By Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN Firefighters in central Thailand have spent days battling a wildfire that has engulfed two mountains and part of a forest park. The fire started at the Khao Chaplu mountain in Nakhon Nayok province, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of Bangkok. Authorities said the blaze ignited during a
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The first funeral connected to this week’s massacre of three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville happened Friday, a day after officials released distressing 911 calls reporting the shooting in the Tennessee city. Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9, was the first victim of Monday’s shooting at The Covenant
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they executed a search warrant at the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with more weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory of items seized. The search warrant and the list of items
Continue Reading By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN Lesya Belinska is proud of her son. She stands next to Roman Belinsky at her home and hugs him with one arm. Belinsky waves her away, embarrassed. Belinsky’s face is badly disfigured from a serious combat injury. The 42-year-old was discharged from duty recently, but still
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Samantha Beech, CNN A Massachusetts man was indicted on a murder charge Thursday in the disappearance of his wife Ana Walshe, a corporate real estate manager and mother who went missing around the start of the year, a district attorney said. Brian Walshe already had been charged with murder and other
Continue Reading By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN Lesya Belinska is proud of her son. She stands next to Roman Belinsky at her home and hugs him with one arm. Belinsky waves her away, embarrassed. Belinsky’s face is badly disfigured from a serious combat injury. The 42-year-old was discharged from duty recently, but still
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN The executive director of a police union in California has been placed on leave and is facing federal charges after allegedly importing drugs from overseas and distributing them throughout the country. Joanne Marian Segovia, 64, ordered thousands of synthetic opioids including valeryl fentanyl that were disguised as chocolates, wedding favors and
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN A group of students at West Texas A&M University have announced a new venue for their charity drag show, which was initially set to take place on campus before it was canceled by the school’s president. The performance, titled “A Fool’s Drag Race,” will occur at the Sam Houston Park in
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays while also continuing to block Sweden from joining the military alliance. The Turkish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s membership on Thursday, clearing the last hurdle in the accession process. The vote fulfills Turkish
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Plants make popping sounds that are undetectable to the human ear, according to recordings made in a new study — and they make more sounds when thirsty or under other kinds of stress. The research shakes up what most botanists thought they knew about the plant kingdom, which had been considered
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN The shooter who killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School in Nashville used three of seven legally purchased firearms in America’s latest massacre. Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former student who was under care for an emotional disorder, was in possession of an AR-15 military-style rifle, a 9 mm
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN The shooter who killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School in Nashville used three of seven legally purchased firearms in America’s latest massacre. Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former student who was under care for an emotional disorder, was in possession of an AR-15 military-style rifle, a 9 mm
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, Tina Burnside, Chloe Liu, Haley Britzky and Dave Alsup, CNN Nine US service members were killed after two helicopters with the 101st Airborne Division crashed late Wednesday in southwestern Kentucky, officials said. There were no survivors. The two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed around 10 p.m. in Trigg County near the Tennessee
Continue Reading By Mallika Kallingal, Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson, CNN Some of the 911 calls from The Covenant School shooting have been released by the City of Nashville, capturing some of the tense moments as the carnage played out. One woman who says she is in the building as the shooting is happening tells the operator,
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Plants make popping sounds that are undetectable to the human ear, according to recordings made in a new study — and they make more sounds when thirsty or under other kinds of stress. The research shakes up what most botanists thought they knew about the plant kingdom, which had been considered
Continue Reading By Mallika Kallingal and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The day after a train carrying a highly flammable chemical derailed and burst into flames in a small city in southwestern Minnesota, crews are still working to clear the area as officials reassure residents the water and air are safe. Of the 22 cars that derailed in Raymond,
Continue Reading By Sarah Dean, Julia Horowitz and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Russian authorities have detained an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal and accused him of spying, signaling a significant ratcheting of both Moscow’s tensions with the United States and its campaign against foreign news media, which has been under intense pressure since President Vladimir Putin
Continue Reading By Sarah Dean, Anna Chernova and Julia Horowitz, CNN Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage, the first time a US journalist has been detained on accusations by Moscow of spying since the Cold War. “The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has stopped the illegal
Continue Reading By Delia Gallagher and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis showed a “clear improvement” on Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the next few days, according to the Vatican. The 86-year-old pontiff, who as a young man had a small part of his right
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid the heightened political debate on gun reform, most Americans actually agree that some gun laws need to be more strict, according to recent polls. The question now is whether some conservative lawmakers will be flexible in their politics and open to compromise — and consider the data that shows children
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