By Laura Klairmont, CNN Phoenixville, PA (CNN) — In the last three years, a record number of unaccompanied migrant children – more than 500,000 – have traveled to the United States, many of them escaping violence and extreme poverty in rural areas of Central America. As an immigration lawyer who works closely with these children,
Continue Reading By Dana Karni and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said it killed three Hamas members, including a commander, as its offensive in the occupied West Bank entered its third day. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday it killed Wissam Khazem, whom it described as the Hamas leader in the city of Jenin,
Continue Reading By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — A record number of travelers is expected to shuttle through the nation’s airports this Labor Day weekend, with as many as 17 million passengers expected from Thursday through the following Wednesday, the Transportation Security Administration said. The agency, which tracks the numbers of passengers it screens for security,
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — DNA evidence from a cigarette butt has led to an arrest in the 1980 killing of a woman in Washington state, police said this week. Kenneth Duane Kundert, 65, was arrested in Arkansas last week on a warrant accusing him of murder in the death of
Continue Reading By Joyce Jiang and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two airline passengers who locked a stranger’s crying grandchild in a plane restroom have caused outrage in China and sparked a heated online debate on how to handle upset children in public spaces. The incident went viral this week after one of the two
Continue Reading By Hamdi Alkhshali and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The king of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori people, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died peacefully on Friday, according to his representatives. He was 69. “The death of Kiingi Tuheitia is a moment of great sadness for followers of Te Kiingitanga, Maaoridom and the entire nation,”
Continue Reading By Antonella Francini, Emmanuel Miculita, Anna Chernova and Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — French prosecutors told CNN they have requested more information from Switzerland over allegations that Telegram founder Pavel Durov conducted “acts of violence” against one of his children. Irina Bolgar, the former partner of the Russian-born billionaire and the child’s mother, made the claims
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Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of killing ten people in a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in 2021 has been deemed fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday, and he will remain in custody at a state hospital to ensure he takes medication to maintain his competency. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A murder suspect on the lam for months fell through the ceiling of a Memphis home as authorities closed in on him, the US Marshals Service announced this week. The 20-year-old suspect, Deario Wilkerson, was wanted on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder and reckless endangerment with a deadly
Continue Reading By Tara John, Jennifer Hauser, Abeer Salman, Eugenia Yosef and Larry Register, CNN (CNN) — Israel has agreed to a series of pauses in fighting in Gaza in September to allow young children in the enclave to be vaccinated for polio, according to United Nations and Israeli officials. The polio campaign, which will aim to vaccinate around 640,000
Continue Reading CNN By Jean Casarez, Zoe Sottile and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, argued Thursday to move his trial out of Latah County, which they said would be unable to provide an unbiased jury for the long-awaited trial. The hearing
Continue Reading CNN By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country, a Ukrainian military source told CNN. The Ukrainian Defense Forces do not believe pilot error was behind the
Continue Reading By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s assault on Gaza since the Hamas-led October 7 attack has killed more than 40,000 people, according to Palestinian authorities, drawing international condemnation. But just 60 miles away, another major escalation of violence has also been playing out in the West Bank, where more than 600 Palestinians have been
Continue Reading By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — The body of an American woman has been recovered from the sea in Norway after the replica Viking boat she was sailing in capsized during an expedition from the Faroe Islands, police have confirmed. The US State Department confirmed the death of a US citizen off the coast of
Continue Reading By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country, a Ukrainian military source told CNN. The Ukrainian Defense Forces do not believe pilot error was behind the incident,
Continue Reading By Dana Karni, Abeer Salman and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said Thursday it killed five Palestinian militants, including an Islamic Jihad commander, during an exchange of fire “within and near a mosque” in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. The firefight came after Israel on Wednesday launched one of the largest
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The search for Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a nurse and dedicated mother to a young daughter, has gone on for several weeks – but no one has been able to locate the beloved Nepalese community member. Kafle Bhatt’s husband, Naresh Bhatt, is accused of killing her in their home then
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Seven people were injured when “severe turbulence” rocked a United Airlines flight, forcing an emergency landing in Memphis, according to the airline and local emergency responders. The Boeing 737 was en route from Cancún, Mexico, to Chicago on Wednesday when the flight experienced turbulence, United said.
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Summer was off to a tumultuous start when allegations of child sexual abuse surfaced on a blog dedicated to Christian survivor stories. This time, the man involved had gone on to lead one of America’s largest megachurches. Robert Morris, who founded and led Gateway Church for nearly 25 years in the
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