By Holmes Lybrand, Jean Casarez and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot’s recent confession that he killed Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 was years in the making, after investigators compiled detailed case files and, more recently, got the blessing of Holloway’s mother for a related plea deal. Van der
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By Kia Fatahi and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A member of a neo-Nazi group was arrested Friday after attempting to burn down a church in Ohio that was planning to host a drag show event, according to court documents. Aimenn D. Penny, 20, of Alliance, Ohio, has been charged in the US District Court
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A California man who sent hundreds of harrowing messages to an activist against gun violence whose daughter was killed in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting has been sentenced to 1 year in federal prison, according to prosecutors and court documents. James Catalano, 62, of Fresno, California, pled guilty
Continue Reading By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The eight Ohio police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, following a traffic stop last summer are back on active duty after a grand jury declined to indict any of them. Akron Police Capt. Michael Miller confirmed the news to CNN in
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CNN, WDSU By Mary Gilbert and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An eighth person has died after a slew of crashes Monday along Interstate 55 in Louisiana’s St. John the Baptist Parish that involved at least 168 vehicles, state police said. At least 63 people were injured in the crashes, the Louisiana State Police said
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Nigeria’s government is celebrating a “landmark victory” after a UK court ruled it was not liable for a multibillion-dollar payout earlier awarded to a private firm over a failed gas project. The West African nation was previously ordered by an arbitration tribunal in 2017 to pay $6.6 billion, plus
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — Mohammad Al Shanti is forced to travel nearly four miles to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza to fill up plastic bottles with water. It’s only enough for his family’s most basic needs. “We don’t wash our clothes, we save every little drop,” he told CNN, describing
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Bobi, the world’s oldest dog ever, has died after reaching the almost inconceivable age of 31 years and 165 days, said Guinness World Records (GWR) on Monday. His death at an animal hospital on Friday was initially announced by veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker. She wrote on Facebook that “despite
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CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — T’Yonna Major was a 9-year-old girl with an oversized heart – a ravenous reader, a generous friend, a loving daughter — and she was a fearless vaulter. Vaulting requires athletes to run full speed directly at a solid object that is often taller than they are and attempt
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Wayne Chang, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job recently without any official explanation. Li was also removed from his state positions as a member of the Central
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The CDC recommends that everyone age 6 months and older get a seasonal flu vaccine each year, but fewer than half of Americans get vaccinated. To boost the nation’s uptake, the agency is reviewing a nasal spray flu vaccine that can be self-administered. If approved, you may be able
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The CDC recommends that everyone age 6 months and older get a seasonal flu vaccine each year, but fewer than half of Americans get vaccinated. To boost the nation’s uptake, the agency is reviewing a nasal spray flu vaccine that can be self-administered. If approved, you may be
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — T’Yonna Major was a 9-year-old girl with an oversized heart – a ravenous reader, a generous friend, a loving daughter — and she was a fearless vaulter. Vaulting requires athletes to run full speed directly at a solid object that is often taller than they are and attempt to
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 Callum Sutherland, CNN (CNN) — A resilient crop that’s packed with fiber and minerals, beans are a vital source of protein for millions of Africans, and a key source of income for farmers. But climate change means this staple is under threat. Up to 60% of areas that grow beans in sub-Saharan Africa might
Continue Reading CNN By Heather Chen, Amir Tal, Sophie Jeong and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli hostage released by Hamas has described her ordeal after she was kidnapped by gunmen and taken into a tunnel system in Gaza during the Palestinian militant group’s deadly assault in Israel on October 7, saying “I went through hell.”
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, Amir Tal, Sophie Jeong and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli hostage released by Hamas has described her ordeal after she was kidnapped by gunmen and taken into a tunnel system in Gaza during the Palestinian militant group’s deadly assault in Israel on October 7, saying “I went through hell.” Yocheved
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KING, WASHINGTON STATE SENATE, CNN By Kathleen Magramo and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to a charge sheet seen by CNN, in what he has called an “honest mistake.” Washington state senator Jeff Wilson was arrested
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Tara John, Kareem El Damanhoury and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Tempers flared at the United Nations on Tuesday amid ceasefire calls, as aid groups and doctors in Gaza warn that power shortages threaten the lives of vulnerable infants and patients. Aid agencies have been calling for a ceasefire
Continue Reading CNN By Helen Regan, Tara John, Kareem El Damanhoury and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Tempers flared at the United Nations on Tuesday amid ceasefire calls, as aid groups and doctors in Gaza warn that power shortages threaten the lives of vulnerable infants and patients. Aid agencies have been calling for a
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