By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A meal of suspected death cap mushrooms served at a family lunch in late July is at the center of a homicide investigation in Australia following the deaths of three guests less than a week later. Erin Patterson served the meal to her former parents-in-law and her
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — The estranged second oldest son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has made an unexpected visit to the country, his first in almost three decades, in a return that surprised many in the kingdom. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, 42, who has been living and working
Continue Reading WFOR By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered approximately 30 cars submerged in a South Florida lake over the weekend, police said. Dive teams from multiple agencies will be recovering the vehicles from the lake in Doral and “a thorough investigation
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered approximately 30 cars submerged in a South Florida lake over the weekend, police said. Dive teams from multiple agencies will be recovering the vehicles from the lake in Doral and “a thorough investigation will
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old girl was fatally shot in front of her Chicago home by a neighbor, who allegedly fired the gun at her before her father ran toward the shooter and tackled him to the ground, according to a legal document CNN obtained Tuesday. Michael Goodman, 43,
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — He was once worshiped by millions, the star cricketer turned populist politician who promised to break the shackles of corruption, ushering Pakistan into a hopeful new era. Yet the final days of Imran Khan’s political career tell a contrasting tale. The former Pakistani prime minister was
Continue Reading By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The adult children of a man charged with murder in New York’s Gilgo Beach killings are “absolutely innocent bystanders that were caught up in a hellscape,” the attorney representing the children told CNN on Tuesday. The attorney, Vess Mitev, said his clients Christopher Sheridan, 34, and Victoria Heuermann, 26,
Continue Reading By Sofia Cox, Tatiana Arias and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as “Otoniel,” was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday “for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the Clan del Golfo,
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Viral video of a chaotic brawl along Montgomery, Alabama’s riverfront has renewed national conversations about racial tensions in America. A fight between a group of White boaters and a Black co-captain of a riverboat escalated into a melee Saturday when a group of bystanders joined
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former University of California Davis student accused in a series of stabbings earlier this year is set to be transferred to a state hospital after a court-appointed psychologist deemed him not competent to stand trial. A jury had been hearing evidence in the case because prosecutors with the
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A Queens doctor has been charged with drugging, raping and filming the sexual assaults of a string of women, including patients at the prominent New York hospital where he practiced, according to prosecutors. Zhi Alan Cheng, who was first arrested and charged with rape in December, had 50 new
Continue Reading By Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — One of nature’s most stunning light displays is right around the corner. The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this weekend, according to the American Meteor Society. During that window on August 12 and 13, the waning crescent moon will be only 10% illuminated, according to EarthSky. “With
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An unusual ancient marine reptile may have gulped down tons of shrimplike prey using a feeding technique similar to one used by some modern whales. The reptile, named Hupehsuchus nanchangensis, lived in Earth’s oceans between 247 million and 249 million years ago, during the early Triassic Period. Fossils of
Continue Reading CNN, UKRAINIAN MILITARY By Olga Voitovych and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — A deadly Russian attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk appeared to be designed to specifically target rescue workers and first responders, Ukrainian officials alleged Tuesday, a potential war crime. Nine people were killed and 82 were injured in the attack, Ukrainian
Continue Reading By Claudia Rebaza, Antonia Mortensen and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Vatican investigators looking into sexual abuse allegations at a Roman Catholic society in Peru have completed the first stage of their audit and will issue a report in the coming months, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told CNN Friday. “The first stage, gathering information, was
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been disqualified from running for office for five years, according to a statement released on Tuesday from the Election Commission of Pakistan. Khan has been banned as a result of being found guilty last week in a corruption trial and sentenced to
Continue Reading CNN By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Eric Levenson, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Arrest warrants have been issued for three men involved in the chaotic brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that was captured on video and involved an array of punches, a chair to the head
Continue Reading By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old who shot his teacher in January later boasted in a conversation with a school employee that “I shot that b[ ] dead,” according to unsealed redacted search warrants. The documents obtained from CNN affiliate WTKR describe what happened after first grade teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot on
Continue Reading By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Eric Levenson, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Arrest warrants have been issued for three men involved in the chaotic brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that was captured on video and involved an array of punches, a chair to the head and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,1944 Birth place: Ntungamo, Uganda Birth name: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Father: Amos Kaguta, a cattle keeper Mother: Esteri Kokundeka Marriage: Janet (Kataaha) Museveni (August 1973-present) Children: one son, three daughters Education:
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