By Mary Gilbert and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — The death toll following a slew of crashes Monday along Interstate 55 in Louisiana’s St. John the Baptist Parish that involved at least 160 vehicles this week has been reduced to seven people after officials initially reported eight deaths, state police said, citing forensic evidence. At
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country. It marked the seventh time that women in Iceland have gone on strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers
Continue Reading CNN By Camila Bernal and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — The decision to embark on an uncertain and potentially dangerous journey to Israel wasn’t easy for Kineret Levin, a 27-year-old Israeli-American. Levin left behind her family, a job opportunity and her home in Fredericksburg, Texas, to fly to Israel to volunteer as a medic. After
Continue Reading CNN By Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as doctors warn an Israeli blockade on fuel means many more vulnerable babies and wounded people in hospitals will soon die. One agency says at least 2,000 children in Gaza
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, Holmes Lybrand, Sarah Moon and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — An off-duty pilot riding as a passenger in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight Sunday tried to “disrupt the operation of the engines,” forcing the flight en route to San Francisco to divert to Portland, Oregon, the airline said in a
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Rapid melting of West Antarctica’s ice shelves may now be unavoidable as human-caused global warming accelerates, with potentially devastating implications for sea level rise around the world, new research has found. Even if the world meets ambitious targets to limit global heating, West Antarctica will experience substantial ocean warming
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how close two commercial airliners came to colliding at Portland International Airport in Oregon during heavy rain last Monday. Audio of the incident posted online includes an air traffic controller issuing urgent instructions to the crew of an Alaska Airlines
Continue Reading By Camila Bernal and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — The decision to embark on an uncertain and potentially dangerous journey to Israel wasn’t easy for Kineret Levin, a 27-year-old Israeli-American. Levin left behind her family, a job opportunity and her home in Fredericksburg, Texas, to fly to Israel to volunteer as a medic. After Hamas’
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — New York City has unveiled a sculpture of alligators lurking in the sewers — a playful homage to one of the city’s long-standing myths. However, the uncomfortable truth is that alligators do occasionally turn up in the Big Apple, like the one rescued from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park earlier
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — New York City has unveiled a sculpture of alligators lurking in the sewers — a playful homage to one of the city’s long-standing myths. However, the uncomfortable truth is that alligators do occasionally turn up in the Big Apple, like the one rescued from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park earlier this
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Trey’shawn Eunes was confused. “Why would you give me Brooklyn’s uncle’s shirt?” the 11-year-old asked his mother last year, staring at the latest in their family’s series of T-shirts personalized to mark special milestones. This time, it was a baby shower: Trey’shawn’s older brother was expecting. “You are Brooklyn’s
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — As Rabbi Alissa Wise scrolls through social media, her feed is littered with videos of dead Palestinian children, parents holding their lifeless bodies with screams caught in their throats and eyes sunken with grief. Like millions around the world, she has been haunted by the gruesome scenes flooding out
Continue Reading By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — When you read “artificial intelligence,” you might think of new innovations such as Chat GPT, but AI has been used in video games since the 1950s. From Pacman’s trademark ghosts to autonomous decision-making in “The Sims,” AI is essential for things like creating adaptive characters and storylines. Now, the
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Kareem El Damanhoury, Rhea Mogul and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Gaza (CNN) — The bodies of three children lie on a steel tray inside what appears to be a Gaza hospital morgue, one leg of their trousers pushed up to reveal writing in black ink on their skin. “We received some
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has widened its offensive against Hamas and its regional enemies, intensifying its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, striking Hezbollah cells in Lebanon and targeting the occupied West Bank. Hundreds were killed in Gaza after sustained
Continue Reading CNN By Helen Regan, Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has widened its offensive against Hamas and its regional enemies, intensifying its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, striking Hezbollah cells in Lebanon and targeting the occupied West Bank. Hundreds were killed in Gaza after
Continue Reading By Adam Pourahmadi and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by the country’s morality police for not wearing a headscarf is “brain dead,” state-aligned media said. Armita Geravand, 16, was hospitalized with head injuries following the alleged assault at a Tehran metro
Continue Reading By Macie Goldfarb, Nouran Salahieh and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are conducting “countless interviews” as they try to piece together what happened in the days and hours before beloved synagogue leader Samantha Woll was found fatally stabbed Saturday morning, Detroit Police Deputy Chief Kari Sloan said Monday. “We are examining every piece of
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — New York City has unveiled a sculpture of alligators lurking in the sewers — a playful homage to one of the city’s long-standing myths. However, the uncomfortable truth is that alligators do occasionally turn up in the Big Apple, like the one rescued from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park earlier
Continue Reading By Abel Alvarado, Stefano Pozzebon, Esteban Campanela, Karol Suarez and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The battle to decide who will run crisis-wracked Argentina is heading to a run off vote next month between left wing candidate Sergio Massa and far right libertarian Javier Milei, according to data released by Argentina’s National Electoral Chamber after
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