Why this group is working to preserve heirloom collard greens
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Collard greens at the grocery store tend to be monotonous, making up rows and rows of wide leafy bundles. But in reality, there…
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We speak about Asian Americans as a single block. Here’s how incredibly complex they are
By Nicole Chavez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Asian Americans are often labeled as a singular group, but the fastest growing population in the US is…
Continue Reading At least 1 dead and 5 injured after gunfire breaks out at a festival in Jackson, Mississippi
By Michelle Watson, CNN Authorities canceled the final day of the Mississippi Mudbug Festival after gunfire erupted at the festival in Jackson…
Continue Reading Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death. Courts will now look at these 4 claims to decide if she gets a new trial
By Dakin Andone, CNN Fourteen years after she was sent to Texas’ death row, Melissa’s Lucio will finally get the chance to have new…
Continue Reading A Maryland man won $100,000 after skipping work
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Maryland man skipped work — but still got paid, thanks to a winning $100,000 lottery ticket he bought on his day off. The…
Continue Reading 3 University of Oklahoma students were killed in a traffic accident while returning from a storm-chasing trip
By Andy Rose, CNN Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students were killed late Friday night when their vehicle hydroplaned and was struck by a…
Continue Reading Delays at Orlando’s ICE office have led to migrants sleeping outside or in cars while they wait, congressman says
By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Delays at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Orlando have forced hundreds of…
Continue Reading ‘Refusal to evacuate could be a fatal decision’: Officials urge residents in northern New Mexico to leave ahead of a rapidly growing blaze
By Hannah Sarisohn and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in northern New Mexico urged residents in more than two dozen communities to immediately…
Continue Reading A Holocaust Remembrance Day event was canceled due to low registration. So hundreds showed up on Zoom to hear survivor’s story
By Ray Sanchez, CNN On one of the most solemn days on the Jewish calender, Holocaust survivor Arnold Fridland would not be silenced. Sydney…
Continue Reading Lake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West’s megadrought: Water or electricity
By René Marsh, CNN Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, is drying up. The situation is critical: if water levels at the lake…
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Planet-warming emissions from cow burps have been seen from space
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Methane emissions burped up by cows have been observed from space. The emissions were detected by environmental data company…
Continue Reading Lake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West’s megadrought: Water or electricity
Lake Powell, the second largest reservoir in the country is losing water at a staggering rate and could be facing a megadrought. This critical issue…
Continue Reading A dolphin was impaled with a ‘spear-like object’ in Florida — while it was still alive
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is investigating the death of a dolphin that was impaled while alive…
Continue Reading Georgia Tech students create 4.2 mile-long hopscotch in hope of setting new world record
By Emmy Abbassi, CNN A group of Georgia Tech students has created what may be the world’s longest hopscotch. The course, which runs through the…
Continue Reading Customs officers intercept $70,000 worth of cocaine hidden in insulated thermal cups
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers intercepted four separate shipments of cocaine with a total street value of $70,000 hidden inside insulated…
Continue Reading New Yorkers don’t feel safe at home anymore
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Photographs by Hilary Swift for CNN NEW YORK — It’s a sweltering spring day in New York City, but Dana Aber stands…
Continue Reading 11-foot alligator blocks traffic on Florida highway
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just when you thought rush hour couldn’t get any worse. A behemoth 11-foot alligator wandered onto State Road 417 in…
Continue Reading Couple found 1950s McDonald’s bag with french fries inside wall during home renovations
By Sara Smart, CNN Cold french fries are bad enough. But cold, old french fries are even worse. That’s the surprise from Ronald McDonald that…
Continue Reading Alabama authorities searching for an inmate and the corrections officer who removed him from jail
By Ralph Ellis, Rebekah Riess, Jamiel Lynch and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Authorities in Lauderdale County, Alabama, are searching for a corrections…
Continue Reading An Alabama corrections officer sold her home days before she disappeared with an inmate. Now investigators suspect a romantic relationship
Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White broke protocol when she escorted inmate Casey White from jail without a second officer to apparently…
Continue Reading Lawsuit claims Brian Laundrie’s parents knew ‘whereabouts’ of Gabby Petito’s body when they went on vacation
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN In an amendment to their lawsuit filed earlier this spring, Gabby Petito’s parents allege during the search for the young…
Continue Reading After a plea from a stranger, he spent hours trying to save thousands of stranded bees
By Abby Bustin and Caroline Kucera, CNN Edward Morgan Jr. was part of a massive rescue mission this week — one involving thousands of bees.…
Continue Reading After a plea from a stranger, he spent hours trying to save thousands of stranded bees
Georgia beekeeper scrambles to rescue millions of dying bees from Atlanta airport…
Continue Reading Police are searching for a coyote after it attacked and injured a girl in Huntington Beach
By Mallika Kallingal, CNN A search is underway for a coyote after it attacked and injured a young girl in Huntington Beach, California, Thursday…
Continue Reading Comic book artist Neal Adams has died. He drew some of the most iconic characters you know
By Mallika Kallingal and Dave Alsup, CNN Iconic comic book artist Neal Adams died on Thursday in New York at the age of 80, according to his daughter…
Continue Reading Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s attempt to have her conviction on sex trafficking charges dropped
By Brian Vitagliano, CNN A request by Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys to have her sex trafficking convictions dropped has been denied. “The…
Continue Reading Federal lawsuit accuses Texas’ migrant arrest program of targeting ‘Black and Brown — primarily Latino — individuals’
By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Jason Hanna, CNN A group of attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s…
Continue Reading Ron DeSantis vows ‘additional legislative action’ to dissolve Disney’s self-governing district
By Jay Croft, CNN In his escalating feud with Disney, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday night “additional legislative action” is…
Continue Reading 4 Florida corrections officers are charged in the alleged beating death of an inmate
By Jamiel Lynch, Elizabeth Wolfe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Four Florida Department of Corrections officers have been arrested in the alleged beating…
Continue Reading Atlanta arborists are pledging to replace every tree they remove from the metro area
In a bid to restore forests and fight climate change, Canadian startup Flash Forest aims to plant 1 billion trees by 2028, using drones and aerial…
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