Texans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color
The Supreme Court has formally denied a request from Texas abortion providers to freeze a state law that bars abortions after six weeks. Steve Nannes…
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Former nurse pleads guilty to sexual abuse of intellectually disabled woman at long-term care facility
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN A former nurse pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled woman in an Arizona…
Continue Reading Ida is now gone, but it leaves behind a trail of devastation
The death toll continues to rise in Ida’s aftermath after the storm unleashed dangerous flash floods and tornadoes across the Northeast. At least 46…
Continue Reading Ida is now gone, but it leaves behind a trail of devastation
By Mallika Kallingal, CNN Ida blasted ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane Sunday, slamming the Gulf Coast with devastating force. The storm…
Continue Reading 4 Louisiana nursing home residents die after they were evacuated to another facility ahead of Ida, health department says
Parts of the northeastern U.S. are reeling from the remnants of Ida and the flooding threat is not yet…
Continue Reading Lake Tahoe ski resorts are using snow blowers to help fight flames from the Caldor Fire
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Lake Tahoe ski resorts near the Caldor Fire in Northern California are helping firefighter crews hold off the flames.…
Continue Reading 4 Louisiana nursing home residents die after they were evacuated to another facility ahead of Ida, health department says
By Rebekah Riess, CNN The Louisiana Department of Health on Thursday reported the deaths of four nursing home residents who had been evacuated to a…
Continue Reading This CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
Liz McCartney, the 2008 CNN Hero of the Year, co-founded SBP in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now, she is using more than 15 years of…
Continue Reading This CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
Gabriel Kinder, CNN While the scope of the damage from Hurricane Ida is just coming into focus, Liz McCartney and her team at SBP are already…
Continue Reading Elijah McClain’s father reacts to indictments in his son’s death: ‘Better late than never’
Elijah McClain’s mom reacts to 32-count indictment against the three officers and two paramedics involved in his…
Continue Reading Elijah McClain’s father reacts to indictments in his son’s death: ‘Better late than never’
By Dakin Andone, CNN A day after Colorado’s attorney general announced indictments against three police officers and two paramedics involved in…
Continue Reading What it was like to be stranded on subway stations and trains overnight during New York floods
By Eric Levenson, CNN Camilla Akbari boarded a 7:43 p.m. New Jersey Transit train on Wednesday night from New York Penn Station hoping to get to her…
Continue Reading Ida triggers massive flooding across Northeast
Rescuers evacuated people stranded in New York City’s subway system after Hurricane Ida brought heavy rain and flash floods across the northeastern…
Continue Reading Ida triggers massive flooding across Northeast
CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz is in Times Square where subway riders are stranded at the station due to torrential rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 2: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Elijah McClain, coronavirus
CNN’s Barbara Starr asked Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the pain and anger he said he was feeling about the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 2: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Elijah McClain, coronavirus
There is a growing list of conservatives who have used their platforms to discourage people from getting a Covid-19 vaccine… but they did not live…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 2: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Elijah McClain, coronavirus
By Faith Karimi, CNN A suspect is in custody after a shooting left one student dead in North Carolina. It was the second shooting in three days at a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 2: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Elijah McClain, coronavirus
The remnants of Ida cause extreme rainfall leading to deadly flash flooding across the Northeast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
Continue Reading This Texas high school principal was put on administrative leave after being accused of promoting critical race theory
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas high school principal who found himself in the middle of a controversy over critical race theory was placed on paid…
Continue Reading What it was like to be stranded on subway stations and trains overnight during New York floods
CNN’s Don Lemon and meteorologist Pedram Javaheri discuss the severe weather across the Northeast as the remnants of Ida cause heavy wind and…
Continue Reading Ida triggers massive flooding across Northeast
By Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Joshua Berlinger, Amy Woodyatt, Aditi Sangal, Adam Renton and Ed Upright, CNN The-CNN-Wire™…
Continue Reading A Texas school district closed all its schools after two teachers died from Covid-19
Staff members from a school in Texas react…
Continue Reading Minister who officiated R. Kelly and Aaliyah’s wedding testifies against Kelly
By Sonia Moghe, CNN For the first time since R. Kelly and Aaliyah’s 1994 wedding, the minister who officiated spoke publicly about it as he…
Continue Reading Texans can now openly carry guns in public without a permit or training. Police say the new law makes it harder to do their jobs
By Emma Tucker, CNN A new pro-gun law in Texas that went into effect Wednesday allows most Texans who legally own a firearm to carry it openly in…
Continue Reading A Texas school district closed all its schools after two teachers died from Covid-19
By David Williams, CNN A Texas school district is closing all of its schools until after the Labor Day holiday after two junior high teachers died of…
Continue Reading Oregon school district fires superintendent without reason, after he upheld state’s mask mandate
By Elizabeth Stuart, CNN An Oregon schools superintendent was fired during a Monday night school board meeting, after he enforced the state’s…
Continue Reading Texas valedictorian, who spoke out against state’s impending abortion law, calls new ban ‘heart-wrenching’
By Lauren M. Johnson and Ariane de Vogue, CNN A Texas high school valedictorian, who went viral after she changed her speech to speak out against the…
Continue Reading The suspect in the fatal shooting of a student at a North Carolina high school is in custody
The sheriff’s department has confirmed a shooting at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that left at least one student…
Continue Reading Ida remnants trigger massive flooding across Northeast
Local officials said Grand Isle, Louisiana is “uninhabitable” after being hit hard by Hurricane…
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