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When authorities in Newport News, Virginia, announced on January 6 that a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to school and shot his teacher, sending her to the hospital, the country was stunned. The city's mayor said it was nearly impossible to grapple with what happened. The police chief called the case "unprecedented."

CNN's Paula Reid reports on the White House announcement that President Joe Biden's aides found five additional pages of classified material at his personal residence in Wilmington, Delaware, on the same day a special counsel was appointed to investigate the matter.

An officer with London's Metropolitan Police, David Carrick, has admitted to 49 offenses including 24 counts of rape over an 18-year period, the UK's PA Media news agency reported on Monday.

LeBron James has become the second NBA player in history to pass 38,000 career points, moving closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time record.

Scientists have identified a tiny new species of dwarf boa living in the Ecuadorian Amazon that even a snake hater could love: These small reptiles are just a foot long.

Romanian authorities said they have seized nearly $4 million worth of assets belonging to controversial internet personality Andrew Tate over the past week as he and his brother are investigated on allegations of human trafficking and rape.

The red-headed man wearing what looks like the ultimate Christmas sweater walks up to the camera. A yellow quadrant surrounds him. Facial recognition software immediately identifies the man as ... a giraffe?

It wasn't all plain sailing for Rafael Nadal in his first-round victory at the Australian Open on Monday.

Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, one question has troubled European governments more than almost any other: What happens if Moscow turns off the gas?

Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov was the star of one of President Vladimir Putin's favorite films -- about a Soviet unit making a last-ditch stand against Afghan insurgents. Now he is classified as a "foreign agent" and faces criminal investigation.

The Federal Aviation Administration is starting a probe into how a commercial airliner taxied in front of a flight that was taking off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. CNN's Pamela Brown discusses with Mary Schiavo, former inspector general of the US Department of Transportation.

There's a crisis of bullying in US schools, and the solution is learning what to do before it happens.

A video clip on social media appears to show the moments before an aircraft operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines crashed in the Nepali city of Pokhara leaving dozens dead. CNN reporter Vedika Sud has more.

The human body can be measured by many metrics. One is roughly one cubic yard (0.8 cubic meters) -- that's how much compost a corpse produces when combined with plant material and allowed to rot down for six to 10 weeks.

Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and her security guard were shot dead her home in Kabul early Sunday morning, according to Kabul police.

Gucci kicked off Milan Fashion Week on Friday with a lineup of slouchy, androgynous menswear styles, forging ahead with its latest collection while the industry waits for owner Kering to name a new designer for the label.

Global air traffic will boom this year, returning to pre-pandemic levels in June, according to a new report.

A number of regional governments in China have revealed the enormous sums they've spent on fighting the pandemic, reinforcing a previous state media report suggesting that mounting costs were a key reason why the country abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy.

The Buffalo Bills are set to face the Cincinnati Bengals next week for the first time since Bills safety Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse brought a game between the two teams to a halt and set off a national outpouring of support.