5 things to know for August 17: Primaries, Covid, Hearing aids, Water cuts, Ukraine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN High inflation and rising interest rates are fueling fears that a recession could be around the corner. But Warren Buffett…
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Little Leaguer injured after falling off bunk bed is expected to make a full recovery, doctor says
CNN, KSTU By Amir Vera, Jason Carroll, Carolyn Sung and Matt Foster, CNN Easton “Tank” Oliverson is expected to make a full recovery…
Continue Reading2 killed, 5 injured when a plane carrying French tourists crashed in Utah’s Lake Powell, officials say
By Chris Boyette, CNN A tour plane carrying six French tourists and a pilot crashed into Lake Powell in Utah Saturday, killing two people and…
Continue ReadingWisconsin man charged in 1992 double homicide after DNA sample from traffic stop tied him to the crime scene, court document shows
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Wisconsin man was arrested and charged in the 1992 killings of two people after his DNA was obtained during a traffic stop…
Continue ReadingCalifornians are urged to conserve electricity today as temperatures could soar to triple digits
By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN With temperatures in parts of California expected to exceed 100 degrees Wednesday, Golden State residents are…
Continue ReadingA Texas school district is removing and reviewing dozens of challenged books, including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation
By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Officials in a school district near Fort Worth, Texas, have directed school staff and librarians to temporarily…
Continue ReadingLittle League World Series player critically hurt in bunk bed fall no longer under sedation
By Kevin Dotson, Amir Vera and Matt Foster, CNN The 12-year-old player in the Little League World Series who fell from a bunk bed is no longer under…
Continue ReadingCo-pilot who exited a plane in mid-air during a North Carolina flight was ‘visibly upset’ and possibly sick prior to departing without a parachute, NTSB says
By Amir Vera and Jamiel Lynch, CNN The co-pilot who fell to his death after getting off an aircraft mid-flight in North Carolina may have been sick…
Continue ReadingSheriff captain testifies his own deputies had no business taking photos of Kobe Bryant crash scene
By Jason Kravarik and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Deputies responding to the helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna…
Continue Reading‘We just did the right thing.’ A group of high school football players rescued an injured woman trapped in her car after a wreck
By David Williams, Caroll Alvarado and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A group of high school football players in northern Georgia jumped out of their cars while…
Continue ReadingA man was indicted for allegedly stabbing two homeless men while they slept, killing one
By Mark Morales, CNN A 40-year-old man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly stabbing two homeless men while they slept in separate incidents, killing…
Continue ReadingBlack firefighter claims he was forced by his supervisor to attend racist party
By Justin Gamble, CNN A Black firefighter in upstate New York alleges a commanding officer pressured him to attend a private party in July that…
Continue ReadingHuman remains are found at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach for the third time amid dramatically dropping water levels
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More human skeletal remains were discovered at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach area Monday night, officials said, marking the…
Continue ReadingHuman remains are found at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach for the third time amid dramatically dropping water levels
CNN, KNXV By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More human skeletal remains were discovered at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach area Monday night, officials said,…
Continue ReadingOklahoma governor delays Richard Glossip’s execution until December
By Jason Hanna, CNN Oklahoma’s governor on Tuesday ordered that the scheduled September execution of death row inmate Richard Glossip be…
Continue ReadingThe brother of a Marine killed in an attack outside Kabul airport last year dies by suicide, his mother says
By Raja Razek, CNN The brother of a US service member killed in a terrorist attack outside Afghanistan’s Kabul airport in August of last year…
Continue ReadingSix weeks after getting shot at a Fourth of July parade, an 8-year-old left paralyzed feels ‘hopeless’ and angry as new reality sets in
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Before July Fourth, Cooper Roberts was almost always active and running around. He loved playing sports — including…
Continue ReadingUvalde school board to meet August 24 regarding district police chief Pete Arredondo’s termination
By Amir Vera, CNN The fate of the Uvalde school district’s police chief could be decided next week now that the school board has rescheduled a…
Continue ReadingJury seated in Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two former associates, opening statements set for Wednesday
By Sonia Moghe, CNN AÂ jury has been selected and sworn in for the Chicago federal child pornography and obstruction trial for R. Kelly and two of…
Continue ReadingCivil rights organization files lawsuit against city officials in Mississippi after fired police chief’s alleged racist and homophobic remarks
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A civil and human rights advocacy organization has filed suit against officials in Lexington, Mississippi following alleged…
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