Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off plane's engines mid-flight said he took 'magic mushrooms' 48 hours before the incident, court documents say
The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to disable a plane's engines mid-flight told investigators he believed he was dreaming and had taken "magic mushrooms" 48 hours before the incident, according to state court records obtained by CNN.
2023-10-25 21:56
UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations by the end of Wednesday
Vital fuel supplies needed to run hospitals and provide water to Gaza are on the verge of running out, a United Nations agency has said, exacerbating the crisis on a densely populated territory already facing severe shortages.
2023-10-25 19:55
Joran van der Sloot is expected to plead guilty in an extortion case today -- and may be forced to give details on Natalee Holloway's death
Almost two decades after Alabama teen Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba, the prime suspect in her disappearance might soon reveal long-awaited details about how she died.
2023-10-18 18:24
Anger erupts across Middle East over Gaza hospital blast as Biden travels to Israel
Protests erupted across the Middle East following the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital as Israeli and Palestinian officials traded accusations over who was to blame just hours before US President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Tel Aviv.
2023-10-18 16:29
Israel steps up Gaza offensive as brutality of Hamas attacks laid bare
Israel has stepped up its offensive in Gaza following Hamas' weekend assault as soldiers who retook villages from the Islamist group's fighters unveiled the brutality that had been meted out to civilians in coordinated attacks that US President Joe Biden described as "sheer evil."
2023-10-11 14:51
Jury deliberations will continue Wednesday in the trial of the 2 officers charged in Elijah McClain's death
Jury deliberations will continue Wednesday in the trial of two Colorado police officers who arrested Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man who died in 2019 after being subdued by police and injected by paramedics with ketamine.
2023-10-11 12:29
More than 40 firearms belonging to suspect in Gilgo Beach killings appear to be illegally possessed, prosecutors say
More than 40 firearms and 10 high-capacity magazines that belonged to a suspect in New York's Gilgo Beach killings appear to be illegally possessed, prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday in Suffolk County.
2023-10-05 08:58
Baltimore police searching for 'extremely dangerous' ex-con in killing of 26-year-old female tech CEO
Baltimore police continue to search for an "extremely dangerous" man suspected of murdering 26-year-old tech CEO Pava LaPere, who was found dead in an apartment building on Monday.
2023-09-27 18:54
Powerball jackpot of $835 million -- which would be the game's fourth-largest -- is up for grabs Wednesday night
Powerball players will vie for an estimated $835 million jackpot during Wednesday night's drawing.
2023-09-27 14:26
Powerball jackpot grows to $725 million after no winning ticket Wednesday
Powerball players now have the chance to win an estimated $725 million jackpot this weekend after Wednesday night's drawing produced no big winner.
2023-09-21 14:17
Manhunt for the escaped Pennsylvania killer draws hundreds of officers to small township where he's believed to be armed with a rifle
The Pennsylvania manhunt for an escaped convicted killer has escalated and shifted focus to a small township where police have set up a new perimeter, schools are closed and people are on edge after the fugitive stole a rifle and vanished again, authorities said.
2023-09-13 16:28
Morgues overwhelmed in Libya as rescuers search for thousands missing after flood
Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea.
2023-09-13 15:49