Some elephants are evolving to have no tusks as a response to brutal poaching
By Katie Hunt, CNN An elephant’s tusks are among its defining features — they help the animal lift heavy branches, topple trees, strip…
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2 dead after a former employee opens fire at a Nebraska grain services facility
By Dave Alsup and Raja Razek, CNN A man who was fired Thursday from a grain services company in Nebraska returned to the facility later in the day…
Continue ReadingA notebook found near Brian Laundrie’s remains could answer some key questions, experts say
By Aya Elamroussi, Leyla Santiago, Randi Kaye and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Many questions remain unanswered following the death of Brian Laundrie. But…
Continue ReadingA notebook found near Brian Laundrie’s remains could answer some key questions, experts say
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, Leyla Santiago, Randi Kaye and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Many questions remain unanswered following the death of Brian Laundrie. But…
Continue ReadingAlabama death row inmate is executed nearly 30 years after murder conviction
By Andy Rose and Rebekah Riess, CNN Alabama death row inmate Willie B. Smith III was executed Thursday night, the state attorney general’s…
Continue ReadingOhio mixes up Wright Brothers’ commemorative license plate
By Devon Sayers and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Now, let’s play a game of spot the difference! The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles was forced to…
Continue ReadingViolence over Italy’s strict Covid pass has ignited a national debate about fascism
By Sarah Dean, CNN Down a narrow, winding street in central Rome, golden cobblestones shine out from the footpath in front of homes, etched with the…
Continue ReadingThis might just look like grass, but it has the power to absorb a load of our carbon emissions
By Lauren Kent, CNN Photographs by Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Forests have long been celebrated as the natural heroes in the fight against the climate…
Continue ReadingRiders who did not intervene during alleged sexual assault on a SEPTA train won’t face charges, prosecutor says
By Dakin Andone and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN Riders who failed to call 911 or stop the alleged sexual assault of a woman on a transit train in…
Continue ReadingFlorida education agency to investigate private school ordering pupils who get a vaccine shot to stay home
By Rebekah Riess and Gregory Lemos, CNN The Florida Department of Education on Thursday sent a letter to the Centner Academy, a Miami private school…
Continue ReadingA California teacher was placed on leave after video shows her mimicking Native American dance
CNN By Paul P. Murphy and Nicole Chavez, CNN A math teacher in Southern California has been placed on leave after videos posted online showed her…
Continue ReadingA California teacher was placed on leave after video shows her mimicking Native American dance
By Paul P. Murphy and Nicole Chavez, CNN A math teacher in Southern California has been placed on leave after videos posted online showed her wearing…
Continue ReadingAn unsent text message and desperate phone calls detail California family’s last moments before they died while hiking
CNN, KFSN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Family selfies, nature photos, an unanswered text and several calls that were never connected detail the final…
Continue ReadingNYC mayor ‘troubled’ by video showing unmasked officers forcibly removing masked subway commuter
CNN By Liam Reilly, CNN New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he was “troubled” by a video showing two unmasked NYPD officers…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sheriff’s deputy charged with assault after video shows him kicking suspect in the head
By Stella Chan, CNN A Southern California sheriff’s deputy was charged by prosecutors with assault after security camera footage showed him…
Continue ReadingInvestigators finally release the cause of death for a family who mysteriously died hiking near Yosemite
By Lauren M. Johnson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The mystery behind the deaths of a couple, their baby daughter and the family dog, who were found on a…
Continue ReadingHeavy braking event occurred before Texas plane accident, NTSB says
By Amy Simonson, CNN The investigation into the plane that crashed into a fence before bursting into flames at a Texas airport showed heavy braking…
Continue ReadingThe timeline of Brian Laundrie’s disappearance still doesn’t jibe among authorities and his family’s lawyer
CNN By Amir Vera, CNN Now that the remains of Brian Laundrie have been positively identified by authorities, there are still lingering questions as…
Continue ReadingMany police unions are pushing back on vaccine mandates. Here’s why
CNN By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Big cities across America are forcing employees to get vaccinated as part of their jobs, and many…
Continue ReadingMany police unions are pushing back on vaccine mandates. Here’s why
By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Big cities across America are forcing employees to get vaccinated as part of their jobs, and many police…
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