Why we celebrate Labor Day and the meaning behind it
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — You probably associate Labor Day with sales, family barbecues and the unofficial end of summer. For most Americans, the…
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From wood blocks to ‘poop buckets,’ how Burning Man organizers told festivalgoers to prepare for heavy rain
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The first time Masha Maltsava attended Burning Man – the annual “ephemeral city” that attracts thousands of…
Continue ReadingFrom wood blocks to ‘poop buckets,’ how Burning Man organizers told festivalgoers to prepare for heavy rain
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The first time Masha Maltsava attended Burning Man – the annual “ephemeral city” that attracts thousands of…
Continue ReadingBurning Man organizers lift driving ban after heavy rains left the event smothered in mud and trapped thousands
By Nouran Salahieh, Christina Maxouris, Holly Yan and Camila Bernal, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of trucks, RVs and other vehicles are journeying out…
Continue ReadingBody of missing hiker found at Glacier National Park, officials say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Search crews have found the body of a Colorado man who went missing while hiking Glacier National Park in…
Continue ReadingDeath investigated at Burning Man while 70,000 festival attendees remain stuck in Nevada desert after rain
CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating a death at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert as…
Continue ReadingMore than 70,000 Burning Man festival attendees remain stuck in Nevada desert after rain
CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people remain trapped at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after…
Continue ReadingTeen shot dead by police after allegedly killing police dog and pointing gun at officers
By Matt Phillips and Kelly Murray, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old boy was shot dead by police Saturday after he allegedly killed a police dog and…
Continue Reading4 people, including 2 children, found dead at ‘scene of violence’ involving house fire
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Two adults and two children were found dead at a “scene of violence” involving a fire at a house in…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Burning Man, Proud Boys sentenced, astronauts returning, Florida congressional map, Jimmy Buffett
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Happy Labor Day weekend, also known as summer’s unofficial last hurrah. Unfortunately, the long…
Continue ReadingWhat does hazardous wildfire smoke look like?
By Will Lanzoni and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — This summer will be remembered for being shrouded in a choking haze as wildfire smoke from…
Continue ReadingAfter 8 major hurricanes in 6 years, some Gulf Coast communities are hitting a ‘tipping point’
CNN, KCAL, KCBS, WCTV By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — When Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida Wednesday morning, it became the eighth major…
Continue ReadingAfter 8 major hurricanes in 6 years, some Gulf Coast communities are hitting a ‘tipping point’
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — When Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida Wednesday morning, it became the eighth major hurricane to hit the Gulf…
Continue ReadingDrugs are sold out in the open in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Inside the fight to curb it
By Veronica Miracle, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — The California Highway Patrol may best be known for freeway chases and the Hollywood glamour of…
Continue ReadingSeahorses, snakes and illegal pork from Vietnam seized by US Customs
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to inspecting luggage, “there’s never a dull moment,” customs agents at Washington’s Dulles…
Continue ReadingMore than 70,000 Burning Man festival attendees remain stuck in Nevada desert after rain
By Nouran Salahieh and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people remain trapped at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy…
Continue ReadingHere’s what happens when a parking garage becomes a delivery room
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — When Dr. Janelle Cooper, an OB/GYN, pulled into the parking garage of the hospital where she works in Annapolis,…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Burning Man, Proud Boys sentenced, astronauts returning, Florida congressional map, Jimmy Buffett
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Happy Labor Day weekend, also known as summer’s unofficial last hurrah. Unfortunately, the…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees stranded in Nevada desert
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food,…
Continue ReadingAlligator bites child at closed New Orleans-area beach, officials say
By Jamiel Lynch and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An alligator bit a child at a New Orleans beach that has been officially closed to the…
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