By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Near Avdiivka, Ukraine (CNN) — Straddling the frontlines, the small town of Avdiivka has become the epicenter of the war in Ukraine. Still in Ukrainian hands – just – it’s enclosed on three sides by Russian troops and cannons. Pounded by the Russians, the town itself
Continue Reading By Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui and Rhea Mogul, CNN Ayodhya, India (CNN) — Half a million people entered the new Ram Mandir on Tuesday, a controversial Hindu temple in the holy town of Ayodhya that is built on the ruins of a destroyed 16th century mosque. Huge crowds of devotees queued outside the temple in
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Three people have died after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked a mountainous and remote part of China’s far western Xinjiang region early Tuesday. State broadcaster CCTV reported that a further five people were injured and 12,426 evacuated from affected areas. The quake struck Wushi county, also
Continue Reading By Brammhi Balarajan and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has increased police patrols on campus after a group projected an image of a swastika on a student dorm. The incident, which happened at 5:40 p.m. on Sunday, a day before the beginning of the spring semester, comes amid what experts say
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Feldman, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of killing eight people, most of whom were his relatives, in Chicago-area shootings died after turning a gun on himself following a confrontation with federal law enforcement, police say. Romeo Nance, 23, was found Monday by US Marshals near Natalia, Texas
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of killing seven people and injuring another at two farms in Northern California last January was arraigned on seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in a San Mateo court Tuesday but did not enter a plea, according to the
Continue Reading By Andrew Carey, Ivana Kottasová, Jessie Gretener and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has rejected suggestions by Slovakia’s new Prime Minister Robert Fico that it will need to cede territory to Russia to end the war. “There can be no compromise on territorial integrity, neither for Ukraine, nor for Slovakia, nor for any other
Continue Reading By AnneClaire Stapleton and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian protester with a mental health condition will be executed on Tuesday over the death of a local official during Iran’s 2022 mass demonstrations, his lawyer Amir Raesian said Monday. Writing on X, Raesian said he received a notification from the Tehran General and Revolutionary Court that
Continue Reading By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — A man wanted in connection with the 1991 killing of his wife was extradited earlier this month from Costa Rica, putting an end to his more than three decades on the run, officials said in a news conference Monday. Jose Lazaro Cruz was arrested in Costa Rica in
Continue Reading By Celine Alkhaldi and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Medical facilities in Khan Younis in southern Gaza have been battered amid an Israeli assault in the area Monday, Palestinian health officials said, as the number of people killed in Israel’s siege on Gaza continues to rise. Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in the latest offensive
Continue Reading By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The theft of more than 200 copies of a newspaper in Colorado last week resulted in “the appearance of a police cover up,” but the suspect has no connection with law enforcement, Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood told CNN Monday. The front page of the weekly Ouray County Plaindealer on Thursday featured a story
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A man who admits stealing ruby slippers used in “The Wizard of Oz” did it for “one last score,” according to a document filed Friday in federal court. Terry Martin, 76, pleaded guilty to theft in October. He stole the shoes from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Apple, Inc, creator of the Mac computer and the iPhone. Facts The corporate headquarters are in Cupertino, California. As of September 2023, the company reported that it employs approximately 161,000 people full-time. Timeline April 1, 1976 – Apple Computers, Inc. is founded by Steve Jobs and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the eurozone. Twenty countries in the European Union use the euro as their currency, and comprise the eurozone. Facts The countries in the eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The first space-related fatalities occur when a rocket explodes at the Soviet Union’s Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, killing 165 people,
Continue Reading By Olivia LaBorde and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, according to statements from his family and the King Center. The King Center confirmed in a statement the 62-year-old civil rights activist died Monday after a battle with prostate cancer. The third
Continue Reading By Rachel Wilson, Krystina Shveda and Alex Newman, CNN (CNN) — Less than a week into the Israel-Hamas war, the United Nations appealed to the world asking for nearly $300 million in aid to assist Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Within a month, the figure nearly quadrupled as the entire Gaza Strip plunged into
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks developed a phallic gesture to offend, taunt and literally poke each other. While throwing up a middle finger today clearly communicates a resounding “f**k you,”
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CNN By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 senior former Israeli national security officials, celebrated scientists and prominent business leaders have sent a letter to Israel’s president and speaker of parliament demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be removed from office for posing what they say is an “existential” threat to the country. The signatories on the letter include four former
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CNN, KHARKIV REGION PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, TELEGRAM, @AVBOGOMAZ , AFPTV, MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, UST-LUGA ONLINE, Telegram/@avbogomaz / AFPTV By Darya Tarasova, Teele Rebane, Radina Gigova, Victoria Butenko, Josh Pennington, Andrew Carey and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Shelling killed at least 28 people and injured 30, including two children, near a market in the Russian-controlled city of
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