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Israeli troops catapult fireball into Lebanon using weapon rarely used since 16th century

By Benjamin Brown, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul Murphy and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israeli troops have used a medieval-style catapult to toss fireballs across the border into Lebanon, as fighting ramps up between Israel and the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah. The trebuchet, a rotating arm with a sling attached to launch a projectile, has rarely

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‘A symbol of failure’: Demolition of Parkland high school massacre site begins as families of the victims look on

By Alaa Elassar, Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Ray Sanchez, CNN Parkland, Florida (CNN) — For six years, a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people, was a nightmare frozen in time. But now, the 1200 building, which contained the bloody and heartbreaking remnants of the

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Abduction and killing suspect Daniel Callihan was arrested in Jackson

Abducted Louisiana child found dead and her sister injured after a suspect in their mother’s killing was arrested, authorities say

WAPT, TANGIPAHOA PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE, CNN By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana man was arrested Thursday after a 35-year-old mother was found dead and her two abducted daughters were later discovered in Mississippi – one dead and the other alive – in what investigators say may be a human trafficking

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Sheriff’s office releases interrogation video of Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor through a door

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Newly released interrogation video shows Florida woman Susan Lorincz telling detectives she heard her neighbor say she was going to kill her before Lorincz was arrested for fatally shooting the woman through a closed door during a dispute over children playing outside last year. Lorincz, a 58-year-old White woman,

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Alexander Morris of The Four Tops performs at Admiralspalast in October 2022 in Berlin

Four Tops singer sues hospital alleging racial discrimination after he says he was placed in a ‘restraining jacket’

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The lead singer of the Motown group the Four Tops has filed a federal lawsuit against Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital in Warren, Michigan, alleging racial discrimination. Alexander Morris says he was put in a restraining jacket and initially denied treatment for a medical emergency after he arrived at the hospital in an ambulance. He is also suing a

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Phoenix police violated the rights of homeless residents and minority communities, scathing DOJ report finds

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Phoenix Police Department has for years violated the constitutional rights of residents experiencing homelessness and regularly discriminated against minority communities, according to a Justice Department report released Thursday. Justice Department investigators found that Phoenix police targets “people experiencing homelessness, retaliates against people who criticize the

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Police investigate possible bomb explosion at a Connecticut apartment building that displaced 150 people

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating a blast caused by an explosive device that rocked a Bridgeport, Connecticut, apartment building early Thursday morning, damaging the structure and forcing around 150 people in the area to evacuate. “Despite the fact that there are no reported injuries, it’s a very serious incident and the

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