By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A report of an active shooter at the University of South Carolina’s campus library Sunday was part of a swatting hoax, a school spokesperson said. “USCPD dispatch received two separate calls Sunday reporting an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper Library, at 6:30:42 and 6:32:20 p.m., respectively,” spokesperson Jeff
Continue Reading By Nic Anderson, Leigh Waldman, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a movie or video game, Rob Glinski said. A tour bus, heading back to New York City after a trip to the American side of Niagara Falls, was swerving between lanes on the New York State Thruway when it crashed just
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SPECTRUM NEWS ROCHESTER By Nic Anderson, Leigh Waldman, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a movie or video game, Rob Glinski said. A tour bus, heading back to New York City after a trip to the American side of Niagara Falls, was swerving between lanes on the New York State Thruway when
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, Matthew J. Friedman, CNN (CNN) — The unexpected release of audio from Erik Menendez’s tightly controlled parole hearing last week nearly derailed Friday’s proceedings for his brother, Lyle, and infuriated his family members – who raised questions about the recording’s impact on the outcome and how it was released. The tumultuous session
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By Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian journalist who was held incommunicado by Russia for more than three years has been released on Sunday as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv. For more than three years, Dmytro Khilyuk, 50, was one of the thousands of Ukrainian civilians detained
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By Eyad Kourdi and Darna Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israel struck Yemen’s Houthis on Sunday after the Iran-backed rebels fired a new type of missile at Israel. The Israeli military said it struck a military site where the presidential palace is located, as well as two power plants and a fuel storage site. At least
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hopes are fading that an injured climber who has been stuck on a mountain in Kyrgyzstan for 12 days after rescue efforts had to be terminated because of bad weather. Natalia Nagovitsyna was descending from the top of Jengish Chokusu, or Victory Peak, at Kyrgyzstan’s border with China, when
Continue Reading By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Billie Shepperd was planning her daughter Sheila’s 60th birthday party in June 2020 when the phone rang. She had been imagining family members traveling from Washington, DC, to celebrate at the beach with crab legs and potato salad, when she picked up to hear Maria Shepperd, her granddaughter and
Continue Reading By Svitlana Vlasova, Todd Symons and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump joined other world leaders in sending messages of support to Ukraine on Sunday as it celebrates Independence Day at a time when there is little hope for peace despite intense diplomatic efforts. Trump sent a letter to Ukraine on the
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, Lou Robinson, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, Gaza’s largest city was sprawling with life. Classrooms brimmed with schoolchildren, markets were full of shoppers and beachside cafes offered respite for those escaping the stresses of a besieged enclave. Gaza City boasts a rich history, inhabited for thousands of
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CNN By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic rise in Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries has sent gasoline prices in Russia to record highs, despite the government banning petrol exports to cope with the crunch. Ukraine is focusing drone attacks on refineries, pumping stations and fuel trains in an effort
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By CNN Staff Hong Kong (CNN) — “Did you know your videos are leaked?” The message from an anonymous stranger was how Ms. D, a woman in her 20s, learned her ex-boyfriend had leaked her private photos and intimate videos in a private chat on a Chinese language Telegram channel with more than 100,000 subscribers.
Continue Reading By Uriel Blanco, CNN Amid the sharp escalation in tensions between the United States and Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro mentioned China, the United States’ biggest economic rival, during a speech about education in the country. While speaking about tutorials to learn how to do new things during the closing of the “First Pedagogical Congress of
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By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic rise in Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries has sent gasoline prices in Russia to record highs, despite the government banning petrol exports to cope with the crunch. Ukraine is focusing drone attacks on refineries, pumping stations and fuel trains in an effort to
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration escalates its deployment of troops in the nation’s capital and vows similar moves elsewhere, leaders of largely Democratic cities across the country are pushing back. From Boston to Los Angeles, President Donald Trump’s portrayal of the District of Columbia as a lawless wasteland to justify
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By Max Saltman and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of a music festival in Portsmouth, England have apologized to Irish folk band The Mary Wallopers who claim they were muted during their set for displaying a Palestinian flag. A string of other performers pulled out of the Victorious music festival over the spat, accusing
Continue Reading By Leah M. Wright It’s been 65 years since John F. Kennedy first spoke of America’s “New Frontier.” This was his rallying cry for the nation, urging citizens to be bold and courageous in their vision for solutions for not just the US but also the world’s most pressing problems. “It would be easier to
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two months after the hasty and controversial birth of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a federal judge has slammed the brakes on the operation, ruling that no more detainees can be sent to the remote migrant detention camp deep in the marshy wetlands of the Everglades. Built in just a matter
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN Takoma Park, Maryland (CNN) — I was on autopilot last Thursday when I pulled into a gas station in Takoma Park, Maryland, and annoyed with how the pit stop would add time to my commute to CNN’s office in Washington, DC. But as I placed the pump in the gas tank,
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration ramps up efforts to detain and deport undocumented people, dramatic videos of immigration arrests from California to New York have sparked reactions from applause to backlash across the nation’s broad political spectrum. The Department of Homeland Security received over 100,000 applications in recent weeks “from
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