By Anna Chernova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Riot police fired tear gas, flash grenades and used batons to disperse demonstrators in Russia’s Bashkortostan region after a local activist was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison. Videos showed supporters of Fail Alsynov clashing with police near the court where he had been
Continue Reading By Sugam Pokharel, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III will go into hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Buckingham Palace said the King sought treatment “in common with thousands of men each year” and that his condition is “benign.” The palace
Continue Reading CNN By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, David Wilkinson and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing abdominal surgery. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace said in
Continue Reading By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, David Wilkinson and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing abdominal surgery. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace said in a
Continue Reading CNN, WOIO By Sara Smart and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — Police in Elyria, Ohio, deployed exploding flash-bangs while raiding a home last week while a toddler on a ventilator was inside, newly released body-worn camera footage shows, and the mother says her child was harmed during the incident. Footage from eight officers’ body-worn cameras
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Erosion has carved huge arches and cavernous hollows into the world’s largest iceberg as it floats through the ocean away from Antarctica, spectacular new photos show. The images were captured by photographers aboard a vessel run by the company EYOS Expeditions, which has been cruising along a section of
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks depot in central Thailand has risen to at least 21, Thai authorities said Thursday. Police Col. Peerapoj Rawangbarn told CNN the cause is still under investigation following the blast at around 4 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET)
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Costco is testing out a system that requires members to scan their membership cards at the store entrance — instead of just flashing the card to employees. This comes as the retail giant aims to decrease the number of non-members who are sneaking in with membership cards that don’t
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Costco is testing out a system that requires members to scan their membership cards at the store entrance — instead of just flashing the card to employees. This comes as the retail giant aims to decrease the number of non-members who are sneaking in with membership cards that
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — Police in Elyria, Ohio, deployed exploding flash-bangs while raiding a home last week while a toddler on a ventilator was inside, newly released body-worn camera footage shows, and the mother says her child was harmed during the incident. Footage from eight officers’ body-worn cameras was released
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — An unrelenting series of winter storms and an outbreak of cold air have killed multiple people across several states since Friday. Now, another round of extreme cold and snow will march across the central and eastern US, setting up more hazardous travel and a
Continue Reading By Mick Krever, Jomana Karadsheh, Ami Kaufman, and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli soldiers stand rifles in hand, arm over shoulder, speaking to the camera. Behind them is the shell of a Gazan building. “We are here adding light after the black sabbath that the people of Israel had,” one of the men
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Costco is testing out a system that requires members to scan their membership cards at the store entrance — instead of just flashing the card to employees. This comes as the retail giant aims to decrease the number of non-members who are sneaking in with membership cards that
Continue Reading By Brammhi Balarajan and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The three Tacoma police officers who were found not guilty by a jury last month in the death of Manuel Ellis have resigned from the department, according to a statement from the city of Tacoma on Tuesday. “The City of Tacoma and former Tacoma Police Officers Christopher
Continue Reading By Andi Babineau and Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — The person who pleaded guilty to state murder charges in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado has reached a plea agreement on federal charges, court documents show. As part of the proposed agreement, Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, will plead guilty to 74 counts of federal hate
Continue Reading CNN, WABC, WCBS, WPIX By John Miller, Nicki Brown and Dakin Andone, CNN New York (CNN) — Authorities across the US are working to ensure New Year’s revelers’ security this weekend, particularly in New York, where law enforcement officials say the war in Gaza has contributed to the concern of lone-wolf attacks, though they stress
Continue Reading CNN By Jonny Hallam, Asim Khan and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its airspace” and warning of retaliation. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni
Continue Reading By Jonny Hallam, Asim Khan and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan has strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its airspace” and warning of retaliation. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group
Continue Reading By Tara John and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Qatar says it has brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas that will see medicines delivered to Israeli hostages in Gaza in exchange for the delivery of medicine and humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. “Medicine along with other humanitarian aid is to be delivered to civilians
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of John Reed, former Citigroup CEO. Personal Birth date: February 7, 1939 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: John Shepard Reed Father: name not known publicly – plant manager for Armour & Company Mother: name not known publicly Marriage: Cynthia “Cindy” (McCarthy) Reed (September
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