NE Oregon wildfire at nearly 11,000 acres; governor invokes Conflagration Act
The nearly 11,000-acre Elbow Creek Fire in northeast Oregon continues to be pushed by erratic winds and hot temperatures, challenging firefighters as…
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The Surfside community mourns those lost in the collapse as search crews near the bottom of the debris
Residents of the tens of millions condo buildings in the US — particularly on the coast — have been feeling anxious and unnerved since the deadly…
Continue ReadingAfter Surfside tower collapse, condo residents in Florida and beyond wonder if they need to worry
By Rosa Flores, Jason Morris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Salomon Gold expects to celebrate his 90th birthday next month in his Champlain Towers North condo…
Continue ReadingEngineer hired by town of Surfside says his access to the collapse site has been curtailed
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN An engineer who was hired by Surfside, Florida, to analyze last month’s residential building collapse said he was denied…
Continue ReadingTwo Baltimore police officers indicted in case involving alleged assault of teen
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Ray Sanchez, CNN Two Baltimore police officers have been indicted in a case in which a teenager was allegedly assaulted…
Continue ReadingDry thunderstorms and high temperatures raise wildfire risk across the already scorched West
By Dakin Andone, CNN Dry thunderstorms on Saturday will raise the risk of sparking new wildfires in the Western US, where numerous blazes have…
Continue ReadingLiving on Earth while your dad walks on the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN There is something about stargazing that inspires us to dream, to imagine the impossible. What if, as you looked to the…
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1 person dead, 7 rescued after boat accident in Boston Harbor
By Melissa Alonso, CNN One person was found dead and several were injured after an early morning boating accident in Boston Harbor, according to…
Continue ReadingGreat Salt Lake is shrinking fast. Scientists demand action before it becomes a toxic dustbin
By Lucy Kafanov, Leslie Perrot and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Great Salt Lake is also known as America’s Dead Sea — owing to a likeness to…
Continue ReadingGreat Salt Lake is shrinking fast. Scientists demand action before it becomes a toxic dustbin
The water level in Utah’s Great Salt Lake today is inches away from a 58-year low, state officials say, and Western drought conditions fueled by the…
Continue ReadingRecord Store Day offers a sign of hope for businesses working on their pandemic rebound
By Rachel Trent, CNN Of all the aspects of normality Americans missed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, physical touch has been a common theme. The…
Continue ReadingCNN correspondent reports from ground as Belgium sees extreme flooding
More than 100 people have died in Germany and Belgium following severe flooding in the area, caused by what experts described as the heaviest…
Continue ReadingFight for voting rights intensifies as the nation marks one year since civil rights icon John Lewis’ death
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The fight for voting rights intensified this week with a Black woman lawmaker being arrested while protesting, Texas…
Continue Reading40 years before Surfside, a collapse in Kansas City killed 114 people. Here’s what we’ve learned from that disaster
By Holly Yan, CNN On a balmy Missouri evening in 1981, this was one of the hottest places to be. More than 1,500 revelers had gathered on the first…
Continue ReadingPalestinians describe fight against a West Bank settlement as an existential battle. Jewish settlers say the same
By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman, CNN A small boy sits on a hillside in the occupied West Bank. Like the adults around him, he trains a green laser…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccines are effective at preventing severe disease, experts say, as rising cases threaten unvaccinated
By Dakin Andone and Travis Caldwell, CNN With Covid-19 cases rising and the Delta variant gaining increased prevalence in the United States, health…
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6-year-old girl killed and 5 adults injured in a shooting in Washington, DC
By Melissa Alonso, Sonnet Swire and Aaron Pellish, CNN A 6-year-old girl was killed and five adults were injured in a drive-by shooting in…
Continue ReadingBlack tech entrepreneurs get $1 million boost from Pharrell Williams
By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Entrepreneur Justin Turk knew his start-up was special, but a $1 million prize from Grammy award-winning singer and…
Continue Reading‘Hollywood Ripper’ serial killer sentenced to death for the murders of 2 women and attempted murder of another
By Alexandra Meeks and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The man known as the “Hollywood Ripper” was sentenced to death on Friday in the murders of two…
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Prineville motorcyclist stopped, arrested after sheriff’s K-9 finds methamphetamine
A Prineville man being investigated for alleged drug sales around Central Oregon was arrested Thursday after his motorcycle was stopped on Highway 26…
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