By Eric Levenson and Brian Vitagliano, CNN Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday dropped all charges against Adnan Syed, the man who spent over two decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and whose murder case was featured in the landmark podcast “Serial.” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Emmy Abbassi, CNN There’s something strange going on in this Oregon neighborhood. Sony and vacation rental company Vacasa have teamed up to offer one courageous group of friends an exclusive three-night stay in the Ghostbusters Firehouse. The building, recreated from the 1984 film “Ghostbusters,” is in Portland — not New York City, where the
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN The woman who previously said she had an abortion paid for by Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, said she had to repeatedly push him to fund the 2009 procedure that she said he wanted her to have, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The woman told the Post that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than six million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which in turn, affects millions of other people. One of those people is Columbia area resident April Cockrell. Cockrell served as the leadership chair for the 2022 Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Up until recently, she also served
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TODAY: Storms entering mid-Missouri this morning will bring periods of heavy rain and gusty winds, and widespread lightning and thunder. These storms have formed along a cold front that will likely push these storms east of HWY 63 by 8 a.m. We’ll dry out areawide before noon, after picking up another tenth to a quarter
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN In September 2011, Dr. Theodore Tapper treated 17-year-old CJ Rice for lingering and debilitating injuries after he was shot in the abdomen. Six days later, Rice was arrested and ultimately convicted on charges of attempted murder in a shooting of four people in South Philadelphia. Nearly a decade after Rice’s trial,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business A closely watched measure of inflation in the United States is expected to tick higher in September even as the Federal Reserve moves to fight rising prices at its most aggressive pace in decades. Wall Street is worried that yet another high reading on the Consumer Price Index will prompt
Continue ReadingBy Josh Pennington and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Eight people have been detained over Saturday’s blast that damaged the only bridge connecting annexed Crimea with Russia, marking a critical juncture in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed the main intelligence department of the Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, its head Kyrylo Budanov, and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN At this time of year, it’s easy to get transfixed by the beauty of nature. Next season’s flowers are blooming, leaves are turning different hues of yellow, and cooler weather is reminding us that the holidays are almost here. Nature is full of unexpected beauty, too — and sometimes photographers are
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN At this time of year, it’s easy to get transfixed by the beauty of nature. Next season’s flowers are blooming, leaves are turning different hues of yellow, and cooler weather is reminding us that the holidays are almost here. Nature is full of unexpected beauty, too — and sometimes photographers are
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN At this time of year, it’s easy to get transfixed by the beauty of nature. Next season’s flowers are blooming, leaves are turning different hues of yellow, and cooler weather is reminding us that the holidays are almost here. Nature is full of unexpected beauty, too — and sometimes photographers are
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said he’s been discussing his bill that would stop US arms sales to Saudi Arabia with Republicans to get their support to pass it through the Senate. His legislation comes after OPEC+ said it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Amir Vera and Alta Spells, CNN A 12-person jury will go into a second day of deliberations to determine whether to recommend death or life in prison for the Parkland, Florida, school shooter. Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer dismissed jurors Wednesday evening. They will return Thursday at 9 a.m. ET. Nikolas Cruz,
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis and Patrick Sung, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Two months had passed since Virginia Torrecilla’s last chemotherapy session and the Spanish footballer felt hopeful again. She was fragile, weighed a few kilos less than she did when she was first diagnosed with a brain tumor but, in many ways, she was
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Xi Jinping is poised to cement his role as China’s most powerful leader in decades, as members of the country’s ruling Communist Party meet for a twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle that begins Sunday. In recent years, these meetings have seen a streamlined transfer of power: the convention is for the top party
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN About half of registered voters in the United States say they are more motivated to vote in next month’s midterm elections than they were in previous elections — and abortion is a key issue driving that motivation, according to new survey data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Exactly 50% of US
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel. Except, that is, in one country: China. After having their economies battered by nearly three years of halted travel, several countries in the region have reopened
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Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN The bright orange, sticky residue that Cheetos leave on your fingertips has now been immortalized — by a 17-foot statue in Alberta, Canada. The Cheetos brand erected the statue of a hand holding a massive Cheeto, complete with orange fingertips, in Cheadle, Alberta. The community was chosen because of its name’s
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre says in a new statement he is being “unjustly smeared in the media” and wants to “set the record straight” over his connection to a massive welfare fraud scheme in his home state of Mississippi. The former National Football League star for the Green Bay
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