Outdoor recreation has historically excluded people of color. That’s beginning to change
By Leah Asmelash, CNN In the United States, outdoor recreation and Whiteness have long gone hand in hand. Dubbed the “adventure gap” or…
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe becomes first spacecraft to ‘touch’ the sun
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the…
Continue ReadingUAE suspends multi-billion dollar weapons deal in sign of growing frustration with US-China showdown
By Mostafa Salem, Jennifer Hansler and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The United Arab Emirates has suspended a multi-billion dollar deal to buy US-made F-35…
Continue Reading‘She was stuck underneath a wall.’ Pastor describes holding trapped woman’s hand at collapsed candle factory
CNN, WTVF By Jason Hanna, CNN After a tornado demolished a candle factory in western Kentucky Friday night, the Rev. Stephen Boyken climbed the…
Continue ReadingCornell University reports more than 900 Covid-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students
By Elizabeth Stuart and Sarah Boxer, CNN Cornell University reported 903 cases of Covid-19 among students between December 7-13, and a “very…
Continue ReadingFlorida Department of Education releases paychecks it withheld from school board members that implemented mask mandates
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Florida Department of Education has reversed policy and paid the paychecks for school board members in eight districts…
Continue ReadingFlorida Department of Education releases paychecks it withheld from school board members that implemented mask mandates
CNN, ABC, CBS, CDC By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Florida Department of Education has reversed policy and paid the paychecks for school board members in…
Continue ReadingOlympic gymnast who helped negotiate $380 million for Larry Nassar victims says settlement will pay for critical help
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN For Larry Nassar’s abuse victims, a $380 million settlement doesn’t just mark the end of a five-year legal battle.…
Continue ReadingOlympic gymnast who helped negotiate $380 million for Larry Nassar victims says settlement will pay for critical help
By Holly Yan, CNN For Larry Nassar’s abuse victims, a $380 million settlement doesn’t just mark the end of a five-year legal battle.…
Continue ReadingTwo elderly sisters and beloved residents of Dawson Springs perish from tornado
CNN, KSDK, BEN HERON, KENTUCKY GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, YOUTUBE, Kentucky Governor’s Office/Youtube By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN…
Continue ReadingTwo elderly sisters and beloved residents of Dawson Springs perish from tornado
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Roughly 30 minutes before a tornado ripped apart her home on Friday night, Marsha Hall, 72, sent a separate…
Continue ReadingPotential witnesses in Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense case wish to testify anonymously, attorney says
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Potential witnesses in Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense case wish to testify anonymously because they “might get a…
Continue ReadingA year after the first vaccinations, coronavirus restrictions are back
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN It has been exactly a year since the first Covid-19 vaccination shots, but rising case numbers and hospitalizations are…
Continue Reading‘She was stuck underneath a wall.’ Pastor describes holding trapped woman’s hand at collapsed candle factory
By Jason Hanna, CNN After a tornado demolished a candle factory in western Kentucky Friday night, the Rev. Stephen Boyken climbed the rubble and…
Continue ReadingUN sounds alarm over extrajudicial killings in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
By Sarah Dean and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN The United Nations (UN) said Tuesday that it was alarmed by continuing reports of extrajudicial killings across…
Continue ReadingThe Arctic fails its annual health check as global warming brings more ills to the region
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN From extreme melt events to an influx of beaver colonies in Alaska, and rain falling at the summit of Greenland for the first…
Continue Reading3 men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery will be sentenced on January 7
By Alta Spells, CNN A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for the three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their south…
Continue ReadingJudge schedules sentencing in Ahmaud Arbery murder for early January
By Alta Spells, CNN A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for the three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their south…
Continue ReadingBelarusian opposition figure sentenced to 18 years at high-security penal colony
By Allegra Goodwin and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Sergey Tikhanovsky, the husband of Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has been…
Continue ReadingVenomous snake found lurking in family’s Christmas tree
CNN By Lianne Kolirin, CNN There’s usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the…
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