By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge issued an order late Friday temporarily barring the state from enforcing its ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy in cases where a patient’s life or health could be endangered by an “emergent medical condition.” District Judge Jessica Mangrum ruled the law is ambiguous
Continue Reading By Dave Alsup and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The head of Florida’s education department on Friday told school officials that Advanced Placement Psychology courses may be taught in their “entirety” after dizzying concerns over new state laws barring material on sexual orientation and gender identity. Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. sent
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The endangered red panda population recently received a boost in the form of adorable twin babies. The United Kingdom’s largest zoo welcomed the cubs as part of a European breeding program dedicated to saving the species. They were born June 25 at Whipsnade Zoo in Whipsnade, England, located
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi, Niamh Kennedy and Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Lebanon on Friday to mark the third anniversary of a devastating explosion that ripped through a port in Beirut, demanding accountability from officials over a disaster that remains shrouded in mystery. Footage from Lebanese media showed demonstrators taking to
Continue Reading CNN, WCBS By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old suspected of fatally stabbing O’Shae Sibley has been charged with murder as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon, New York officials said Saturday. Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer, was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station after dancing to a Beyoncé
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Using a long-shot “shout” maneuver, the Voyager mission team at NASA has reestablished communication with Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft, which has been operating for nearly 46 years. “At 12:29 a.m. EDT on Aug. 4, the spacecraft began returning science and telemetry data, indicating it is
Continue Reading CNN By Zoe Sottile and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands-strong crowds gathered in Union Square in New York City for a giveaway, leaving dozens of people arrested and several police officers injured. Cenat, who has over 4 million
Continue Reading CNN, WAPT, WLBT By Devon M. Sayers and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi sheriff said he was “ashamed” and apologized after five of his former deputies pleaded guilty to charges related to the torture of two Black men. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the police badge was “tarnished by the criminal acts
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope for a fresh perspective of an iconic celestial favorite called the Ring Nebula. The new image captures never-before-seen details within the colorful nebula, located in the Lyra constellation about 2,600 light-years from Earth. The structure of the Ring Nebula can be
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands-strong crowds gathered in Union Square in New York City for a giveaway, leaving dozens of people arrested and several police officers injured. Cenat, who has over 4 million followers
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Fourteen million children are in “dire need” of humanitarian support in Sudan, the United Nation’s children’s agency warned on Friday, as a deadly conflict in the country deepens its hunger crisis. “The numbers are staggering. Almost 14 million children – a number roughly equivalent to every single child in
Continue Reading By Mark Morales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old who police believe is responsible for the stabbing death of a 28-year-old professional dancer at a Brooklyn gas station last weekend has turned himself in, a law enforcement source told CNN. The teenager turned himself in with his attorney and is now in police
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury indicted former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Ricky Anderson Friday for murder and reckless homicide in the 2022 death of Donovan Lewis, court records show. Anderson, a 30-year veteran of the Columbus Division of Police who was assigned to the K9 unit, shot Lewis, 20, an unarmed
Continue Reading By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. They’re long and skinny. They’re boomerang-headed and coated in toxic mucus. And they’ve been hiding in plain sight in the US for a long time. Invasive hammerhead flatworms have distinctive
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury has acquitted Louisiana State Police Trooper Jacob Brown, who was charged with a single count of deprivation of rights under color of law, for the beating of a Black man with a flashlight during a 2019 traffic stop, according to Brown’s attorney. The incident was captured
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi sheriff said he was “ashamed” and apologized after five of his former deputies pleaded guilty to charges related to the torture of two Black men. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the police badge was “tarnished by the criminal acts of these few
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A tourist who was CEO of the American arm of the British publisher that launched Harry Potter in the UK was killed off Italy’s Amalfi Coast after the “gommone” or motorboat she was riding on with her family collided with a sailing vessel rented for special events, according
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An Orange County, California, judge was arrested, suspected in the fatal shooting of his wife, authorities say. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 72, was arrested by homicide detectives Thursday after they received reports of a shooting at the couple’s home. Ferguson’s wife, Sheryl, was found inside
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has canceled an appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival after accusing one of the festival’s main sponsors of greenwashing. Thunberg announced her decision to pull out of the event in a statement shared by the festival on Friday, outlining her belief that as a
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have reassembled an ancient ornate necklace discovered in the grave of a child who lived in the Neolithic village of Ba’ja in what’s now southern Jordan. More than 2,500 colorful stone and shell beads were found in the grave, which was dated between 7400 and 6800 BC. Archaeological
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