The extinct superpredator megalodon was big enough to eat orcas, scientists say
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Faster than any shark alive today and big enough to eat an orca in just five bites: A new study suggests the extinct shark known…
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Judge grants preliminary injunction allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams in Utah
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams, but they…
Continue ReadingAlabama city council abolishes police department after furor over racist texts by officers
By Jade Gordon, CNN The city council in Vincent, Alabama, voted to abolish its police department on Thursday, at least temporarily, two months after…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 22: Floods, Immigration, Ukraine, Student loans, Tesla
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Of all the pandemic-inspired business changes, there’s one that will likely stick around for the long haul: QR…
Continue ReadingOver 100 firefighters respond to massive fire at boatyard in Massachusetts
By Claudia Dominguez and Sharif Paget, CNN A massive boatyard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on Friday filled the skies above Buzzard’s Bay…
Continue ReadingWould you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot? Welcome to drought-stricken California
By Paul Vercammen, CNN Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks home. “My plants are suffering,” Jansen said.…
Continue ReadingTexas is sending migrants to New York and Washington, DC, by bus. Many are glad to go
By Gary Tuchman, Anne Clifford and Christina Maxouris, CNN Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the…
Continue ReadingFlorida officials seize $12.8 million worth of drugs, arrest 85 in a two-year undercover investigation
By Chuck Johnston, CNN Eighty-five suspects were arrested and over $12.8 million in drugs were confiscated in a two-year undercover drug trafficking…
Continue ReadingDisgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faces new financial charges
By Maria Cartaya and Christina Maxouris, CNN The South Carolina State Grand Jury issued new charges against disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh,…
Continue Reading2 Ohio fraternity members sentenced in hazing death of Bowling Green State University student
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Ohio fraternity members have been sentenced in the hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz.…
Continue ReadingBlack couple sues after they say home valuation rises nearly $300,000 when shown by White colleague
By Justin Gamble and Virginia Langmaid, CNN A Maryland couple has sued a local real estate appraiser and an online mortgage loan provider, alleging…
Continue ReadingA Texas dad wrangled an alligator — just before his daughter’s first day of school
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An alligator blocking his doorstep was no obstacle for one Texas dad making sure his daughter got to her first day of middle…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest suspect after swastikas found painted on Atlanta’s Rainbow Crosswalks
By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Chuck Johnston, CNN A suspect is in custody who is suspected of defacing the city’s rainbow crosswalks with…
Continue ReadingExplore the lunar sites where the first female astronaut on the moon could land
By Ashley Strickland, CNN There are 13 different regions near the lunar south pole where the first woman and next man on the moon could land through…
Continue ReadingOfficer involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home has been terminated
By Jennifer Henderson and Amy Simonson, CNN One of the officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home, Sergeant Kyle Meany, has…
Continue ReadingPublic schools receive ‘In God We Trust’ poster donations as new Texas law requires their display
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Texas school districts have begun receiving donated posters and framed copies of the national motto, “In God We…
Continue ReadingWhat my 10-year-old son innately understood about a simple way to combat antisemitism
CNN Essay by Dana Bash, CNN In the weeks leading up to Chanukah last year, my then-10-year-old son told me that he thought he wanted a Jewish star…
Continue ReadingVanessa Bryant testifies that she suffers panic attacks, anxiety since learning of shared crash scene photos
By Jason Kravarik, Natasha Chen and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, broke down at times Friday as she testified…
Continue ReadingFinnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin takes drug test following partying backlash
By Benjamin Brown and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday that she had taken a drug test after a leaked video of…
Continue ReadingLightning strike kills mom picking child up from school
By Jay Croft and Amanda Watts, CNN A woman was struck and killed by lightning Thursday while picking up her child from school in central Florida,…
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