Teacher strike in Seattle suburb delays start of school year
By Paradise Afshar, Chris Boyette and Andi Babineau, CNN A teacher strike has delayed the start of the school year for students in King County,…
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Families are living a ‘nightmare’ as they plead for help finding missing loved ones
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN When David Robinson’s 24-year-old son went missing in June of 2021, he uprooted his life in South Carolina and…
Continue Reading Border Patrol agents were captured on video in an altercation with migrants in California. The FBI is now investigating
By Geneva Sands and Cheri Mossburg, CNN An altercation involving United States Border Patrol agents and two migrants on a Southern California beach…
Continue Reading A train is derailed and roads washed away after torrential rain clobbers parts of Mississippi
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Wading through thigh-high waters, dozens of nursing home residents held onto a rope stretched across a flooded parking lot…
Continue Reading Human remains found in receding Lake Mead identified as man who reportedly drowned two decades ago, officials say
By Paradise Afshar and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Human remains found at Lake Mead more than three months ago have been identified as Thomas Erndt, who is…
Continue Reading ‘It steals our dignity’: Houston residents have turned to the federal government to clean up trash dumped in their neighborhood
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Huey German-Wilson has spent six years trying to get rid of piles of tires, mattresses, and other debris that have marred the…
Continue Reading ‘It steals our dignity’: Houston residents have turned to the federal government to clean up trash dumped in their neighborhood
The Department of Justice is opening an investigation against the city of Houston, Texas after residents have complained about illegal dumping sites…
Continue Reading New York’s highest court agrees to hear Harvey Weinstein’s appeal to overturn 2020 sex crime convictions
By Sonia Moghe and Nouran Salahieh, CNN New York’s highest court has agreed to hear disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s appeal…
Continue Reading A Texas sheriff says he finds the bodies of migrants almost every day. 2022 could be the deadliest year yet for migrants crossing at the US border
Texas authorities say 2022 is on track to be the deadliest year for migrant deaths, as an influx of migrants attempt to cross into the US. CNN’s Rosa…
Continue Reading A Texas sheriff says he finds the bodies of migrants almost every day. 2022 could be the deadliest year yet for migrants crossing at the US border
By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN On the banks of the Rio Grande, Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber pointed at the spot where just a day…
Continue Reading Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
Los Angeles voters will decide on a proposal in 2024 on whether hotels will have to offer vacant rooms to people experiencing homelessness. But not…
Continue Reading Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
A new proposal in LA could force hotels to offer vacant rooms to people experiencing…
Continue Reading Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
By Nick Watt, CNN On an average night in Los Angeles County, more than 60,000 people are homeless. At the same time, there are more than 20,000…
Continue Reading An Oklahoma teacher says she resigned over a state law requiring teachers to censor books in classroom libraries
By Rebekah Riess, CNN An Oklahoma teacher says she has resigned from her position as an English teacher with Norman Public Schools following…
Continue Reading The Columbus teachers’ union and school board reached a ‘conceptual agreement,’ ending a strike
Students in Columbus start the school year virtually while teachers are on…
Continue Reading The Columbus teachers’ union and school board reached a ‘conceptual agreement,’ ending a strike
By Eric Bradner and Chris Boyette, CNN The Columbus, Ohio, teachers’ union and the Columbus Board of Education have reached a “conceptual…
Continue Reading Jury awards plaintiffs $31M in lawsuit over Kobe Bryant crash photos
By Jason Kravarik, Natasha Chen, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN A federal jury awarded $31 million in damages to Kobe Bryant’s widow and her…
Continue Reading Oklahoma governor denies clemency for death row inmate ahead of Thursday execution
By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma’s governor has declined to grant clemency to death row inmate James Coddington, whose scheduled execution…
Continue Reading Dog attacks on postal workers are a common hazard. It happens thousands of times a year
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN Dog attacks like the one that took the life of a mail carrier in Florida are a common hazard of the job, with thousands of…
Continue Reading Teachers: Tell us what classroom conditions look like at your local schools
Teachers briefly went on strike in Columbus, Ohio, partly over classroom conditions and wanting functional heating and cooling systems. In Atlanta,…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old Uvalde survivor who spent 66 days in a hospital and lived near the shooter is getting a new home
By Jason Hanna, Amanda Watts and Amanda Jackson, CNN Sometime during her 66-day hospital stay, Uvalde school shooting survivor Mayah Zamora learned…
Continue Reading California expected to ban new gas car sales by 2035, with Thursday vote
Ella Nilsen, CNN California air regulators are expected Thursday to issue stringent rules to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035 and set…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Primaries, Student loans, Ukraine, Teachers, Twitter
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The climate crisis rarely evokes feelings of joy, but a discovery this week had some scientists excited about what a drought…
Continue Reading A train is derailed and roads washed away after torrential rain clobbers parts of Mississippi
The system that deluged Dallas earlier this week slowly slides into the southeast, where flood watches continue for Texas, Louisiana and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Primaries, Student loans, Ukraine, Teachers, Twitter
CNN’s Nia-Malika Henderson and David Chalian discuss why Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist could have trouble ousting incumbent Republican Gov. Ron…
Continue Reading A treasured manuscript in a college library that was believed to have been written by Galileo is a forgery, university says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A prized manuscript in the University of Michigan library that was believed to have been written by the famed Italian…
Continue Reading Arizona passed a law barring video recording within 8 feet of law enforcement. The ACLU and news organizations are now suing
By Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The ACLU and multiple news organizations filed a lawsuit over an Arizona law that made it a crime to…
Continue Reading Uvalde superintendent updates school board and frustrated parents on safety measures as school year nears
Uvalde school board members unanimously voted to fire police chief Pete Arredondo after residents demanded his dismissal. Texas State Senator Roland…
Continue Reading Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo
By Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy, CNN The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to immediately terminate the contract of district…
Continue Reading The body of a missing hiker has been recovered at Zion National Park after flash floods
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Rescue workers have recovered the body of a hiker reported missing when a flash flood struck Zion National Park in…
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