Dozens of prison officers freed after being taken hostage in Ecuador jails | CNN

CNN  —  Fifty prison guards and seven police officers have been freed after being taken hostage…

A 19-year-old Texas man went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. An ongoing search has yet to find him | CNN

CNN  —  A 19-year-old passenger on a cruise ship went overboard in the Caribbean on Tuesday…

A Maryland woman wins a $50,000 lottery prize right after claiming her winnings from another lottery ticket | CNN

CNN  —  A Maryland woman won $25,000 in a lottery game, collected her winnings from lottery…

‘Gender apartheid’: UN experts denounce Iran’s proposed hijab law | CNN

CNN  —  A new draft law that would enshrine harsh punishments for women and girls who…

BTK’s journal links the serial killer to a 16-year-old who went missing decades ago, authorities say | CNN

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Mohamed Al-Fayed, billionaire former Harrods owner who waged a war of words with Britain’s royals, dead at 94 | CNN

CNN  —  Mohamed Al-Fayed, the outspoken Egyptian tycoon who transformed the fortunes of two London institutions,…

Blink-182 postpones concerts in Europe as Travis Barker returns stateside for ‘urgent family matter’ | CNN

CNN  —  Travis Barker has had to put family first instead of continuing to tour with…

Russia is reinvited to glitzy Nobel Prize banquet after last year’s exclusion, sparking controversy | CNN

CNN  —  Ambassadors from Russia and Belarus have been invited back to the Nobel Prize banquet…

Houston-area elections office dismantled as contentious Texas law takes effect | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The election administrator’s office in Texas’ most populous county – Harris County, which is…

Retired teacher sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after tweeting criticism | CNN

CNN  —  A Saudi court has sentenced a retired teacher to death over his comments online,…