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A black bear charged a Washington woman walking her dog, police say

October 23, 2022 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Chuck Johnston and Zoe Sottile, CNN A Washington woman received “non-life-threatening injuries” after a black bear charged her while…

Yemen Fast Facts

October 23, 2022 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, sharing a border with Saudi…

Infowars founder Alex Jones prepares to speak to the media on October 4. Jones is seeking a new trial after a Connecticut jury decided this month he should pay $965 million in compensatory damages to eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder.

Alex Jones seeks new trial after Sandy Hook verdict of almost $1 billion

October 23, 2022 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Beech, Brian Vitagliano and Isa Kaufman Geballe, CNN Far-right talk show host Alex Jones is seeking a new trial after a Connecticut jury…

Iraq Fast Facts

October 23, 2022 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the country of Iraq which borders Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran and the Persian…

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Start your week smart: China, Hurricane Roslyn, Boris Johnson, Red Bull, Jan. 6

October 23, 2022 5:58 AM CNN

By Andrew Torgan, CNN The 2022 midterm elections are now just weeks away, and with control of both chambers of Congress and dozens of governorships,…

Start your week smart: China, Hurricane Roslyn, Boris Johnson, Red Bull, Jan. 6

October 23, 2022 5:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Torgan, CNN The 2022 midterm elections are now just weeks away, and with control of both chambers of Congress and dozens of governorships,…

He is a staunch gun rights supporter. She lost her son to gun violence. They overcame their differences to become close friends

October 23, 2022 1:04 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN Life can change forever in the space between two heartbeats. It’s a fact Pati Navalta knows all too well. In 2014, her…

Xi tightens grip on power as China unveils new leaders

October 23, 2022 12:50 AM CNN

A motorcycle on fire in the Iranian capital Tehran

Iran says it will sue US, alleging ‘direct involvement’ in protests

October 23, 2022 12:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Hande Atay Alam, Aliza Kassim and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Iran said Saturday it would take legal action against the United States, accusing it of…

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Gatwick Airport

Boris Johnson tries to win support for comeback bid, as Sunak enters race to be Britain’s next prime minister

October 22, 2022 11:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hauser and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Boris Johnson was on Sunday battling to win enough support to make what would be a stunning comeback as…

Smithsonian Zoo mourns death of 17-year-old African lion

October 22, 2022 10:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Luke, the patriarch of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s pride of African lions, has died at age 17. The big cat was…

Anti-Xi protest spreads in China and worldwide as Chinese leader begins third term

October 22, 2022 8:01 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN Staff Jolie’s nerves were running high as she walked into the campus of Goldsmiths, the University of London, last Friday morning.…

Xi Jinping and China's top Communist Party leaders attend the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party in Beijing on October 22.

Xi Jinping enters third term as China’s most powerful leader in decades surrounded by loyalists

October 22, 2022 7:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan, Steven Jiang, Yong Xiong and Wayne Chang, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally stepped into his norm-breaking…

Xi tightens grip on power as China unveils new leaders

October 22, 2022 7:10 PM CNN Newsource

Man who allegedly shot and killed two Dallas hospital employees was in the building to watch his child’s birth, authorities say

October 22, 2022 5:46 PM CNN

By Sonya Hamasaki, Elizabeth Wolfe and Tina Burnside, CNN The man who allegedly shot and killed two employees in the maternity ward of a Dallas…

2 employees were killed in a Dallas hospital shooting

October 22, 2022 4:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Sonya Hamasaki, CNN Two employees were killed Saturday morning in a shooting at a Dallas hospital, the local health system said. Authorities…

The US housing market is in the midst of a major shift and after two years of stratospheric price appreciation

Home prices are finally falling. But how low will they go?

October 22, 2022 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Bahney The US housing market is in the midst of a major shift. After two years of stratospheric price appreciation, home prices have peaked…

New York City set to bolster police presence in the subway system as part of efforts to crack down on transit crime

October 22, 2022 2:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker and Mark Morales, CNN New York state and city officials are bolstering their efforts to combat crime and mental illness in New York…

eBay is removing Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween costumes

October 22, 2022 10:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Netflix’s hit series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” has sparked renewed interest in the notorious serial…

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game released this photo of the 3.5 foot long alligator found in a rural community.

A dogwalker caught an alligator in rural Idaho

October 22, 2022 1:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN A person walking their dog in rural Idaho was in for quite a surprise when they encountered an alligator,…

Ancient DNA reveals the social lives of the oldest known family group

October 22, 2022 8:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Neanderthal is an insult still lobbed about to suggest someone is dim-witted and out of touch. The more we learn about our Stone…

Ancient DNA reveals the social lives of the oldest known family group

October 22, 2022 8:22 AM CNN

By Katie Hunt, CNN Neanderthal is an insult still lobbed about to suggest someone is dim-witted and out of touch. The more we learn about our Stone…

Citizens of Kherson arrive at the railway station in Dzhankoi

Kherson resident describes a ghost town of exhausted people, with acute shortages of medicine

October 22, 2022 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Olga Voitovych and Tim Lister, CNN A resident of Kherson has described the situation in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city as tense, with people…

A new study has identified carboxylic acids as one of the factors that make mosquitoes more attracted to certain humans than others.

Here’s why mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others

October 22, 2022 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN If you have always suspected that you might just be a mosquito magnet, scientists now have evidence for you: Mosquitoes indeed…

Here’s why mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others

October 22, 2022 7:36 AM CNN

By Zoe Sottile, CNN If you have always suspected that you might just be a mosquito magnet, scientists now have evidence for you: Mosquitoes indeed…

Shooting injures 11 outside Southern University, and 2 are arrested on accessory charges

October 22, 2022 7:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna and Tina Burnside, CNN Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured 11 people early Friday at a fraternity…

Houston-area twins tell police they escaped after mom and partner were abusing them, authorities say

October 22, 2022 3:47 AM CNN

By Hira Humayun, CNN A Houston-area couple was arrested in Louisiana on Tuesday after two abused children turned up at a home early that morning near…

China's President Xi Jinping pictured in Beijing on October 22

China’s Xi emerges from Communist Party Congress with more power, set for third term

October 22, 2022 12:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN China’s top leader Xi Jinping is set to begin a norm-breaking third term with an even greater…

Xi Jinping enters third term as China’s most powerful leader in decades surrounded by loyalists

October 22, 2022 12:29 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan, Steven Jiang, Yong Xiong and Wayne Chang, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally stepped into his norm-breaking…

Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi thanks supporters on social media, as official denies she is under house arrest

October 22, 2022 12:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Jomana Karadsheh and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A female Iranian rock climber, who competed without a hijab at an international competition in South…

Ukrainian military says 18 Russian cruise missiles destroyed amid attacks on energy infrastructure

October 22, 2022 12:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Pierre Meilhan and Richard Roth, CNN The Ukrainian military said it used anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups to destroy Russian…

Former NFL player Brett Favre walks up the 14th fairway during the Celebrity Foursome at the second round of the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Club on June 11

What we know about Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare scandal

October 22, 2022 12:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson and Dianne Gallagher, CNN In May 2020, Mississippi’s state auditor announced that the Department of Human Services had wasted…

Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao leaves his seat next to leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang

Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of room as Party Congress comes to a close

October 21, 2022 11:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, Yong Xiong and Steven Jiang, CNN China’s former top leader, Hu Jintao, was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s closing…

Meet Massachusetts’ new state dinosaur

October 21, 2022 11:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN In addition to a state dog (the Boston terrier) and a state bird (the chickadee), Massachusetts now has an official state…

Zoo announces death of Rusty, DC’s famous fugitive red panda

October 21, 2022 10:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Rusty, the red panda who made headlines in 2013 following his successful escape from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington,…

Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s prime minister. Some fear the hard-right turn she’s promised to take

October 21, 2022 9:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Valentina Di Donato, Ben Wedeman and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right leader who was sworn in as Italy’s first female…

Texas state trooper who was among the first to respond to Uvalde school massacre has been fired, official says

October 21, 2022 8:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Sgt. Juan Maldonado, a Texas state trooper who was among the first…

This teacher was tortured by the Russians and held for six months before returning to her town in Ukraine in a prisoner swap

October 21, 2022 6:24 PM CNN

By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Tim Lister and Scott McWhinnie, CNN The letter had just three words: mama, alive, healthy. But Olena Yuzvak had no…

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center left) and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on September 11

‘I sent him bottles of Lambrusco’: Italy’s Berlusconi boasts about friendship with Putin in leaked audio

October 21, 2022 7:30 PM CNN

By Valentina Di Donato, Antonia Mortensen, Sugam Pokharel and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sparked…

Police say the family was spotted at a gas station the day after they disappeared.

Michigan family of 4 has been missing since Sunday, police say

October 21, 2022 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Musa and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in western Michigan are searching for a family of four that “unexpectedly left their…

China wraps up 20th Party Congress with Xi set to become most powerful leader in decades

October 21, 2022 6:54 PM CNN Newsource

Houston-area twins tell police they escaped after mom and partner were abusing them, authorities say

October 21, 2022 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Hira Humayun, CNN A Houston-area couple was arrested in Louisiana on Tuesday after two abused children turned up at a home early that morning near…

This teacher was tortured by the Russians and held for six months before returning to her town in Ukraine in a prisoner swap

October 21, 2022 6:24 PM CNN

By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Tim Lister and Scott McWhinnie, CNN The letter had just three words: mama, alive, healthy. But Olena Yuzvak had no…

This teacher was tortured by the Russians and held for six months before returning to her town in Ukraine in a prisoner swap

October 21, 2022 6:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Tim Lister and Scott McWhinnie, CNN The letter had just three words: mama, alive, healthy. But Olena Yuzvak had no…

Virginia mother arrested, charged in child’s death after 4-year-old ate THC gummies, police say

October 21, 2022 4:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Claudia Dominguez and Raja Razek, CNN A Virginia mother is facing felony murder and child neglect charges in the accidental death of her…

College football player killed while riding electric scooter

October 21, 2022 4:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Dotson, CNN A college community is grieving the loss of 18-year-old football player Camdan McWright. The San José State University freshman…

Singapore’s pre-execution photos seek to soften a policy activists say doesn’t work

October 21, 2022 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN Nazira Lajim Hertslet can’t help but gush over pictures of her brother Nazeri. “Doesn’t he look so tall and so…

Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie’s cause of death could take weeks to determine, official says

October 21, 2022 10:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Kiely Westhoff and Jason Hanna, CNN A ruling on the cause and manner of death of a Princeton University student may take weeks, a county…

Ukrainian military says 18 Russian cruise missiles destroyed amid attacks on energy infrastructure

October 21, 2022 3:34 PM CNN

By Pierre Meilhan and Richard Roth, CNN The Ukrainian military said it used anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups to destroy Russian…

There are nearly 200 missing Native Americans from New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. The FBI is working to tackle unsolved cases

October 21, 2022 3:14 PM CNN

By Josh Campbell, Jason Kravarik and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Sadie Acevedo is living an endless cycle of grief. Her sister, Anthonette Cayedito,…