By Sarah Engel, CNN (CNN) — Human remains found in 1976 by hikers in a shallow desert grave near Lake Mohave, just a few miles from the Arizona-Nevada border, have finally been identified. Luis Alonso Paredes, who was originally from El Salvador, was positively identified thanks to national fingerprint records, “which was not an available resource at the
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two bodies found inside a car, believed to belong to a missing Texas teen who was nine months pregnant and her boyfriend, each had a gunshot wound, police said Wednesday. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters earlier on Tuesday that authorities believe the bodies belong to
Continue Reading KSAT, LEON VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Paradise Afshar and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two bodies found inside a car, believed to belong to a missing Texas teen who was nine months pregnant and her boyfriend, each had a gunshot wound, police said Wednesday. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters earlier on
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — This year held some truly out-there moments in the world of science and space travel. With SpaceX’s Mars rocket erupting into a ball of flames over the ocean (twice) and a spacecraft swinging by Earth to drop off pieces of an asteroid that could contain solar
Continue Reading CNN, WBBM By Amanda Jackson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The two men had gone out the day after Christmas, scouting for fishing holes at a creek in northwest Indiana, when something shiny in the distance caught their attention. Mario Garcia and his son-in-law Nivardo Delatorre had been ready to call it a day.
Continue Reading By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a significant power surge over a part of the planet that included the ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia. People at the time probably never even noticed the fluctuation, but signs of the anomaly, including previously unknown details, were preserved in the mud
Continue Reading CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard and ice storm warnings across the Central and Northern Plains are due to expire today, but parts of the region could still see snow and freezing rain. Travel safe out there! 1. Gaza Israel’s defense minister says the country is in a “multi-arena war,” facing attacks from
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard and ice storm warnings across the Central and Northern Plains are due to expire today, but parts of the region could still see snow and freezing rain. Travel safe out there! 1. Gaza Israel’s defense minister says the country is in a “multi-arena war,” facing attacks from multiple
Continue Reading By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Although Robin Williams has been a ballet dancer for more than 60 years, she experienced a first during her performance of The Nutcracker this December. Williams said when she danced the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, it was the first time she didn’t have to slather pink pointe
Continue Reading CNN By Isabelle Chapman, CNN. Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South Carolina, a team of federal agents wearing tactical gear quietly assembled for a mission that was part raid, part rescue operation. The stakes were high: Agents feared the victims would
Continue Reading By Isabelle Chapman, CNN. Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South Carolina, a team of federal agents wearing tactical gear quietly assembled for a mission that was part raid, part rescue operation. The stakes were high: Agents feared the victims would be
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Ali Hajimiri has spent a decade researching how to put solar panels in space and beam the energy down to Earth. Yet when the Caltech electrical engineering professor talks about his work, people always have three questions, usually in this order: Why not just put solar panels on Earth?
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The two men had gone out the day after Christmas, scouting for fishing holes at a creek in northwest Indiana, when something shiny in the distance caught their attention. Mario Garcia and his son-in-law Nivardo Delatorre had been ready to call it a day. But curiosity
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Standing on the deserted streets of Nagorno-Karabakh on the 20th anniversary of his inauguration, Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev said he had achieved the “sacred goal” of his presidency: reclaiming the land taken from his father. Azerbaijan had for decades been haunted by the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh, a tiny Caucasian enclave
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — US warships in the Red Sea have been battling a growing number of weapons fired by Houthi forces in Yemen over the past several weeks, including 17 drones and missiles during a 10-hour period on Tuesday alone. Yahya Sare’e, a spokesman for Houthi forces, said on X, formerly Twitter,
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, known internationally for his role in the Academy Award-winning film “Parasite,” has died while being investigated for illegal drug use, police confirmed Wednesday. He was 48. Police in the capital Seoul said in a statement they had received
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The “reunification” of Taiwan with China is “inevitable,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping claimed in a speech Tuesday, reiterating Beijing’s long-held stance on the self-ruled island democracy ahead of a crucial election there next month. “The realization of the complete reunification with the motherland is an inevitable course
Continue Reading CNN By Xiaofei Xu, Anna Chernova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has spoken out for the first time since his sudden disappearance several weeks ago, after his team said they eventually located him at a penal colony in Siberia Monday. Navalny, a staunch Kremlin critic, shared a message via his
Continue Reading By Xiaofei Xu, Anna Chernova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has spoken out for the first time since his sudden disappearance several weeks ago, after his team said they eventually located him at a penal colony in Siberia Monday. Navalny, a staunch Kremlin critic, shared a message via his aides
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Wayne Chang, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — In the age of open-source intelligence, one main way for Western experts to keep tabs on China’s military is by analyzing photos of new People’s Liberation Army equipment posted online by amateur enthusiasts. Posting photos of military ships or aircraft captured from outside
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