By Brynn Gingras and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after announcing the arrest of the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, authorities in New York on Friday revealed the identity of a woman whose remains were among those found during the course of the investigation over a decade ago. Karen Vergata, a 34-year-old escort
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Laura Paddison and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July 2022 and is now at its lowest rate in six years, according to preliminary data released by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) on Thursday. Nearly 500 square kilometers
Continue Reading By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Well, it looks like the Prince of Wales isn’t the only royal making their way to Singapore soon. We recently found out that Prince Harry will also be grabbing his passport and heading to the Southeast Asian nation for his own charitable cause.
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot, estimated at $1.35 billion, are 11-30-45-52-56 with a Mega Ball of 20. If there is a winning ticket, it would be the second-highest jackpot ever for the multistate lottery, officials said. The cash payout for the jackpot would be $659.5
Continue Reading By Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s ancient Red Sea port city Jeddah, stewing in the steamy heat of the world’s hottest summer on record, is not the obvious pick to cool the world’s fiercest conflict, currently raging in Ukraine. Yet, the desert kingdom’s king-in-waiting, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – MBS for short
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust” inside every classroom, according to a new law that went into effect this week. Some critics fear the law will further blur the lines separating church and state, which follows a pattern
Continue Reading CNN, KFOX By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust” inside every classroom, according to a new law that went into effect this week. Some critics fear the law will further blur the lines separating church and state, which follows
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Parts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of human-caused climate change and the arrival of El Niño feed into extreme winter heat. Southern Cone countries including Chile and Argentina have experienced summer-like conditions as
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, Teodora Preda and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been released from house arrest in Romania ahead of their trial on charges of human trafficking and rape, Bucharest’s Court of Appeals announced on Friday. The Tate brothers and two Romanian female accomplices
Continue Reading CNN By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major naval base in Russia on Friday, leaving a damaged Russian warship listing in the Black Sea in a brazen strike carried out hundreds of miles from Ukrainian-held territory. Dramatic social media videos showed the vessel,
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India’s top court on Friday stayed Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction, offering a crucial reprieve for the embattled former chair of the country’s main opposition party who was disqualified as a lawmaker following a trial he maintained was politically motivated. The Supreme Court order paves the way for Parliament to
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hottest day, hottest week, hottest month, and – increasingly likely – hottest year; 2023 has garnered unwanted records as the climate crisis escalates. Animals, like humans, are greatly affected by the rising temperatures. Species that have evolved tactics to combat the heat are relying on those behaviors to try
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dozens of human rights groups have signed a joint petition calling on Laos authorities to release a prominent Chinese lawyer as its embassy in Britain warned he could be deported back to China. Concerns for Lu Siwei have spiked after he went missing in Laos while traveling
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, Kathleen Magramo, and Berry Wang CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than a million people have been forced from their homes by the remnants of a storm in China’s northeastern Hebei province, according to state media, as officials warned it could take a month for the waters to recede in some areas.
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major naval base in Russia on Friday, leaving a damaged Russian warship listing in the Black Sea in a brazen strike carried out hundreds of miles from Ukrainian-held territory. Dramatic social media videos showed the vessel, an
Continue Reading By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An evening of inner tubing turned perilous for three Montana women when they were attacked by an otter. The women were floating along the Jefferson River on Wednesday around 8:15 p.m. when they observed one or two otters, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) said in a news
Continue Reading WPLG, DELRAY BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder on suspicion of killing and dismembering his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases at a beach last month, authorities said Thursday. William Lowe, who was arrested Wednesday, is accused of
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder on suspicion of killing and dismembering his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases at a beach last month, authorities said Thursday. William Lowe, who was arrested Wednesday, is accused of killing his 80-year-old wife, Aydil Barbosa
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement with a Black journalism professor who said her tenured position offer fell apart after backlash to her work on diversity and equity efforts, the university announced Thursday. The university’s leadership apologized to Kathleen McElroy for “the way her
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Sooyeon Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — As tensions with North Korea spike, South Korea will hold its first nationwide civil defense drill in six years later this month, requiring most of the country’s 51 million residents to practice evacuating to shelters or underground safe spaces during the 20-minute exercise.
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