[ad_1] Philippine communist leader Jose Maria Sison died on Friday night at the age of 83 after a two-week confinement in a hospital in the Netherlands, his party said on Saturday. Sison is the founder of the Philippine Communist Party, whose military wing – the New People’s Army (NPA) – …
Read More »Heavy snow to bombard millions in Northeast this weekend as South recovers from deadly tornadoes 5.5
[ad_1] CNN — The monstrous storm that walloped much of the US this week has now brought nor’easter conditions as it moves across New York and New England ahead of the weekend. After many in the South were left grappling with power outages and smashed homes and businesses from a …
Read More »Opinion: I almost died last year from a medical problem that was entirely preventable
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Alice Paul Tapper, 15, is a high school sophomore in Washington, DC. She is the daughter of CNN’s Jake Tapper. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely hers. View more opinions on CNN. CNN — I almost died around Thanksgiving last year, and it was entirely …
Read More »A mentor, a proud father and loved by ‘everyone’: Friends pay tribute to tWitch
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site. CNN — The late Stephen “tWitch” Boss was a man who wore …
Read More »US weather forecast: A massive, deadly storm that spawned tornadoes is heading east, bringing fierce snow and dangerous travel conditions
[ad_1] CNN — The deadly storm system that destroyed homes in the South is heading east, threatening more tornadoes, freezing rain, treacherous travel and power outages. At least two people were killed in Louisiana as the system’s vicious winds tore through communities from Oklahoma to Texas to Mississippi. Now on …
Read More »Grant Wahl: Sports reporter died of an aortic aneurysm, wife says
[ad_1] CNN — Grant Wahl, the American soccer reporter who collapsed and died while covering the World Cup in Qatar last week, died of an aortic aneurysm that ruptured, his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, said Wednesday. “It’s just one of these things that had been likely brewing for years, and …
Read More »World Cup security guard dies after ‘fall’ while on duty at the Lusail Stadium
[ad_1] CNN — A Kenyan security guard who reportedly fell while on duty at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium has died in hospital, his family and officials have confirmed to CNN. His employer had notified the migrant worker’s family on Saturday that 24-year-old John Njue Kibue had fallen from the 8th floor …
Read More »A massive storm is producing raging blizzards in the north and damaging tornadoes in the South, where a child was killed and homes flattened
[ad_1] CNN — A massive cross-country storm is producing damaging tornadoes in the South, where a child has died, and punishing blizzard conditions in Colorado and the Plains that have resulted in shuttered interstates and snarled travel. The storm system moving east across the nation – currently lingering over the …
Read More »Jana Zakarneh: Israeli military admits shooting 16-year-old Palestinian girl, calls it ‘unintentional’
[ad_1] Jerusalem CNN — The Israeli military admitted Monday that its troops shot Jana Zakarneh, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl who died during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Sunday night, saying she was killed by “unintentional” Israeli fire “aimed at armed gunmen.” “Following an initial inquiry, it was …
Read More »Zambia: One survivor as police find bodies of 27 suspected Ethiopian nationals
[ad_1] CNN — Zambia’s police service says it is investigating the deaths of 27 men, all believed to be Ethiopian nationals, whose bodies were found on Sunday “dumped” by the roadside near the capital, Lusaka. Police spokesman Danny Mwale said in a statement that a total of 28 victims were …
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