South Korea is paying ‘lonely young people’ $500 a month to re-enter society
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Some South Korean youth are so cut off from the world, the government is offering to pay them to “re-enter…
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Minneapolis reaches settlements in 2 suits alleging then-officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force years before George Floyd’s killing
By Paradise Afshar, CNN The city of Minneapolis has reached settlements totaling more than $8.8 million in two civil lawsuits that accuse former…
Continue Reading Minneapolis reaches settlements in 2 suits alleging then-officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force years before George Floyd’s killing
By Paradise Afshar, CNN The city of Minneapolis has reached settlements totaling more than $8.8 million in two civil lawsuits that accuse former…
Continue Reading Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say
By Kareem El Damanhoury and Joseph Ataman, CNN Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human…
Continue Reading Family says deplorable conditions and insect bites in Atlanta jail contributed to inmate’s death
By Chris Youd, CNN The family of Lashawn Thompson, an inmate who died in the Fulton County Jail last year, is demanding a criminal investigation into…
Continue Reading Family says deplorable conditions and insect bites in Atlanta jail contributed to inmate’s death
By Chris Youd, CNN The family of Lashawn Thompson, an inmate who died in the Fulton County Jail last year, is demanding a criminal investigation into…
Continue Reading Texas county commission votes to keep library in operation after threat of closure over banned books
By Ed Lavandera, Andy Rose and Ashley Killough, CNN A rural Texas county voted Thursday afternoon to drop discussion for now of possibly defunding…
Continue Reading Texas county commission votes to keep library in operation after threat of closure over banned books
By Ed Lavandera, Andy Rose and Ashley Killough, CNN A rural Texas county voted Thursday afternoon to drop discussion for now of possibly defunding…
Continue Reading New ICBM could make it easier for North Korea to launch nuclear strike, analysts say
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea says the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) it tested Thursday was solid-fueled, a…
Continue Reading Thousands of cattle killed in explosion and fire at Texas dairy farm
By Andy Rose, CNN An explosion and fire at a dairy farm this week near Dimmitt, Texas, killed thousands of cattle and injured one person, according…
Continue Reading Thousands of cattle killed in explosion and fire at Texas dairy farm
By Andy Rose, CNN An explosion and fire at a dairy farm this week near Dimmitt, Texas, killed thousands of cattle and injured one person, according…
Continue Reading Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher turns herself in on child neglect charge, her attorney says
By Eric Levenson, Brian Todd and Sara Smart, CNN The mother of a 6-year-old student who shot his first-grade teacher in a classroom in Newport News,…
Continue Reading Search continues for missing Sherpas on Everest as Nepal gears up for new climbing season
By Sugam Pokharel and Hira Humayun, CNN Three Nepali Sherpas are missing after being buried by a block of snow on Mount Everest, according to a…
Continue Reading Colorado high school students return to class amid investigation into possible bacterial meningitis deaths of two teachers
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Classes at a Colorado high school have resumed after two teachers died over the weekend after experiencing symptoms of bacterial…
Continue Reading French protesters storm headquarters of luxury giant LVMH
By Xiaofei Xu, Oliver Briscoe and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a fresh round of demonstrations across France on…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Person behind leaked Pentagon documents worked on military base
By Zachary Cohen and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The person behind a massive leak of classified US military documents worked on a military base and posted…
Continue Reading About 100,000 nurses left the workforce due to pandemic-related burnout and stress, survey finds
By Kyla Russell, CNN About 100,000 registered nurses in the US left the workplace due to the stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the…
Continue Reading Children of missing Minnesota mother Madeline Kingsbury won’t be released to their father and will remain in county custody
By Tina Burnside and Kara Devlin, CNN A Minnesota judge has ruled the children of a missing woman will remain in county custody rather than be…
Continue Reading What is El Niño?
By Brandon Miller, Nick Thompson and Jennifer Gray, CNN El Niño is a climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean along the equator and…
Continue Reading Leaked Pentagon documents suggest Russian government infighting over Ukraine
By Sarah Dean and Anna Chernova, CNN A fresh leak of classified US intelligence documents suggests broad infighting between Russian officials,…
Continue Reading French protesters storm headquarters of luxury giant LVMH
By Xiaofei Xu, Oliver Briscoe and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a fresh round of demonstrations across France on…
Continue Reading A man with schizophrenia died after being kept naked and malnourished in solitary confinement at an Indiana jail for nearly 3 weeks, lawsuit says
By Paradise Afshar and Andi Babineau, CNN An Indiana man with a history of schizophrenia died in the summer of 2021 due to organ failure following…
Continue Reading A man with schizophrenia died after being kept naked and malnourished in solitary confinement at an Indiana jail for nearly 3 weeks, lawsuit says
By Paradise Afshar and Andi Babineau, CNN An Indiana man with a history of schizophrenia died in the summer of 2021 due to organ failure following…
Continue Reading Former J-pop star alleges sexual abuse by late Japanese music mogul Johnny Kitagawa
By Helen Regan, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN A former J-pop star trainee came forward with allegations Wednesday that he and multiple other…
Continue Reading An elephant living in a Berlin zoo learns how to peel a banana
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN An elephant’s trunk is a remarkable organ: a fusion of nose and upper lip, capable of movement via a dense network of…
Continue Reading An elephant living in a Berlin zoo learns how to peel a banana
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN An elephant’s trunk is a remarkable organ: a fusion of nose and upper lip, capable of movement via a dense network of…
Continue Reading The Juice mission will soon launch to Jupiter’s icy ocean worlds
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The European Space Agency is about to send a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing…
Continue Reading Record rise in China’s sea levels threatens coastal cities like Shanghai
By Nectar Gan, CNN Sea levels on China’s coastline have hit their highest on record for the second year in a row, rising more quickly than the…
Continue Reading Louisville gunman’s brain to be studied for CTE, father says
By Adrienne Broaddus, Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The family of Connor Sturgeon — who was killed after he fatally shot…
Continue Reading Louisville mayor encourages his community to ‘lean on each other’ hours after 911 calls reveal the chaotic moments of bank mass shooting
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Louisville’s mayor called on his grieving community to seek comfort in each other during a vigil Wednesday hours after…
Continue Reading Louisville gunman’s brain to be studied for CTE, father says
By Adrienne Broaddus, Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The family of Connor Sturgeon — who was killed after he fatally shot…
Continue Reading Japan’s population drops by half a million in 2022
By Jessie Yeung and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Japan’s population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate…
Continue Reading Fear and confusion in Japan’s Hokkaido as North Korean missile triggers evacuation order
By Gawon Bae and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A North Korean missile sparked fear on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido Thursday after the…
Continue Reading Only hot spots and flare-ups are left of the Indiana plastics recycling plant fire. But residents’ health worries linger as EPA detects asbestos and organic pollutants
By Sara Smart, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe, Paul P. Murphy and Caroll Alvarado, CNN As a two-day inferno fizzles out at a plastics recycling plant a…
Continue Reading Vietnam sentences political activist to 6 years in prison for anti-state activities
Story by Reuters A Hanoi court on Wednesday sentenced a prominent Vietnamese political activist to six years in prison for conducting anti-state…
Continue Reading Drugs suspect escapes Hong Kong court by switching wristbands with another man
By Chris Lau, CNN Escaping police custody by swapping identities seems like a plot straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, but police in Hong Kong…
Continue Reading A 2019 hearing detailed potential fire hazards at the now-burning Indiana recycling plant, and its owner admitted a building did not have fire sprinklers
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN More than three years before a large blaze at an eastern Indiana recycling plant began spewing toxic smoke and prompting…
Continue Reading Florida death row inmate Louis Gaskin executed for 1989 murders
A man on death row in Florida for the 1989 killing of a couple was executed Wednesday evening, the Florida Department of Corrections said in a news…
Continue Reading Fear and confusion in Japan’s Hokkaido as North Korean missile triggers evacuation order
By Gawon Bae and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A North Korean missile sparked fear on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido Thursday after the…
Continue Reading Memphis sends Justin J. Pearson back to the Tennessee House days after GOP lawmakers ousted him
By Dakin Andone and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to confirm the reappointment of Justin J. Pearson to…
Continue Reading Memphis leaders pass measure that ends police stops for minor infractions, three months after Tyre Nichols’ death
By Nick Valencia, CNN The Memphis City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that puts an end to pretextual police stops. The “Driving…
Continue Reading US prosecutors tell family of Shanquella Robinson they won’t pursue charges in her death in Mexico
By Alta Spells and Macie Goldfarb, CNN Federal prosecutors told the family of Shanquella Robinson on Wednesday that the evidence they have…
Continue Reading ‘I witnessed people being murdered.’ How the Louisville bank shooting unfolded
By Ray Sanchez, CNN About half an hour before opening for business, employees at the Old National Bank branch near the Ohio River in downtown…
Continue Reading Dalai Lama Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of…
Continue Reading Jessica Lynch Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Jessica Lynch, motivational speaker and former prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: April 26,…
Continue Reading A Red Cross Snoopy T-shirt is going viral. It’s prompting more young people to donate blood
By Leah Asmelash, CNN If you’re cool, you’ll donate blood. That’s the message being sent in the latest American Red Cross…
Continue Reading Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s health deteriorates in prison amid poisoning accusations
By Jack Guy, Darya Tarasova and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been experiencing severe stomach issues in…
Continue Reading Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s health deteriorates in prison amid poisoning accusations
By Jack Guy, Darya Tarasova and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been experiencing severe stomach issues in…
Continue Reading Zelensky slams ‘beasts’ who purportedly beheaded Ukrainian soldiers after video emerges
By Vasco Cotovio, Andrew Carey, Josh Pennington and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday condemned as…
Continue Reading The convicted murderer suspected of faking his own death in a South African prison fire
By Larry Madowo, CNN If this were the plot of a movie, it would be too far-fetched to be believable. South African authorities have taken over…
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