Over 120,000 lbs of ground beef products recalled due to E. coli contamination fears
A US company is recalling more than 120,000 pounds of ground beef products over fears they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the US…
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Derek Chauvin appeals his murder conviction in the death of George Floyd
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has asked the state Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction…
Continue ReadingSingapore executes intellectually disabled man for drug trafficking after rejecting appeal
By Rhea Mogul and Helen Regan, CNN A man with intellectual disabilities was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family’s lawyer said, after…
Continue ReadingFemale suicide bomber behind Karachi attack that killed 3 Chinese citizens: police
By Sophia Saifi, Saleem Mehsud and Azaz Syed Three teachers from China and a driver have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing near a Chinese…
Continue ReadingDozens of shots fired near youth game at North Charleston baseball field
CNN By David Williams, CNN North Charleston, South Carolina, officials are offering a $10,000 reward after dozens of shots were fired in the parking…
Continue ReadingSoldier dies, 2 others hurt in military training exercise in Washington state
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A soldier died and two others were injured during a training exercise at Yakima Training Center in Washington state on…
Continue ReadingParents of Tyre Sampson, who died at a Florida amusement park, say they felt helpless in learning about their son’s death
By Amir Vera, Jamiel Lynch and Jason Hanna, CNN Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson described living a parent’s worst nightmare when they were each…
Continue ReadingLouisiana State Police says it ‘conceded’ proper phone records were not kept, but has taken steps to correct the issue
By Nick Valencia and Jade Gordon, CNN An annual audit of the Louisiana State Police determined that for at least the past four years the agency…
Continue ReadingScores flee for their lives ahead of Russia’s sham independence vote in Kherson
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Maryna Marukhnych and Brice Laine, CNN A steady flow of people make their way across fields and rivers…
Continue ReadingDozens of shots fired near youth game at North Charleston baseball field
By David Williams, CNN North Charleston, South Carolina, officials are offering a $10,000 reward after dozens of shots were fired in the parking lot…
Continue ReadingBrooklyn Public Library offers young readers free library cards and access to banned books
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Teens and young adults across the country now have unlimited, free access to books that have been banned at their local…
Continue ReadingUniversity of California system will waive tuition for Native American students
By Leah Asmelash, CNN California residents who are members of federally recognized Native tribes will have their tuition and fees at University of…
Continue Reading‘A complete loss’: Fire destroys 1996 Olympics whitewater venue
By Amanda Musa and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Ocoee Whitewater Center in Polk County, Tennessee, which hosted the 1996 Atlanta Olympics whitewater…
Continue ReadingWatch the Venus-Jupiter conjunction this weekend
By Megan Marples, CNN Venus and Jupiter will appear to touch each other in the sky at the end of the month, despite actually being millions of miles…
Continue ReadingThe world’s oldest person is a French nun who enjoys chocolate and wine
By Simon Bouvier, Xiaofei Xu, Camille Knight and Elias Lemercier, CNN A 118-year-old nun living in a nursing home in southern France has become the…
Continue ReadingMelissa Lucio’s execution was halted days before she was to be put to death. Here’s what we know
By Dakin Andone, CNN Just two days before Melissa Lucio was scheduled to be to be put to death, a Texas court on Monday halted her execution and sent…
Continue ReadingHarvard commits $100M to redress its complicity with slavery
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Harvard University is dedicating $100 million to create a fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with…
Continue ReadingCivil rights lawyer and WWII veteran Johnnie Jones Sr. dies at 102
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Decorated World War II veteran and pioneering civil rights lawyer Johnnie Jones Sr. has died at the age of 102. “We are…
Continue ReadingWoman stranded in California woods for 6 days survived on yogurt and snow
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A woman who was stranded for six days in the woods of Lassen County, in northeastern California, rationed a six-pack of yogurt…
Continue ReadingTiny spider catapults to safety after mating to avoid sexual cannibalism
By Megan Marples, CNN When one tiny species of spider mates, one partner needs a special move to survive the encounter. Philoponella prominens are…
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