Skip to Content

National-World

Associates of suspect in killings of abandoned Tennessee baby’s relatives arrested, authorities say

By Hanna Park, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The man authorities allege killed four relatives of a Tennessee baby found abandoned alive remains at large but two other men have been arrested and charged with helping the suspect after the crime, authorities announced Saturday evening. Tanaka Brown, 29, whom investigators described as an associate of

Continue Reading

Supervisor at Vegas casino where NYC shooter worked bought gun and sold it to him, law enforcement official says

WABC, BLACKSTONE, UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK, FAMILY HANDOUT, NYPD, LINKEDIN, GATHMAND ETIENNE, FACEBOOK, CNN, Gathmand Etienne/Facebook By Lauren Mascarenhas, Mark Morales, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A supervisor at the Las Vegas casino where Shane Devon Tamura worked legally purchased the gun used in the Midtown Manhattan shooting and sold it to him for

Continue Reading

Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine what caused the deadly midair collision on January 29 between an Army helicopter on a training mission and American Airlines flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, landing at

Continue Reading

Palestine Action’s co-founder wins bid to challenge UK ban under anti-terror laws

By Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — The founder of a pro-Palestinian activist group has won the right to challenge the British government’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. London High Court Judge Martin Chamberlain granted Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori permission to seek a judicial review Wednesday, saying that it was “reasonably

Continue Reading

They lost their son in the Reagan National Airport midair collision. Now, they’re fighting for aviation safety in his honor

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — January 29 started with such promise. Sheri Lilley visited a wedding venue in Savannah, Georgia, where her stepson Sam and his fiancee Lydia Coles were looking to get married. The date was already set: October 4, 2025. Sheri thought to herself, “This is so fortunate. This place

Continue Reading

A huge earthquake sent tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific – but little damage was reported. Here’s what we know

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific Ocean and putting nations from Japan to the United States to Chile on high alert with millions urged to evacuate. The waves hit Russia and Japan first

Continue Reading

Inside 345 Park Avenue when a mass killer arrived

CNN By Rachel Clarke from reporting by Dakin Andone, Taylor Galgano, Lauren Mascarenhas, John Miller, Mark Morales, Sharif Paget, Shimon Prokupecz, Andy Rose, Ray Sanchez and Jessie Yeung, CNN New York (CNN) — Hundreds of people call 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan their work home. The skyscraper soars more than 600 feet and occupies the

Continue Reading

Never again: legislation targets preventing another midair collision like the one that killed 67 people in January

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — A bill introduced Tuesday, exactly six-months after the fatal midair collision over the Potomac River, aims to fix aviation safety weaknesses exposed by the tragedy. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz, would require aircraft operators to install key anti-collision technology on all flights and require the

Continue Reading

A maternity hospital was the safest place for ‘ray of sunshine’ expecting her first baby. Then Russia hit it with a missile

By Ivana Kottasová, Darya Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Diana Koshyk’s friends said the 23-year-old struggled to get pregnant and suffered several miscarriages before she and her husband finally got the news they were hoping for: they were expecting. Doctors said the pregnancy was high risk, so Koshyk was sent to what she believed was the

Continue Reading

US to burn $9.7 million worth of USAID-purchased contraceptives rather than deliver them to women overseas

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is set to destroy $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives rather than deliver them to women overseas, following the dismantling of foreign assistance programs carried out by the US Agency for International Development, or USAID. The “preliminary decision” to destroy the USAID–procured birth control was confirmed

Continue Reading

‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is unfolding in Gaza, UN-backed food security initiative says

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A UN-backed food security agency has warned that “the worst case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza, its starkest alert yet as starvation spreads and Israel faces growing international pressure to allow more food into the territory. “Conflict and displacement have intensified, and access to food and other

Continue Reading

5 things to know for July 29: Mass shootings, Extreme weather, SNAP lawsuit, Planned Parenthood, Ghislaine Maxwell

SPECTRUM-NEWS-NY1, CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Darren Beattie, who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, will now serve as the acting president of the US Institute of Peace, a senior State Department official said. Here’s

Continue Reading

5 things to know for July 29: Mass shootings, Extreme weather, SNAP lawsuit, Planned Parenthood, Ghislaine Maxwell

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Darren Beattie, who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, will now serve as the acting president of the US Institute of Peace, a senior State Department official said. Here’s what else

Continue Reading

An NYPD officer, security guard, Blackstone exec and Cornell grad were killed in the Manhattan shooting. Here’s what we know

By Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A New York police officer, a “beloved” security guard, a young Cornell graduate and a senior executive with investment firm Blackstone were killed Monday when a lone gunman stormed a sprawling office tower in Midtown Manhattan and opened fire. The shooter then killed himself, ending

Continue Reading

Thousands of flights were delayed at Newark Airport. Investigators want to know if moving this FAA facility caused it

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Transportation’s inspector general has opened an audit into the relocation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control facility responsible for flights approaching or departing Newark Liberty International Airport. The relocation, which stirred much controversy among controllers and their union, occurred last July when controllers

Continue Reading

For first time, two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza

By Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — A pair of leading Israeli human rights groups has accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” becoming the first such organizations to make the claim. B’Tselem said in a major report released on Monday that it came to that “unequivocal conclusion” after an “examination of

Continue Reading

5 things to know for July 28: Gaza, Tariffs, Walmart attack, Missing mom and child, Pets

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit against Chicago’s “sanctuary” laws. The suit claimed that these local statutes “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. However, Judge Lindsay Jenkins said the US lacked standing to sue. Similar suits have been filed against Los Angeles, New York City,

Continue Reading

Money, sex and a Buddhist monk: Head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple under investigation

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and “improper relationships” with women, reviving decade-old allegations against the controversial, high-profile monk. Shi Yongxin, known as “CEO monk” for his entrepreneurial endeavors that transformed the Buddhist monastery into a commercial

Continue Reading

Israel is pausing operations in some parts of Gaza amid mounting horror over starvation. Will it be enough?

By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israel has announced a daily “tactical pause in military activity” in three areas of Gaza to enable more aid to reach people, amid growing international outrage over starvation in the territory. The Israeli military said the move would “refute the false claim of deliberate starvation in the Gaza Strip.”

Continue Reading

Passengers evacuated from plane onto Denver runway after landing gear issue sparked fire and left 1 injured

CNN By Dalia Faheid, Jordan Brown, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 passengers on an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport Saturday were evacuated onto the runway after a “possible landing gear incident” left one person injured and sparked a fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. After the Boeing 737 MAX 8

Continue Reading

11 people injured and suspect in custody after ‘random’ stabbing in Traverse City Walmart, officials say

WPBN, CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were injured in a “random” stabbing by a man with a folding knife-style weapon at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, Saturday, according to the Grand Traverse County sheriff. A 42-year-old suspect, a Michigan resident, was taken into custody after authorities arrived within minutes, Grand

Continue Reading

Passengers evacuated from plane onto Denver runway after landing gear issue sparked fire and left 1 injured

By Dalia Faheid, Jordan Brown, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 passengers on an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport Saturday were evacuated onto the runway after a “possible landing gear incident” left one person injured and sparked a fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. After the Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced

Continue Reading

11 people injured and suspect in custody after ‘random’ stabbing in Traverse City Walmart, officials say

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were injured in a “random” stabbing by a man with a folding knife-style weapon at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, Saturday, according to the Grand Traverse County sheriff. A 42-year-old suspect, a Michigan resident, was taken into custody after authorities arrived within minutes, Grand Traverse County

Continue Reading

US and Mexico agree to long-term wastewater treatment plan in the San Diego-Tijuana region

By Avery Schmitz, José Álvarez, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — The governments of Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to fund and expedite several wastewater treatment projects in the Tijuana River basin. Untreated wastewater continually affects residents living along the river, which flows across the border from Tijuana and

Continue Reading

Cash, gloves and screenshots: Top investigators detail Bryan Kohberger’s unusual behavior after Idaho student murders

CNN By Jean Casarez, Lauren del Valle, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Moscow, Idaho (CNN) — In the days after murdering four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home, Bryan Kohberger’s behavior shifted dramatically and investigators would later find that he had fixated on news coverage of the killings and began paying for items in cash

Continue Reading

Cash, gloves and screenshots: Top investigators detail Bryan Kohberger’s unusual behavior after Idaho student murders

By Jean Casarez, Lauren del Valle, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Moscow, Idaho (CNN) — In the days after murdering four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home, Bryan Kohberger’s behavior shifted dramatically and investigators would later find that he had fixated on news coverage of the killings and began paying for items in cash –

Continue Reading

Alaska Airlines plane hits multiple deer while landing in Kodiak, Alaska. It’s more common than you might think

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after an Alaska Airlines plane struck several deer while landing in Kodiak, Alaska Thursday. Alaska Airlines flight 231, a Boeing 737m had flown the 39-minute flight south from Anchorage and touched down about 8 a.m. Thursday at Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport

Continue Reading

‘The weak treating the weak’: Doctors in Gaza are fainting while trying to save their starving patients

By Ivana Kottasová, Kareem Khadder, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Dr. Mohammad Saqer is hungry. So ravenous that he sometimes struggles to keep upright while treating his desperately ill patients at the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza. On Thursday, he fainted while working at the ward. And then, moments

Continue Reading

Deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ begin as Florida vows a ‘surge’ of immigration arrests

By Devon M. Sayers, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have begun as a “surge” of immigration arrests is on the horizon, state officials said. “What has been done here has been remarkable,” GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday at the controversial tent

Continue Reading