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Alex Murdaugh listens to testimony during his double murder trial Monday in South Carolina.

Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys consider putting him on the stand in double murder trial, source says, as state nears end of its case

February 14, 2023 9:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Randi Kaye, Dakin Andone and Alta Spells, CNN With prosecutors nearing the end of their case, attorneys for Alex Murdaugh are strongly considering…

A pilot balloon is used to test wind velocity at Hadley Field in South Plainfield

No, aliens aren’t here. Here’s what high-altitude balloons are used for

February 14, 2023 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN A string of “unidentified objects” entered North American skies in the past few days, only to be shot down by US…

No, aliens aren’t here. Here’s what high-altitude balloons are used for

February 14, 2023 9:04 AM CNN

By Jackie Wattles, CNN A string of “unidentified objects” entered North American skies in the past few days, only to be shot down by US…

What we know about the Michigan State University gunman

February 14, 2023 8:03 AM CNN

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Scott Bronstein, CNN Authorities identified the gunman in the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University as…

Russian frigate docks in South Africa ahead of joint naval drills with China and Russia

February 14, 2023 7:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Eve Brennan, Stephanie Busari and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate, armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles has docked in…

What we know about the Michigan State University gunman

February 14, 2023 7:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Scott Bronstein, CNN Authorities identified the gunman in the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University as…

Otto Warmbier’s mother to introduce Nikki Haley at Charleston campaign launch event

February 14, 2023 6:37 AM CNN

By Kylie Atwood, CNN When Nikki Haley opens her presidential campaign on Wednesday she will be joined by Cindy Warmbier, whose son died days after he…

Edwin Castro was named as the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever – a record-setting $2.04 billion Powerball prize – in a California news conference on Tuesday

Sole winner of November’s $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot is announced

February 14, 2023 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Watts and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The sole winner of November’s record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was named Tuesday at a…

NATO allies worry about dwindling ammo stockpiles in Ukraine. A Ukrainian artillery brigade here operates a US-made Howitzer M777 cannon in Bakhmut

NATO allies worry about dwindling ammo stockpiles as they try to keep Ukraine’s troops firing

February 14, 2023 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Luke McGee, CNN In the 12 months since President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade Ukraine, one of the biggest surprises has been…

Students gather on the campus of Michigan State University after a shelter in place order was lifted early Tuesday.

MSU students describe confusion and chaos after mass shooting prompted a shelter-in-place order and an hours-long manhunt

February 14, 2023 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Caroll Alvarado, Dakin Andone, Aya Elamroussi and Michelle Watson, CNN Claire Papoulias was sitting in a history class on Cuba at Michigan State…

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of a Wagner fighter who died in Ukraine

Wagner chief admits to founding Russian troll farm sanctioned for meddling in US elections

February 14, 2023 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever and Anna Chernova, CNN Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian private military company Wagner, admitted on Tuesday to founding the…

Georgia police officer arrested in connection with death of 16-year-old girl who was missing for 6 months, authorities say

February 14, 2023 5:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN An Atlanta-area police officer has been fired and arrested on suspicion of concealing the death of a…

Police investigate the scene of a shooting at Berkey Hall on the campus of Michigan State University

The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee

February 14, 2023 4:58 AM CNN

By Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado, Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students…

California will try to enshrine right to same-sex marriage

February 14, 2023 3:22 AM Associated Press

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, a U.S. trendsetter for progressive policies and a state…

Carmen was a National Merit finalist -- an honor she never got to celebrate before her death.

5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)

February 14, 2023 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, CNN The massacre that ripped apart 17 families in Parkland, Florida, five years ago on Valentine’s Day ignited a wave of…

The Waiohiki bridge on the Tutaekuri River is washed away and houses flooded on February 14 in Napier

New Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle pounds North Island

February 14, 2023 2:43 AM CNN

By Hilary Whiteman and Taylor Ward, CNN New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday for the third time in its history as Cyclone…

China goes on the offensive as balloon fallout threatens to damage credibility

February 14, 2023 1:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Selina Wang, CNN It’s been about two weeks since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon entered American airspace late last…

Hainan island: Known as ‘China’s Hawaii,’ the vacation hotspot is also a strategic military base

February 14, 2023 1:53 AM CNN

By Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN It’s known as the “Hawaii of China,” a tropical island paradise where the Chinese middle class…

China goes on the offensive as balloon fallout threatens to damage credibility

February 14, 2023 1:53 AM CNN

By Nectar Gan and Selina Wang, CNN It’s been about two weeks since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon entered American airspace late last…

Earthquake victims injured in Kahramanmaras arrive at Ataturk Airport by military cargo plane for further medical treatment in Istanbul

Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble

February 14, 2023 1:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Talia Kayali, Aliza Kassim Khalidi, Rhea Mogul and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under…

Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble

February 14, 2023 1:17 AM CNN

By Talia Kayali, Aliza Kassim Khalidi, Rhea Mogul and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under…

Meet the animals with love lives more complicated than yours

February 14, 2023 1:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is not…

Meet the animals with love lives more complicated than yours

February 14, 2023 1:06 AM CNN

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is not…

The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee

February 14, 2023 1:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado, Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students…

Exclusive: Russian convicts say defense ministry is sending them from jail to fight as ‘cannon fodder’ in Ukraine

February 14, 2023 12:47 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh, Darya Tarasova and Jo Shelley Video by Oscar Featherstone The audio is garbled at times, but the emotions are…

Exclusive: Russian convicts say defense ministry is sending them from jail to fight as ‘cannon fodder’ in Ukraine

February 14, 2023 12:47 AM CNN

By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh, Darya Tarasova and Jo Shelley Video by Oscar Featherstone The audio is garbled at times, but the emotions are…

China’s new top diplomat to visit Russia as tensions with the US mount

February 13, 2023 11:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN China’s top diplomat will visit Russia this month, according to its Foreign Ministry, in the first visit to the country…

The Colorado Springs nightclub Club Q has announced plans to reopen this year. Pictured is a makeshift memorial outside Club Q days after the shooting.

Colorado Springs nightclub Club Q announces plan to reopen after deadly mass shooting shuttered the LGBTQ ‘safe space’

February 13, 2023 11:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amy Simonson, CNN Almost three months after Colorado Springs nightclub Club Q was the site of a deadly mass shooting, the…

Brett Favre files another motion to dismiss Mississippi lawsuit against him in welfare fraud scheme

February 13, 2023 9:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Devon M. Sayers and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Attorneys for Brett Favre have again filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss the former NFL quarterback…

MSU students describe confusion and chaos after mass shooting prompted a shelter-in-place order and an hours-long manhunt

February 13, 2023 9:01 PM CNN

By Caroll Alvarado, Dakin Andone, Aya Elamroussi and Michelle Watson, CNN Claire Papoulias was sitting in a history class on Cuba at Michigan State…

As Alex Murdaugh trial shifts to autopsy evidence, law enforcement body camera shows attorney’s encounter with first deputy on scene

February 13, 2023 8:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Randi Kaye, Alta Spells and Steve Almasy, CNN Jurors in the murder trial of disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh heard Monday about…

New Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle pounds North Island

February 13, 2023 7:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Hilary Whiteman and Taylor Ward, CNN New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday for the third time in its history as Cyclone…

Students at Michigan State University were told to shelter in place amid a search for a suspect immediately after shots were fired on campus on February 13

Suspect has died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after mass shooting at Michigan State University left 3 dead and 5 injured, police say

February 13, 2023 6:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh and Sara Smart, CNN A suspect has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a mass shooting at Michigan State…

4 big student loan forgiveness questions loom

February 13, 2023 4:45 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 03 JAN 23 14:58 ETUpdated: 13 FEB 23 17:25 ETBy Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — Federal student loan…

Attorney for family of man who died after being tased in police custody says he was ‘harassed’ and ‘electrocuted’

February 13, 2023 4:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Jaide Garcia and Nadia Romero, CNN An attorney for the family of Darryl Tyree Williams, who died in police custody last month, says Williams was…

Medical aid workers describe ‘targeted’ attack that killed American volunteer in Bakhmut

February 13, 2023 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dean, CNN Regaining consciousness in a cloud of smoke, Simon Johnsen heard a loud whistling in his ears. He checked to see if he still had…

FEMA delays leave many Hurricane Ian victims exasperated nearly five months after the disastrous storm

February 13, 2023 3:56 PM CNN

By Gabe Cohen, CNN In the shadow of Lee McCall’s crumbled home sits an old RV and two tents that are now housing her family. The house, located…

FEMA delays leave many Hurricane Ian victims exasperated nearly five months after the disastrous storm

February 13, 2023 2:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Gabe Cohen, CNN In the shadow of Lee McCall’s crumbled home sits an old RV and two tents that are now housing her family. The house, located…

After teen’s suicide, another allegation of ignored bullying and assault resurfaces at the same high school

February 13, 2023 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Celina Tebor and Sabrina Souza, CNN More than a year before a 14-year-old student took her own life after a TikTok video showed she was attacked…

Memphis firefighters union defends EMTs in Tyre Nichols case, says they weren’t given ‘adequate information’

February 13, 2023 12:50 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Nick Valencia and Amanda Watts The president of the firefighters union in Memphis, Tennessee is defending the actions of EMTs involved…

Ghorud Bustami cries while taking the last look at the body of her son Amir Bustami

Palestinian man killed and 13 injured in Israeli raid in West Bank, say Palestinian officials

February 13, 2023 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Kareem El Damanhoury, Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus early Monday,…

Eight people were injured after someone drove a U-Haul van into pedestrians in New York City on Monday morning.

1 killed after U-Haul truck drives into pedestrians in Brooklyn, source says, and at least 7 others injured

February 13, 2023 11:25 AM CNN Newsource

By John Miller, Mark Morales & Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Eight people were injured after someone drove a U-Haul truck into pedestrians in New York…

Florida College Board admitted Saturday that it "made mistakes in the rollout" of the AP African American Studies course framework. Florida has banned the teaching of critical race theory under Gov. Ron DeSantis - pictured here in Ocala

College Board hits back at Florida’s initial rejection of AP African American Studies course and admits it made mistakes in rollout

February 13, 2023 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Tina Burnside and Gregory Clary, CNN The testing organization behind a new college-level African American studies course for high schoolers is…

6 North Carolina officers are on administrative leave after man dies in police custody

February 13, 2023 8:09 AM CNN

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man died in…

Cranes remove debris next to destroyed buildings in Antakya

Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone

February 13, 2023 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s…

Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone

February 13, 2023 7:51 AM CNN

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s…

‘I wish we were dead’: Syrian quake survivors left to fend for themselves with little help in sight

February 13, 2023 7:21 AM CNN

By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little head…

‘I wish we were dead’: Syrian quake survivors left to fend for themselves with little help in sight

February 13, 2023 7:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little head…

Israeli protesters lift national flags and placards as they rally outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday.

Thousands protest Netanyahu’s plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary as president warns of ‘social collapse’

February 13, 2023 6:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis converged on the nation’s parliament Monday, amid warnings that Prime Minister…

‘Like turkeys at a shooting range’: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come

February 13, 2023 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every…