By Hanna Park and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — All major pieces of the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided last week in Washington, DC, have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Saturday. The wreckage from the two aircraft, which crashed January 29 over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were created to help communities that have historically faced obstacles to equal opportunities in the workplace or felt a lack of belonging in majority-White corporate settings. These programs expanded on the Civil Rights Act, signed in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, outlawing
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of all 10 people who were killed when a regional airline flight crashed off the coast of western Alaska have been recovered and identified, authorities said Saturday. “All ten individuals aboard the Bering Air plane have been officially brought home,” the Nome Volunteer Fire
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, Mick Krever and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Three male Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners were freed in the fifth round of exchanges between Israel and Hamas Saturday, but the gaunt, frail appearance of the released hostages was condemned as “shocking” by Israel. A group representing the families of hostages held
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CNN By Paula Newton and Anna Cooban, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing,” two Canadian business leaders who were at the meeting confirmed to CNN. Trudeau’s comments, first reported by the Toronto Star,
Continue Reading CNN By Paula Newton and Anna Cooban, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing,” two Canadian business leaders who were at the meeting confirmed to CNN. Trudeau’s comments, first reported by the Toronto Star,
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CNN By Ana Melgar, Sana Noor Haq and Ivonne Valdés, CNN (CNN) — At least two people were killed Friday after a small plane crashed onto a busy road and collided with a bus in São Paulo, southern Brazil, leaving charred aircraft parts strewn along the highway. The crash took place around 7:20 a.m. local
Continue Reading By Paula Newton and Anna Cooban, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing,” two Canadian business leaders who were at the meeting confirmed to CNN. Trudeau’s comments, first reported by the Toronto Star, were
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old first grader in New York City has been asking to visit the school nurse almost every day for the last month, hoping to be sent home. Her teacher eventually figured out why. “She is afraid if she waits to the end of the day, she’s not going
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has launched new attacks in Russia’s southern Kursk region as US President Donald Trump pushes for ceasefire talks. The Institute for the Study of War, a US-based conflict monitor, said that Ukrainian forces launched a new series of assaults in the Kursk region on Thursday, advancing up to
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, Kareem Khadder, Ivana Kottasová and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Hamas is set to release three Israeli from Gaza on Saturday, in what will be the fifth round of exchanges under the ongoing ceasefire. Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy are expected to be released on the 491st day of
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CNN By Esha Mitra, Aishwarya S Iyer and Ross Adkin, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown. Indian lawmakers demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday,
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported. Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old digital marketing and social media manager from the English city of Derby, and 26-year-old Nadine Raguse from Germany were both
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the organization of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions” targeting the United States and its ally, Israel. The ICC, which prosecutes individuals for grave international crimes, has faced backlash from the US and Israel
Continue Reading CNN By Rebekah Riess, Jessie Yeung, Emma Tucker, and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — An aircraft matching the description of the regional airline flight that disappeared in Alaska with 10 people aboard Thursday has been found, the US Coast Guard said Friday. All 10 people aboard the small commuter plane are dead, the US Coast
Continue Reading By Ana Melgar, Sana Noor Haq and Ivonne Valdés, CNN (CNN) — At least two people were killed Friday after a small plane crashed onto a busy road and collided with a bus in São Paulo, southern Brazil, leaving charred aircraft parts strewn along the highway. The crash took place around 7:20 a.m. local time
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — The year’s first deadly US tornado struck after dark Thursday, killing two people in a small East Tennessee community as the first of five back-to-back, jet stream-driven winter storms pummeled the eastern United States. Severe weather blasted through Morgan County, killing a mother and daughter in
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its January jobs report today, which showed fewer job gains than expected at the start of the year. The relatively steady labor market now appears to be approaching some obstacles in the road, with a pullback in hiring, a high interest rate environment
Continue Reading CNN By Esha Mitra, Aishwarya S Iyer and Ross Adkin, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown. Indian lawmakers demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday,
Continue Reading By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide. Colombia is the world’s top producer and exporter of cocaine, mainly to the United States and Europe, and the
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