Floods are submerging whole houses in Nigeria. At least 80 have died trying to escape | CNN

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A single mom’s 4 kids had to fend for themselves when tragedy struck. How a chance encounter years ago saved their future | CNN

CNN  —  On a dark autumn evening almost four years ago, Janie Yoshida was driving her…

Iran’s state broadcaster hacked during nightly news program | CNN

CNN  —  An Iranian state broadcaster was allegedly hacked during its nightly news program Saturday, according…

California’s Merced community is mourning the loss of 4 family members who were kidnapped and killed. 2 men have been arrested, police say | CNN

CNN  —  A community in central California is grappling with the grief of losing an 8-month…

At least 2 killed in Iran as security forces intensify crackdown over protests | CNN

CNN  —  Iran’s security forces shot at protesters and used tear gas in the Kurdish cities…

Two teens and a child among 10 people killed in Ireland gas station explosion | CNN

CNN  —  Ten people, including two teenagers and a young child, were killed in Friday’s explosion…

Iran’s ‘women’s revolution’ could be a Berlin Wall moment | CNN Politics

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Jody Miller, ‘Queen of the House’ singer, dead at 80

CNN  —  Jody Miller, a Grammy winning crossover artist with her 1965 hit “Queen of the…

Suspect in deaths of California family spent almost a decade in prison | CNN

CNN  —  Four kidnapped California family members – including a baby girl – were found dead…

Molly Shannon on how the childhood loss of her mother drove her to succeed

CNN  —  One of Molly Shannon’s most popular “SNL” characters, hyperactive Catholic school girl Mary Catherine…