Myanmar military junta charges Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption
Myanmar’s deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with corruption by the country’s military junta, state media reported…
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Hundreds of mysterious fast radio bursts detected in space
Hundreds of mysterious fast radio bursts have been detected in space thanks to a Canadian telescope and an international group of researchers. The…
Continue Reading Meth production surged in Asia as economy faltered due to Covid-19, report says
Asia’s drug cartels adapted quickly to the pandemic in 2020, flooding markets with synthetic narcotics worth tens of billions of dollars even…
Continue Reading El Chapo’s wife expected to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges Thursday, according to report
The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who was a regular fixture at his federal trial, will plead guilty Thursday to being a…
Continue Reading Morgan Freeman and a University of Mississippi professor donate $1M to college’s policing program
Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman and University of Mississippi Professor Linda Keena donated $1 million to the school in order to establish a new…
Continue Reading Russian court declares Navalny groups ‘extremist’ ahead of elections
A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled that two organizations linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny are “extremist” groups —…
Continue Reading Meet the federal judge who overturned California’s decades-old assault weapons ban
The federal judge who overturned California’s decades-old assault weapons ban last week opened his 94-page ruling with an eye-opening analogy.…
Continue Reading California contractor charged for allegedly stealing more than 500 blank vaccine cards
A Los Angeles County contractor was charged with felony grand theft after more than 500 blank vaccine cards were stolen from a vaccination center at…
Continue Reading Three Ohio police officers charged after their response to BLM protests
A special prosecutor and independent investigator filed charges against three Columbus, Ohio, police officers Wednesday as part of an investigation…
Continue Reading San Jose mayor proposes gun owners carry insurance and pay annual fee in wake of mass shooting
Nearly two weeks after a gunman fatally shot nine coworkers at a San Jose light rail yard, the mayor of Northern California’s most populous…
Continue Reading New York lawmakers move to open the gun industry to liability lawsuits
New York State lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that allows for civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers for how they market…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all charges, including murder of Lori Vallow’s children and his ex-wife
Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder and conspiracy charges he faces in connection with the deaths of his ex-wife and the two…
Continue Reading ‘They’re not getting much sleep.’ Police chiefs confront a surge of gun violence — and it’s not even summer
An unrelenting surge in gun violence and murder is gripping American cities even before the habitual summer spike in crime, leaving police brass from…
Continue Reading Anti-Semitic incidents more than doubled in May compared to last year following Mideast violence, Anti-Defamation League reports
Police in Arizona are investigating after a spray-painted swastika and an anti-Semitic slur were found on the door of a Tucson synagogue. “The…
Continue Reading R. Kelly says he wants to replace half of his legal team two months ahead of trial
Singer R. Kelly spoke briefly at a court hearing Wednesday, saying he approves of a significant change in his legal team just two months before his…
Continue Reading Couple gets creative after being told to take down Pride flag
Click here for updates on this story WIND POINT, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Wind Point couple got creative with their Pride…
Continue Reading October retrial set for Cardell Hayes in Saints player Will Smith’s death
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The man who faces a second trial for the 2016 shooting death…
Continue Reading ‘We need to land this plane!’: New details released in alleged attempted cockpit breach on Delta flight
Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — New details have been released on the attempted…
Continue Reading Neighbors helped each other as CA wildfire burned close to homes
Click here for updates on this story WHEATLAND, California (KCRA) — The Intanko Fire showed no mercy as it burned…
Continue Reading UA Chancellor discusses Fulbright statue history, possible removal
Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — University of Arkansas Chancellor talked with…
Continue Reading Woman shot to death while sitting on grandmother’s porch
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The family of a recent Mississippi State graduate…
Continue Reading Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland moves to all clear after lockdown for reports of gunshots near gate
Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland went into lockdown Wednesday after reports of two gunshots near one of the gates to the massive military…
Continue Reading Perseverance rover goes on a Mars road trip
June is a fine time for a Martian road trip if you’re a robotic rover. Perseverance began driving away from its Octavia E. Butler landing site…
Continue Reading ‘Disturbing on many levels:’ New video shows MTA bus slam into Brooklyn building
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New video shows the moment an MTA bus slammed into a building…
Continue Reading Woman bitten by gator while walking her dog
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A woman was bitten by an alligator while she was walking her dog on…
Continue Reading After 2-year struggle and insurance company denial, 5-year-old girl finally gets new wheelchair thanks to anonymous donor
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 5-year-old suburban girl finally got a new wheelchair this…
Continue Reading CPD officers might face discipline over viral video showing women twerking on moving squad car
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police Supt. David Brown said the department is still looking…
Continue Reading Texas police are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby after alleged kidnapping
Police in Texas are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby who are believed to have been kidnapped Tuesday, officials said. An Amber Alert and a…
Continue Reading Fires, outages, dried-up wells expected amid exceptional drought
Click here for updates on this story MARTINEZ, California (KPIX) — The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on…
Continue Reading ‘I want people to know this guy cared.’ Navy vet now directs buses instead of bombers
Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Twice a day the fluorescent vest comes out. The…
Continue Reading California drought: Sonoma City Council declares stage 1 water shortage
Click here for updates on this story SONOMA, California (KPIX) — City officials in Sonoma on Tuesday declared a Stage 1…
Continue Reading D-Day Fast Facts
Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious…
Continue Reading ‘I am not the most in need’: Harvard-bound graduate turns down $40k scholarship from Fitchburg High
Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Fitchburg High School graduate is heading to…
Continue Reading NJ superintendent placed on leave after refusing to make school masks optional
Click here for updates on this story MANALAPAN, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey superintendent was placed on…
Continue Reading Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on ‘active shooter lockdown’
Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is on “active shooter lockdown,” according to the base’s Facebook page. “All…
Continue Reading NBA player’s brother reportedly robbed at gunpoint in downtown Atlanta
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police released the frantic 911 call involving the…
Continue Reading He flew to India to see his parents sick with Covid. Now, this Arizona man is unable to get back to his pregnant wife
At the end of April, both of Pallav Jha’s parents contracted Covid-19 in India. When his mom called to deliver the news of his dad’s…
Continue Reading Lawmakers pass $46 billion budget; recreational marijuana remains in limbo
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Lawmakers hammered out the state budget with less…
Continue Reading Hit-and-run driver kills 3 California girls, injures a fourth; officials searching for driver
Three girls were killed and a fourth is in critical condition after a hit-and-run driver struck the group, two of whom were in wheelchairs, as they…
Continue Reading A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will light up the sky this Thursday
The moon will partially block out the sun this Thursday to create a “ring of fire” solar eclipse. Some people in the Northern Hemisphere…
Continue Reading Many North American birds bear names with racist roots. That’s beginning to change
As the US continues to reassess its relationship to racism, offensive sports team and school names have changed. Up next? Bird names. Bird Names for…
Continue Reading Milwaukee woman accused of setting husband on fire as he slept
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 29-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of setting her husband…
Continue Reading A Texas bakery lost customers after selling rainbow Pride cookies. Thanks to supporters, it has sold out of cookies every day since
The hateful reaction to an LGBTQ Pride-inspired sugar cookie threatened to tank a bakery in Lufkin, Texas. But when cookie lovers from Lufkin and…
Continue Reading His wife could give birth in Arizona any day now, but he’s stuck in India because of Covid-19 restrictions
At the end of April, both of Pallav Jha’s parents contracted Covid-19 in India. When his mom called to deliver the news of his dad’s…
Continue Reading Vaccination is important to protect against a spreading variant first identified in India, Fauci says
Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded with the public Tuesday to get vaccinated, saying the COVID-19 Delta variant — the B.1.617.2 variant first identified…
Continue Reading CDC issues new travel advice for more than 120 countries
As more people get vaccinated and the spread of COVID-19 becomes more controlled, public health officials are issuing new travel advice for more than…
Continue Reading NASA’s Juno mission captures first closeup images of Jupiter’s largest moon in a generation
The largest moon in our solar system got its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s Juno mission took the images as it swung…
Continue Reading Paint just got a lot more expensive
Add paint to the growing list of things that are getting more expensive. Sherwin-Williams announced Tuesday that “demand remains strong”…
Continue Reading How a massive part of the internet went down for an hour
The company behind Tuesday’s massive internet outage has apologized for making a costly mistake that knocked out websites, apps and online…
Continue Reading Beloved 72-year-old store clerk will lose an eye after vicious stabbing attack in San Francisco
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A San Francisco store clerk will lose his left eye after a…
Continue Reading The perfect storm making everything you need more expensive
Steel, lumber, plastic and fuel. Corn, soybeans, sugar and sunflower oil. Houses, cars, diapers and toilet paper. Prices are rising almost everywhere…
Continue Reading Man shot in the chest, killed over grass clippings dispute in St. Louis County
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The fiancée of Allen Waller describes his killing as…
Continue Reading Youth minister charged with voyeurism after hidden camera found in church bathroom
Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — A Florida man was arrested on a felony video voyeurism…
Continue Reading ‘Our goal is to eradicate the stupidity’: Miami official fed up with rise in Miami-Dade gun violence
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission is fed up with the…
Continue Reading Seal Beach’s historic Water Tower House hits market for $5m
Click here for updates on this story SEAL BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The landmark Seal Beach Water Tower House…
Continue Reading Colorado sports broadcasting veteran Jerry Schemmel prepares for grueling Race Across America
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Jerry Schemmel spent 18 season broadcasting Denver Nuggets games…
Continue Reading ‘It got to be pretty scary’: Witnesses describe watching Colorado tornado barrel toward them
Click here for updates on this story WELD COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Dozens of residents in northern Colorado stared a…
Continue Reading ‘Representation matters,’ sales of diverse dolls booming at mall kiosk
Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Widline Pyrame is a woman on a mission. “We’re…
Continue Reading Husband, wife arrested after getting into two separate altercations with officers
Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, CT (WFSB) — husband and wife were arrested in Plainfield on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Former pharmacist who tampered with Covid vaccines sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Steven Brandenburg, the ex-pharmacist convicted of…
Continue Reading Gresham police make arrest in 1980 cold case homicide
Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, OR (KPTV) — Gresham police say a man has been arrested after DNA…
Continue Reading Teen saved by Deputy Bill Smith shares harrowing story, grateful for another chance at life
Click here for updates on this story FORT MORGAN, Alabama (WALA) — Donte Reed had been working on the beach in Fort…
Continue Reading Police ID man accused of breaking into West Asheville homes while naked
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police have identified a man accused of…
Continue Reading St. Louis City residents encouraged to apply for open positions
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones is encouraging city…
Continue Reading Suspect in fatal shooting outside Bar Louie turns himself in
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Late Tuesday night, Metro Police confirmed that Berwin…
Continue Reading ‘We need more police, not less’: Alderman shares video of local man dodging gunfire
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The clock is ticking for the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to…
Continue Reading Easing of border restrictions to apply to those fully vaccinated: Canadian PM Trudeau
Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the eventual…
Continue Reading Pregnant women should avoid use of certain anti-inflammatory drugs: Health Canada
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Health Canada is advising women who are 20 weeks…
Continue Reading A concerned father, a police sketch and DNA helped police identify a boy found dead on a Nevada trail
For nearly two weeks, police in Las Vegas released images and offered rewards for information that would identify a child who had been found dead on…
Continue Reading Four people were killed, including two juveniles, in separate shootings over three hours in the Kansas City area
Four people were killed, including two juveniles, in a series of shooting incidents over a three-hour period Tuesday in the Kansas City area,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 9: White House, Covid-19, Congress, Myanmar, Uyghurs
The richest people in the world reportedly have been paying shockingly little in US federal income taxes. And it’s all perfectly legal.…
Continue Reading French President Emmanuel Macron slapped by member of public
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face by a man in a crowd as he spoke to the public during a visit to southeast France on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Two Arizona wildfires continue to grow, but some residents allowed to go home
Two large wildfires in eastern Arizona continue to grow, but there was progress with one of the blazes in reducing the threat to nearby communities,…
Continue Reading Police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti sprayed on a Tucson synagogue
Police in Arizona are investigating after a spray-painted swastika and an anti-Semitic slur were found on the door of a Tucson synagogue. “The…
Continue Reading Shrieking peacocks roam the streets in LA County, damaging vehicles. Now officials want to ban residents from feeding them
For over a century, these brightly colored birds have roamed the streets of Los Angeles County. But after reports of peacocks causing sleepless…
Continue Reading Coast Guard in Alaska rescues three friends after winds and a current swept their pink flamingo raft into bay
Three friends, two dogs and one giant inflatable pink flamingo float were swept out into an Alaska bay on Saturday, leaving the group needing to be…
Continue Reading Texas police say an 18-year-old and her baby were kidnapped
Police in Texas are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby who are believed to have been kidnapped Tuesday, officials said. An Amber Alert and a…
Continue Reading A Florida high school paused distribution of its yearbook over coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement
Florida teacher David Fleischer says his students on the yearbook committee spent the past year carefully planning the topics and events they wanted…
Continue Reading Employees protest against Houston hospital’s policy that all staff must be vaccinated against Covid-19
A group of Houston Methodist Hospital workers protested on Monday the health care system’s requirement that staffers be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading As America struggles with gun violence, China faces its own public safety threat: mass stabbings
Editor’s note: CNN will be launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know…
Continue Reading NYPD and ATF are partnering up to reduce gun violence in NYC, mayor says
The New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will form a partnership in an effort to…
Continue Reading Two special prosecutors have been appointed in case of Casey Goodson Jr. fatal police shooting
The Franklin County, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney’s office announced Tuesday it filed the necessary documents to appoint two special prosecutors…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting of 10-year-old boy in New York City
New York City police arrested a 29-year-old man Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Justin Wallace in the Far Rockaway…
Continue Reading NBA’s Enes Kanter says he is ‘shocked and disgusted’ after his brother was robbed in Atlanta
Enes Kanter, a center for the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, called for “normal gun control measures” after he said his brother was…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police identify 7-year-old boy found dead on hiking trail, mother is arrested in Colorado
The mother of a boy found dead last month on a trail near Las Vegas has been arrested in Colorado, Las Vegas police said Tuesday in a news release.…
Continue Reading An American teacher was jailed for child abuse in China in 2014. He still says he’s innocent — if only anyone would listen.
David McMahon hated the design of his classroom. Located on the ground floor of the Pudong campus of the Shanghai French School, its almost…
Continue Reading Wisconsin pharmacist who left Covid-19 vaccine vials out is sentenced to 3 years in prison
The Wisconsin pharmacist who tried tampering with vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine because he believed it was not safe for people was sentenced…
Continue Reading High school recipient of $40K scholarship asks that it be given to a community college student
A Massachusetts high school student made an unexpected announcement during her graduation ceremony last week when she asked that a $40,000…
Continue Reading Players Retreat starts handing out buttons to vaccinated guests for when it reopens
Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Things are going to be different when the Players…
Continue Reading New details emerge about Aiden Leos shooting suspects
Click here for updates on this story ORANGE (KCAL, KCBS) — With the arrest of two suspects in connection to the 55…
Continue Reading Human error eyed in MTA bus crash into building
Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, NY (WABC) — Human error is thought to be the reason for an MTA bus crash…
Continue Reading Police arrest two women accused of placing packages resembling body bags at state Capitol
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two women are facing charges after being accused of…
Continue Reading Attorney General sues spa accused of human trafficking
Click here for updates on this story CRESTWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a…
Continue Reading Yellow fever mosquito detected
Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (KOVR) — A mosquito that can spread yellow fever was detected…
Continue Reading Grandmother of 8 killed during attempted carjacking
Click here for updates on this story WESTLEY (KOVR) — The woman who was gunned down during an attempted carjacking…
Continue Reading Washington state approves offering free marijuana joints to those getting the Covid vaccine
Add free weed to the list of incentives being offered to people to encourage them to get vaccinated against Covid. Officials at the Washington State…
Continue Reading New York City to end solitary confinement in its jails
The New York City Board of Correction voted unanimously Tuesday to end solitary confinement in city jails, according to a statement from Mayor Bill…
Continue Reading A total of 27 graves have been found so far at 1921 Tulsa massacre search site
There are now 27 graves that have been uncovered at an excavation site for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at Oaklawn…
Continue Reading Vaccination rates plunge in some states, slowing progress in the fight to end Covid-19
Covid-19 vaccinations have slowed to a trickle in some states, leaving unvaccinated Americans vulnerable to new variants and threatening the chances…
Continue Reading Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run remembered with ghost bike at crime scene
Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Grieving family members of a 37-year-old man, who…
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