Atlanta arborists are pledging to replace every tree they remove from the metro area
By Laura Vargas, CNN Not every urban metropolis is known as the City in the Forest like Atlanta is. So tree loss is something the city takes…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In a move to reduce smoking across the US, the FDA has proposed a sweeping ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.…
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Low humidity and very windy conditions will contribute to the fire threat. Ahead of the fire threat, we are tracking a low-pressure system that…
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Moderna is seeking emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5…
Continue Reading Second official claims Los Angeles County sheriff tried to cover up deputy’s excessive use of force
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva singled out a Los Angeles Times reporter after the Times obtained leaked video allegedly showing use of…
Continue Reading Second official claims Los Angeles County sheriff tried to cover up deputy’s excessive use of force
By Christina Maxouris, CNN A former top official with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has accused Sheriff Alex Villanueva of…
Continue Reading Public defenders call for moratorium on executions in Tennessee after ‘temporary reprieve’ for death row inmate
By Mallika Kallingal and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Federal public defenders in Tennessee are calling for a statewide moratorium on executions and an…
Continue Reading Go inside the school offering adults with special needs the college experience they were missing
After seeing her sister with Down syndrome suffer after aging out of public school, DeAnna Pursai co-founded the College of Adaptive Arts for her and…
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By Meg Dunn, CNN Growing up in rural Indiana, DeAnna Ellenberger Pursai and her sister, Angel, were constant companions and playmates. Only a year…
Continue Reading A 61-year-old is set to row solo from the US to France. The entire journey will be nearly 4,000 miles
By Sara Smart, CNN Over the next couple of months, one man will attempt to row close to 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Peter Harley, 61,…
Continue Reading Texas high school policy banning braided or twisted hair has stopped a teen from attending school, his mom says
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Nothing makes Dyree Williams feel more like himself than his hair, which he has proudly worn in twists, braids and locks all…
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A high school weightlifter was in danger of being disqualified from the state championship because of her hair, so teammates and even some opponents…
Continue Reading Why the Great American Lawn is terrible for the West’s water crisis
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As California plunges even deeper into its multiyear megadrought after an alarmingly dry winter, officials are eyeing what…
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CA: Could recycled waste water be the answer to California’s…
Continue Reading Man arrested in killing of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay nearly 34 years after her death
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Police have arrested a 74-year-old man in the 1988 killing of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in Massachusetts, the Essex…
Continue Reading A man was charged with hate crimes after allegedly making racist threats, leaving nooses around Michigan town
By Nicole Chavez, CNN In the aftermath of George Floyd‘s killing, several nooses were left around Saginaw, Michigan. Nearly two years later, a…
Continue Reading Prosecutors says alleged Brooklyn subway shooter’s DNA was obtained through authorized search warrant
By Mark Morales, CNN Prosecutors are pushing back against allegations that the accused Brooklyn subway shooter‘s constitutional rights were…
Continue Reading Nighttime lighting reduces crime but it’s not a one-size-fits all solution, study shows
By Peter Nickeas A recent study showed nighttime lighting in New York City public housing complex courtyards could reduce crime, and the reduction in…
Continue Reading ‘I refuse to surrender,’ says author fighting to keep gender identity issues in books for young adults
Author Melissa Hart is refusing to give into parents and states who are challenging the intent of authors publishing more inclusive books for…
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By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Author Melissa Hart refuses to give in to other parents challenging the content of books aimed at…
Continue Reading One ticket wins the $473.1 million Powerball jackpot
By Jason Hanna, CNN The year’s second-largest Powerball jackpot is off the board, with only one winning ticket to claim it. A ticket sold in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 28: Ukraine, Covid-19, Disney, Capitol riot, Drought
The cold air will finally move out of the Northeast today as we monitor a severe storm threat for the Central US and a fire threat for the Southwest.…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to managing your finances, you may use an app on your phone or your computer to help rein in overspending. But…
Continue Reading A shooting spree in Mississippi leaves 4 dead and leads to police standoff that ended with suspect found dead, officials say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Musa, CNN A shooting spree in Mississippi left four people dead and resulted in a police standoff with the suspect…
Continue Reading Judge in Nikolas Cruz sentencing reverses course on jury selection in Parkland high school shooting case
By Kevin Conlon, CNN The judge in the sentencing of the shooter who pleaded guilty to killing 17 people in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
Continue Reading Judge vacates murder conviction of man wrongfully imprisoned for 32 years
By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A man who served 32 years in prison for murder walked free Wednesday when a Florida judge vacated his conviction and…
Continue Reading Lily Peters, 10, suffered strangulation and blunt force trauma in Wisconsin homicide, coroner says
By Amir Vera and Rebekah Riess, CNN Lily Peters, a 10-year-old girl who prosecutors say was killed by an eighth grader in Wisconsin, suffered…
Continue Reading Texas residents are suing their county after books were removed from public libraries
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Seven residents in Llano County, Texas, are suing county officials, claiming their First and 14th Amendment rights were…
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Lake Mead plummets to unprecedented low, exposing original 1971 water intake valve
By Stephanie Elam, CNN The West is in the grips of a climate change-fueled megadrought, and Lake Mead — the largest manmade reservoir in the…
Continue Reading Atlanta HBCU Morris Brown College has accreditation restored after 20 years
By Amir Vera, CNN Morris Brown College may have had the comeback of the year on Wednesday. The historically Black college in Atlanta received its…
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