2024 will probably be hotter than this year because of El Niño, NASA scientists say
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As millions bake under a relentless heat wave in the South and Southwest US – and as temperatures soar around the…
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Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’
CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the…
Continue Reading18-year-old Miami woman arrested after allegedly trying to hire a hitman to go after her 3-year-old son
By Eli Masket (CNN) — Police arrested an 18-year-old mother Tuesday after she attempted to hire a hitman to kill her 3-year-old son, according…
Continue ReadingNew York City agrees to pay more than $13 million over police tactics used at George Floyd demonstrations
By Maria Sole Campinoti (CNN) — New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Personal Birth date: August 8, 1953 Birth…
Continue ReadingMother of missing 12-year-old girl in North Carolina discussed a theory that stepfather gave girl away for money, warrant shows
By Rebekah Riess, Emma Tucker and Travis Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A newly unsealed search warrant in the case of missing 12-year-old Madalina…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the San Francisco Bay Area’s rapid transit system, which is referred to as Bay Area Rapid…
Continue ReadingAlabama death row inmate James Barber is executed following scrutiny over state’s lethal injection process
By Dakin Andone, Rebekah Riess and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Alabama death row inmate James Barber was executed early Friday morning after…
Continue ReadingHomicides in 30 US cities dropped by nearly 10% in the first half of 2023 compared to last year, study finds
By Michelle Watson and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The number of homicides in 30 US cities declined in the first half of 2023 compared to the…
Continue ReadingFlorida 10-month-old dies after being left in hot car that reached 133 degrees
By Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman has been arrested for aggravated manslaughter of a child after a 10-month-old…
Continue ReadingNational Park Service warns about agitated bison during mating after women injured at 2 parks
CNN, KTVQ By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 20: Auckland shooting, Trump, Tornado, UPS, Netflix
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many people in the German capital of Berlin woke up to some bizarre news this morning. A suspected lioness is…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 20: Auckland shooting, Trump, Tornado, UPS, Netflix
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many people in the German capital of Berlin woke up to some bizarre news this morning. A suspected lioness…
Continue ReadingCarlee Russell, who went missing in Alabama after 911 call about child, says through attorney she wasn’t kidnapped. Authorities are mulling charges
CNN, WBMA-LD, WBRC, WVTM By Alta Spells and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who earlier this month went missing for…
Continue ReadingFlorida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the…
Continue ReadingFormer Northwestern University athletes allege ‘toxic culture’ of hazing and sexual assault in the athletic department, attorneys say
By Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced…
Continue ReadingFormer Northwestern University athletes allege ‘toxic culture’ of hazing and sexual assault in the athletic department, attorneys say
WLS, YATES FAMILY, CNN By Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University…
Continue ReadingWisconsin mother and her boyfriend are charged in child neglect case that prosecutor calls ‘like something out of a horror movie’
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee mother and her boyfriend were charged with chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment after…
Continue ReadingA single Powerball ticket sold in Los Angeles matched all 6 numbers for the $1.08 billion jackpot
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The owner or owners of the $1.08 billion winning ticket in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, sold at a…
Continue ReadingThe Gilgo Beach killings suspect’s wife unknowingly helped in his arrest. She’s now filed for divorce
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In her more than 27 years of marriage to Rex Heuermann, Asa Ellerup likely did not know about the gruesome…
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