As fighting intensifies in Kyiv, Chinese diplomat says national sovereignty “applies to the Ukraine issue” As fighting in Kyiv intensified on Saturday, a top Chinese diplomat defended China’s long-held position on protecting national sovereignty — adding that it “applies equally
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Curtis Reeves, retired police captain who fatally shot man in movie theater, acquitted – CNN
Reeves was accused of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the 2014 killing of 43-year-old Chad Oulson, who was on a movie date with his wife. Reeves pleaded not guilty and claimed self-defense, previously telling authorities he feared he would
Ex-Louisville cop in deadly Breonna Taylor raid said colleagues were 'sitting ducks' – CNN
On Friday afternoon the jury will visit the apartment complex and units affected by gunfire the night of the raid. Jurors on Thursday heard a nearly hourlong taped interview the former officer gave an investigator on March 25, 2020. “I
First on CNN: Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court – CNN
Biden will deliver remarks on Friday afternoon announcing the selection, the White House said. CNN first reported Biden’s decision. She received and accepted Biden’s offer in a call Thursday night, a source familiar with the decision told CNN, but was
ECMO therapy cuts Covid-19 patients' chance of dying by half, if they can get it – CNN
But at the height of the pandemic, many patients couldn’t get the treatment because there weren’t enough beds, machines or skilled staff to care for them, the study found. Nearly 90% of patients who met Vanderbilt’s stringent criteria to receive
Northeast struggles with rough driving conditions in winter storm, with 50 million under winter weather alerts – CNN
With heavy snow falling in the Boston area, a commuter train hit an unoccupied snow plow, affiliate WFXT reported. No one was injured. State police said two lanes are closed on the Mass Pike east in Auburn after a tractor-trailer
Biden to reveal his Supreme Court nominee on Friday – CNN
Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, who currently sits on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, is considered the front-runner. Biden is poised to extend the offer in a telephone call to the nominee Friday morning, a person
Why the Russian invasion will have huge economic consequences for American families | CNN Business
New York CNN Business — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is happening thousands of miles away from the closest major US city. And yet millions of American families will feel the economic consequences. That’s because the world economy and financial
Arrest made in 38-year-old murder and sexual assault cold case in Dallas | CNN
CNN— Almost 38 years to the day that 21-year-old Mary Jane Thompson was found dead behind a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, prosecutors were finally able to make an arrest in her case, the Dallas County District Attorney’s office said.
Man survived freezing waters after falling off his boat. He swam for five hours to safety | CNN
CNN— An evening boat trip quickly turned life-threatening for one California man. Scott Thompson, a commercial fisherman, took his boat out on the Santa Barbara Channel around 5 pm on January 26. Five hours of swimming later, he wound
Probe Found Former CNN Executive Spoke About Interview Topics in Advance with Governor Cuomo: Reports
Governor Andrew Cuomo (D., N.Y.) speaks at a vaccination site in New York, March 8, 2021. (Seth Wenig/Reuters) Former CNN chief marketing officer Allison Gollust resigned after an internal investigation found that she had discussed interview topics with former New
Biden signs stopgap funding measure into law, avoiding government shutdown | CNN Politics
CNN— President Joe Biden on Friday officially signed into law the stopgap funding measure passed by the Senate Thursday night, averting a government shutdown for now. The funding for the federal government was set to expire on Friday. The
Chamath Palihapitiya resigns as chairman of Virgin Galactic | CNN Business
New YorkCNN Business— Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, who was one of the executives to help take Virgin Galactic public, has stepped down as chariman of the company. The company didn’t say why Palihapitiya was leaving. Evan Lovell, the chief
Family and friends mourn Amir Locke at Minneapolis funeral after he was killed by police executing a no-knock warrant | CNN
CNN— Members of the Minneapolis community gathered Thursday to honor the life of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man whose killing at the hands of police during the execution of a no-knock warrant has reignited debate around the controversial
Ossoff and Cruz push bill to extend term of the board tasked with investigating unsolved Civil Rights-era murders | CNN Politics
CNN— Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Thursday introduced a bill that aims to give an independent agency more time to investigate unsolved racially motivated murders from the Civil Rights era.