By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Samantha Greene, a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said she quickly noticed a difference in the student body when she stepped on campus in August. As president of the Black Student Movement at the state’s flagship university, Greene said this year’s Black Student Convocation,
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian counteroffensive to recover parts of Kursk lost to Ukrainian forces following a surprise, cross-border attack is underway but is yet to gain momentum. Ukraine launched its assault last month, capturing scores of settlements, a move that stunned even Kyiv’s allies. But from the beginning observers have
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The Miami-Dade Police officer placed on administrative duties after the controversial traffic stop of Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill has been suspended multiple times, police records show. Officer Danny Torres was placed on suspension at least six times during his 27-year career, according to his employee
Continue Reading By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the ballerina born during a civil war in Sierra Leone who performed in Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ visual album, has died aged 29, according to an announcement posted to her official Instagram page. “Her life was one defined by grace, purpose, and strength. Her unwavering commitment to her art,
Continue Reading By Zahid Mahmood and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The American-Turkish activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank last week, has been buried in her family’s hometown in southwestern Turkey. The activist’s body arrived in Turkey on Friday in a flat top coffin, wrapped in the Turkish flag
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Germany has struck a controlled migration deal with Kenya, which will see Berlin open its doors to skilled and semi-skilled Kenyan workers. The deal was signed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kenya’s president William Ruto on Friday. Ruto landed in Germany on Friday for an official two-day visit.
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, Ashley R. Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of the shooting at a Winder, Georgia, high school that left four people dead, authorities were “actively looking” for the teenage suspect after the school received a warning call from his mom – but there was a mix-up
Continue Reading CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Lucas Lilieholm and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — New pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring what state media said is a uranium enrichment facility have given an extremely rare glimpse inside the isolated nation’s closely guarded nuclear weapons program. According to a report from Korean
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, David Williams and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A suspected gunman and the man he allegedly shot both face charges of assault after a clash at a pro-Israeli demonstration in Newton, Massachusetts, authorities said. The fracas began when a man with no connection to the rally “began shouting comments at the demonstrators”
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The remains of Elijah Vue, a missing Wisconsin toddler, have been discovered, bringing a tragic end to an almost 7-month-long search. Elijah’s remains were discovered on September 7 in a “thick wooded area” by a hunter “getting his land ready for the hunting season,” Benjamin Meinnert, Two Rivers chief
Continue Reading By Andi Babineau and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A paramedic who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault last year in connection to the 2019 death of Elijah McClain had their five-year prison sentence vacated by an Adams County District Court judge in favor of four years probation Friday. Judge Mark Warner vacated
Continue Reading By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN CNN – A United Nations staff member was among 10 people killed during an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military and the UN said on Friday. Sufyan Jaber Abed Jawwad, who worked as a sanitation worker in El Far’a Camp in the West Bank, “was shot
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Rainbow flags rippled in the wind as gay and lesbian couples walked hand in hand down a makeshift aisle in Bangkok’s busy Siam shopping district. Thailand’s Senate had just passed a marriage equality bill, and the local LGBTQ+ community was in the mood to celebrate. While the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Lech Walesa, former president of Poland. Personal Birth date: September 29, 1943 Birth place: Popowo, Poland Father: Boleslaw Walesa, carpenter Mother: Felicja (Kaminski) Walesa Marriage: Miroslawa “Danuta” (Golos) Walesa (1969-present) Children: Bogdan, Slawek, Przemek, Jarek, Magdalena, Ania, Maria Wiktoria and Brygidka Military service:
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji, Dalia Faheid and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Emergency services officials in Georgia have released 911 and police dispatch records from last week’s deadly Apalachee High School mass shooting that left two teachers and two students dead. The emergency recordings and dispatch records, reviewed by CNN and obtained from
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of fatally striking NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother while they were riding bikes in southern New Jersey last month had a blood alcohol level of 0.087 at the time of the crash, which is above the legal limit, prosecutors said Friday. Sean Higgins, 43, is
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman, Sana Noor Haq and Pauline Lockwood, CNN (CNN) — More than 560,000 children aged below 10 in Gaza have received the first of two doses of the polio vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, after Israel’s destruction of water and sanitation systems led to a resurgence of the deadly
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Hundreds of posters have appeared on billboards across Italy this summer, bearing the slogan: “Russia is not our enemy” and depicting a handshake in the colors of the Italian and Russian flags. Some, including those that appeared in Rome this week, also feature the words, “Enough money
Continue Reading Thousands of tips have poured in from several states. But the man accused of raining bullets onto Interstate 75 in Kentucky keeps evading capture – prompting more school closures and a plea for nearby residents to avoid the wilderness.
Continue Reading By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has written a rare letter to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, according to the Lebanese militant group, in which he reaffirms his commitment to fighting Israel and supporting the Iran-backed alliance of regional militants known as the “Axis of Resistance.” Sinwar, Hamas’ political leader who
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