A squirrel in a substation caused a power outage for over 10,000 Virginians
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A small creature caused a blackout in Virginia Beach last week: a wandering squirrel that made its way into the substation. It…
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US Postal Service appoints Manhattan’s first Latina postmaster
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The first Latina to become postmaster for the US Postal Service in Manhattan was sworn in on Friday…
Continue Reading The search for a missing woman in Wyoming partly revolves around a mysterious 55-gallon drum
Kennedy Wainaina, brother of Irene Gakwa, tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper about the family’s last contact with her and the ongoing efforts to find his…
Continue Reading The search for a missing woman in Wyoming partly revolves around a mysterious 55-gallon drum
By Faith Karimi, CNN The console of Stacy Koester’s black Audi is stashed with items not found in most cars: Blue latex gloves. Allergy…
Continue Reading Judge approves fund for more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually abused by former University of Michigan doctor
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A federal judge approved a fund Friday for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually abused…
Continue Reading The body of a middle school student has been recovered after a possible lightning strike caused a rowing vessel to capsize in Florida
By Jamiel Lynch and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Authorities in Florida recovered the body of a student who went missing after lightning struck near a middle…
Continue Reading Judge rules Texas must stop child abuse investigations of gender-affirming care against members of LGBTQ advocacy group
By Andy Rose, CNN A district judge in Austin has ordered that the state of Texas cannot pursue child abuse investigations against parents providing…
Continue Reading Florida budget language that created migrant relocation program would not permit DeSantis’ Massachusetts flights stunt
By Paul P. Murphy, Leyla Santiago, Steve Contorno, Maria Santana and Miguel Marquez, CNN The budget language that appropriated the money for…
Continue Reading Florida budget language that created migrant relocation program would not permit DeSantis’ Massachusetts flights stunt
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is claiming credit for sending two planes carrying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. CNN reporter Steve…
Continue Reading New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell under fire for first class travel she says is for her safety as a Black woman and from Covid
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she will not pay back the city for her first-class travel despite policies put in…
Continue Reading The mother of 3 children who drowned off New York City charged with first-degree murder
By Mark Morales and Alaa Elassar, CNN The 30-year-old mother who allegedly drowned her three children off Coney Island in New York City was arraigned…
Continue Reading Single-use plastic is wreaking havoc on the planet. Here’s what you can do to minimize your impact
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The life cycle of plastic begins underground, where oil and gas are extracted from deep below the surface of the planet. These…
Continue Reading This super-efficient appliance could save you thousands on home energy costs
By Ella Nilsen, CNN A few years ago, retired Maine couple George and Cathy Hardy installed their first heat pump inside their 1930s Cape-style house.…
Continue Reading The upstream water used to keep Lake Powell afloat is running out
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Upstream reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin might not have enough water to keep Lake Powell above a critical threshold…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 16: Mar-a-Lago, Alaska, Ukraine, Same-sex marriage, Mars
A trough will bring much needed rain for areas of drought-stricken California and we continue to track the Tropics. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 16: Mar-a-Lago, Alaska, Ukraine, Same-sex marriage, Mars
A federal judge has appointed US District Judge Raymond Dearie as special master in the Mar-a-Lago documents probe. Dearie received a November 30…
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back images of the latest rock samples that show where Mars may have once supported microbial…
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) talks to CNN anchor John Berman about the Democrats’ push for GOP support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Scientists and activists are pushing for the monkeypox virus to be renamed amid worries that stigma could steer people away…
Continue Reading Donations poured in and volunteers rushed to help: Here’s how Martha’s Vineyard communities responded to the arrival of migrants
Volunteers work to care for dozens of migrants flown to Martha’s…
Continue Reading Donations poured in and volunteers rushed to help: Here’s how Martha’s Vineyard communities responded to the arrival of migrants
By Miguel Marquez and Christina Maxouris, CNN In the hours after roughly 50 migrants touched down on Martha’s Vineyard in two planes sent by…
Continue Reading George Floyd is denied a posthumous pardon by Texas parole board after approval was recommended last year
By Josh Campbell and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has reversed its decision to grant George Floyd a posthumous pardon…
Continue Reading A middle school student is missing and another is hospitalized after possible lightning strike causes rowing vessel to capsize in Florida
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN Search and rescue efforts are underway after lightning struck near a middle school rowing club practicing at an Orlando lake…
Continue Reading Woman faces federal charge for calling in a false bomb threat to a Boston hospital providing gender-affirming care
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A woman charged with calling in a false bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital, which has been hit with a barrage of…
Continue Reading Iowa teen ordered to pay her alleged rapist’s family $150,000 is not the first sex trafficking victim penalized for killing their alleged assaulter
Pieper Lewis, a girl who was 15 years old when she killed a man she said raped her multiple times, must pay his family $150,000 in restitution, an…
Continue Reading Iowa teen ordered to pay her alleged rapist’s family $150,000 is not the first sex trafficking victim penalized for killing their alleged assaulter
By Lucy Kafanov and Dalila-Johari Paul, CNN An Iowa judge’s ruling this week ordering a teenage girl — who was 15 when she killed a man…
Continue Reading Judge orders new trial for former USC water polo coach convicted in college admissions case
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A former University of Southern California coach who was convicted earlier this year of taking part in the college admissions…
Continue Reading Our pets are part of the climate problem. These tips can help you minimize their carbon pawprints
Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth speaks with CNN’s Poppy Harlow about the energy company’s efforts to deal with climate change and addresses…
Continue Reading Our pets are part of the climate problem. These tips can help you minimize their carbon pawprints
By Kimberly Richardson, CNN Our four-legged friends don’t drive gas-guzzling SUVs or use energy-sucking appliances, but that doesn’t mean…
Continue Reading Dallas anesthesiologist tampered with IV bags, killing another doctor, prosecutors say
By Rebekah Riess and Andy Rose, CNN A Dallas anesthesiologist was arrested Wednesday on federal criminal charges for allegedly injecting nerve…
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