2023 In Review Fast Facts
CNN — Here is a look back at the events of 2023. January 3 – Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to…
Kentucky Innocence Project wages new fight to free Quincy Cross
Editor’s Note: This story contains language that some readers may find offensive. CNN — Crooked cops. Drug dealers. Secret agendas.…
Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select…
Kouri Richins: Children’s book author who is charged with killing her husband now accused of witness tampering
CNN — Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and then writing a…
2015 Paris Terror Attacks | CNN
Editor’s Note: Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris in 2015. CNN — Here is a…
She lost her mother to gun violence. 5 years later, this vibrant fourth grader was killed while getting ice cream
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause…
Three generations of women under one roof raised an outgoing, curious boy. They’ll never see him graduate from high school
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause…
Why teachers in South Korea are scared of their pupils, and their parents
Editor’s Note: Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please…
This middle-schooler ‘knew how to be a best friend to everybody.’ Then gunfire erupted while she was out to buy milk
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause…
Gaza: UN agency warns its fuel to run dry within a day as Palestinian officials say 700 killed in 24 hours
CNN — The main United Nations agency in Gaza says it will have to halt aid operations within a day…
7 people killed after more than 150 vehicles crashed in Louisiana’s I-55 amid dense fog
CNN — At least seven people were killed Monday in a slew of crashes along Interstate 55 in Louisiana’s St.…
Samantha Woll: Detroit police search for motive in death of synagogue leader
CNN — Investigators are searching for a motive in the death of a Detroit synagogue leader found stabbed over the…
Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll found stabbed to death outside home, police say
CNN — The president of a Detroit synagogue board was found dead Saturday morning with multiple stab wounds outside her…
Humanitarian situation in northern Gaza ‘really dire,’ says aid worker before battery runs out on phone
CNN — Lit by the ghostly glow of a rapidly depleting mobile phone light, Mahmoud Shalabi says conditions in northern…
Gaza conditions worsen amid warnings shortages could ‘kill many, many people’
CNN — Shortages of food, fuel and electricity in Gaza “are going to kill many, many people,” a senior aid…
New York’s American Museum of Natural History to remove human remains from exhibits, including some from Indigenous and enslaved Black people
CNN — The American Museum of Natural History in New York will remove all human remains displayed in its exhibits…
189 sets of human remains removed from Colorado funeral home where officials said bodies had been improperly stored
CNN — Investigators removed 189 sets of human remains from a Colorado funeral home offering “green burials” where law enforcement…
Zahmire Lopez, 8-year-old with dance moves and rap skills, was killed in his New Jersey home
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause…
Landlord charged with hate crime, accused of stabbing 6-year-old tenant to death allegedly because family is Muslim
CNN — A Chicago-area landlord has been arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed…
Piper Laurie, Oscar-nominated ‘Carrie’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ actress, dies at 91
CNN — Piper Laurie, the celebrated actress known for her chilling portrayal of the overbearingly religious mother in “Carrie” and…
Journalists hit as Israel fired at Lebanon were clearly marked as press, CNN analysis shows
Southern Lebanon CNN — The journalists were wearing body armor clearly labeled as “press” when Israeli forces struck Lebanon on…
Gaza: Israel calls on 1.1 million people to evacuate south in order UN warns is ‘impossible’
Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s military has warned 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes,…
Thai death toll spotlights poor agricultural workers from Asia who toil in Israel’s fields
Bangkok CNN — Like his father Chumporn and dozens of other able-bodied men from their village in northeast Thailand, Manee…
Massachusetts authorities seek criminal charges against 3 men in connection with the death of fan at Patriots game
CNN — Police in Massachusetts are seeking criminal charges against three Rhode Island men in connection with an altercation at…
In Israel, ‘the place where you want your kids to grow up’ has suddenly turned into the front line
Dead Sea, Israel CNN — People from Be’eri sometimes used to say the reason the Israeli kibbutz was so close…
Woman accused of killing elite cyclist attempted to escape custody, sheriff’s office says
CNN — The woman who authorities say fled to Costa Rica and was missing for more than a month after…
Sergio Brown: Former NFL player taken into custody in connection with his mother’s death
CNN — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, whose mother was found dead last month near her suburban Chicago home, has…
What we know about the US victims in Israel
CNN — Ilan Troen said he was on the phone with his daughter in Israel when she was shot and…
India floods: Death toll from glacial lake burst in Himalayas climbs to 74, at least 100 still missing
Reuters — The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed…
Michael Chiarello, Food Network star and celebrity chef, dead at 61
CNN — Michael Chiarello, a prominent chef known for appearing on “Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello” and “Top Chef,” has…
Critical Florida coral ravaged by summer’s marine heat wave
CNN — This summer’s record-breaking marine heat wave may have been the “nail in the coffin” for an iconic species…
Powerful earthquakes strike western Afghanistan, death toll roses to more than 2,000
CNN — Some 2,000 people have perished after a powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan, the Taliban said Sunday, as the…
Militants enter Israel from Gaza after woman killed in rocket barrage
Gaza CNN — A number of militants from Gaza have entered Israeli territory, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday, shortly…
Why is India’s Modi so worried about Sikh separatist calls for Khalistan?
CNN — In the early hours of June 23, 1985, a bomb planted in the cargo hold of Air India…
Bronx day care provider and 2 others indicted on murder charges in 1-year-old’s death. The boy’s father gives a gut-wrenching statement
CNN — A Bronx day care provider, her husband and his cousin have been indicted on murder and other charges…
Stephen Perkins: Decatur police shoot, kill Alabama man outside his home
CNN — The family of an Alabama man who died after being shot by police outside his home early Friday…
Dianne Feinstein to lie in state at San Francisco City Hall ahead of funeral
CNN — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein will lie in state at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday ahead of funeral…
Tim Wakefield, former Boston Red Sox pitcher and 2-time World Series champ, dies at age 57
CNN — Longtime Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield died Sunday morning at age 57, the team announced in a…
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit
CNN — More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and…
Pava LaPere killing: Convicted felon suspected of killing Baltimore tech CEO is arrested, police say
CNN — A convicted felon suspected of killing tech executive Pava LaPere in Baltimore this week has been arrested, Baltimore…
Viktor Sokolov: Ukraine ‘clarifying’ whether Russian commander was killed in strike, after video purportedly shows him alive
CNN — Ukraine’s military has said it is “clarifying” information received about the alleged assassination of Russian commander Viktor Sokolov,…
‘NCIS’ star David McCallum dead at 90
CNN — Actor David McCallum, known for his role on the long-running CBS procedural “NCIS,” has died, the network said…
Matteo Messina Denaro: Mafia boss ‘Diabolik’ dies in custody after nearly 30 years on the run, Italian reports say
CNN — A Mafia boss who spent nearly three decades evading law enforcement before he was arrested in January has…
Eagle Pass, Texas: Military personnel respond to US-Mexico border as migrant crossings increase
CNN — The Defense Department is ramping up resources at the US-Mexico border as officials describe a surge in border…
Irvo Otieno: Family of Black man who died while restrained in a mental health facility agrees to $8.5 million settlement
CNN — The family of a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground in handcuffs and leg…
Bus crashes on I-84 in Orange County, New York, killing 1 and injuring dozens
CNN — At least one person has died and dozens more were injured when a bus carrying students rolled over…
Romeoville family killings: Suspect in Illinois slayings and passenger dead after fiery crash following police chase, authorities say
CNN — A woman and a suspect in the killings of four members of the same family in Romeoville, Illinois,…
Jaahnavi Kandula: Seattle woman fatally struck by a police car is remebered amid calls for justice
CNN — An effervescent young woman with a bubbly laugh and a radiant smile. A stellar student on the cusp…
West Bank: Six Palestinians killed by Israeli military in three separate incidents over 24 hours
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — Six Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured by Israeli military fire in three separate…
Suspects in Bronx day care overdoses face federal drug charges
New York CNN — Two people were charged with federal drug crimes in the overdose death of a 1-year-old boy…