April 13, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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A quiet morning commute on a Brooklyn subway quickly became a ‘war zone’ leaving more than 20 people injured, NYC mayor says
By Brynn Gingras, Pervaiz Shallwani, Mark Morales, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Passengers on a…
Continue Reading Wildfire forces evacuations and damages homes in New Mexico
By Steve Almasy, Paradise Afshar and Dakin Andone, CNN Fire officials are bracing for increased activity Wednesday as a wildfire that’s quickly…
Continue Reading Georgia governor signs bill allowing most residents to carry a concealed gun without a permit
By Andy Rose and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes it legal for most…
Continue Reading Sherri Papini, woman who faked 2016 kidnapping, pleads guilty to mail fraud and making false statements
By Eric Levenson, Stella Chan and Amir Vera, CNN Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, pleaded…
Continue Reading COVID-19 ‘superspreading’ can still happen, but now we have the tools to slow it
A recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases among officials in Washington, with dozens testing positive after attending the Gridiron Club Dinner, has put the…
Continue Reading What we know about the Brooklyn subway shooting
By Jason Hanna, Amir Vera, Elizabeth Wolfe, Kristina Sgueglia and Paul Murphy, CNN Riders of a New York subway train were victims of a mass shooting…
Continue Reading Gilbert Gottfried, comedian and actor, has died
By Scottie Andrew Gilbert Gottfried, a comedian and film and television actor with a distinctly memorable voice, has died after a long illness, his…
Continue Reading 3 DC area universities partially reinstate mask mandates due to rise in Covid-19 cases
By Mirna Alsharif Three universities in the Washington, DC, region — American, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins — have partially reinstated…
Continue Reading Mayor: The entire nation is facing high level of violence, not just New York City
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN All of America is witnessing a high level of violence, not just New York, Mayor Eric Adams told CNN on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Their Brooklyn neighborhood felt like a safe haven in a big city. Tuesday’s subway attack changed that
By Alaa Elassar and Theresa Waldrop, CNN John Acevedo woke up to a commotion outside. Not so strange for a New Yorker, perhaps, but unheard of in his…
Continue Reading ‘The number one target is all of us’: First Lady Olena Zelenska warns no one in Ukraine is safe from Russian forces
By Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour and Emmet Lyons, CNN (CNN) — When Russian troops invaded their homeland, Ukrainian President…
Continue Reading A last-minute way to reduce your 2021 taxes right up until Tax Day
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Last year may be history. But there may still be one thing you can do this week to reduce your 2021 tax bill (or…
Continue Reading 3 former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death reject plea deal
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Three former Minneapolis police officers set to stand trial on state charges in George Floyd’s death have rejected a plea…
Continue Reading ‘The number one target is all of us’: First Lady Olena Zelenska warns no one in Ukraine is safe from Russian forces
By Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour and Emmet Lyons, CNN (CNN) — When Russian troops invaded their homeland, Ukrainian President…
Continue Reading Massive comet will swing by the sun in 2031, Hubble observes
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A comet with a nucleus larger than the state of Rhode Island is heading our way, but Earth is in no danger of a…
Continue Reading Ketanji Brown Jackson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1970 Birth…
Continue Reading Deadly avian flu sends egg prices soaring
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A deadly and highly infectious avian flu is forcing US farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, reducing…
Continue Reading Neptune just experienced an unexplained temperature shift
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The most distant planet in our solar system has presented a new mystery. Astronomers observing Neptune for the past 17…
Continue Reading Allergies, asthma linked to heart disease, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you have a history of asthma or allergies, you may be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure and coronary…
Continue Reading Honda joins electric car race with $40 billion investment
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Honda is joining the flurry of global automakers spending tens of billions of dollars to go electric. The Japanese…
Continue Reading Suspect in Brooklyn subway train shooting called in the tip that led to his arrest, sources say
By Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz, Pervaiz Shallwani, Artemis Moshtaghian, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The man…
Continue Reading The climate crisis is supercharging rainfall in hurricanes, scientists report
By Rachel Ramirez The rainfall from hurricanes during the deadly, record-breaking 2020 season was as much as 11% higher because of the human-caused…
Continue Reading Attacks on voting rights aren’t slowing down and Black Americans are in the crosshairs, new report finds
By Maya Brown, CNN Some Republicans and far-right groups’ attacks on voting rights and American democracy are making it harder for Black people…
Continue Reading UN warns of rape and sexual violence against women and children in Ukraine
By Jack Guy, Richard Roth and Laura Ly, CNN The United Nations has called for the increasing reports of rape and sexual violence against Ukrainian…
Continue Reading UN warns of rape and sexual violence against women and children in Ukraine
By Jack Guy, Richard Roth and Laura Ly, CNN The United Nations has called for the increasing reports of rape and sexual violence against Ukrainian…
Continue Reading A quiet morning commute on a Brooklyn subway quickly became a ‘war zone’ leaving more than 20 people injured, NYC mayor says
By Brynn Gingras, Pervaiz Shallwani, Mark Morales, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Passengers on a…
Continue Reading Families of FedEx shooting victims file lawsuit nearly one year after deadly shooting at Indianapolis facility
By Jenn Selva, CNN The families of five of the eight people killed in a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last year have filed a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Trevor Reed’s appeal in Russia sent to a lower court, US ambassador says, and ‘justice has again been denied’
By Zahra Ullah and Mia Alberti, CNN A Russian court on Tuesday remanded the case of Trevor Reed, a former US Marine detained in Russia, to a lower…
Continue Reading Idaho judge rules Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on charges related to the deaths of her two children
By Jenn Selva, Andy Rose and Susannah Cullinane, CNN An Idaho judge ruled Monday that Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on charges related…
Continue Reading Jury deliberates again today in murder case of doctor accused of overprescribing fentanyl to the dying
By Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN A jury deliberating the legal fate of an Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid…
Continue Reading Lawsuit filed against Alabama over law that makes it a felony to administer gender-affirming health care to minors
By Amanda Musa and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two families and two doctors are suing the state of Alabama following the passage of Senate Bill 184, which…
Continue Reading April 12, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Travis Caldwell, Jessie Yeung, Matias Grez and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News…
Continue Reading April 12, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Travis Caldwell, Jessie Yeung, Matias Grez and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News…
Continue Reading Pressure builds as Shanghai, a city of 25 million, remains locked inside
By David Culver, CNN The distant echo of a megaphone blares most mornings from the narrow laneway where I live in Shanghai, summoning me and my…
Continue Reading WNBA drafts its first player from an HBCU in 20 years
By Leah Asmelash, CNN No player from a historically Black college or university has been drafted into the WNBA since 2002. On Monday night, that…
Continue Reading Atrocities are piling up across Ukraine. CNN witnessed some of the horrors.
By Clarissa Ward, Frederik Pleitgen, Ben Wedeman, Vasco Cotovio and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Indiscriminate killings of civilians attempting to flee the…
Continue Reading One killed after teens take turns shooting each other wearing body armor, Florida police say
By Amanda Watts and Jennifer Henderson, CNN One teenager is dead after at least two teens took turns shooting at each other while wearing body armor,…
Continue Reading Mexican truck drivers block major US-Mexico point of entry in protest of Texas border inspections
By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Commercial traffic at a major US-Mexico land entry port is “halted temporarily” due to an ongoing…
Continue Reading NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket’s next prelaunch test attempt begins Tuesday
By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon will make a third attempt at its most critical and final prelaunch test…
Continue Reading Russian forces left bombs, death and destruction around Kyiv. Now, a painstaking demining operation is underway
By Vasco Cotovio and Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN On the outskirts of Kyiv, Lt. Col. Mykola Opanasenko kneels down in a…
Continue Reading Jewish man shelters refugees to honor those who saved his own family from the Holocaust
By Kyung Lah, Sarah Boxer and Rachel Clarke, CNN Jan Gebert handed his apartment keys to the family he had just met. The Ukrainian mother wanted to…
Continue Reading Jewish man shelters refugees to honor those who saved his own family from the Holocaust
By Kyung Lah, Sarah Boxer and Rachel Clarke, CNN Jan Gebert handed his apartment keys to the family he had just met. The Ukrainian mother wanted to…
Continue Reading Several structures damaged by fast-moving fire near Albuquerque, New Mexico, official says
By Amy Simonson and Jenn Selva, CNN Several structures have been damaged or destroyed in a fast-moving fire south of Albuquerque, New Mexico,…
Continue Reading Woman who attacked a Black teenager while falsely accusing him of stealing her phone pleads guilty to hate crime charge
By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN The California woman who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her cell phone and then attacked him in a New…
Continue Reading California utility giant PG&E pays $55 million settlement over Kincaide and Dixie wildfires
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will pay $55 million as part of a settlement with multiple Northern California counties…
Continue Reading Buffalo Police officers who pushed 75-year-old during Black Lives Matter protest cleared of wrongdoing
By Mirna Alsharif and Eric Levenson, CNN Two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground in June 2020,…
Continue Reading This Texas mom says she’s moving her family to California to protect her transgender daughter
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Texas mom is doing whatever it takes to keep her transgender child safe — even if that requires picking up their…
Continue Reading What we know and don’t know about quarterback Dwayne Haskins’ death
By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died when he was struck by a dump truck Saturday…
Continue Reading What we know and don’t know about quarterback Dwayne Haskins’ death
By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died when he was struck by a dump truck Saturday…
Continue Reading What we know and don’t know about quarterback Dwayne Haskins’ death
By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died when he was struck by a dump truck Saturday…
Continue Reading 3 California police officers who restrained a man who died in their custody will not face criminal charges
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The Alameda County district attorney will not file criminal charges against three police officers who restrained a Northern…
Continue Reading With fewer cases and less demand, many COVID-19 testing sites are shutting down
As COVID-19 numbers reach pandemic lows across the United States, many COVID-19 testing sites have begun closing their…
Continue Reading Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II says Covid-19 left her ‘very tired and exhausted’
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has revealed that she was left “very tired and exhausted” following her recent…
Continue Reading Scientists come up with fresh take on moon mystery
By Katie Hunt, CNN The far side of the moon, which we can never see from our vantage point on Earth, looks surprisingly different than the orb…
Continue Reading Traveler told TSA he had ‘no idea’ a sword was concealed in his cane
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Someone isn’t getting through security. Transportation Security Administration officers at Boston’s Logan…
Continue Reading Egyptian swimmer breaks two Guinness World Records after losing his leg
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An Egyptian swimmer has broken two Guinness World Records after losing his leg in 2015. Omar Hegazy, 31, broke the record for…
Continue Reading This invisible COVID-19 mitigation measure is finally getting the attention it deserves
Two-plus years into the COVID-19 pandemic, you probably know the basics of protection: vaccines, boosters, proper handwashing and…
Continue Reading Zoos are moving their birds indoors to protect them against a deadly strain of the avian flu
Zoos across the country are moving their birds indoors to protect them from the spread of a contagious and potentially lethal strain of the avian…
Continue Reading A ‘rude person’ bumped her into a lottery machine and out came a $10 million ticket
A California woman became an instant millionaire thanks to “some rude…
Continue Reading A message in a bottle started its journey in Georgia. After two years and more than 4,000 miles it was found off the coast of France
What started out as an idea on a whim, turned into friendship across the Atlantic…
Continue Reading Austria’s leader says his face-to-face meeting with Putin was ‘not a friendly visit’
By Nadine Schmidt, Nic Robertson and Rob Picheta, CNN Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he raised alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine…
Continue Reading What you should know about ghost guns as Biden announces new regulation
By Dakin Andone, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday announced new steps aimed at regulating so-called “ghost guns,” as use of the…
Continue Reading Turkish drones have become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance
By Jomana Karadsheh and Isil Sariyuce, CNN “Those shiny tanks are being set ablaze — Bayraktar — that’s the new craze,”…
Continue Reading Turkish drones have become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance
By Jomana Karadsheh and Isil Sariyuce, CNN “Those shiny tanks are being set ablaze — Bayraktar — that’s the new craze,”…
Continue Reading Nine volunteer drivers on rescue mission to Mariupol detained by Russian forces, aid group says
By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Nine drivers working for “Help People,” a Ukrainian volunteer group that…
Continue Reading Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in French presidential election runoff
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round of the country’s…
Continue Reading Atrocities are piling up across Ukraine. CNN witnessed some of the horrors.
By Clarissa Ward, Frederik Pleitgen, Ben Wedeman, Vasco Cotovio and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Indiscriminate killings of civilians attempting to flee the…
Continue Reading Nine volunteer drivers on rescue mission to Mariupol detained by Russian forces, aid group says
By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Nine drivers working for “Help People,” a Ukrainian volunteer group that…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s parliament votes in opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister
By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Aliza Kassim CNN Pakistan’s lawmakers voted in opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 11: Ukraine, Covid, French elections, Shootings, Masters
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN White House officials are getting anxious about a massive migrant surge that will likely occur at the US-Mexico border next…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 11: Ukraine, Covid, French elections, Shootings, Masters
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN White House officials are getting anxious about a massive migrant surge that will likely occur at the US-Mexico border next…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 11: Ukraine, Covid, French elections, Shootings, Masters
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN White House officials are getting anxious about a massive migrant surge that will likely occur at the US-Mexico border next…
Continue Reading April 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Matias Grez, Amy Woodyatt, Travis Caldwell, Jessie Yeung, Ivana Kottasová, Mike Hayes, Maureen Chowdhury and Jason Kurtz, CNN The-CNN-Wire™…
Continue Reading April 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Joe Ruiz, Maureen Chowdhury, Mike Hayes, Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & ©…
Continue Reading April 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Joe Ruiz, Maureen Chowdhury, Mike Hayes, Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & ©…
Continue Reading Manhole fires in New York’s Times Square sent crowds fleeing. No injuries were reported
By Pooja Salhotra and Liam Reilly, CNN No injuries were reported after manhole fires in New York’s Times Square sent crowds running Sunday…
Continue Reading Philadelphia waives residency requirement for police and prison guards amid staffing shortages
By Kiely Westhoff and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Amid significant staffing shortages for police and prison officers, Philadelphia has lifted its…
Continue Reading Three deaths in separate incidents highlight sky-high tensions in Israel, West Bank
By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal, CNN Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian women in separate incidents in the West Bank on Sunday,…
Continue Reading Huge California Home Depot fire creates heat signature seen from space
By Caroline Kucera, CNN Firefighters in San Jose have contained a fire at a Home Depot that was so large and hot it could be seen from space.…
Continue Reading Texas district attorney says he will drop murder charge against woman in connection with ‘self-induced abortion’
By Paradise Afshar and Keith Allen, CNN A Texas district attorney confirmed Monday his office filed a motion to dismiss a murder charge against a…
Continue Reading US Marshals’ operation recovers 16 missing children and uncovers allegations of sex trafficking, agency says
By Emma Tucker A three-month operation by the US Marshals Service in Louisiana led to the recovery of 16 missing children, the arrest of five…
Continue Reading How Marine Le Pen has changed since losing the 2017 presidential election
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN France’s presidential runoff will see Emmanuel Macron face off against Marine Le Pen for a second election in a row,…
Continue Reading Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in French presidential election runoff
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round of the country’s…
Continue Reading Adorable baby pademelon born at Chester Zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A baby dusky pademelon has finally been spotted at the Chester Zoo. The youngster was actually born a few months ago, but this is…
Continue Reading New York City Mayor Eric Adams tests positive for Covid-19, spokesperson says
By Dakin Andone and Samantha Beech, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from a…
Continue Reading 4 people shot near Nationals Park, police say
By Keith Allen, Christian Sierra and Kelly Murray, CNN Four people, including two teens, were shot near Nationals Park in Washington, DC, on Saturday…
Continue Reading $3.2 million in alleged cocaine seized at Texas border
By Kelly Murray, CNN A tractor trailer coming into the US from Mexico was caught Friday carrying 427 pounds of alleged cocaine, the US Customs and…
Continue Reading 6 people are injured after a shooting in an Illinois residential neighborhood
By Amanda Watts, CNN An overnight shooting in a residential part of Elgin, Illinois, has left six people injured, police said. The shooting happened…
Continue Reading Kurdish People Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most…
Continue Reading United Nations Security Council Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations Security Council, a 15-member body within the United Nations. Overview The Security…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, Pakistan, France, Puerto Rico, Dwayne Haskins
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Soaring inflation. The war in Ukraine. Yet another rise in Covid cases. With so much going on this year it’s hard to…
Continue Reading 17-year-old arrested in South Bronx shooting that left one teen dead, two others injured
By Kiely Westhoff A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for a shooting in the Bronx Friday that killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded two other…
Continue Reading This Texas teacher is helping make her students’ menstrual cycles a little easier
By Sara Smart, CNN This Texas teacher’s goal is to provide everything she can for her students — and that includes pads and tampons. As…
Continue Reading 6 people were shot — including 1 fatally — after an apparent fight at a birthday party in Indianapolis, police say
By Michelle Watson, CNN An apparent fight at a birthday party in Indianapolis devolved into a shooting, leaving one person dead and five others…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with Cedar Rapids nightclub shooting that left 2 dead and 10 injured, police say
By Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson, Hannah Sarisohn, Amy Simonson and Amir Vera, CNN Cedar Rapids, Iowa, police have arrested a suspect in connection…
Continue Reading This man won the lottery using his little brother’s license plate numbers
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A lucky Maryland man snagged a $25,000 lottery prize after playing the numbers on his younger brother’s license plate. The…
Continue Reading School of Black Utah student who died by suicide allowed bullying ‘on any ground’ to go unchecked, report finds
By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor died by suicide in November, her mother alleged that the 10-year-old Black and…
Continue Reading Power has been restored to much of Puerto Rico following an island-wide outage
By Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Power has been restored to 99.7% of LUMA Energy customers in Puerto Rico, the utility said Sunday, after…
Continue Reading US police agencies are sending protective gear to Ukrainian civilians in what experts call an unprecedented move
By Emma Tucker and Zachary Cohen, CNN The governors of Iowa and Nebraska announced last week interagency initiatives to donate police protective…
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