Temperatures inside Texas prison units regularly reach 110 degrees, new report says
By Claire Colbert, CNN A new report released this month found temperatures inside some Texas prison units “have been shown to regularly reach…
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California’s fast-moving Oak Fire burns 14,000 acres and forces thousands to evacuate outside Yosemite National Park
By Jason Hanna, Rebekah Riess, Sara Smart and Andy Rose, CNN A wildfire raging for a third day Sunday in central California’s Mariposa County…
Continue ReadingMississippi police chief fired after audio of slurs surfaces
By Nick Valencia, CNN The White police chief of a predominantly Black town in Mississippi was terminated this week after audio surfaced, allegedly of…
Continue ReadingThis dog led rescuers to his owner after he fell 70 feet on a hike
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A dog is being lauded as a “real-life Lassie” for leading rescuers to his owner after he fell during a hike. The…
Continue ReadingShark attacks are in the news again, but plenty of other phenomena are far more dangerous
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Along both US coasts, Americans this summer have been hearing reports of shark bites and sightings, triggering beach closures…
Continue ReadingShark attacks are in the news again, but plenty of other phenomena are far more dangerous
CNN, WCBS By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Along both US coasts, Americans this summer have been hearing reports of shark bites and sightings, triggering…
Continue ReadingA pilot was seriously injured after a small plane crashed near a San Jose neighborhood
By Taylor Romine and Zoe Sottile, CNN A small plane crashed near a neighborhood by the Reid-Hillview Airport in California on Friday night. The crash…
Continue ReadingWoman sentenced to prison for collecting $400,000 in viral GoFundMe scam
By Josh Campbell and Zoe Sottile, CNN A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for her role in scamming more than…
Continue ReadingA Tennessee police officer is on administrative leave as the violent arrest of a man is investigated
CNN By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Tennessee officials are investigating an officer’s violent arrest of a Black man accused of fleeing from police…
Continue ReadingFlorida school board rejects new sex ed textbooks
By Celeste Noraian and Alta Spells, CNN The board of Florida’s largest school district has rejected new sexual education textbooks that it…
Continue ReadingA Tennessee police officer is on administrative leave as the violent arrest of a man is investigated
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Tennessee officials are investigating an officer’s violent arrest of a Black man accused of fleeing from police trying…
Continue ReadingCustoms officers in Texas seize over $4.3 million in meth
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers in Laredo, Texas, confiscated methamphetamine — with a street value of a whopping $4.3 million —…
Continue Reading1 killed and several injured in shooting in downtown Renton, Washington, police say
By Tina Burnside and Claire Colbert, CNN At least one person was killed and six others injured in a shooting in the Seattle suburb of Renton early…
Continue ReadingHow to have fun this summer in spite of Covid-19 and extreme heat
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Illustration by Leah Abucayan, CNN It really is a cruel summer. This is not the summer of kissing strangers or gallivanting…
Continue ReadingSuspect charged with murder in killing of missing University of Mississippi student
By Justin Gamble, CNN A man was arrested and charged with the murder of 20-year-old University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee,…
Continue ReadingThe rising cost of energy and limited access to housing with A/C is creating a dangerous summer for low-income Texans
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Fearing the scorching Texas heat could only get worse, Lisa Vogt stopped buying meat and drove her pickup truck as little as…
Continue ReadingMega Millions jackpot swells to $790 million after no lottery ticket drew all 6 winning numbers
By Tina Burnside, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to a whopping $790 million after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Friday…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s Supreme Court overturned a prominent attorney’s murder conviction. Prosecutors now want to retry him
By Jamiel Lynch and Christina Maxouris, CNN A Georgia district attorney’s office is planning to retry Claud “Tex” McIver for murder…
Continue Reading3 men charged in connection to the investigation into a 911 dispatcher who refused to send an ambulance to woman
By Jalen Beckford and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in Greene County, Pennsylvania, filed charges against three men for allegedly concealing…
Continue ReadingIndiana mall gunman’s family say they are ‘unable to offer any explanation’ for his actions
By Samantha Beech and Isa Kaufman Geballe, CNN The family of the gunman who killed three people during a weekend mall shooting in the Indianapolis…
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