Jury has been selected for R. Kelly’s federal trial
By Steve Almasy and Sonia Moghe, CNN Seven men and five women have been selected and sworn in as jurors in the R. Kelly federal trial in New York, a…
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5th graders at Georgia school are sent home due to Covid-19
Pediatric COVID cases increase in…
Continue Reading 5th graders at Georgia school are sent home due to Covid-19
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN Fifth graders at one suburban Atlanta elementary school were sent home Wednesday for virtual learning due to high numbers of…
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They were forced to repeat first grade three times in the 1950s. Soon, Texas students might not even know about them
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Decades after Lupe Alemán was forced to repeat the first grade three times, her son is making it his life’s work to…
Continue Reading A nationwide emergency alerts test is the reason you might be hearing alarms coming from your phone or TV
By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN When alarm noises start coming from your radio, television, or cell phone, don’t worry. At 2:20 p.m. ET,…
Continue Reading Scientists say this invisible gas could seal our fate on climate change
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Slashing carbon dioxide emissions is critical to ending the climate crisis. But, for the first time, the UN climate change…
Continue Reading California mandates vaccines or regular testing for teachers and school staff
By Kyung Lah, Cheri Mossburg, Sarah Moon and Ray Sanchez, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that teachers and other school…
Continue Reading Florida school administrators are risking their salaries to defy DeSantis on masks
School administrators are ordering students and staff to mask to stop the spread of Covid in Alachua County schools, even though Florida Gov. Ron…
Continue Reading Florida school administrators are risking their salaries to defy DeSantis on masks
By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Tina Certain took a pay cut when she quit being an accountant to become a member of the Alachua County…
Continue Reading The bipartisan infrastructure bill takes on hot car deaths, but advocates say the effort isn’t enough
A five-year-old child died in northern Virginia after being left in a car for what could have been several hours, officials said. Fairfax County…
Continue Reading Former college instructor faces arson charges over a Northern California fire
By Alexandra Meeks and Madeline Holcombe, CNN A former college instructor has been arrested and charged with starting a fire in drought-ravaged…
Continue Reading Virginia Giuffre files lawsuit against Prince Andrew alleging sexual abuse
Prince Andrew is being sued in a New York court by Virginia Giuffre who alleges he sexually abused her on multiple occasions when she was a teenager.…
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5-year-old dies after being left in a car during high temperatures for possibly up to several hours, police say
By Raja Razek, CNN A five-year-old child died in northern Virginia after being left in a car for what could have been several hours, officials said…
Continue Reading Broward County Public Schools vote to maintain mask mandate despite Florida governor’s executive order to leave masks up to parents
CNN’s Erica Hill and Leyla Santiago discuss Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ threat to withhold funding to schools if they issue mask…
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Two Texas judges issue temporary restraining orders against governor’s mask mandate order
By Keith Allen and Christina Maxouris, CNN Two Texas judges have issued restraining orders which will temporarily block the enforcement of Gov. Greg…
Continue Reading Chicago remembers a fallen officer: ‘A small part of every one of us died when we lost Ella’
CNN’s Omar Jimenez takes a closer look at mounting tensions between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and some Chicago police…
Continue Reading Tony Esposito, Hall of Fame NHL goaltender, dead at 78
By Kevin Dotson, CNN Hall of Fame hockey goaltender Tony Esposito died Tuesday at age 78 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a…
Continue Reading These key quotes from Cuomo’s resignation speech show he still needs to take more responsibility
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has repeatedly denied the allegations found by the state Attorney General’s report that he sexually harassed 11…
Continue Reading These key quotes from Cuomo’s resignation speech show he still needs to take more responsibility
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A week after the state attorney general found he sexually harassed multiple women, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in his…
Continue Reading An insect eating plant has been identified on North America’s Pacific coast for the first time in 20 years
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN For the first time in 20 years, botanists have identified a new carnivorous plant on the Pacific coast of North America,…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 1 injured after shooting over unpaid rent in Las Vegas, police say
By Amir Vera and Kay Jones, CNN An argument over unpaid rent ended with a shooting Tuesday, leaving two women dead and a man injured, according to a…
Continue Reading Broward County Public Schools vote to maintain mask mandate despite Florida governor’s executive order to leave masks up to parents
By Amir Vera and Maria Cartaya, CNN The Broward County School Board voted Tuesday to maintain the school district’s mask mandate that was…
Continue Reading Nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen raw chicken products sold at Aldi and other stores recalled
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Serenade Foods is recalling nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products that…
Continue Reading One of the longest marches of the civil rights movement is honored in Louisiana
By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail is steadily growing after officials in the state unveiled a fourth marker this week honoring a…
Continue Reading Parents of Florida students with disabilities are taking a stand over masks. They’re suing Gov. DeSantis
Judi Hayes, the mother of a student with Down syndrome, is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his anti-mask mandate. She discusses with…
Continue Reading Parents of Florida students with disabilities are taking a stand over masks. They’re suing Gov. DeSantis
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Will Hayes was supposed to start the new school year Tuesday, but instead he’s staying home because of Florida Gov.…
Continue Reading Unsafe Miami building evacuated as structures face heightened scrutiny after deadly Surfside collapse
Residents of an eight-story Miami condo housing 138 units were evacuated overnight after their building was deemed unsafe. Buildings in the Miami…
Continue Reading Call about active shooter on first full day of Tennessee high school was a hoax, sheriff says
By Gregory Lemos and Eric Levenson, CNN A report of an active shooter at a high school in northeast Tennessee on Tuesday morning led to an emergency…
Continue Reading Unsafe Miami building evacuated as structures face heightened scrutiny after deadly Surfside collapse
By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Joe Sutton, CNN Miami officials are rushing Tuesday to find temporary housing for residents evacuated from an eight-story…
Continue Reading Meet the Florida coach who fought hard to beat Covid and now has a message for anyone who hasn’t gotten the vaccine
By Rosa Flores and John Couwels, CNN As Terry Greear looked at his selfie — showing him with an oxygen mask on his first night at the hospital…
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