Facing a bus driver shortage, this Delaware school will pay parents to take their kids to school
As the Covid surge worsens and children head back to school, arguments over wearing masks are turning…
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A Texas school superintendent speaks out after parents accosted 2 teachers over masks
CNN’s Rosa Flores takes a closer look at incidents erupting across the county as the argument over wearing masks…
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Texas health officials warn of full ICUs as state grapples with worsening Covid-19 surge
By Travis Caldwell, CNN The latest surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations this summer is having a deepening effect in Texas, a state that has seen its…
Continue Reading Woman testifies R. Kelly sexually abused her when she was 16
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Federal prosecutors in New York began their case against R. Kelly with graphic testimony from a woman who says the R&B…
Continue Reading Judge tosses case against 3 Honolulu police officers accused in the killing of a 16-year-old
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN The three Honolulu police officers who faced various murder charges over the killing of a 16-year-old boy will…
Continue Reading She’s constantly calling her four young children who are hiding in a Kabul apartment
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Suneeta hasn’t been able to sleep in days. Instead, she’s been constantly calling and texting her four…
Continue Reading Black New Yorkers may have the lowest vaccination rates, but community groups refuse to give up
President Biden pushing a message of “maximum protection” officially unveiled his administration’s plan to rollout COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to…
Continue Reading Black New Yorkers may have the lowest vaccination rates, but community groups refuse to give up
By Athena Jones, Aaron Cooper and Keely Aouga, CNN Months after the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, Miriam Vega is still in a battle to persuade…
Continue Reading Florida’s largest school district votes in favor of mask mandate, defies governor
By Evan McMorris-Santoro, Leyla Santiago, Mallory Simon, Linh Tran, Amara Walker, Pamela Kirkland and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Miami-Dade County,…
Continue Reading A Texas school superintendent speaks out after parents accosted 2 teachers over masks
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A school superintendent in Texas is speaking out after a teacher was physically assaulted and another harassed in incidents…
Continue Reading Ma’Khia Bryant was shot 4 times by officer, autopsy shows
By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager fatally shot by an Ohio police officer after she charged someone with a…
Continue Reading Rare photo of Susan B. Anthony up for auction after spending decades in a forgotten photo studio
By David Williams, CNN One of the last photographs taken of women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony is going up for auction in New York along…
Continue Reading Parents defend Atlanta principal after mom claims that Black students were assigned classes by race
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN A mother’s claim that her children’s school was assigning Black students to certain classes has shaken up one…
Continue Reading Two overnight shootings in Youngstown, Ohio, leave six wounded and a man and child dead, police say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN The Youngstown Police Department (YPD) in Ohio is investigating two fatal shooting incidents that left a 10-year-old girl and…
Continue Reading The Girl Scouts are bringing us a new cookie that tastes like a brownie
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Despite perfecting the coconut-and-caramel combo of Samoas and the chocolate-covered breath mint that is a Thin Mint, it took…
Continue Reading Oakland A’s pitcher Chris Bassitt conscious after line drive hit him in his face, manager says
By Jason Hanna, CNN A line drive struck Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt in the face Tuesday in Chicago, dropping him to his knees…
Continue Reading Quinnipiac University rolls out fines and Wi-Fi restrictions for unvaccinated students
By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN Quinnipiac University officials are cracking down on students who have not met the university deadline for…
Continue Reading The charges against R. Kelly in his federal racketeering trial, explained
By Eric Levenson, CNN John Gotti. Whitey Bulger. R. Kelly? The disgraced R&B singer’s federal trial begins Wednesday in New York as he is…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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