer. Personal Birth date: April 22, 1937 Birth place: Neptune, New Jersey Birth name: John Joseph Nicholson Father: Identity not confirmed publicly Mother: June
Continue Reading By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Eight men have been charged in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of beer – mostly Corona and Modelo shipped from Mexico – from railyards and warehouses over the last two years, federal prosecutors say. The alleged leader, Jose Cesari, surrendered to authorities Thursday morning, the
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested 22 people and seized assets worth more than €600 million ($650 million) in connection with alleged fraud linked to the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund. After an investigation by the EU prosecutor, eight people were detained, 14 were placed under house arrest and
Continue Reading By Jack Guy and Louis Mian, CNN (CNN) — An elderly American woman was killed in Zambia after an elephant charged at a vehicle carrying tourists in Kafue National Park. Another woman was injured and was taken to a medical facility in South Africa following the incident, which took place on Saturday, the conservation and
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