Meet the Columbus Zoo’s newest Humbolt penguin chick with a big personality
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Columbus Zoo welcomed the birth of a “cute bundle of feather floof,” as one keeper described the zoo’s…
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Start your week smart: Ukraine, French elections, Tyson Fury, Covid-19, Orrin Hatch
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The average price of virtually everything is going up — from food to houses, cars, clothes and toys. Now there are…
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Ukrainians are on alert this Orthodox Easter weekend amid fighting across the country. Still, many are descending on churches for blessings and…
Continue Reading Florida deputy climbs building to rescue a baby from an Orlando apartment fire
By Michelle Watson and Christine Sever, CNN A Florida deputy climbed the outside of an apartment building to rescue a one-year-old girl from a fire…
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In Orange County, Florida, a deputy climbed up a burning building to save a crying baby from a third-story…
Continue Reading The gun violence epidemic feels hopeless. These five experts have possible solutions
By Ray Sanchez, CNN The bloodshed over Easter weekend was emblematic of the alarming and unabated surge in gun violence in the United States. From…
Continue Reading Felons turned firefighters find new lives on the front lines
By Paul Vercammen, CNN John Reyna peeled off protective gear at the firefighter Ventura Training Center (VTC), and reflected on dark days in prison.…
Continue Reading 5 teenagers shot near Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, police say
By Michelle Watson, CNN Several teenagers were shot Saturday night near Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, police said. Five people with ages…
Continue Reading Five black bears were hibernating under a home for months. The home’s occupant had no idea
By Sara Smart, CNN One South Lake Tahoe, California, renter had some unknown house guests living underneath their house. For months the renter, who…
Continue Reading ‘Environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive’ pleads guilty to arson in Pacific Northwest
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A man linked to environmental extremist acts in the mid 1990s and early 2000s has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit…
Continue Reading California man charged after allegedly threatening Merriam-Webster over gender definitions
By Abby Bustin, CNN A California man was arrested this week after he allegedly sent threatening online messages to the Merriam-Webster company over…
Continue Reading Strong winds, dry air propel Tunnel Fire in Northern Arizona
By Abby Bustin, CNN The Tunnel Fire, which has been burning across northern Arizona’s Coconino County for nearly a week, has now charred more…
Continue Reading Texas National Guard soldier remains missing after helping rescue two migrants suspected of drug trafficking
By Rosa Flores and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A Texas Army National Guard soldier who went missing Friday during a rescue mission along the border with…
Continue Reading 4-year-old dies after grandmother forces her to drink whiskey, police say
By Michelle Watson, Rebekah Riess and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A 4-year-old girl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has died after her grandmother forced her to…
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Police: Child dies after being forced to drink…
Continue Reading An Illinois man accidentally inhaled a drill bit during a dental procedure — and it ended up in his lung
By Zoe Sottile, CNN One Illinois man has even more reason to be scared of going to the dentist. Tom Jozsi, 60, was at the dentist for a routine…
Continue Reading New Hampshire couple found shot to death in wooded area
By Rebekah Riess and Jennifer Henderson, CNN The bodies of a New Hampshire couple were found shot to death in a wooded area in Concord, police say.…
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Police don’t know who shot a New Hampshire couple to death near their home, or…
Continue Reading A library’s canceled romance book club calls attention to growing censorship
By AJ Willingham, CNN A censorship battle at an Oklahoma library is calling attention to what critics say is the hypocrisy of legislative attempts to…
Continue Reading Construction starts on world’s largest wildlife crossing to let animals roam over 10 lanes of L.A. highway
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Wild animals in Southern California soon will have more turf to roam thanks to the world’s biggest wildlife crossing,…
Continue Reading Spider monkey with ‘Batman’ markings born at Florida zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The “Batman Returns” — at a Florida zoo. The Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida, announced the birth of a spider…
Continue Reading 100 people from one California church opened their homes to Ukrainians in need
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Phil Metzger flew home to California from Ukraine soon after the war broke out, devastated by what he saw. He’d…
Continue Reading Iowa man wins $1 million lottery prize after ticket printing mistake
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An Iowa man brought home a $1 million lottery prize — after the clerk made a mistake printing his tickets. Josh Buster, a…
Continue Reading Game wardens find almost 400 illegal shark fins in Texas seafood restaurant
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A game warden and his K9 colleague discovered almost 381 whole shark fins and 29.2 pounds of frozen shark fins at a seafood…
Continue Reading Videos show moments a driver lost control of a tractor-trailer that narrowly avoided hitting an Ohio school bus
dashcam videos show the moments a driver lost control of a tractor trailer and nearly hits a school bus filled with…
Continue Reading Videos show moments a driver lost control of a tractor-trailer that narrowly avoided hitting an Ohio school bus
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Dashcam video shows the terrifying moments when a truck driver near Cleveland, Ohio, lost control of his tractor-trailer and…
Continue Reading Videos show moments a driver lost control of a tractor-trailer that narrowly avoided hitting an Ohio school bus
In Ohio, a large tractor-trailer driver deftly guided his rig around a stopped school bus after his brakes…
Continue Reading Husband of Sherri Papini, woman who faked 2016 kidnapping, files for divorce and child custody
The documents were filed in Redding on Wednesday by Keith Papini. According to the paperwork, Keith checked “irreconcilable differences” as the…
Continue Reading Husband of Sherri Papini, woman who faked 2016 kidnapping, files for divorce and child custody
By Taylor Romine The husband of Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, has filed for divorce and…
Continue Reading Hitmen killed an FSU law professor nearly 8 years ago. Now, his former brother-in-law has been arrested in the case
By Melissa Alonso and Amanda Musa, CNN A Fort Lauderdale dentist has been charged in connection with the 2014 death of his former brother-in-law, a…
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