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Ex-politician accused of killing Vegas reporter says he would have won re-election if victim hadn’t published damaging pieces

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The former Nevada politician accused of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter testified Thursday that he would have won a reelection in the primary race for Clark County Public Administrator had the victim not published damaging articles about him. Robert Telles, 47, has pleaded not guilty to

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Michigan doctor accused of filming and abusing ‘broad’ array of victims, including children

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A physician in Michigan has been arrested on charges relating to filming young children and grown adults in changing rooms at a Rochester swim school, Oakland County authorities announced Tuesday, adding they expect to identify more victims after they say thousands of other videos and images were found on the doctor’s

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Panama to launch deportation flights to China and India, as well as regional neighbors

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Panama will deport over 100 people from China, India, Ecuador and Colombia, in a widening crackdown on the number of migrants traveling north through Central America, President Jose Mulino announced on Thursday. The deportation flights are part of Panama’s partnership with the US that aims to discourage irregular migration

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Arizona man sought in connection to threats against former President Donald Trump is arrested, law enforcement says

By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona man who was being sought for allegedly making threats against former President Donald Trump has been arrested, according to law enforcement. Ronald Syvrud, who is accused of threatening to kill Trump in multiple social media posts over the past couple of weeks, was taken

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A Virginia mom has been missing for over 3 weeks. Her husband has now been charged with concealing a body, police say

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The husband of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a 28-year-old Virginia mother who has been missing for over three weeks, has been charged with concealing a body in connection with her disappearance, police say. The husband, Naresh Bhatt, was taken away in handcuffs outside the couple’s home Thursday morning, according to

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Russia opens criminal investigation into CNN correspondent for reporting in Ukrainian-occupied Russia

By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Russian government has opened a criminal investigation into a CNN correspondent for reporting from Ukrainian-occupied Russia, an assignment defended by the news network. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN’s chief international security correspondent, at the invitation of the Ukrainian government, was escorted by their military last week to Sudzha in Russia’s

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Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would stop execution of death row inmate who claims innocence

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would have resentenced death row inmate Marcellus Williams to life without parole after new testing of DNA evidence complicated his innocence claim. A St. Louis County Circuit Court judge has now set the agreement aside and scheduled an evidentiary hearing for

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Body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch recovered from yacht, Italian official says, as divers search for his daughter

CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Niamh Kennedy, Lauren Kent and Kara Fox, CNN Porticello, Italy (CNN) — The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered from the sunken Bayesian superyacht, Italian interior ministry official Massimo Mariani told Reuters Thursday. Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah is still missing, Mariani said, and divers are still

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