5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…
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5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…
Continue ReadingFour young children hiding in a Kabul apartment have reunited with their mother in the US
CNN, US STATE DEPT, TWITTER, SHAFI KARIMI, ASHBAL KLAFA, Twitter/Shafi Karimi By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding…
Continue ReadingNicole Gee, Marine killed in Kabul attack, described as a ‘light in this dark world’
By Madeleine Fitzgerald, Paul P. Murphy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN “There was an explosion. And just like that, she’s gone.”…
Continue ReadingHow you can help Hurricane Ida victims
By Lauren Lee, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29 near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds…
Continue ReadingFour young children hiding in a Kabul apartment have reunited with their mother in the US
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding alone in an apartment in Afghanistan’s capital reunited with their mother on…
Continue ReadingSeptember 11 Commission Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 9/11 Commission, whose report was released on July 22, 2004. Facts The Commission was created to…
Continue ReadingSeptember 11 Victim Aid and Compensation Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Facts The Foreign Intelligence…
Continue ReadingWitnesses describe life inside R. Kelly’s ‘Chocolate Factory’
By Sonia Moghe, CNN About 25 miles outside of Chicago in the village of Olympia Fields sits a mansion that R. Kelly once lived and worked in. The…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Jacob Blake speaks out a year later. ‘I have not survived until something has changed’
By Omar Jimenez, CNN During the Fourth of July weekend, Jacob Blake says he called 911 over what he later realized was an anxiety attack. The…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California
CNN, KCBS By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…
Continue ReadingStates making up the SEC have low vaccination rates, but stadiums will be at 100% capacity as college football kicks off this weekend
By Amir Vera and Kevin Dotson, CNN As football season kicks off this weekend, stadiums across the Southeastern Conference (SEC) return to full…
Continue ReadingA soon-to-be father, a beloved brother and a state champion among US service members killed in Kabul attack
CNN By Paul P. Murphy and Madeleine Fitzgerald, CNN The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who were killed in…
Continue ReadingA teacher is building confidence in her students — one heartwarming look in the mirror at a time
By Faith Karimi, CNN The fourth-graders walk up to a full-length mirror — one after the other — at a school in southwest Atlanta.…
Continue ReadingGrandson of labor icon Cesar Chavez has a warning for America and its voting rights battle
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN If Cesar Chavez were alive today, he’d be fighting for Latino voters but also African Americans and Asian…
Continue ReadingLouisiana hasn’t yet recovered from two major hurricanes in 2020. Now another is taking aim
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Last year’s hurricane season devastated parts of Louisiana with no reprieve. In August 2020, Hurricane Laura made…
Continue ReadingWashington man convicted of hate crime in transgender teen’s murder
By Kelly Murray, CNN A Washington state man was found guilty Friday in the death of a transgender teenager, Nikki Kuhnhausen. David Bogdanov, 27, was…
Continue ReadingA bust of Marsha P. Johnson went up near the Stonewall Inn as a tribute to the transgender activist
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Visitors to New York’s Christopher Park this week were greeted by the bust of Marsha P. Johnson, stoic yet softly…
Continue ReadingVoting rights march leaders honor the sacrifice made by foot soldiers killed during the civil rights era
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN When Medgar Evers and Jimmie Lee Jackson were killed amid a yearslong battle for voting rights, it brought a sense of…
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