By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN A review board voted Monday to continue the use of the 1998 movie “Ruby Bridges” as part of the curriculum at a Florida elementary school, according to Pinellas County Schools. The film came under scrutiny last month when a parent at North Shore Elementary School filed a complaint,
Continue Reading By Andi Babineau, Celina Tebor and Sara Smart, CNN Four men have been arrested in connection with more than a dozen robberies at bars and nightclubs in New York, including two suspects who are also charged with murder, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Robert Demaio, 34, and Jacob Barroso, 30, are charged with
Continue Reading By Nadine Schmidt, CNN A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Ryyan Alshebl, who left his hometown of As Suwayda in Syria eight years ago, ran as an independent in the municipality of Ostelsheim. He won 55.41% of the
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Ryan Young, Amy Simonson and Steve Almasy, CNN In an extraordinary, emotionally charged session marked by tense exchanges and punctuated by boos and chants from onlookers, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to expel two Black lawmakers — but failed to oust a third representative — a week after the three Democrats
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they executed a search warrant at the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with more weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory of items seized. The search warrant and the list of items
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they searched the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory items authorities seized while executing a search warrant at the residence. The search warrant and the
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The killing of Vladlen Tatarsky has put a spotlight on the murky world of Russia’s pro-invasion military bloggers and the outsized role they play in Moscow’s propaganda machine. Tatarsky — whose real name was Maxim Fomin — died on Sunday in an explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe where he was
Continue Reading By Tara John, CNN Finland officially became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in northeastern Europe that adds some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the alliance’s frontier with Russia. The Nordic nation’s accession was sealed during a formal ceremony at the
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN Tennessee House Republicans on Monday took steps toward expelling three Democratic state representatives after they participated in protests at the state Capitol last Thursday calling for more gun control in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School. GOP lawmakers filed three resolutions Monday, one
Continue Reading By Sania Farooqui, CNN Seven tourists were killed and 13 others injured in a major avalanche in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, local police said Tuesday. The incident occurred at about 11.10 a.m. local time, the army said in a statement to CNN. The army said at least 20 people were rescued alive after several
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a repeating radio signal from an exoplanet and the star that it orbits, both located 12 light-years away from Earth. The signal suggests that the Earth-size planet may have a magnetic field and perhaps even an atmosphere. Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet’s atmosphere, which life needs to
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN I was briefly transfixed by April’s full moon as it peeped out of London’s clouds on Wednesday night — it was a reminder of how the silvery orb shapes the course of life on Earth. Medieval moon watchers were similarly captivated by our celestial neighbor, making detailed descriptions of lunar phases
Continue Reading By Caolán Magee, CNN Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many current and former leaders have been prosecuted or even spent time in jail. Many of those leaders denounced the accusations against them as politically-motivated. But charges have often not been a barrier to
Continue Reading By Caolán Magee, CNN Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many current and former leaders have been prosecuted or even spent time in jail. Many of those leaders denounced the accusations against them as politically-motivated. But charges have often not been a barrier to
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Fifty years ago this week, the first cell phone call was made on a sidewalk in New York City with a device the size of a brick. Each decade since that day in 1973 has seen the once-bulky phone evolve into a thinner, faster and smarter device that continues to reshape
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Fifty years ago this week, the first cell phone call was made on a sidewalk in New York City with a device the size of a brick. Each decade since that day in 1973 has seen the once-bulky phone evolve into a thinner, faster and smarter device that continues to reshape
Continue Reading By Tara John, CNN Finland officially became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in northeastern Europe that adds some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the alliance’s frontier with Russia. The Nordic nation’s accession was sealed during a formal ceremony at the
Continue Reading By Mary Kay Mallonee and Helen Regan, CNN A US strike in Syria has killed a senior ISIS leader who planned attacks into Europe, United States Central Command said in a statement. The strike, carried out on Monday, was a “unilateral” US operation that killed Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, CENTCOM said in the statement posted
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN The Philippines on Monday identified the locations of four new military bases the US will gain access to, as part of an expanded defense agreement analysts say is aimed at combating China. The four bases include three on the main island of Luzon, close to Taiwan, and one in Palawan province
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Tim Lister and Radina Gigova, CNN Russian authorities have formally charged Daria Trepova with terrorism offenses over the killing of Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. Trepova, 26, was charged under the criminal code pertaining to a “terrorist act committed by an organized group that resulted in the deliberate infliction of death on
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