
A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.

Anthropic said it will add invisible watermarks to text generated by future Claude models, a move driven by the EU's AI Act. Google already watermarks Gemini's text, but OpenAI has yet to announce how they’ll do it. Hadas Gold explains how the tech behind it works.

Dramatic video shows the rescue of a baby from the rubble of an apartment building in the city of Cali after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the western Colombia Monday.

Boyle Heights, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, has been dealing with an inescapable stench caused by a massive warehouse fire that lasted eight days.

The mother of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, who police found hanging from a tree in Mississippi, says her daughter was not suicidal, according to CNN affiliate WAPT. Fortune’s death has sparked concerns and questions from the community. Police have not indicated whether they consider the death suspicious, saying they are actively working “to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who ran his campaign on a strong social media presence, is responding directly to New Yorkers’ complaints made in videos online, living up to his promise of fixing even the smallest of problems. CNN’s Katherine Koretski reports.

Russian ballistic missile strikes have increased as Ukraine's supply of Patriot missile interceptors runs short. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Kyiv.

Two friends made it their mission to travel the world and experience iconic landmarks, despite one of them being in a wheelchair. Fletcher Crowley and Lachie Bennett embarked on a global trip which took them to Europe, South America, Asia and Africa, relying on the kindness of strangers along the way as well as one crucial tactic – the piggyback.

Dramatic drone footage captures lava flowing from Italy’s Mount Etna, as new vents emerge and volcanic activity rumbles at Europe’s tallest volcano.

Iowa last elected a Democratic governor in 2006. Republicans hold its four House and two Senate seats. And Donald Trump won 94 of 99 counties in 2024. But in his travels across Iowa, John King meets voters clamoring for change.


