Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
By Nick Watt, CNN On an average night in Los Angeles County, more than 60,000 people are homeless. At the same time, there are more than 20,000…
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An Oklahoma teacher says she resigned over a state law requiring teachers to censor books in classroom libraries
By Rebekah Riess, CNN An Oklahoma teacher says she has resigned from her position as an English teacher with Norman Public Schools following…
Continue Reading The Columbus teachers’ union and school board reached a ‘conceptual agreement,’ ending a strike
Students in Columbus start the school year virtually while teachers are on…
Continue Reading The Columbus teachers’ union and school board reached a ‘conceptual agreement,’ ending a strike
By Eric Bradner and Chris Boyette, CNN The Columbus, Ohio, teachers’ union and the Columbus Board of Education have reached a “conceptual…
Continue Reading Jury awards plaintiffs $31M in lawsuit over Kobe Bryant crash photos
By Jason Kravarik, Natasha Chen, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN A federal jury awarded $31 million in damages to Kobe Bryant’s widow and her…
Continue Reading Oklahoma governor denies clemency for death row inmate ahead of Thursday execution
By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma’s governor has declined to grant clemency to death row inmate James Coddington, whose scheduled execution…
Continue Reading Dog attacks on postal workers are a common hazard. It happens thousands of times a year
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN Dog attacks like the one that took the life of a mail carrier in Florida are a common hazard of the job, with thousands of…
Continue Reading Teachers: Tell us what classroom conditions look like at your local schools
Teachers briefly went on strike in Columbus, Ohio, partly over classroom conditions and wanting functional heating and cooling systems. In Atlanta,…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old Uvalde survivor who spent 66 days in a hospital and lived near the shooter is getting a new home
By Jason Hanna, Amanda Watts and Amanda Jackson, CNN Sometime during her 66-day hospital stay, Uvalde school shooting survivor Mayah Zamora learned…
Continue Reading California expected to ban new gas car sales by 2035, with Thursday vote
Ella Nilsen, CNN California air regulators are expected Thursday to issue stringent rules to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035 and set…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Primaries, Student loans, Ukraine, Teachers, Twitter
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The climate crisis rarely evokes feelings of joy, but a discovery this week had some scientists excited about what a drought…
Continue Reading A train is derailed and roads washed away after torrential rain clobbers parts of Mississippi
The system that deluged Dallas earlier this week slowly slides into the southeast, where flood watches continue for Texas, Louisiana and…
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CNN’s Nia-Malika Henderson and David Chalian discuss why Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist could have trouble ousting incumbent Republican Gov. Ron…
Continue Reading A treasured manuscript in a college library that was believed to have been written by Galileo is a forgery, university says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A prized manuscript in the University of Michigan library that was believed to have been written by the famed Italian…
Continue Reading Arizona passed a law barring video recording within 8 feet of law enforcement. The ACLU and news organizations are now suing
By Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The ACLU and multiple news organizations filed a lawsuit over an Arizona law that made it a crime to…
Continue Reading Uvalde superintendent updates school board and frustrated parents on safety measures as school year nears
Uvalde school board members unanimously voted to fire police chief Pete Arredondo after residents demanded his dismissal. Texas State Senator Roland…
Continue Reading Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo
By Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy, CNN The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to immediately terminate the contract of district…
Continue Reading The body of a missing hiker has been recovered at Zion National Park after flash floods
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Rescue workers have recovered the body of a hiker reported missing when a flash flood struck Zion National Park in…
Continue Reading 8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park shooting no longer requires IV pain medicine and feeding tube, family says
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN The 8-year-old boy who was severely injured in the Fourth of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park,…
Continue Reading A rural Florida postal worker died after being attacked by 5 dogs when her vehicle broke down, officials say
According to sheriff’s officials, a 61-year-old postal carrier identified as Pamela Jane Rock has died after being attacked by five dogs in rural…
Continue Reading A rural Florida postal worker died after being attacked by 5 dogs when her vehicle broke down, officials say
By Amanda Watts and Amy Simonson, CNN A 61-year old postal carrier died after being attacked by five dogs in rural northern Florida over the weekend,…
Continue Reading 2 Jewish men were sprayed with fire extinguishers in separate incidents, NYPD says
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN The New York City Police Department is searching for multiple suspects after two Jewish men were sprayed with fire…
Continue Reading 2 Jewish men were sprayed with fire extinguishers in separate incidents, NYPD says
Fire extinguisher sprayed at Jewish men in New York in pair of possible hate…
Continue Reading Arkansas deputy was body-slammed by suspect before bystander video begins showing violent arrest outside store, attorney says
By Steve Almasy and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two Arkansas deputies — one of whom said he had been body-slammed — followed their training to…
Continue Reading Body discovered in submerged car confirmed to be missing California teen Kiely Rodni, police say
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The body found inside a submerged car in Northern California Sunday has been confirmed to be missing teen Kiely Rodni, who…
Continue Reading Jury urged to award millions in damages as closing arguments begin in Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit against L.A. County
By Natasha Chen, Jason Kravarik and Cheri Mossburg, CNN On what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 44th birthday, attorneys for his widow and a…
Continue Reading Former Louisville detective pleads guilty to federal charges in Breonna Taylor case
By Amanda Musa and Michelle Watson, CNN A former Louisville detective pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to conspiring to falsify an affidavit…
Continue Reading A Texas school district approved limits on books, critical race theory and gender identity
By Rebekah Riess, Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN A school district board near Dallas, Texas, has passed a set of policies restricting how race and…
Continue Reading Ohio teachers say they won’t end their strike without improvements to miserable classroom environment
By Eric Bradner, CNN The day before classes are scheduled to start, teachers in Ohio’s largest school system say they won’t end their…
Continue Reading Texas 19-year-old arrested for allegedly making threats against Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A 19-year-old has been arrested after allegedly posting what the FBI called a “credible threat” against attendees…
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