By Isabel Rosales and Dakin Andone, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The mother of the teenager accused of killing four people during last week’s shooting at a Georgia high school has apologized to the victims’ families in an open letter while insisting her son “is not a monster.” “To the parents and families of those affected
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — On this day 23 years ago, the US suffered a tremendous loss of loved ones in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijackers crashed planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. It is with our deepest admiration and
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-three years after the deadliest attack on US soil in its history, the mantra “Never Forget” endures in the American consciousness as a solemn reminder of that day. For the thousands of families who believe key facts have been withheld around the attack that stole their loved ones,
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Footage of NFL star Tyreek Hill being detained by Miami-Dade officers earlier this week has again highlighted the sometimes contentious and fraught nature of what is a routine and everyday procedure in policing: the traffic stop. Many traffic stops end without making headlines. But thanks to the ubiquity of
Continue Reading By Lex Harvey and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people have been arrested after clashes between police and protesters outside a major defense expo in Australia on Wednesday, during which police fired rubber bullets at demonstrators and both sides accused the other of violence. Video from the scene showed protesters setting fire to
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Kosta Gak, Frederik Pleitgen and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, (CNN) — Lurking in the bushes near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is a unit of men who have two things in common: The short amount of time they have served defending their nation and time spent behind bars. The 15 infantry
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales, Lauren Mascarenhas, Celina Tebor, Eric Levenson and Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Marcee Gray was 200 miles away from Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, when her gut told her something was not right. It was Wednesday morning – before the shooting at the school that killed two students and two teachers. She
Continue Reading By Tara John, David Shortell and Jose Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Mexican Senate narrowly passed a controversial judicial reform early Wednesday, hours after protesters broke into the chamber in a chaotic scene and forced a suspension of the proceedings. The Senate vote was the last major hurdle for the sweeping constitutional reform, under which
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Continue Reading By Hira Humayun and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli official has floated the possibility of offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage out of Gaza, once all remaining hostages held in the Palestinian territory are released. Israel’s coordinator for hostages and the missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN’s Jessica Dean on Sunday that if
Continue Reading Ivan Sarmenti, CNNE (CNN) — The last captive orca in all of Latin America cuts a lonely figure. “Kshamenk” has lived in the Mundo Marino oceanarium in the Argentine city of San Clemente del Tuyú since 1992 – the majority of that time, following the death of his female companion in 2000, as the lone
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Nobel Prize, an international award given yearly for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and peace. October 6-13, 2025 – The Nobel Prizes are announced. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to María Corina Machado for “promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”
Continue Reading By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Irene Nasser and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel has launched multiple strikes on southern Lebanon over the last day, including one which killed a senior Hezbollah commander. Mohammed Qassem Al-Shaer, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was killed in a strike on the village of Qaraoun in the western Beqaa
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of acres of wilderness. Sinkholes. And the possibility of a gunman around every corner. These are among the difficulties facing the dozens of law enforcement officers employed in the search for Joseph Couch, the man suspected of firing an AR-15 from a cliff ledge on
Continue Reading By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — September is National Literacy Month. According to the National Literacy Institute, about 21% of adults in the US are illiterate, and 54% read below a sixth grade level. In some cases, those adults were born in other non-English speaking countries. Poverty also plays a role, since economically disadvantaged school
Continue Reading By Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called for “fundamental changes” to the way Israeli forces operate in the occupied West Bank after the killing of American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi at a protest last week. Blinken’s sharply worded rebuke came after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on
Continue Reading CNN By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Kareem Khadder and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — An overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had designated as a humanitarian zone for displaced people in southern Gaza killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, according to local officials in the besieged enclave. Israel said the operation targeted Hamas fighters
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — If you bought apple juice recently, now would be a good time to check the fridge or pantry: Bottles of juice sold across the country under various brands at Walgreens, Walmart, BJ’s, Weis and Aldi have been recalled over concerns about arsenic levels. Here’s what else
Continue Reading By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A Singaporean man has been ordered to repay more than 38 million Australian dollars ($25.7 million) after he lost big during a gambling spree at an Australian casino over the span of a few days. Queensland’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that Yew Choy Wong owed that amount to the
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — American and Chinese military commanders spoke in a long-anticipated call Tuesday as the two powers seek to manage their intensifying rivalry in a contentious Asia-Pacific region – and repair lines of military communication severed more than two years ago. US Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo and Gen.
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