5 things to know for July 11: Jan. 6, Ukraine, Uvalde, Japan, Brittney Griner
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park is threatening the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees, but…
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A Texas death row inmate is seeking a 30-day reprieve to donate a kidney. An appeals court has issued an execution stay for a different reason
By Dakin Andone, CNN A Texas death row inmate who’d asked for his execution to be delayed so he can donate a kidney was granted a stay of…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s harvest becomes the new battlefield, as fires blacken its arable heartlands
By Tim Lister and Petro Zadorozhnyy, CNN Across Ukraine, in the shimmering heat, one sight is becoming familiar this summer: Combine harvesters…
Continue ReadingAuthorities investigate vandalism and possible arson at churches near Washington, DC
WJLA By Sonnet Swire, CNN Three churches located on the same road in Maryland, just outside Washington, DC, were vandalized over the weekend, and…
Continue ReadingShinzo Abe’s party sweeps to election victory in Japan days after his assassination: NHK
CNN By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Japan’s ruling coalition swept to victory on Sunday in an upper house election that took on…
Continue ReadingShinzo Abe’s party sweeps to election victory in Japan days after his assassination: NHK
By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Japan’s ruling coalition swept to victory on Sunday in an upper house election that took on heightened…
Continue ReadingAuthorities investigate vandalism and possible arson at churches near Washington, DC
By Sonnet Swire, CNN Three churches located on the same road in Maryland, just outside Washington, DC, were vandalized over the weekend, and…
Continue ReadingA swimmer was infected with a brain-eating amoeba after visiting an Iowa beach
KCCI By Alaa Elassar and Chuck Johnston, CNN A beach in Iowa is closed after a rare life-threatening infection of the brain was confirmed in a…
Continue ReadingTexas House committee investigating Uvalde school shooting will release hallway surveillance video, source says
By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN The Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting is planning to release hallway…
Continue ReadingProperty owners and officials find ways around century-old laws as the West runs out of water
By Stephanie Elam, CNN With a megadrought draining water reserves in the West, states are looking for alternatives to handle water rights, many of…
Continue ReadingAt least 15 dead in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, South Africa
By Manveena Suri, David McKenzie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 15 people have died after a shooting at a bar in the South African township of…
Continue ReadingDog visiting the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan rescued after falling nearly 30 feet down a cliff, park officials say
By Emma Tucker A dog visiting the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan was rescued by park rangers after jumping over a railing and falling…
Continue ReadingSwimmer infected with brain-eating amoeba after visiting an Iowa beach has died, officials say
By Alaa Elassar, Chuck Johnston and Andy Rose, CNN A Missouri resident diagnosed this month with an infection from a brain-eating amoeba after…
Continue ReadingA massive blaze on Nantucket Island has damaged a historic hotel and several other buildings
CNN By Samantha Beech and Christina Maxouris, CNN Massachusetts firefighters battled a large blaze Saturday that was first reported at a hotel on…
Continue Reading5 people injured in an overnight shooting on New York City’s Coney Island boardwalk
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe, Samantha Beech and Alaa Elassar, CNN Five people were injured in a shooting on the boardwalk near the popular amusement area…
Continue ReadingAfter a massacre took one of their own, the ‘Cheers’ of Highland Park has turned into a pillar of support and healing
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN The barstool on the far left at Norton’s Restaurant shouldn’t be empty. Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus…
Continue ReadingRussian strike on residential building kills 29 in eastern Ukraine, officials say
By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN At least 29 people have been confirmed dead after a Russian strike hit an…
Continue ReadingRussian strike on residential building kills 29 in eastern Ukraine, officials say
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN At least 29 people have been confirmed dead after a Russian strike hit an…
Continue ReadingAfter a massacre took one of their own, the ‘Cheers’ of Highland Park has turned into a pillar of support and healing
By Holly Yan, CNN The barstool on the far left at Norton’s Restaurant shouldn’t be empty. Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled…
Continue ReadingA 14-year-old is fatally stabbed at a train station in New York, authorities say
By Michelle Watson, CNN A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed during a fight inside a subway station on Saturday has died, according to the New York…
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