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New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year

August 31, 2023 6:56 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office…

McConnell appears to freeze while speaking with reporters in Kentucky

August 30, 2023 3:55 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 30 AUG 23 13:43 ET Updated: 30 AUG 23 17:40 ET By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch…

11 people taken to a hospital after ‘severe turbulence’ on Delta flight before landing in Atlanta, airline says

August 30, 2023 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Eleven people abroad a Delta Airlines flight were taken to a hospital on Tuesday, August 29 after experiencing “severe turbulence”…

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida

August 30, 2023 6:29 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 storm with maximum…

Vatican seeks to tamp down outrage over pope’s words of praise for Russian imperial past

August 29, 2023 3:56 AM Associated Press

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is seeking to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised…

US consumer confidence wanes with prices still high and signs of a cooling job market

August 29, 2023 8:13 AM Associated Press

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling less confident as summer comes to a close as high prices and interest rates weigh on…

Hawaiian Electric says power lines started morning fire on August 8, but not afternoon Lahaina Fire

August 29, 2023 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Hawaiian Electric Company said that power lines falling in high winds seem to have caused a fire during the early morning of August 8,…

Idalia is now a hurricane moving toward Florida with powerful winds and life-threatening storm surge

August 29, 2023 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Hurricane Idalia is expected to intensify considerably as it heads toward Florida, where officials already have told…

Rare blue supermoon brightens the night sky this week in the closest full moon of the year

August 29, 2023 3:00 AM Associated Press

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn…

First-generation students feel the impacts after the Supreme Court strikes Biden's loan forgiveness plans

August 29, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Best Universities examined what the end of Biden’s $10,000 loan forgiveness program means for first-generation students and…

Wagner chief Prigozhin confirmed dead by Russian authorities after genetic tests

August 28, 2023 4:53 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 27 AUG 23 08:14 ET Updated: 27 AUG 23 12:02 ET By Uliana Pavlova, Radina Gigova and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Russian…

3 US Marines killed in aircraft crash in Australia during training exercise

August 27, 2023 3:26 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 27 AUG 23 00:12 ET Updated: 27 AUG 23 17:10 ET By Heather Chen, Brad Lendon, Angus Watson, Jake Kwon and Irene Nasser, CNN…

‘Multiple fatalities’ in shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, mayor says

August 26, 2023 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 26 AUG 23 16:44 ET By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — There are “multiple fatalities” from a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida,…

5 tips for managing workplace burnout

August 26, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Using information from leading business schools and academic research, Wysa compiled five tips to help manage burnout at…

Online college enrollment is on the rise: What brings students to virtual campuses?

August 25, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Using data from the NCES and research from Education Dynamics, EDsmart explored why online college enrollment is on the…

Dark Forest: A look inside controversial wilderness therapy camps

August 25, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

The Daily Yonder took a close look at the controversial practices employed by the wilderness therapy camp industry to treat troubled teens that,…

Arrest photo of former President Donald Trump released

August 24, 2023 6:39 AM CNN Newsource

Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will surrender on Thursday to be booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his…

Alex Murdaugh friend pleads guilty to helping steal from dead maid’s family

August 24, 2023 9:34 AM Associated Press

KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) — A longtime friend of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to helping the disgraced attorney steal millions of…

Research is growing into how best to stop gun violence. One city looks to science for help

August 24, 2023 8:32 AM Associated Press

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Gun violence prevention research has experienced a small boom in the wake of mounting…

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the plane that crashed near Moscow, killing all 10 people on board, Russia’s transportation agency says

August 23, 2023 11:38 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, was listed among passengers on board a plane that crashed north of…

As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing

August 23, 2023 9:44 AM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl…

Jail where Trump will be booked in Georgia has long been plagued with violence

August 23, 2023 8:03 AM Associated Press

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The jail in Georgia where former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender on Thursday is…

Bear attacks 7-year-old boy in his suburban backyard

August 23, 2023 7:19 AM Associated Press

BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say a black bear attacked a 7-year-old boy outside his family’s home in suburban New York and sent the child to a…

Cities with the highest rates of obesity

August 23, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Stacker examined data from the CDC’s annual PLACES report, released in July 2023, to see which cities had the highest share of adults with…

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the police responding to a 911 call

August 23, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

The Marshall Project took a look at the increasing use of surveillance drones by police and the effect it is having on incident response time and…

FDA approves first vaccine to protect newborns from RSV

August 22, 2023 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first vaccine that protects newborns from respiratory syncytial virus, known…

For many, a lawyer is a luxury out of reach

August 22, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

The Marshall Project dives into the criminal justice system’s ongoing struggle with “legal deserts” as well as other mitigating issues compromising…

Comparing the prevalence of learning disabilities, from kids to adults

August 22, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Marker Learning gathered statistics from a report on the National Health Interview Survey on children with learning disability diagnoses, the…

Biden to visit fire-ravaged Maui on Monday as search efforts continue, with more than 800 people still missing

August 21, 2023 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — President Joe Biden will journey Monday to fire-ravaged Maui to witness up close the devastation left by an inferno…

Hilary, no longer a tropical storm, is still bringing life-threatening flooding and strong winds to the Southwest

August 21, 2023 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone that’s still bringing life-threatening flooding and gusty winds to much of the…