Cyril Ramaphosa facing impeachment calls over cash stolen from his farm

Cyril Ramaphosa facing impeachment calls over cash stolen from his farm

Johannesburg, South Africa CNN — Cyril Ramaphosa was elected to root out corruption. Now, he could be forced to quit over claims that he covered up the theft of a huge amount of cash from his lucrative game farm, which – by his own admission – had been stuffed in a leather sofa. South Africa’s … Read more

Buffalo grocery store mass shooter pleads guilty to terrorism and murder charges in racist attack

Buffalo grocery store mass shooter pleads guilty to terrorism and murder charges in racist attack

CNN — The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three in May in a racist attack at a grocery store in a efficiently Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty Monday to state charges of domestic terrorism as a hate crime, murder and attempted murder. Payton Gendron, a 19-year-old White man, pleaded guilty … Read more

Thousands of US flights delayed Sunday as major storm system hampers travel

Thousands of US flights delayed Sunday as major storm system hampers travel

New York CNN Business — A severe weather system across several parts of the United States has prompted the three major airports servicing New York City to urge passengers to arrive early for flights on what is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. As of Sunday night, 6,027 flights … Read more

Pilot and passenger trapped after small plane crashes into Maryland powerlines

Pilot and passenger trapped after small plane crashes into Maryland powerlines

CNN — The pilot and passenger of a small plane were trapped after crashing into power lines in Maryland on Sunday, local officials said. Rescue units were dispatched at 5:30 pm to reports of a small airplane that had flown into the power lines in Montgomery County, according to Pete Piringer, chief spokesperson for Montgomery … Read more

E. Jean Carroll sues Trump for battery and defamation as lookback window for adult sex abuse survivors’ suits opens in New York

E. Jean Carroll sues Trump for battery and defamation as lookback window for adult sex abuse survivors' suits opens in New York

CNN — Ex-magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll sued to form President Donald Trump for battery and defamation under a new New York law that allows adults alleging sexual assault to bring claims years after the attack. Carroll filed the lawsuit Thursday, the first day that civil lawsuits can be brought under the new law, the … Read more

Man arrested after SUV drove through Massachusetts Apple store, leaving 1 dead and at least 20 injured

Man arrested after SUV drove through Massachusetts Apple store, leaving 1 dead and at least 20 injured

CNN — The man accused of driving an SUV into a Hingham, Massachusetts, Apple store, killing one person and injuring 20 others, has been charged with reckless homicide by motor vehicle, a prosecutor’s office tweeted Tuesday. Bradley Rein, 53, was arrested Monday night and is scheduled to be arraigned in Hingham District Court, the Plymouth … Read more

Apple store car crash: 1 dead, at least 19 injured after car drives through Massachusetts store

Apple store car crash: 1 dead, at least 19 injured after car drives through Massachusetts store

CNN — One person is dead and at least 19 people are injured after a car drove through an Apple store in Hingham, Massachusetts, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Police identified Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey, as the man who died at the scene, according to a news release from the … Read more

NFL: Bills and Browns escape snowstorm in Buffalo

NFL: Bills and Browns escape snowstorm in Buffalo

CNN — The Buffalo Bills (6-3) and Cleveland Browns (3-6) were supposed to square off at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo this Sunday. However, the decision was made earlier this week to play the game at Ford Field in Detroit due to a snowstorm headed for western New York. On Friday, the Buffalo Niagara International Airport … Read more

2 men arrested, 1 with Nazi arm-band, accused of making threats to attack New York synagogue, NYPD says

2 men arrested, 1 with Nazi arm-band, accused of making threats to attack New York synagogue, NYPD says

CNN — Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with online threats to attack a New York City synagogue, multiple law enforcement sources have told CNN. New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced the arrests in a statement Saturday. Investigators from the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force and the NYPD Counterterrorism and Intelligence … Read more

Buffalo snow: Historic storm slams western New York with nearly 6 feet of snow

Buffalo snow: Historic storm slams western New York with nearly 6 feet of snow

CNN — A historic snowstorm is slamming western New York state Saturday with over 6 feet of snow in some places, closing roads, triggering driving bans and canceling flights the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. Extreme snowfall “will produce near zero visibility, very difficult to impossible travel, damage to infrastructure, and may paralyze the hardest-hit … Read more