Ida triggers massive flooding across Northeast
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A Texas school district closed all its schools after two teachers died from Covid-19
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN For the first time since R. Kelly and Aaliyah’s 1994 wedding, the minister who officiated spoke publicly about it as he…
Continue Reading Texans can now openly carry guns in public without a permit or training. Police say the new law makes it harder to do their jobs
By Emma Tucker, CNN A new pro-gun law in Texas that went into effect Wednesday allows most Texans who legally own a firearm to carry it openly in…
Continue Reading A Texas school district closed all its schools after two teachers died from Covid-19
By David Williams, CNN A Texas school district is closing all of its schools until after the Labor Day holiday after two junior high teachers died of…
Continue Reading Oregon school district fires superintendent without reason, after he upheld state’s mask mandate
By Elizabeth Stuart, CNN An Oregon schools superintendent was fired during a Monday night school board meeting, after he enforced the state’s…
Continue Reading Texas valedictorian, who spoke out against state’s impending abortion law, calls new ban ‘heart-wrenching’
By Lauren M. Johnson and Ariane de Vogue, CNN A Texas high school valedictorian, who went viral after she changed her speech to speak out against the…
Continue Reading The suspect in the fatal shooting of a student at a North Carolina high school is in custody
The sheriff’s department has confirmed a shooting at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that left at least one student…
Continue Reading Ida remnants trigger massive flooding across Northeast
Local officials said Grand Isle, Louisiana is “uninhabitable” after being hit hard by Hurricane…
Continue Reading The suspect in the fatal shooting of a student at a North Carolina high school is in custody
By Claudia Dominguez and Jason Hanna, CNN One student was fatally wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in the North Carolina city of…
Continue Reading Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
A state grand jury returned a 32-count indictment against the three officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah…
Continue Reading Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
By Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN A Colorado grand jury indicted three police officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of…
Continue Reading Confusion reigns in Texas as new law aims to restrict how race and history are taught in schools
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A new Texas law aimed at restricting discussions of race and history in schools has some educators second guessing themselves…
Continue Reading Louisiana’s last inhabited barrier island bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida. Here’s what it looks like now
By Eric Levenson and Gary Tuchman, CNN Grand Isle, Louisiana’s last remaining inhabited barrier island at the southern tip of the state, bore…
Continue Reading Louisiana’s last inhabited barrier island bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida. Here’s what it looks like now
Video from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, shows workers rescuing a cow who was stuck in a tree from the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ida. The cow…
Continue Reading USA Gymnastics and abuse victims propose a $425 million settlement in bankruptcy court
By Jean Casarez, CNN USA Gymnastics is proposing a $425 million settlement with sexual abuse victims as part of a reorganization plan submitted…
Continue Reading What the data reveals about children and Covid-19 in the US
By Daniel Wolfe and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN As students and staff return to school, the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 has caused…
Continue Reading A mother and her four daughters were separated at the border in 2018. This is what they lost
There were almost 4,000 children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border during the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. This…
Continue Reading A mother and her four daughters were separated at the border in 2018. This is what they lost
By Catherine E. Shoichet, Madeleine Stix and Ana Maria Luengo-Romero, CNN Casandra shouts to her sister as she races to her bedroom. “She…
Continue Reading After a devastating storm, here’s how to get help, stay safe and protect your sanity in the weeks ahead
By Holly Yan, CNN Storm victims returning to damaged homes after Ida face a torrent of challenges — if they’re lucky enough to have a…
Continue Reading After Hurricane Ida, here’s how to get help and stay safe in the difficult weeks ahead
Hurricane Ida, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana on August…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, ​​Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court…
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Remnants of Ida are interacting with a frontal boundary which will allow for excessive rainfall across the Northeast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram…
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President Biden vowed to help Americans remaining in Afghanistan leave the country following the US military…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, ​​Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria
Parts of Louisiana are seeing long gas lines as the state recovers after damage from Hurricane…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, ​​Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria
Following the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a video taken by Los Angeles Times correspondent Nabih Bulos shows a group of…
Continue Reading Trails and campgrounds near Yosemite where a family and their dog were found dead have been closed because of ‘unknown hazards,’ officials say
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Federal forest officials closed trails and campgrounds in a remote area near Yosemite National Park because of “unknown…
Continue Reading 5 crew members unaccounted for after US Navy helicopter crashes off the San Diego coast
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Search and rescue efforts are underway after a US Navy helicopter crashed off the San Diego coast Tuesday, officials said.…
Continue Reading 7 Black men were executed for an alleged rape in 1951. Now they’ve been pardoned
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A group of young Black men executed after being convicted by all-White juries of allegedly raping a White woman have been…
Continue Reading A Lake Tahoe resident played the violin as his family sat at standstill in Caldor Fire evacuation traffic
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN An artist from Lake Tahoe played music while on the road to put the anxiety of evacuating from the Caldor Fire behind him,…
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