What Georgia schools are doing as students return to classrooms with Covid-19 cases rising
By Dakin Andone, CNN Stefanie Watts admits she’s worried about sending her granddaughter and her son back to school on Monday. “I’m…
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Atlanta students in quarantine after 9 students and 5 staffers test positive for Covid-19
Drew Charter School Head Peter McKnight joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez to discuss the measures his school is taking as more than 100 students are…
Continue ReadingA Long Island county’s legislature will vote on bill that would allow police to sue protesters and seek damages up to $50,000
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN The Nassau County, New York, legislature will vote on a bill Monday that would allow anyone who harasses or injures a first…
Continue ReadingA West Hollywood salon celebrates nurses with free makeovers
By Paul Vercammen and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Five nurses who’ve seen the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic up close were treated to a reprieve…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are investigating after four people died in a California helicopter crash
By Jenn Selva and Hollie Silverman, CNN Four people died after a helicopter crashed in California Sunday, authorities said. The aircraft crashed…
Continue ReadingA California mother died after being shot in front of 6-year-old daughter. Police think it could be a case of mistaken identity
By Jenn Selva and Hollie Silverman, CNN A California mother died after being shot in front of her 6-year-old daughter last week, in what authorities…
Continue Reading‘Do it for the people you care about’: Florida woman urges people to get vaccinated after losing her dad and brother to Covid-19 the same week
Health officials stress the importance of Covid-19 vaccinations as the Delta variant surges across the…
Continue Reading91 wildfires are now burning across the US, with Oregon’s Bootleg Fire growing to over 400,000 acres
Worsening drought conditions are fueling devastating wildfires across the West with little relief in sight. Darryl Forges…
Continue ReadingA Covid-19 outbreak in Provincetown helped change the CDC’s mask guidance. Here’s what residents learned and how they’re responding
As the Delta variant surges around the country, Corporate America is taking a stand on vaccinations. Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society…
Continue ReadingA Covid-19 outbreak in Provincetown helped change the CDC’s mask guidance. Here’s what residents learned and how they’re responding
By Christina Maxouris, CNN The July 4 holiday is always a huge celebration in the small town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, with a long lineup of…
Continue Reading91 wildfires are now burning across the US, with Oregon’s Bootleg Fire growing to over 400,000 acres
By Amir Vera and Deanna Hackney, CNN Seven new large fires were reported Sunday, bringing the total number of wildfires raging in the United States…
Continue ReadingLouisiana man arrested after allegedly killing his grandmother and stabbing his mom, sheriff’s office says
By Gregory Lemos and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A Louisiana man allegedly killed his grandmother before wounding his mother and three other people in…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 2: Coronavirus, infrastructure, climate, Taliban, Myanmar
Samantha Ramsdell has captured a huge audience on TikTok for her larger-than-life mouth which now holds a Guinness World…
Continue ReadingThe 2019 Golden Ray shipwreck off Georgia’s Jekyll Island is leaking oil
By Camille Furst and Alaa Elassar, CNN Teams are working to clean up an oil spill that happened during work on the Golden Ray shipwreck near…
Continue Reading5 wounded in early morning shooting near Bourbon Street in New Orleans, police say
By Alta Spells and Gregory Lemos, CNN A shooting in the French Quarter section of New Orleans left five people injured early Sunday morning, a…
Continue Reading‘Kayak Court’ provides the homeless with access to legal services in Salt Lake City
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Court workers in Salt Lake City are helping the unsheltered resolve their outstanding cases by taking the legal process to…
Continue ReadingAttendee at St. Louis County Council vote to overturn mask mandate tests positive for Covid-19
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN A person who attended a St. Louis County Council meeting last week where officials voted to overturn a mask…
Continue ReadingRacism stopped her from trying on a wedding dress. Seventy years later, her dream came true
By Alaa Elassar, CNN When Martha Tucker was 24 years old, she found herself madly in love, ready to get married and start a family with her…
Continue Reading‘Do it for the people you care about’: Florida woman urges people to get vaccinated after losing her dad and brother to Covid-19 the same week
By David Williams, CNN Payten McCall, 24, and her family were afraid to get vaccinated, but now she’s urging people not to make that mistake…
Continue ReadingA stranded orca was freed from a rocky coastline in Alaska after being stuck for hours
By Alaa Elassar and Andy Rose, CNN An orca that became stranded on a rocky beach in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Thursday morning was freed with…
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