St. Louis County Council votes to overturn mask mandate imposed by county executive
By Madeline Holcombe and Andy Rose, CNN The St. Louis County Council voted Tuesday to overturn an indoor mask mandate put in place Monday. The 5-2…
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At least two dead and dozens injured after an acetic acid leak at a facility near La Porte, Texas
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Continue Reading California’s power grid operator has issued a statewide alert urging residents to cut back electricity use
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN California’s power grid operator has issued a statewide alert urging residents to cut back electricity use Wednesday…
Continue Reading Anti-mask protesters forced a Florida school board to postpone a meeting about back-to-school requirements
By Liam Reilly and Christina Maxouris, CNN About 20 anti-mask protesters gathered at the Broward County School Board headquarters in Fort Lauderdale,…
Continue Reading Anti-mask protesters forced a Florida school board to postpone a meeting about back-to-school requirements
Dr. Anthony Fauci and CNN’s Chris Cuomo discuss the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated as the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to…
Continue Reading Prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck convicted in deaths of two men he gave drugs
By Steve Almasy, CNN Democratic donor Ed Buck on Tuesday was convicted by a federal jury of nine felonies, including giving methamphetamine to two…
Continue Reading South Carolina man sentenced to life in the murder of 21-year-old college student
By Chris Boyette, CNN A man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after a jury convicted him of murder in the 2019 killing of a South Carolina…
Continue Reading At least two dead and dozens injured after an acetic acid leak at a facility near La Porte, Texas
By Joe Sutton, CNN At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility near La Porte,…
Continue Reading Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer is a victim of assault and theft
Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer of California describes the moment she was assaulted and robbed in Oakland,…
Continue Reading Group backed by LeBron James launches a campaign focused on criminal justice reform
By Amanda Jackson, CNN The political organization cofounded by NBA superstar LeBron James launched a new campaign Monday to promote voting rights and…
Continue Reading How a mother and daughter rose up in Nxivm, got indicted and eventually turned against Keith Raniere
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Lauren Salzman was once a high-ranking leader of the purported self-help group Nxivm and a loyal member of founder Keith…
Continue Reading This runner qualified for the Olympics but his DACA status almost kept him away from his dream
By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Luis Grijalva crossed the finish line at the NCAA track and field championships last month, he knew he could reach his…
Continue Reading Bob Moses’s heroic fight for voting rights should inspire today’s movement, civil rights leaders say
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and John Blake, CNN He spoke in a Boston-accented monotone that barely rose above a whisper, hated personal attention, and was…
Continue Reading Atlanta-area spa shooter pleads guilty to four killings and gets life in prison, but still could face death penalty
By Maria Cartaya, Amara Walker, Angela Barajas and Eric Levenson, CNN The Georgia man accused of fatally shooting eight people at three Atlanta-area…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs plan to keep nickname but retire mascot ‘Warpaint’
By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN The NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs won’t be changing the team’s nickname anytime soon, but are…
Continue Reading These fully vaccinated Americans got breakthrough infections. They say it could have been worse without being vaccinated
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Covid-19 infections in fully vaccinated people have come under increasing scrutiny as the virus once again surges across…
Continue Reading Brood X had a good run, but now the annual cicadas are taking center stage
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN If you thought we were done seeing — and hearing — cicadas in the United States, think again! The lesser-seen…
Continue Reading Two men charged for allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural in California
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Two men are facing charges after a Black Lives Matter street mural in Santa Cruz, California, was vandalized, officials said.…
Continue Reading An Atlanta police officer and sergeant were removed from duty after video surfaced showing a woman being kicked in the head
By Deanna Hackney and Hollie Silverman, CNN An officer and a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department have been relieved of duty after a video…
Continue Reading Disputes among Chicago public officials over driving factors of violence
By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Chicago’s police superintendent on Monday blamed the state court system for another spate of deadly weekend…
Continue Reading Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer is a victim of assault and theft
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer of California was a victim of assault and theft Monday in the Jack London Square neighborhood of…
Continue Reading Staff at a Florida hospital say they are hearing panic, fear and regret from unvaccinated Covid-19 patients
By Madeline Holcombe and Randi Kaye, CNN Health care workers at Jacksonville’s Baptist Medical Center in Florida are hearing panic, fear and…
Continue Reading Staff at a Florida hospital say they are hearing panic, fear and regret from unvaccinated Covid-19 patients
CNN’s Randi Kaye visits a hospital in Florida that is struggling to keep up with patients being admitted with…
Continue Reading 3 bodies found, 1 still missing after dangerous flooding in northern Colorado
By Amir Vera, Keith Allen and Jennifer Feldman, CNN Authorities found the bodies of two men over a two-day span following recent dangerous flooding…
Continue Reading St. Louis reinstates indoor mask mandate to stem rise in cases despite state AG’s threat to sue
By Kay Jones, CNN The city of St. Louis and St. Louis County reinstated an indoor mask mandate on Monday to try to stop the spread of Covid-19, even…
Continue Reading California to require proof of Covid-19 vaccination or regular testing for all state employees and health care workers
By Sarah Moon, CNN California will require all state employees and health care workers to provide proof of vaccination status or get regular testing…
Continue Reading No charges will be filed against former detention officers in Jamal Sutherland’s death
By Steve Almasy and Deanna Hackney, CNN No charges will be filed against two former Charleston County, South Carolina, detention officers who tased…
Continue Reading 12 of the 20 biggest school districts now require masks in schools. The others can’t because of mask mandate bans
CNN’s Amara Walker discusses the debate states and school districts are having over requiring students to wear masks to return to in-person learning…
Continue Reading Authorities identify the final victim in the Surfside collapse, ending a month-long search and recovery operation
By Amir Vera, Deanna Hackney and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The last remaining missing person from the Champlain Towers South building collapse in…
Continue Reading Lake Powell hits lowest level on record in climate change-fueled water crisis
By Rachel Ramirez and Jon Passantino, CNN Plagued by climate change-fueled drought and increasing demand for water, Lake Powell, the second largest…
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