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At least 14 killed, dozens injured as fire engulfs Thai nightclub

August 4, 2022 7:39 pm CNN Newsource

By Kocha Olarn, CNN At least 14 people have been killed and 35 injured after a fire broke out in the early hours of Friday at a nightclub in…

Jurors from the sentencing portion of the trial for the gunman who killed 17 people are expected to visit the scene of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School's 1200 building in Parkland

Jurors in Parkland gunman’s trial visit blood-stained mass shooting site sealed since 2018 as state rests its case

August 4, 2022 7:01 pm CNN

By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Karan Olson, CNN Jurors in the sentencing phase of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial on Thursday…

Court deputies are seen outside vans that transported jurors to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland

Frozen in horror: Notes from inside the Parkland school massacre site

August 4, 2022 6:52 pm CNN

By CNN Staff Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building has been sealed since the massacre on February 14, 2018. On Thursday, jurors…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on August 5.

China sends warships and jets close to Taiwan and sparks alert in Japan as tensions rise

August 4, 2022 6:17 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Rob Picheta, CNN China pressed ahead with military drills near Taiwan and flew drones close to Japan on Friday, escalating…

The Orange Line is seen here at Wellington Station in Medford. A Boston subway line that provides nearly 100

Boston subway line that caught fire last month will shut down for 30 days to undergo repairs

August 4, 2022 5:03 pm CNN Newsource

By Amanda Musa and Tina Burnside, CNN A Boston subway line that provides nearly 100,000 trips a day will be closed for about a month to undergo…

Barricades block off a portion of Elm Street in Laurel

Arrest in quadruple homicide after victims are found dead in fires at 2 homes in a small Nebraska town

August 4, 2022 3:43 pm CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, Raja Razek and Jarrod Wardwell, CNN The suspect in a quadruple homicide in which the victims were found dead in two separate house…

Police search for suspects after shots were fired into a crowded store at the Mall of America

August 4, 2022 3:08 pm CNN Newsource

By Hannah Sarisohn and Dave Alsup, CNN Police are searching for suspects after gunshots were fired into a crowded store in the Mall of America on…

Frozen in horror: Notes from inside the Parkland school massacre site

August 4, 2022 3:01 pm CNN Newsource

By CNN Staff Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building has been sealed since the massacre on February 14, 2018. On Thursday, jurors…

Jury finds Alex Jones caused $4 million in damages to two Sandy Hook parents

August 4, 2022 2:36 pm CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 04 AUG 22 17:22 ET By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business (CNN) — Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones will have to pay the parents…

Texas public safety chief says Uvalde shooting investigation will include internal review of all DPS officers who were on scene

August 4, 2022 2:24 pm CNN Newsource

By Stella Chan, Shimon Prokupecz and Matt Friedman, CNN The Texas Department of Public Safety investigation into the Uvalde elementary school…

A Black man in Massachusetts says he was wrongly arrested by police who were looking for a White man

Lawsuit says police chasing White suspect wrongly arrested Black man

August 4, 2022 2:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson and Amy Simonson, CNN A Black man in Massachusetts says he was wrongly arrested by police who were looking for a White man,…

Discovery in paleontologist’s backyard reveals evidence of North America’s early humans

August 4, 2022 12:21 pm CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The surprising discovery of mammoth fossils in a paleontologist’s backyard have led to an even more unexpected…

A photo of Breonna Taylor provided by Attorney Ben Crump. Four current and former Louisville Metro Police Department officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's home were arrested on August 4 and charged with civil rights offenses

Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor’s death

August 4, 2022 9:18 am CNN

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Sonia Moghe and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on…

Breonna Taylor killing: A timeline of the police raid and its aftermath

August 4, 2022 11:48 am CNN Newsource

By Theresa Waldrop, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Sonia Moghe and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the…

The US and Russia have indicated they are ready to hold talks over a prisoner swap

Lavrov says Russia is ready to discuss prisoner swap with US after Griner conviction

August 4, 2022 11:40 am CNN

By Rob Picheta, Josh Pennington and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The US and Russia have indicated they are ready to hold talks over a prisoner swap, a day…

80-year-old store owner shoots suspect who attempted to rob LA-area convenience store

August 4, 2022 11:20 am CNN

By Josh Campbell, CNN An attempted convenience store robbery by a suspect wielding an assault-style rifle was foiled when the 80-year-old owner…

A Virginia school district apologizes for a shirt logo that resembled a swastika

August 4, 2022 10:49 am CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Watson, CNN A Virginia school district has apologized for distributing T-shirts with a logo resembling a swastika…

A Virginia school district apologizes for a shirt logo that resembled a swastika

August 4, 2022 10:49 am CNN

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Watson, CNN A Virginia school district has apologized for distributing T-shirts with a logo resembling a swastika…

A Tulsa judge is allowing a lawsuit brought by plaintiffs that include three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre to officially move forward. The three survivors

Tulsa judge allows 1921 race massacre lawsuit to move forward

August 4, 2022 10:42 am CNN Newsource

By Omar Jimenez and Brandon Tensley, CNN A Tulsa judge is allowing a lawsuit brought by plaintiffs including three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa…

Congolese demonstrators gesture during a protest against the UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO in Goma on July 26.

UN soldiers have come under attack in the DRC from locals who want them out. Here’s why.

August 4, 2022 9:10 am CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two decades ago, a UN force landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to keep the peace in a volatile territory almost…

WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling

August 4, 2022 8:43 am CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 04 AUG 22 00:15 ET Updated: 04 AUG 22 11:30 ET By Anna Chernova, Zahra Ullah, Masha Angelova and Eric Levenson, CNN…

Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor’s death

August 4, 2022 8:22 am CNN Newsource

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Sonia Moghe and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on…

Taliban claim they weren’t aware al Qaeda chief was living in Kabul

August 4, 2022 7:25 am CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem, Ehsan Popalzai, Paul P. Murphy and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Taliban have claimed they were not aware that al Qaeda leader Ayman…

As efforts to ban books ramp up in various parts of the country

Politicians want to ban more books. Austin’s library system is celebrating them instead

August 4, 2022 7:07 am CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN At the Austin Public Library in Texas, banned books are hot for the summer. In partnership with BookPeople, Texas’…

A large fire broke out on August 4 in one of Berlin's biggest city forests -- the Grunewald -- following several explosions at a police-run munitions disposal site inside the forest. Fire engines are pictured here responding to the fire.

Fire breaks out in Berlin forest after blast at bomb disposal site

August 4, 2022 6:52 am CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt, CNN A large fire broke out on Thursday morning in one of Berlin’s biggest city forests — the Grunewald —…

Hungary President Viktor Orban is seen here at the NATO summit in Madrid in June. President Orban will attend CPAC in Dallas the weekend of August 6.

As CPAC gets set to welcome Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orban, his policies at home are under new scrutiny

August 4, 2022 6:48 am CNN

By Ben Wedeman, CNN As he walked up the steps to greet former President Donald Trump at Trump’s Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, Hungarian…

Some nationalists felt China did too little to counter Pelosi. Beijing wants to change their minds

August 4, 2022 6:17 am CNN

By Simone McCarthy, CNN As a US Air Force jet carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approached Taiwan on Tuesday night, expectations ran high in China…

As CPAC gets set to welcome Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orban, his policies at home are under new scrutiny

August 4, 2022 5:29 am CNN

By Ben Wedeman, CNN As he walked up the steps to greet former President Donald Trump at Trump’s Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, Hungarian…

A US Border Patrol agent checks the passports of immigrants after they crossed the border with Mexico on May 18

The ACLU says Border Patrol agents are confiscating Sikh men’s turbans

August 4, 2022 5:17 am CNN Newsource

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Border Patrol agents in Arizona have confiscated the turbans of dozens of Sikh men seeking asylum in the United States,…

As CPAC gets set to welcome Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orban, his policies at home are under new scrutiny

August 4, 2022 5:00 am CNN Newsource

By Ben Wedeman, CNN As he walked up the steps to greet former President Donald Trump at Trump’s Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, Hungarian…