Amanda Knox, the American woman who spent years in prison before being acquitted of the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy, is performing a sold-out comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Knox says the show is about motherhood and her wrongful imprisonment, while Kercher's family says the case should not be turned into comedy.
Amanda Knox, the American woman who spent years in prison before being acquitted of the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy, is performing a sold-out comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Knox says the show is about motherhood and her wrongful imprisonment, while Kercher's family says the case should not be turned into comedy.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said Friday that he will support Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, clearing the way for his narrow confirmation to the high-profile role. Cassidy, who was speaking on the Senate floor, appeared to choke up while announcing the decision.
Five people at a school north of Bangkok were killed Friday when a teen gunman opened fire, Thailand’s prime minister said, in the country’s deadliest school shooting in years.
A shooting at a school in Thailand has left multiple people dead when a teen gunman opened fire. CNN's Karla Cripps' son attends that school and she speaks about the 'horrific' events.
Illinois officials are investigating South Chicago Chapel after the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said investigators found more than 50 bodies in various states of decomposition inside the funeral home. State regulators suspended the funeral director and embalmer license, citing conditions they described as a danger to public safety.
John Wesley Allen Sr. was waiting at a bus stop in East St. Louis, Illinois, when he was stabbed in a “random attack” by a 15-year-old suspect wearing a clown costume, state police say. The suspect has been charged with first-degree murder.
A judge officially tossed out the Justice Department's case brought against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was accused of feloniously vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. In an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Hearn warned that what happened to him could happen to anyone, calling it the kind of government overreach you'd expect from a dictatorship.
Taiwan is rehearsing one of its most sensitive wartime scenarios: keeping the government functioning after a simulated Chinese “decapitation strike” targeting the island’s leadership. The drill is part of what Taipei calls the largest-ever Han Kuang military exercises, with troops defending ports, bridges and other critical infrastructure as Taipei prepares for the possibility of a conflict with China. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.
