By Joshua Berlinger, Lou Robinson, Rachel Wilson and Will Mullery, CNN (CNN) — As thousands of rockets have rained down on Israel, the country has been relying once again on the Iron Dome system to protect its citizens. The missile defense system is one of the most important tools in Israel’s arsenal and has saved
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after a Black man died at the hands of police outside a New Mexico gas station, the state’s attorney general announced charges against one of the police officers at the scene, calling his actions an “unjustifiable use of force” and “yet another example of poor
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Large parts of the world, including China and the Midwest US, are on track to become too hot for humans to handle as accelerating global temperatures expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme their bodies will no longer be able to cope, according to a new study. Researchers
Continue Reading By Alberto Moya, David Williams, Christina Zdanowicz, Chris Boyette, Sabrina Souza, Caroll Alvarado, Whitney Wild, Ryan Young, Bob Ortega and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — A mother who shielded her son from gunfire, a “pro-peace” academic, young people at a musical festival and a pair of brothers are among at least 32 Americans killed in
Continue Reading CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim (CNN) — The shock Hamas incursion into Israel was of a scale and sophistication that was previously considered unthinkable. Hamas attackers came by land, sea and air, overwhelming Israeli defenses, and killing more than 900 people in the country, both troops and citizens. The level of planning that would have been
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim (CNN) — The shock Hamas incursion into Israel was of a scale and sophistication that was previously considered unthinkable. Hamas attackers came by land, sea and air, overwhelming Israeli defenses, and killing more than 900 people in the country, both troops and citizens. The level of planning that would have been required
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a turning point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with far-reaching repercussions, analysts say. The multi-pronged attack saw as many as 1,000 assailants infiltrate Israeli territory, kill hundreds of soldiers and civilians, and
Continue Reading By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has told all civilians in Gaza City to evacuate “southwards” as it maintains its bombardment of the coastal enclave in response to last weekend’s Hamas attacks that killed more than 1,400 people. Evacuating would involve moving more than 1.1 million people from
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida Reef. Named Cayo margarita as a nod to Buffett’s song “Margaritaville,” the bright yellow specimen is a worm snail, a type of mollusk
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The first travel-related death from a rare tick-borne virus has been recorded in Maryland after an individual contracted it in Canada. The presence of Powassan virus in an individual who traveled to Maryland was confirmed by the department on September 22. Powassan is an illness spread by the bite
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy, Teele Rebane, Hilary Whiteman, Brad Lendon, Amanda Jackson and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Gaza militants who attacked an all-night music festival in southern Israel shot and killed revelers at point-blank range, then looted their belongings, new car dashcam video verified by CNN reveals. The video began circulating on social media
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, Jennifer Henderson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A retired university dean was found shot in the head on a hiking trail near the Vermont State University Castleton Campus where she’d worked, and authorities are searching for clues to help lead them to whoever killed the beloved educator. Honoree Fleming, a retired
Continue Reading Story by Reuters (Reuters) — The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck, according to provincial officials. Following days of torrential rain in the northeastern state of Sikkim, torrents of water
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — When Frank Waln raps onstage, he is dripping head to toe in his culture. His long, braided hair frames his face, and Lakota jewelry gifted by relatives and fans hangs from his ears – usually porcupine quills or buffalo bones – as hand-woven bracelets wrap around both wrists. A
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Several states today will commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day. It is a chance to reflect on the legacy of Indigenous people who lived here long before Christopher Columbus erroneously claimed to have discovered America. It is also a
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Several states today will commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day. It is a chance to reflect on the legacy of Indigenous people who lived here long before Christopher Columbus erroneously claimed to have discovered America. It is also
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Eric Gregory Brown III treated every room like a stage. Always ready to dance and perform, he moved fast and used words too big for a 12-year-old to know. Like an old soul born to be a star, Eric loved to entertain and bring smiles to everyone around him
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold, Eyad Kourdi, Jonny Hallam, Ibrahim Dahman, Helen Regan and Tara John, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Israeli military would attack Hamas with a force “like never before,” as the militant group threatened to kill civilian hostages if airstrikes target Gaza without warning.
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — International aid groups in Afghanistan are scrambling to send help to survivors of an earthquake which has left more than 2,000 people dead and many more injured in a war-ravaged nation already stricken by an economic crisis. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck on Saturday 25 miles (40 kilometers) west
Continue Reading CNN By Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Benjamin Brown and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The rockets began around 6:30 a.m., Tal Gibly told CNN. Thirty minutes later, she and hundreds of others attending an Israeli music festival were running as Gaza militants fired at them. The Nova Festival in a rural farmland area near
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