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Cargo jet with 3 aboard crashes near Houston
CNN - By Steve Almasy and Hollie Silverman, CNN
(CNN) — A cargo jetliner that crashed Saturday in Texas with three people aboard went into shallow water nose first, Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne said. Hawthorne said the crash site in Trinity
Welsh Rugby
Six Nations: Wales in pole position after comeback win over England
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(CNN) — Wales overcame a halftime deficit and scored two late tries to beat England 21-13 in rugby union's Six Nations in what might turn out to be the competition's title decider. The sides' form in first
Politics
Why Illinois' tough gun laws weren't enough to prevent the Aurora shooting
CNN - By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN
(CNN) — Gun laws in the state of Illinois are among the strictest in the United States. But people on both sides of the gun control debate say it takes more than policy to prevent tragedies like the recent
Paul Manafort
Read: Paul Manafort's sentencing memo
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Politics
Prosecutors say Manafort's 'criminal actions were bold' in redacted sentencing memo
CNN - By Katelyn Polantz and Marshall Cohen, CNN
(CNN) — Prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's office wrote in a sentencing memo filed Friday for Paul Manafort that the former Trump campaign chairman's years of criminality were "bold" and
Jussie Smollett
The hate Jussie Smollett is accused of faking happened to me
CNN - By Bill Hinkle
(CNN) — My ex-boyfriend and I were walking home along Hollywood Boulevard late one night about 15 years ago, when, out of nowhere, we were blindsided by two men and their fists. It all happened so quickly,
Black History
10 incredible black women you should know about
CNN - By Christina Maxouris, CNN
(CNN) — Black history is American history. It's easy to say. But while most grade school teachers agree that the experience and contributions of African-Americans are essential to understanding the nation's
Turner Broadcasting
World's largest bee rediscovered
CNN
A bee with a 2.5 inch wingspan and body roughly the size of a human thumb has been rediscovered after being thought by some to be extinct.
Vatican
Nun condemns Vatican over clergy sex abuse
CNN
Sister Veronica Openibo, a Nigerian-born nun, challenged the church's culture of silence on sexual issues while speaking at a Vatican summit on clergy sexual abuse.
News
Alabama newspaper editor who urged Klan to 'ride again' replaced by African-American woman
CNN - By Doug Criss and Tina Burnside, CNN
(CNN) — An African-American woman is now the publisher and editor of the Alabama newspaper that recently urged the Ku Klux Klan to "night ride again," the paper said. Elecia R. Dexter, a "strategic leader
Politics
Mueller filing on Manafort sentencing still not public after midnight deadline
CNN - By Katelyn Polantz, CNN
Washington (CNN) — The public will have to wait a little longer to read Paul Manafort's sentencing memo from special counsel Robert Mueller. The critical filing had a midnight Friday deadline set by the
Bayern Munich
Messi scores 50th hat-trick in Barcelona win at Sevilla, Bayern Munich catches Dortmund
CNN
(CNN) — Anything is possible with Lionel Messi in your squad. Barcelona fans have long known that and the sublime Argentinian provided yet more evidence Saturday when he registered a 50th career hat-trick
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Acting defense secretary visits the US southern border
CNN - By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
(CNN) — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan landed in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday where he will visit troops on the border and sites where the Department of Homeland Security has requested Pentagon
Latino News
Venezuela's Maduro breaks relations with Colombia in standoff over aid
CNN - By Laura Smith-Spark, Jorge Luis Perez Valery, Claudia Dominguez and Christina Maxouris, CNN
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro broke diplomatic relations Saturday with Colombia as tensions escalated along the two countries' borders over aid into Venezuela. These are
National Guard
Bus erupts in flames during tense Venezuelan standoff
CNN
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh is in Colombia, at the Venezuela border, where protesters lit a bus on fire in a tense standoff with the Venezuelan National Guard.
Mohammad bin Salman
Comedian on Saudi criticism: I'm not comedy's Tupac
CNN
Comedian Hasan Minhaj speaks to CNN's Van Jones about his criticism of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman on his Netflix show "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj."
Social Work
Top Catholic cardinal admits church destroyed documents on clergy sexual abuse
CNN - By Daniel Burke and Rosa Flores, CNN
Rome (CNN) — In a remarkable admission, German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said Saturday that documents that could have contained proof of clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church were destroyed or never
Dow Jones
Comedian reveals 'secret sauce' from 'Daily Show'
CNN
Comedian Hasan Minhaj talks to CNN's Van Jones about the success from "The Daily Show" and what sets it apart.
News
NYPD hate crimes task force investigating Nazi drawings found at an elementary school
CNN - By Augusta Anthony, CNN
New York (CNN) — The New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating Nazi drawings found Friday morning at an elementary school in Queens, Detective George Tourovakas told CNN. Dozens
World News
Nigeria elections: Explosions heard hours before presidential vote
CNN - By Bukola Adebayo and Jack Guy, CNN
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Multiple bomb blasts rocked the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri just hours before presidential polls opened Saturday. The explosions happened at a camp for internally displaced
World News
Cuba's tobacco growers confront climate change
CNN - By Patrick Oppmann, CNN
San Luís, Cuba (CNN) — Looking at the plain, one-story wooden shacks that dot the countryside in Cuba's vuelta abajo region, one would never guess that the farmers here grow one of the island's most valuable
World News
In photos: Nigerians vote in a contentious election
CNN
Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, February 23, to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, faces more than 70 rivals in a contest that was delayed a week.
Business
Buffett's Berkshire, hurt by Kraft Heinz, posts massive quarterly loss
CNN - By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business
New York (CNN) — A rough ride for the stock markets at the end of last year battered Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway: It posted a rare net loss of $25 billion for the fourth quarter. Troubles at Kraft
Hate Crimes
The damage Smollett's hoax has done
CNN
The actor's arrest for a hoax has already suspended him from his TV series. Is he done? And has he damaged America's ability to discuss real hate crimes?
Trump Administration
Trump administration's effort to combat LGBTI criminalization shows commitment to individual rights
CNN - By Carrie Sheffield
(CNN) — On Wednesday, Ambassador Richard Grenell, America's envoy to Germany, hosted 11 activists from countries across Europe at the US Embassy in Berlin to strategize about how to combat the criminalization
Celebrity News
Judge sets R. Kelly's bond at $1 million in sexual abuse case
CNN - By Sara Sidner, Nick Watt, Madeline Holcombe and Dakin Andone, CNN
Chicago (CNN) — A judge in Chicago set bond for R. Kelly at $1 million Saturday on charges the singer sexually abused four females from 1998 to 2010. Under the terms of his bond, Kelly must surrender passport
Opinion
What if Trump refuses to accept defeat in 2020?
CNN - By Joshua A. Geltzer
(CNN) — President Donald Trump's critics are increasingly focused on the question of which Democrat will challenge him for the presidency in 2020. It's an important question, but another one might be more
Robert Kraft
Comment: Wasting police resources
CNN
When Patriots owner Robert Kraft was arrested for soliciting prostitution, it was the biggest waste of resources since Jessie Smollett's hate crime hoax.
Opinion
In Israel and UK, the political center is making a comeback
CNN - By Frida Ghitis
(CNN) — Nearly simultaneous political earthquakes shook two separate countries -- Israel and the United Kingdom -- in the past few days. While facing situations unique to them, these countries were jolted
Death of a Nation
Razzies 2019: 'Holmes & Watson' dominates the Razzies
CNN - By Chloe Melas, CNN
(CNN) — It's the day before the Oscars, so why not celebrate the worst that Hollywood has to offer. The Golden Raspberry Awards, known as the Razzies, announced their winners Saturday, awarding the best

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Cargo jet with 3 aboard crashes near Houston

Six Nations: Wales in pole position after comeback win over England

Why Illinois' tough gun laws weren't enough to prevent the Aurora shooting

Read: Paul Manafort's sentencing memo

Prosecutors say Manafort's 'criminal actions were bold' in redacted sentencing memo

The hate Jussie Smollett is accused of faking happened to me

10 incredible black women you should know about

World's largest bee rediscovered

Nun condemns Vatican over clergy sex abuse

Alabama newspaper editor who urged Klan to 'ride again' replaced by African-American woman

Mueller filing on Manafort sentencing still not public after midnight deadline

Messi scores 50th hat-trick in Barcelona win at Sevilla, Bayern Munich catches Dortmund

Acting defense secretary visits the US southern border

Venezuela's Maduro breaks relations with Colombia in standoff over aid

Bus erupts in flames during tense Venezuelan standoff

Comedian on Saudi criticism: I'm not comedy's Tupac

Top Catholic cardinal admits church destroyed documents on clergy sexual abuse

Comedian reveals 'secret sauce' from 'Daily Show'

NYPD hate crimes task force investigating Nazi drawings found at an elementary school

Nigeria elections: Explosions heard hours before presidential vote

Cuba's tobacco growers confront climate change

In photos: Nigerians vote in a contentious election

Buffett's Berkshire, hurt by Kraft Heinz, posts massive quarterly loss

The damage Smollett's hoax has done

Trump administration's effort to combat LGBTI criminalization shows commitment to individual rights

Judge sets R. Kelly's bond at $1 million in sexual abuse case

What if Trump refuses to accept defeat in 2020?

Comment: Wasting police resources

In Israel and UK, the political center is making a comeback

Razzies 2019: 'Holmes & Watson' dominates the Razzies