Local mask mandates allowed for now after Texas Supreme Court rejects Gov. Abbott’s request to intervene
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is fully vaccinated against the virus, has tested positive for…
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R. Kelly was a ‘predator’ who abused for his sexual pleasure, prosecution says at federal trial
By Sonia Moghe, CNN The R&B singer R. Kelly was a “predator” who used his celebrity status to lure victims to be abused, a…
Continue Reading Only one Utah district has so far mandated masks for the start of the school year
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Only one school district in Utah has so far approved a mask mandate for students. The Grand County School District…
Continue Reading Detectives make arrest in 40-year-old cold case killing of single mother
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Detectives in California have made an arrest in a 40-year-old unsolved killing after using modern DNA technology to test…
Continue Reading Church made famous by Paul Revere reckons with its ties to slavery
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The main reason people come to visit the Old North Church in Boston’s historic North End is to see the famous…
Continue Reading Florida state school board takes steps against two districts over mask mandates
By Leyla Santiago and Mallory Simon, CNN Florida’s State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday at an emergency meeting to recommend…
Continue Reading Bus driver shortage has districts looking at signing bonuses, alternate routes
By Steve Almasy, CNN Trenton Dale, who has driven a school bus in Atlanta for 23 years, loves his job. “To see the kids grow up and graduate, I…
Continue Reading Pharmacist arrested for allegedly selling Covid-19 vaccination cards on eBay
By Christina Carrega, CNN A licensed pharmacist was arrested in Chicago on Tuesday for allegedly selling dozens of authentic Covid-19 vaccination…
Continue Reading Birthday party guest jumps on alligator’s back after it bit its trainer and wouldn’t let go
By David Williams, CNN A Utah animal trainer is recovering after the alligator she was feeding during a girl’s birthday party chomped down on…
Continue Reading Mississippi eighth grader dies a day after positive coronavirus test
By Gregory Lemos and Steve Almasy, CNN A 13-year-old Mississippi girl has died just one day after testing positive for coronavirus, according to…
Continue Reading Here’s where veterans can turn to get help with their anguish over Afghanistan
By Ben Burnstein, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is particularly disheartening to Americans who fought there. Across 20 years of…
Continue Reading Here’s where veterans can turn to get help with their anguish over Afghanistan
Kristen Rouse, a US Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, describes the messages she and other veterans have received from Afghan interpreters who…
Continue Reading The heroines of ‘RushTok’ received their bids. Here’s why we were so invested in TikTok’s sorority recruitment saga
By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s day two of philanthropy round. Will you be wearing the Pants Store skort with the Kendra Scott earrings, or the…
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Texas requests five mortuary trailers during Covid-19 surge
By Raja Razek and Ray Sanchez, CNN Five mortuary trailers have been requested by the health services department in Texas, which is seeing a surge in…
Continue Reading Las Vegas Raiders will require fans to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination at home games
By Jill Martin, Kay Jones and Eric Levenson, CNN The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that the franchise will require fans to provide…
Continue Reading First-ever water cuts declared for Colorado River in historic drought
A historic 20-year megadrought, fueled by the climate crisis, is reducing the supply of water for some Arizona…
Continue Reading Florida school district with thousands in isolation or quarantine calls emergency board meeting
By Mallory Simon and Steve Almasy, CNN About a week after classes started, one Tampa-area school system has called an emergency meeting to discuss…
Continue Reading Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, a Covid-19 vaccination critic, is hospitalized and on a ventilator
CNN’s Polo Sandoval reports on conservative Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, American Cardinal Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who spread…
Continue Reading Tennessee investigators determine dog muzzle sent to former state vaccine manager was ordered with her own credit card
By Rebekah Riess and Amir Vera, CNN A state investigation into a dog muzzle that was sent to Tennessee’s former vaccine manager closed Monday…
Continue Reading After veto of police protections bill, a Long Island county’s GOP legislators consider an override
By Liam Reilly, Mirna Alsharif and Taylor Romine, CNN Republicans in New York’s Nassau County are “discussing next steps” in…
Continue Reading Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, a Covid-19 vaccination critic, is hospitalized and on a ventilator
By Jennifer Henderson and Polo Sandoval, CNN Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has been hospitalized with Covid-19 and placed on a ventilator, according to…
Continue Reading First-ever water cuts declared for Colorado River in historic drought
First-ever water cuts declared for Colorado River in historic…
Continue Reading First-ever water cuts declared for Colorado River in historic drought
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The federal government on Monday declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering mandatory…
Continue Reading Cuomo announces New York health care workers must be vaccinated against Covid-19
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The New York State Department of Health issued an order Monday requiring all health care workers be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading LGBTQ groups across the US consider a new flag meant to be more inclusive of the transgender community and people of color
By Keely Aouga and Taylor Romine, CNN Fifty-five years ago this month, a group of transgender women in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco…
Continue Reading 16-year-old South Carolina student dies from Covid-19 complications as school district struggles with infections
By Gregory Lemos and Alta Spells, CNN As students return for the first day of school in Lancaster County, South Carolina, the district’s…
Continue Reading 16-year-old South Carolina student dies from Covid-19 complications as school district struggles with infections
SC: High school mourns the death of 16-year-old student from Covid-19 as school opens…
Continue Reading US veterans are disappointed with how the war in Afghanistan is ending — and fearful for their Afghan allies
By Dakin Andone, CNN As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the world has watched as the Taliban has swiftly taken back control of the…
Continue Reading US veterans are disappointed with how the war in Afghanistan is ending — and fearful for their Afghan allies
Many Afghan translators who worked for the US Army are still waiting for their visa applications to be approved. CNN’s Cyril Vanier…
Continue Reading US veterans are disappointed with how the war in Afghanistan is ending — and fearful for their Afghan allies
Gunfire can be heard going off at the Kabul International Airport in a new video that shows people running toward the terminal. Another video shows…
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