Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot? Welcome to drought-stricken California
By Paul Vercammen, CNN Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks home. “My plants are suffering,” Jansen said.…
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5 things to know for August 22: Floods, Immigration, Ukraine, Student loans, Tesla
CNN’s Gary Tuchman speaks to some of the thousands of migrants sent by bus from the Lone Star state to DC and New York this year at the direction of…
Continue Reading Texas is sending migrants to New York and Washington, DC, by bus. Many are glad to go
By Gary Tuchman, Anne Clifford and Christina Maxouris, CNN Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the…
Continue Reading Florida officials seize $12.8 million worth of drugs, arrest 85 in a two-year undercover investigation
By Chuck Johnston, CNN Eighty-five suspects were arrested and over $12.8 million in drugs were confiscated in a two-year undercover drug trafficking…
Continue Reading Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faces new financial charges
By Maria Cartaya and Christina Maxouris, CNN The South Carolina State Grand Jury issued new charges against disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh,…
Continue Reading 2 Ohio fraternity members sentenced in hazing death of Bowling Green State University student
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Ohio fraternity members have been sentenced in the hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz.…
Continue Reading Black couple sues after they say home valuation rises nearly $300,000 when shown by White colleague
By Justin Gamble and Virginia Langmaid, CNN A Maryland couple has sued a local real estate appraiser and an online mortgage loan provider, alleging…
Continue Reading A Texas dad wrangled an alligator — just before his daughter’s first day of school
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An alligator blocking his doorstep was no obstacle for one Texas dad making sure his daughter got to her first day of middle…
Continue Reading Police arrest suspect after swastikas found painted on Atlanta’s Rainbow Crosswalks
By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Chuck Johnston, CNN A suspect is in custody who is suspected of defacing the city’s rainbow crosswalks with…
Continue Reading Officer involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home has been terminated
By Jennifer Henderson and Amy Simonson, CNN One of the officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home, Sergeant Kyle Meany, has…
Continue Reading Public schools receive ‘In God We Trust’ poster donations as new Texas law requires their display
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Texas school districts have begun receiving donated posters and framed copies of the national motto, “In God We…
Continue Reading Vanessa Bryant testifies that she suffers panic attacks, anxiety since learning of shared crash scene photos
By Jason Kravarik, Natasha Chen and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, broke down at times Friday as she testified…
Continue Reading Lightning strike kills mom picking child up from school
By Jay Croft and Amanda Watts, CNN A woman was struck and killed by lightning Thursday while picking up her child from school in central Florida,…
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Injured Little Leaguer has increased face swelling limiting his vision, doctors say
According to an Instagram account set up to provide updates on injured Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson, the 12-year-old has been moved out of the ICU…
Continue Reading Little League World Series player was minutes from death after a fall, dad says. He soon awoke and asked if he could play in today’s game
By Jason Hanna, Jason Carroll and Carolyn Sung, CNN After just this week fracturing his skull in a fall from a bunk bed, Easton “Tank”…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 19: Flooding, FBI search, Ukraine, Apple, Mid-air collision
While drought conditions have intensified for some, others are getting much needed relief. However, this could come at the cost of flash flooding.…
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18 former top Trump administration officials tell CNN that they believe former President Donald Trump’s claim that he had a “standing order” to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 19: Flooding, FBI search, Ukraine, Apple, Mid-air collision
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN “We have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.” Chances are you’ve encountered…
Continue Reading What my 10-year-old son innately understood about a simple way to combat antisemitism
Essay by Dana Bash, CNN In the weeks leading up to Chanukah last year, my then-10-year-old son told me that he thought he wanted a Jewish star…
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CNN’s Dana Bash says she was worried for her 10-year-old son’s safety after he asked to wear a Jewish star at school. Watch Bash’s CNN special report…
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In CNN Special Report: “Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America,” Dana Bash investigates the rise of antisemitism in the…
Continue Reading Wisconsin public school district affirms ban on teachers displaying Pride materials or identifying their pronouns in emails
By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A ban on teachers displaying Pride materials in classrooms or writing their pronouns in email signatures will…
Continue Reading Off-duty Chicago police officer charged after video shows him kneeling on teen’s back
By Hannah Sarisohn and Omar Jimenez, CNN A Chicago police sergeant was charged Thursday with felony official misconduct and aggravated battery six…
Continue Reading Some LA County residents are asked to suspend outdoor watering for 15 days as utility seeks to fix leaky pipeline from Colorado River
By Stephanie Elam and Mike Valerio, CNN More than 4 million people facing Southern California’s prolonged drought have been asked to suspend…
Continue Reading The remains of a 23-year-old killed during a bombing mission in World War II have been identified
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The remains of a 23-year-old from Utah who was killed during a bombing mission in World War II have been identified, a federal…
Continue Reading R. Kelly victim testifies 20 years later about sexual abuse, including some recorded on video, that allegedly started when she was just 14
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Twenty years after she denied to a grand jury that R. Kelly had sex with her as a girl and recorded some of their encounters, the…
Continue Reading 3 men indicted in the beating death of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amy Simonson and Rob Frehse, CNN Three men have been indicted in the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted…
Continue Reading 3 men indicted in the beating death of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
James “Whitey” Bulger, who was captured in 2011 after 16 years on the run, was found dead at a high security facility in West Virginia…
Continue Reading 3 men indicted in the beating death of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Three men were indicted in connection with the beating death of James “Whitey” Bulger, according to a statement released by the United States…
Continue Reading Man who lost his wife and daughter in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash testifies he lives in fear of the graphic photos resurfacing
By Nouran Salahieh, Natasha Chen and Jason Kravarik, CNN Christopher Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the helicopter crash that also killed…
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