A Texas court has again granted a stay of execution to death row inmate Robert Roberson, who has long claimed he is innocent in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis, saying his conviction based on a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome was flawed. The ruling Thursday by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts Roberson’s execution scheduled to take place October 16, which his attorneys have said would be the first in the US based on an allegation of shaken baby syndrome.
A Texas court has again granted a stay of execution to death row inmate Robert Roberson, who has long claimed he is innocent in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis, saying his conviction based on a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome was flawed. The ruling Thursday by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts Roberson’s execution scheduled to take place October 16, which his attorneys have said would be the first in the US based on an allegation of shaken baby syndrome.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought announced on Friday that the government has started firing federal workers during the government shutdown.
Several people are dead and other people are missing after an explosion at a military explosives company in Tennessee, local officials say.
Thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to the north of Gaza as the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel takes effect. CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Tel Aviv, Israel, on what this new chapter could mean for both people in Gaza and Israel.
The leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, María Corina Machado, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. In a phone call, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee informed Machado that she won. Machado is currently in hiding and wanted for crimes by the authoritarian Maduro regime.
CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz breaks down some of what we know after the Israeli government approves a Gaza ceasefire resolution.
New York Attorney General Letitia James posts a video in response to the Trump administration indicting her on two felony charges.
CNN's Jake Tapper explains why the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is another example of the Department of Justice seemingly targeting President Trump's perceived political enemies.
During a Trump administration Cabinet meeting, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed there was a link between autism and Tylenol use after babies are circumcised. Experts say there are multiple causes of autism, and the science showing a connection between autism and Tylenol is not settled.
The Trump administration plans to roll out a video at airports across the United States that will blame Democrats for lapses in Transportation Security Administration workers’ pay because of the government shutdown.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) joins CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Pam Brown to discuss the government shutdown.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, sending panicked residents running into the streets as the ground shook.
Samuel Garduno-Martinez was one of six people injured in the Abundant Life Christian school shooting in Wisconsin that left two dead last year. On Wednesday he was finally discharged after nearly 300 days in hospital.
Texas National Guard troops have arrived at an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, near Chicago. The Trump administration says they deployed troops there to protect ICE facilities and federal law enforcement. In recent weeks, protestors have clashed with federal authorities outside of the facility. CNN's Omar Jimenez reports.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) talks to CNN’s John Berman about the confrontation he had with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) over the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump spoke to some families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza after the news of the ceasefire agreement was announced. Trump told the families that the hostages are “all coming back on Monday.”
Celebrations broke out in both Gaza and Israel after the announcement of a ceasefire plan agreement, though residents on both sides expressed trepidation that it may still fall through.
