Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July…
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Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
WCCO By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of…
Continue ReadingSome US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
CNN By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of…
Continue ReadingCrews have hauled away most of the train cars that derailed and fell into the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapse, EPA says
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A week after a train derailment and bridge collapse sent rail cars into the Yellowstone River, authorities say…
Continue Reading2 pilots say they visited 48 US states in less than 48 hours, potentially breaking a world record
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two Delta Air Lines pilots say they visited 48 US states in under 48 hours, potentially breaking a world…
Continue ReadingUS customs officers find nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills hidden in shipment of sinks, authorities say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in California say they stopped the attempted smuggling of fentanyl…
Continue Reading‘Incendiary devices’ found after motorcycle fire at Atlanta Police Academy parking deck, police say
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta police say “incendiary devices” were found after an overnight fire that burned several…
Continue ReadingAnother bus with migrants has been sent from Texas to Los Angeles
By Michelle Watson, Norma Galeana, Sarah Moon, Sara Weisfeldt, Rosa Flores and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A bus carrying 41 migrants from…
Continue ReadingSmoke will keep pouring into the US as long as fires are burning in Canada. Here’s why they aren’t being put out
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Another wave of wildfire smoke has drifted into the US, dimming blue summer skies and igniting troubling concerns…
Continue ReadingRabid bobcat attacks sleeping camper during youth trip at a Connecticut state park, officials say
By Claudia Dominguez and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A rabid bobcat attacked a children’s camp leader as he slept in a hammock at a state…
Continue ReadingRoller coaster at Carowinds closes after discovery of a crack in a support pillar
CNN By Jay Croft and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina closed a roller coaster Friday after discovering a…
Continue ReadingRoller coaster at Carowinds closes after discovery of a crack in a support pillar
By Jay Croft and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina closed a roller coaster Friday after discovering a crack in…
Continue ReadingGrand jury indictment means Texas could seek death penalty against accused killer of 5
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors could seek the death penalty against a Mexican national charged with fatally shooting five people in a…
Continue ReadingThese trans women would have to reverse their gender identity on ID documents under a new Kansas law
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Suzanne Wheeler doesn’t want to symbolize a movement. She just wants to live as a trans woman in Kansas as…
Continue ReadingA record-high number of 40-year-olds in the US have never been married, study finds
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve made it to your 40th birthday without tying the knot, you’re not alone, according to a recent…
Continue ReadingA Maryland woman played her lottery numbers for over a year. A simple switch turned her into a $50,000 winner
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland woman who’d played the same lottery numbers for a year won big after getting some inspiration…
Continue ReadingMigrant who died in ICE custody was held for months, despite recommendation for release, SPLC says
By Nick Valencia and Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — A Nicaraguan national who died last week in federal immigration custody had spent more than…
Continue Reading6 miles of Chattahoochee River closed ahead of holiday weekend due to E. coli contamination
WSB By Sara Smart and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — E. coli contamination from a sewage discharge has prompted the closure of a six-mile stretch of…
Continue ReadingGeorgia school district intends to fire teacher after she read book about gender identity to fifth grade class, document shows
By Maxime Tamsett, Alta Spells, Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia teacher is facing termination after reading a book…
Continue ReadingOklahoma sheriff connected to audio with racist comments can’t be removed from office, AG says
By Andy Rose and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma sheriff who allegedly participated in a secretly recorded conversation that included…
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