Five adults cited in brawl at middle school basketball game that led to a death
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Vermont State Police announced Friday five adults are receiving citations related to their involvement in a brawl that broke…
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‘Tragic case of animal abuse’: The alligator rescued from NYC’s Prospect Park has died, zoo officials say
By Celina Tebor and Zoe Sottile, CNN An alligator rescued from a lake in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in February has died, Bronx Zoo officials…
Continue ReadingTwo Utah homes slide off cliff, prompting evacuation
CNN, KSL By Melissa Alonso, CNN Two empty homes overlooking a canyon slid off their foundations Saturday in Draper, Utah, prompting the evacuations…
Continue Reading6 cows in Texas found dead and mutilated with their tongues cut out have left police searching for answers
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Six cows found dead and mutilated along a state highway in east-central Texas with their tongues “completely…
Continue ReadingBrevard Zoo welcomes adorable, critically endangered grasshopper sparrow chicks
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Florida’s Brevard Zoo has welcomed a clutch of grasshopper sparrows, which the zoo said will help boost the species’…
Continue ReadingNAACP files lawsuit after Mississippi governor signs legislation expanding state control over Jackson’s judicial system and policing
By Mitchell McCluskey and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge new legislation signed by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves…
Continue ReadingCelebrity Cruises improperly stored dead body in cruise ship’s cooler, instead of morgue, lawsuit claims
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Florida woman and her family have filed a lawsuit against Celebrity Cruises, claiming the cruise line improperly stored her…
Continue ReadingGymnastics star Simone Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens are married
By Raja Razek, CNN USA Gymnastics star and world champion Simone Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens are married. Both shared images on social media…
Continue ReadingMaine warns rail network to address clean-up concerns following train derailment and diesel fuel spill
By Kia Fatahi, Samantha Beech and Emma Tucker, CNN Maine’s environmental health agency is warning a rail network that it will take over cleanup…
Continue ReadingTexas Senate passes bill requiring public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments
By Christina Maxouris and Raja Razek, CNN The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday requiring each public school classroom to display a copy of the Ten…
Continue ReadingNarcan saved the life of this poodle after suffering apparent drug overdose
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A poodle named Toodles in Pennsylvania was revived with Narcan after suffering an apparent drug overdose, according to a local…
Continue ReadingA nation rocked by mass shootings goes on an extended gun-buying run
CNN By Ray Sanchez, Miguel Marquez and Sarah Boxer, CNN The two professionals and colleagues, still in work attire, were part of the afternoon rush…
Continue ReadingA nation rocked by mass shootings goes on an extended gun-buying run
By Ray Sanchez, Miguel Marquez and Sarah Boxer, CNN The two professionals and colleagues, still in work attire, were part of the afternoon rush at…
Continue ReadingTwo Utah homes slide off cliff, prompting evacuation
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Two empty homes overlooking a canyon slid off their foundations Saturday in Draper, Utah, prompting the evacuations of two…
Continue ReadingIndiana residents thought there was an explosion. It turned out to be a meteor
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … meteor flashing through the Indiana night sky.…
Continue ReadingResidents in South Florida condo building have until Tuesday to evacuate after building deemed unsafe
CNN, WPLG By Rebekah Riess, Jamiel Lynch and Melissa Alonso, CNN Residents of a South Florida condo building have been ordered to evacuate by Tuesday…
Continue ReadingAlabama early education secretary resigns as Gov. Ivey decries ‘woke’ resource book
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The head of early childhood education in Alabama has been ousted after Gov. Kay Ivey learned of “woke concepts” in a…
Continue Reading250,000 gallons of sewage spill into Los Angeles River, prompting beach closures
By Laura Studley and Zoe Sottile, CNN Around 250,000 gallons of sewage was spilled into the Los Angeles River on Thursday, causing the closure of…
Continue ReadingHawaiian officials block beach to protect adorable endangered monk seal pup
By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN There’s an adorable new monk seal pup on Hawaii’s Kaimana Beach — and authorities are…
Continue ReadingUtah state senator’s home vandalized in possible retaliation for transgender bill, police say
By Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN The home of a Utah state senator was vandalized in possible retaliation for a bill to ban gender-affirming…
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