National-World

By Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway who is accused of extorting and defrauding the teen’s mother, is expected to enter a guilty plea to federal charges at a Wednesday hearing, an attorney for her family says. It is not

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Climate change-fueled wildfires are costing the US economy between $394 billion to $893 billion annually, a new congressional report suggests – a shocking figure that is more than double what previous government reports have estimated. The new report from the Joint Economic Committee, chaired by Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich

CNN, WBBM By Holly Yan, Brad Parks, Lauren Mascarenhas and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — Loved ones and strangers united in grief Monday at the funeral of a 6-year-old Chicago-area boy who was killed because he was Muslim, officials say. Wadea Al Fayoume was stabbed 26 times Saturday by his family’s landlord in

By Holly Yan, Brad Parks, Lauren Mascarenhas and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — Loved ones and strangers united in grief Monday at the funeral of a 6-year-old Chicago-area boy who was killed because he was Muslim, officials say. Wadea Al Fayoume was stabbed 26 times Saturday by his family’s landlord in Plainfield Township,

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — India, the world’s largest democracy and most populous country, does not recognize same-sex marriage, effectively barring millions of LGBTQ couples from certain legal benefits and insurance. However, things may change soon as India’s Supreme Court is expected to rule on a consequential case that could dismantle the country’s marriage

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — “Are you OK?” Shayna Davis was often stunned when her son, Sir’Antonio Brown – who still struggled to put his shoes on the right feet – looked up at his loved ones and asked them this question. The 6-year-old had an uncanny sense for when someone had fallen into

WBBM, WILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CAIR, CNN By Chris Boyette, Keith Allen, Lauren Mascarenhas and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — A funeral and burial will be held Monday for the 6-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed when his Chicago-area landlord allegedly attacked him and his mother because the family is Muslim. Family members

By Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A portion of Colorado’s Interstate 25 has been shut down in both directions after a coal train derailed off a bridge and onto the roadway Sunday afternoon, killing a semi-truck driver, state authorities said. Crews are working to clear toppled train cars and spilled coal at

By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris was transported off the field in an ambulance after sustaining a neck injury during the team’s home game against the New York Giants on Sunday night. “Damien Harris (neck) is out for the game,” the Bills said in

By Chris Boyette and Keith Allen, CNN (CNN) — A Chicago-area landlord was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim. Joseph M. Czuba, 71, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two