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Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, is seen in a file photograph from August 2020.

Navalny’s widow accuses Putin of killing him and vows to continue his work

Sebastian Shukla, CNN February 19, 2024

The widow of the Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny on Monday accused President Vladimir Putin of being responsible for his death and indicated she will pick up her husband’s mantle, for a “happy,...

From left, Burnsville Police Officer Paul Elmstrand, firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth and Officer Matthew Ruge. All three were killed while responding to a domestic incident in Burnsville, Minnesota, Sunday.

These are the Minnesota officers and firefighter killed while responding to a domestic incident

Dakin Andone, CNN February 19, 2024

A community is in mourning Monday, a day after two police officers and a firefighter were fatally shot in Burnsville, Minnesota, while responding to a domestic incident. Officials identified the three...

Missouri has some of the weakest gun laws in the US. Here’s how that is impacting the Kansas City shooting investigation

Ashley R. Williams, Josh Campbell, CNN February 16, 2024

CNN -- The deadly mass shooting that unfolded Wednesday following a Super Bowl celebration rally in Kansas City – a city that recorded its deadliest-ever year in 2023 – occurred...

Harris says reports of Navalny’s death are another sign of Putin’s brutality

Priscilla Alvarez, CNN February 16, 2024

CNN -- US Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called reports Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in a Russian prison “terrible news,” and that “Russia is...

Biden heads to East Palestine after a year of pressure to visit site of train disaster

Michael Williams, CNN February 16, 2024

CNN -- President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday, more than a year after a train derailment sent more than 1 million pounds of toxins into the town’s...

Federal judge questions controversial Texas immigration law amid court battle

Ashley Killough, CNN February 15, 2024

CNN -- A federal judge on Thursday expressed concern and skepticism over a controversial law that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime while hearing oral arguments over...

Russia and Ukraine exchange air attacks after sinking of Russian warship

Rob Picheta, Olga Voitovych, Seb Shukla, CNN February 15, 2024

CNN -- Russia and Ukraine exchanged air attacks on Thursday, with Moscow targeting cities across Ukraine and Kyiv striking the Russian border city of Belgorod, one day after Kyiv...

Talks on a Gaza deal are at an impasse. Here’s what we know

CNN -- Talks on a hostage and ceasefire deal for Gaza appear to be at an impasse. Israel’s top-level delegation has returned from Cairo, and there has been no word from Hamas...

What we know: Children are among those wounded in shooting following parade for Super Bowl champions

CNN Staff, CNN February 14, 2024

CNN -- A community that came together to celebrate a dramatic Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory on Sunday is now recovering from a shooting that wounded dozens of people, including children. At...

US has new intelligence on Russian nuclear capabilities in space

CNN -- The US has new intelligence on Russian military capabilities related to its efforts to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space, according to multiple sources familiar...

2 men arrested after 4 people are killed in a string of ‘random’ shootings in Los Angeles County

CNN -- Two men have been arrested in connection with a string of shootings over a few hours this week that left four people dead, including a minor, in southeast Los Angeles County,...

Uber, Lyft and Deliveroo workers in US and UK plan Valentine’s Day strike

Anna Cooban, CNN February 14, 2024

CNN -- Thousands of drivers for ride hailing services and food delivery riders in the United States and United Kingdom are planning to strike on Valentine’s Day in disputes over...