A partial foot in a shoe was discovered in one of Yellowstone’s deepest hot springs
By Zoe Sottile and Tina Burnside, CNN A partial foot inside a shoe was found floating in one of the deepest hot springs in Yellowstone Park,…
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Cryptocurrency has been touted as the key to building Black wealth. But critics are skeptical
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Samson Williams was working in the mortgage lending industry in 2014 when a colleague convinced him to invest in…
Continue ReadingA second wildland firefighter has died this month battling blazes in Oregon
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A 25-year-old wildland firefighter was killed after being struck by a tree while battling the Rum Creek Fire in Oregon,…
Continue ReadingThe world’s rivers are drying up from extreme weather. See how 6 look from space
By Natalie Croker, Renée Rigdon, Judson Jones, Carlotta Dotto and Angela Dewan, CNN To be stuck “up a river without a paddle” is an…
Continue ReadingOklahoma, with a history of botched lethal injections, prepares to start executing a man a month
By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma will soon begin executing death row inmates at a pace of about one man per month, with plans to put to death 25…
Continue ReadingAn Uber driver passed a building on fire while taking a passenger to the airport. He stopped to evacuate the residents
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Uber driver Fritz Sam is being hailed a “hero” by the company’s CEO after he sprang into action and helped…
Continue ReadingAn Alabama GOP county chair apologizes for posting an elephant logo with KKK imagery. The local NAACP wants him off the school board
By Chuck Johnston, CNN A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party…
Continue ReadingCBP officers seize nearly $7 million worth of fake Cartier jewelry and Rolex watches
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Ohio seized three shipments of counterfeit watches and jewelry worth an estimated…
Continue ReadingLouisiana woman claims she was denied an abortion after fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition
By Amanda Musa, CNN A pregnant woman in Louisiana alleges that she was denied an abortion despite the fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition.…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingJudge 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…
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