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Fire extinguished on Carnival Freedom cruise ship after witnesses reported possible lightning strike
Mar 24, 2024
Heath Barnes opened his book on the upper decks of the Bahamas-bound Carnival Freedom cruise ship in between bouts of rain. His relaxation was suddenly stolen with the loudest thunder he’d ever heard and then news the vessel was on fire.
Hundreds of structures are lost in ‘utter devastation’ as the biggest wildfire in Texas history could spread more rapidly
Mar 1, 2024
As many as 500 structures have already been obliterated as the biggest wildfire in Texas history continues its deadly march across the state’s panhandle. And the devastation is far from over as the inferno is expected to spread more rapidly this weekend, with ferocious winds and drier air fueling the flames.
Dolly Parton sings ‘I will always love you’ to dying fan whose wish was to meet her
Dec 29, 2023
After LeGrand “LG” Gold was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer, he made a list of things he hoped to do in the time he had left. One was to meet Dolly Parton.
California beachgoers enthralled by huge waves from storms – but they bring flooding and rip currents, too
Dec 29, 2023
Offshore storms shoved waves toward communities along the California coast, bringing flooding, road closures and fright to nearly 20 people who were briefly swept away on a Ventura beach on Thursday. Eight people were taken to the hospital, officials said.
A mother shielding her son, a 26-year-old attending a music festival and 2 brothers are among the Americans killed in Israel
Oct 19, 2023
A mother who shielded her son from gunfire, a “pro-peace” academic, young people at a musical festival and a pair of brothers are among at least 32 Americans killed in the warfare between Israel and Hamas, family members and officials say.
Israel festival revelers shot at point-blank range, video shows
Oct 10, 2023
Gaza militants who attacked an all-night music festival in southern Israel shot and killed revelers at point-blank range, then looted their belongings, new car dashcam video verified by CNN reveals.
Boyfriend indicted on murder, tampering with evidence charges in 8-year-old case of missing Kentucky mom Crystal Rogers
Sep 27, 2023
The boyfriend of Crystal Rogers, a Kentucky mother of five who vanished in 2015, has been arrested and indicted on a murder charge in her killing, court records show.
Flamingo sightings are pouring in from states where the birds aren’t usually spotted. Hurricane Idalia may be the cause
Sep 6, 2023
When you think of flamingos, the images that come to mind are probably of African water holes, the Caribbean, Florida – or almost anywhere else other than Waynesville, Ohio.
Delta flight forced to turn around because of diarrhea incident
Sep 6, 2023
A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona on Friday night was forced to turn around after a passenger had diarrhea.
Philadelphia mass shooting suspect told police he did it to clean up the neighborhood, sources say
Jul 5, 2023
The man accused of fatally shooting five people in Philadelphia on Monday night told police in sum and substance that he carried out the attack to clean up the neighborhood, two law enforcement sources told CNN.
2 Americans found dead in hotel room in Mexican resort town, US official says
Jun 15, 2023
Two American citizens were found dead Tuesday in a hotel room in Mexico, a US State Department spokesperson said.
Pat Robertson, Christian televangelist and one-time presidential candidate, dies at age 93
Jun 8, 2023
Pat Robertson, the prominent televangelist who founded the Christian Broadcasting Network, made the Christian right a powerful political force and unsuccessfully ran for president in 1988, died on Thursday, the network said in a news release.
Carnival Sunshine was battered by rough weather. ‘It was terrifying,’ passenger says
May 30, 2023
Cruise ship Carnival Sunshine was rocked by a storm over the weekend, scaring passengers and delaying the ship’s return to port and its next voyage.
Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting
Mar 31, 2023
Another American community is reeling after a shooter killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville.
