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Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for organizing the drugging and rape of his then-wife Gisèle in a case that has shocked the world. 50 other men were also found guilty of taking part in the abuse, but many have been handed shorter sentences than those asked for by prosecutors. Several walked free having already served prison time. Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity in an effort to help other women and force a change in society. Arriving in court on Thursday, she smiled, shook hands and waved at the hundreds of supporters gathered out the front of the courthouse in Avignon. Tap the link in our bio to read the latest on the case.

Iran's most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Narges Mohammadi, said she will never stop fighting for democracy and equality and that she doesn't fear retribution by the Iranian regime. Mohammadi sat down for an exclusive interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. Read more at the link in our bio.

Trinity Rodman, the Olympic gold medal-winning soccer player and daughter of five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman, has criticized her father for being absent for much of her life in the "Call Her Daddy" podcast. Read more at the link in our bio.

A terrifying moment was caught on a truck's dashcam when a rare tornado tore through a coastal California town about 50 miles south of San Francisco on Saturday. The powerful twister flipped the vehicle that captured its fury, completely totaling it.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,100 points on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it is forecasting just two interest rate cuts in 2025, instead of four. Read more at the link in our bio.

A new study reveals the first evidence of California squirrels hunting and eating small rodents. CNN's Julianna Bragg explains why researchers think this natural phenomenon is critical to future behavioral discoveries in animals. Read more at the link in our bio.

A plane on a training flight crashed into an unoccupied building in Honolulu, killing both people on board.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether a controversial ban on the social media app TikTok violates the First Amendment, adding a major case to its docket this term just before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The high court agreed to expedite the case and hear arguments on January 10. TikTok's appeal to the Supreme Court thrusts the justices into a high-profile fight between Congress, which has cited national security concerns over China's control of the app, and the platform's users and executives, who argue that the ban violates the First Amendment. Read more at the link in @cnn's bio. 📸: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release its report into the conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz before the end of this Congress, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. The report is now expected to be made public after the House’s final day of votes this year as lawmakers leave Washington for the holidays, those sources said. The vote, which has not previously been reported, amounts to a stark reversal for the panel after it had voted along party lines in late November not to release the results of the investigation. The decision to release the report suggests that some Republicans ultimately decided to side with Democrats on the matter, and it is unclear if the committee will once again change course now that it has voted. Tap the link in @cnn's bio for more. 📸 : Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

Two Chinese astronauts completed a nine-hour spacewalk December 17, beating the previous world record of eight hours and 56 minutes, set in 2001 by the US. Tap the link in bio for more.

To help avert potential school violence, students and staff need to know certain warning signs – and feel comfortable reporting them. There are often warning signs when a person is on the path to commit a dangerous act, said Trish Kilpin, the executive director of Wisconsin Department of Justice Office. Here is what experts say students and schools should recognize as disturbing behavior – and what they should do.

Video obtained by CNN appears to show the moment before a bomb planted in an electric scooter detonated outside an apartment building in Moscow, killing Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who headed Russia's radiological, biological and chemical protection forces. The blast came a day after Ukrainian prosecutors sentenced Kirillov in absentia for Russia's use of banned chemical weapons during its invasion. A source with knowledge of the operation later told CNN that Ukraine's security service, the SBU, was behind the attack. Follow live updates at the link in our bio.