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Donald Trump in police custody ahead of historic court appearance

CNN -- Former President Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan district attorney’s office in lower Manhattan, where he is under arrest and in police custody before his upcoming arraignment. Trump...

Finland joins NATO, doubling military alliance’s border with Russia in a blow for Putin

Tara John, CNN April 4, 2023

  CNN -- Finland officially became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in northeastern Europe that adds some...

Donald Trump to appear in court and be charged in historic moment Tuesday

Jeremy Herb, CNN April 4, 2023

CNN -- Donald Trump will officially become the first former president to face criminal charges Tuesday when he’s arraigned in a New York courtroom – an appearance that...

US sailors recover a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that was downed by the United States over US territorial waters off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on February 5, 2023.
(U.S. Fleet Forces/U.S. Navy/Reuters)

Chinese spy balloon was able to transmit information back to Beijing

Natasha Bertrand, CNN April 3, 2023

CNN– The Chinese spy balloon that transited the US earlier this year was able to capture imagery and collect some signals intelligence from US military sites, a source familiar with the matter tells...

A couple prays at the memorial for the victims of the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville.
(Johnnie Izquierdo/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Nashville school shooter fired 152 rounds during the attack, which was planned ‘over a period of months,’ police say

Dakin Andone, CNN April 3, 2023

CNN– The 28-year-old who killed three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville last week fired 152 rounds, Nashville police said Monday, adding that while they have yet to determine...

What to know about the Trump indictment on the eve of his court appearance

Jack Forrest, CNN April 3, 2023

CNN -- Donald Trump, the first former president in history to face criminal charges, is heading to New York Monday for an expected arraignment on Tuesday after being indicted...

Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury

CNN — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter – the first time in American history that a current or former president has...

14 minutes of terror: Inside the Nashville school shooting

Gregory Krieg, CNN March 29, 2023

CNN — The woman standing outside Nashville’s Covenant School was calm and direct. The building was locked down, but two young students were still missing. “Upstairs,” she told Officer Rex Engelbert,...

Ohio higher-ed bill would require instructors to teach ‘both sides’ on climate change

Kathiann M. Kowalski, Ohio Capital Journal March 27, 2023

Ohio Capital Journal -- Ohio college and university instructors could be barred from teaching climate science without also including false or misleading counterpoints under a sprawling higher education...

Damage from a tornado that touched down in Silver City, Mississippi, on Friday evening. MHP Greenwood

At least 23 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Mississippi. One town is ‘gone,’ resident says

CNN — At least 23 people were killed, dozens injured and four missing after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled Mississippi on Friday night, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some...

What the banking crisis means for mortgage rates

Anna Bahney, CNN March 24, 2023

CNN–Mortgage rates have taken would-be buyers on a ride this year — and it’s only March. Generally, home buyers can anticipate mortgage rates to move down through the rest of this year as the banking...

Judge says several Trump aides, including former chief of staff, must testify to Jan. 6 grand jury

CNN -- A federal judge has ordered several former Donald Trump aides, including Mark Meadows, to testify before a grand jury as part of the criminal investigation into efforts...