The record holder for tallest living man in the US dies at 38
By Amanda Jackson and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Igor Vovkovinskiy, crowned the tallest living man in the US by Guinness World Records in 2010, died…
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Staten Island hospital employees protest Covid-19 vaccine and testing requirements
By Laura Studley and Taylor Romine, CNN Employees at a Staten Island, New York, hospital are protesting Covid-19 vaccination and testing requirements…
Continue Reading State investigation finds a California police department violated constitutional rights of residents
By Douglas S. Wood, CNN The Bakersfield Police Department in California will revise its policies after a four-year state investigation found that the…
Continue Reading NYPD commissioner implores officers to get vaccinated after 3 employees die of Covid-19 in a week
By Pervaiz Shallwani, CNN New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea sent a message to members of the NYPD on Friday imploring them to get vaccinated…
Continue Reading California DOJ to investigate police shooting of ‘uninvolved’ bystander
By Stella Chan, CNN Police in the California town of Guadalupe fatally shot an “uninvolved” bystander Saturday night as officers pursued…
Continue Reading NYC announces Covid-19 vaccine mandate for all public school employees, with no testing opt out
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Eric Levenson, CNN New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that all Department of Education staff for public…
Continue Reading Health officials warn people not to take a drug meant for livestock to ward off or treat Covid-19
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy reacts to climbing Mississippi Poison Control calls related to ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug used to treat…
Continue Reading So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
As Covid-19 swept through the tiny west Texas town of Iraan, the schools were the first to shut down. The sheer number of cases and people in…
Continue Reading So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
By Rosa Flores and Ashley Killough, CNN From the front lawn of her friend’s house, Vicky Zapata went live on Facebook recently and burst into…
Continue Reading ‘Tidal wave’ of floodwaters overtook Tennesseans in minutes and killed 21, including 7-month-old twins
By Ralph Ellis and Hollie Silverman, CNN Casey Hipshire knew flooding was possible, she said, but she thought the rainwater that filled the yard of…
Continue Reading At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
As Covid-19 cases surge in Florida and Texas, the Republican governors of those states are touting an antibody treatment called Regeneron rather than…
Continue Reading ‘Tidal wave’ of floodwaters overtook Tennesseans in minutes and killed 21, including 7-month-old twins
CNN’s Pamela Brown talks to Tennessee resident Casey Hipshire about her experience when flash flooding hit her area. The floods have left 21 dead and…
Continue Reading Tennessee flooding leaves 21 people dead and around 20 others missing
Deadly flooding in Middle Tennessee leaves at least 21 dead and another 20…
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Tennessee flooding leaves 21 people dead and around 20 others missing
By Gregory Lemos, Dakin Andone and Hollie Silverman, CNN At least 21 people are confirmed dead while about 20 others remain missing after severe…
Continue Reading As Afghanistan falls to the Taliban, US groups prepare for a wave of migrants
By Taylor Romine and Mirna Alsharif, CNN It’s a picture that went viral and stunned people around the world earlier this week: Approximately…
Continue Reading Caldor Fire grows to more than 98,000 acres as US sees 94 active large fires nationwide
CA: Evacuations continue in Caldor Fire which remains 0%…
Continue Reading Caldor Fire grows to more than 98,000 acres as US sees 94 active large fires nationwide
By Dakin Andone, CNN The Caldor Fire has destroyed more than 320 structures and is threatening another 13,000 as it continues to burn uncontained in…
Continue Reading An Apple II manual signed by Steve Jobs just sold for nearly $800,000
By Alaa Elassar, CNN If you thought Apple computers were expensive, you haven’t seen what their manuals go for. Boston-based RR Auction on…
Continue Reading 93 fugitives arrested in Baltimore-area crime sweep dubbed ‘Operation Washout’
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A multi-agency law enforcement operation resulted in 93 fugitives being arrested, according to the US Marshals Service.…
Continue Reading At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
By Melissa Alonso, CNN With the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant fueling a summer of more infections and hospitalizations, health care workers…
Continue Reading At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
Dr. Leana Wen shares her checklist to protect children, who are facing increasing Covid-19 risks as schools return to in-person learning and crowded…
Continue Reading ‘Rob’s rules.’ Witnesses testify about how R. Kelly controlled those in his orbit
By Sonia Moghe and Ray Sanchez, CNN To move in R&B singer R. Kelly’s world, associates and girlfriends had to follow what they called…
Continue Reading How three school districts are defying state restrictions on mask mandates
By Dakin Andone, CNN The debate over masks in schools has reared its head once again with the new academic year, and a handful of states have taken…
Continue Reading At least 10 people have died and 31 remain missing in severe flooding in Tennessee
Residents search for loved ones as rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of severe flooding in…
Continue Reading Concert celebrating New York City’s comeback cut short by severe weather ahead of Hurricane Henri
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Thousands of people celebrating the return of New York City at a concert in Central Park were interrupted by severe weather…
Continue Reading At least 10 people have died and 31 remain missing in severe flooding in Tennessee
By Andy Rose and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 10 people, including two toddlers, have died during severe flooding in Tennessee on Saturday, Humphreys…
Continue Reading Two young boys steered their car to safety after their father was fatally shot while driving
By Melissa Alonso and Alaa Elassar, CNN A pair of young brothers had to take control of their SUV and steer themselves to safety when their dad was…
Continue Reading Conservative talk show host Phil Valentine dies after battle with Covid-19, his employer says
By Andy Rose, CNN Phil Valentine, a Nashville-based conservative radio talk show host who had questioned whether it was necessary for all people to…
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Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19
By Natalie Andes, Hollie Silverman and Alaa Elassar, CNN Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife are both hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19.…
Continue Reading A man was found dead at New York’s Citi Field baseball park
By Liam Reilly and Alaa Elassar, CNN A man was found dead at a baseball park in New York on Friday after falling from the second-floor staircase.…
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