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Half Moon Bay, California, shooting: Suspect in custody after shooting incident with multiple victims, police say

CNN  —  A suspect is in custody after a shooting incident with multiple victims in the city of Half Moon Bay, California, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said. “Suspect is in custody. There is no ongoing threat to the community at this time,” the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet. The […]

Updated: Jan 24, 2023
Monterey Park, California mass shooting: Man found dead after police standoff in Torrance was the Monterey Park shooting suspect, sheriff says

Torrance, California CNN  —  The man found dead inside a white cargo van after a standoff with police in Torrance, California, has been confirmed as the person suspected of carrying out a mass shooting in Monterey Park Saturday night, according to police. Huu Can Tran, 72, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Los Angeles County […]

Updated: Jan 23, 2023
Why are South Koreans losing faith in America’s nuclear umbrella?

Seoul CNN  —  They have them, so we need them. That is the fundamental argument for South Koreans who want their country to develop its own nuclear weapons. It’s about the need to protect themselves from an aggressive northern neighbor that is already a nuclear power in all but name and whose leader Kim Jong […]

Updated: Jan 22, 2023
Taiwan ex-conscripts say they feel unprepared for potential China conflict

Taipei, Taiwan CNN  —  Rising concerns over increasingly aggressive military maneuvers by China have prompted Taiwan to extend the mandatory military service period most of its young men must serve. But former conscripts interviewed by CNN say Taipei will need to do far more than that if it is to make the training effective. Outdated, […]

Updated: Jan 21, 2023
David Crosby, legendary singer and songwriter, dead at 81

CNN  —  David Crosby, a folk rock pioneer and one of the founding members of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 81. “It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away. He was lovingly surrounded by […]

Updated: Jan 20, 2023
Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM to resign before upcoming election

CNN  —  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday she will stand aside for a new leader within weeks, saying she doesn’t believe she has the energy to seek re-election in the October polls. Speaking at news conference, Ardern said her term would end by February 7, when she expects a new Labour prime […]

Updated: Jan 19, 2023
The world’s oldest person dies at 118

CNN  —  French nun Sister André, the world’s oldest known person, died on Tuesday at the age of 118 in the southern city of Toulon. The city’s mayor, Hubert Falco, announced the news of her death on Twitter, writing that “it is with immense sadness and emotion that I learnt tonight of the passing of […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2023
Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily

Rome/Milan CNN  —  Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the bosses of the Cosa Nostra Mafia in Sicily and Italy’s most wanted man, has been arrested by police while being treated in a private health clinic in Palermo, prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia said Monday. He had been a fugitive since 1993 and was considered by Europol […]

Updated: Jan 17, 2023
Dnipro apartment building attack: Death toll rises to 30

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Dnipro rose to 30, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, after missiles and explosions were heard across the country. At least 75 people were injured in Saturday’s attack, with 30 of them still in the hospital, Natalia Babachenko, adviser […]

Updated: Jan 16, 2023
Korean dramas: The rise of heroines

Written by Hahna Yoon, CNNSeoul, South Korea One of last year’s most successful South Korean TV shows, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” follows the story of a young autistic woman, Woo Young-woo, who navigates adulthood while winning cases at one of the nation’s top law firms. Already renewed for a second season, it is now Netflix’s sixth […]

Updated: Jan 15, 2023