National-World Archives

Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting

March 28, 2023 10:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Nouran Salahieh, Christina Zdanowicz, Sharif Paget and David Williams, CNN Another American community is reeling after a shooter killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville. Monday’s attack was the deadliest US school shooting in nearly a year and the 19th shooting at a school or

New Jersey Attorney General’s Office takes control of Paterson Police Department, citing ‘crisis of confidence’

March 28, 2023 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Frehse and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced it has assumed control of the Paterson Police Department until new leadership can be installed, saying there is a “crisis of confidence” in the city’s law enforcement. “People throughout Paterson deserve a public safety system that protects and serves all members

Some 911 calls from Nashville’s Covenant School shooting are released

March 30, 2023 9:37 PM CNN

By Mallika Kallingal, Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson, CNN Some of the 911 calls from The Covenant School shooting have been released by the City of Nashville, capturing some of the tense moments as the carnage played out. One woman who says she is in the building as the shooting is happening tells the operator,

Meatballs made with mammoth DNA created by Australian food startup

March 28, 2023 8:33 AM CNN

By Katie Hunt, CNN Woolly mammoth remains, with fur and tissue still in tact, are regularly found entombed in Arctic permafrost. Their discovery has allowed scientists to sequence the mammoth genome and learn intriguing details about the lives of these extinct Ice Age giants. Now, some of that information is being used to grow an

Meatballs made with mammoth DNA created by Australian food startup

March 28, 2023 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Woolly mammoth remains, with fur and tissue still in tact, are regularly found entombed in Arctic permafrost. Their discovery has allowed scientists to sequence the mammoth genome and learn intriguing details about the lives of these extinct Ice Age giants. Now, some of that information is being used to grow an

Virginia Great Dane gives birth to 21 puppies in 27 hours

March 28, 2023 7:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN An adorable Great Dane has become a supermom after birthing 21 pups over the course of 27 hours. Namine, a 2-year-old Great Dane, started her epic birthing journey last Wednesday, according to CNN affiliate WVVA. The big dog belongs to Tanya Dubbs of Pocahontas, Virginia, reports WVVA. It took a total

Virginia Great Dane gives birth to 21 puppies in 27 hours

March 28, 2023 7:49 AM CNN

By Zoe Sottile, CNN An adorable Great Dane has become a supermom after birthing 21 pups over the course of 27 hours. Namine, a 2-year-old Great Dane, started her epic birthing journey last Wednesday, according to CNN affiliate WVVA. The big dog belongs to Tanya Dubbs of Pocahontas, Virginia, reports WVVA. It took a total

What we know about the Nashville shooter Audrey Hale

March 29, 2023 5:00 PM CNN

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former Covenant School student who killed six people at the school Monday, carefully planned the attack, according to officials. Hale’s parents, who lived with the shooter, said Hale was under a doctor’s care for an “emotional disorder,” Nashville Police Chief John Drake said at a news conference

5 things to know for March 28: Shooting, Chemical spill, Israel, Student loans, Disney

March 28, 2023 5:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN After traumatic events like school shootings, parents often struggle with how to talk to their children about the upsetting headlines. This is how you can open a healthy conversation about gun violence with kids while calming their anxiety, a grief specialist explains. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

France wracked by more pension protests amid rising violence on the streets

March 28, 2023 3:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Pauline Lockwood, Hannah Ritchie, Pierre Bairin, Oliver Briscoe and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Protesters on the tracks at a Paris rail station. Smoke bombs let off at Biarritz airport. Anger at French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday as the nation saw its 10th day of nationwide

Hong Kong’s first protest in 3 years shows how the city has changed

March 28, 2023 2:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Lau, CNN Wearing numbered lanyards, a small group of 80 demonstrators took part in Hong Kong‘s first authorized protest in three years on Sunday — a carefully choreographed event that campaigners say offers a chilling insight into the future of protest in the city. Numbers were capped at 100, and during the hour-long

A cheetah relocated from Namibia to India as part of conservation efforts has died

March 28, 2023 1:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN A Namibian cheetah relocated to India last year as part of plans to reintroduce the species on the subcontinent died on Monday from a kidney infection, according to Namibia’s Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF). The deceased cheetah, named Sasha, was one of eight brought from Namibia to India’s Kuno

Covenant School shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say

March 28, 2023 1:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The 28-year-old who killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville was under care for an emotional disorder and had legally bought seven firearms that were hidden at home, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said Tuesday. The parents of the

‘Our heart is broken,’ Nashville mayor says as city comes together to grieve 6 killed in school shooting

March 29, 2023 10:37 PM CNN

By Eric Levenson, Jeff Winter and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Grief-stricken Nashville residents came together for a vigil Wednesday to mourn three 9-year-old children and three adults killed in the mass shooting at a private Christian school. First lady Jill Biden was in attendance as community members honored the victims, prayed and shared in the heartache.

Evanston City Council votes in favor of expanding its reparations program to repair housing discrimination

March 28, 2023 1:38 AM CNN

By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN As a child, Robin Rue Simmons didn’t know the Evanston neighborhood she called home was an area where Black families were once forced to live. Rue Simmons grew up just north of Chicago in Evanston’s 5th Ward, where banks refused to give mortgage loans to Black families until 1969. In Evanston,

Philadelphia says the city’s tap water is safe to drink after a chemical spill in the Delaware River

March 28, 2023 12:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Celina Tebor, Danny Freeman and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN After a chemical spill last week in the Delaware River spurred fears of tap water contamination, Philadelphia officials said the city’s drinking water is safe to use. “(The Philadelphia Department of Water) has determined that Philadelphia’s drinking water will not be impacted by the spill in

Russia fires cruise missiles in waters off Japan’s coast during training exercise

March 28, 2023 12:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Russia’s Pacific Fleet fired a pair of supersonic missiles at a mock target in waters off Japan’s coast on Tuesday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. “A team of two missile boats carried out a joint missile strike against a sea shield simulating a simulated enemy warship,” the ministry said

Evanston City Council votes in favor of expanding its reparations program to repair housing discrimination

March 27, 2023 10:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN As a child, Robin Rue Simmons didn’t know the Evanston neighborhood she called home was an area where Black families were once forced to live. Rue Simmons grew up just north of Chicago in Evanston’s 5th Ward, where banks refused to give mortgage loans to Black families until 1969. In Evanston,

A tiny, 600,000-year old shrimp is now Utah’s official state crustacean

March 27, 2023 7:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Brine shrimp, tiny crustaceans living in the Great Salt Lake area for hundreds of thousands of years, are now officially the state crustacean of Utah. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed House Bill 137 into law March 17, according to the legislature’s website. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives

Customs officers seize more than $700,000 of knockoff Gucci, Chanel, other designer brands

March 27, 2023 5:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers in Virginia have confiscated more than $700,000 of designer brand counterfeits, including clothing, purses and shoes, in a single shipment. Officers seized the counterfeit goods on March 16, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection. Customs officers originally examined the shipment on February 3, according