A second wildland firefighter has died this month battling blazes in Oregon
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A 25-year-old wildland firefighter was killed after being struck by a tree while battling the Rum Creek Fire in Oregon,…
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Tiger cub seized during warrant arrest of Dallas rapper Trapboy Freddy, police say
By Andy Rose, CNN Dallas rapper Trapboy Freddy was arrested on a federal gun possession warrant Wednesday at his home — where police said a…
Continue Reading Hiker dies after 100-foot fall in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN A woman hiking with a group of friends in the Columbia River Gorge outside Portland, Oregon, died on Friday…
Continue Reading 8 students injured after South Carolina school bus crashes
By Chuck Johnston and Zoe Sottile, CNN Eight students were injured after their school bus crashed on Friday in Chesterfield County, South Carolina,…
Continue Reading Four victims of the McKinney Fire positively identified through DNA and dental analysis
By Laura Studley and Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials have identified four people killed in the McKinney Fire in California as residents of the same…
Continue Reading Injured Little Leaguer has increased face swelling limiting his vision, doctors say
By Wayne Sterling and Zoe Sottile, CNN The injured Little League player who fractured his skull after falling from his bunk bed on Monday continues…
Continue Reading The squirrels ‘splooting’ all over New York City are just fine, officials say
By Zoe Sottile, CNN If you see a squirrel splayed on its belly, you might be worried for the critter’s welfare. But don’t worry:…
Continue Reading A partial foot in a shoe was discovered in one of Yellowstone’s deepest hot springs
By Zoe Sottile and Tina Burnside, CNN A partial foot inside a shoe was found floating in one of the deepest hot springs in Yellowstone Park,…
Continue Reading Cryptocurrency has been touted as the key to building Black wealth. But critics are skeptical
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Samson Williams was working in the mortgage lending industry in 2014 when a colleague convinced him to invest in…
Continue Reading Oklahoma, with a history of botched lethal injections, prepares to start executing a man a month
By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma will soon begin executing death row inmates at a pace of about one man per month, with plans to put to death 25…
Continue Reading An Uber driver passed a building on fire while taking a passenger to the airport. He stopped to evacuate the residents
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Uber driver Fritz Sam is being hailed a “hero” by the company’s CEO after he sprang into action and helped…
Continue Reading An Alabama GOP county chair apologizes for posting an elephant logo with KKK imagery. The local NAACP wants him off the school board
By Chuck Johnston, CNN A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party…
Continue Reading CBP officers seize nearly $7 million worth of fake Cartier jewelry and Rolex watches
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Ohio seized three shipments of counterfeit watches and jewelry worth an estimated…
Continue Reading Louisiana woman claims she was denied an abortion after fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition
By Amanda Musa, CNN A pregnant woman in Louisiana alleges that she was denied an abortion despite the fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition.…
Continue Reading Judge grants preliminary injunction allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams in Utah
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams, but they…
Continue Reading Alabama city council abolishes police department after furor over racist texts by officers
By Jade Gordon, CNN The city council in Vincent, Alabama, voted to abolish its police department on Thursday, at least temporarily, two months after…
Continue Reading Over 100 firefighters respond to massive fire at boatyard in Massachusetts
By Claudia Dominguez and Sharif Paget, CNN A massive boatyard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on Friday filled the skies above Buzzard’s Bay…
Continue Reading Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot? Welcome to drought-stricken California
By Paul Vercammen, CNN Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks home. “My plants are suffering,” Jansen said.…
Continue Reading Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot? Welcome to drought-stricken California
California officials are asking more than four million to suspend outdoor watering for 15 days next month due to a drought. Some cities are even…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 22: Floods, Immigration, Ukraine, Student loans, Tesla
CNN’s Gary Tuchman speaks to some of the thousands of migrants sent by bus from the Lone Star state to DC and New York this year at the direction of…
Continue Reading Texas is sending migrants to New York and Washington, DC, by bus. Many are glad to go
By Gary Tuchman, Anne Clifford and Christina Maxouris, CNN Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the…
Continue Reading Florida officials seize $12.8 million worth of drugs, arrest 85 in a two-year undercover investigation
By Chuck Johnston, CNN Eighty-five suspects were arrested and over $12.8 million in drugs were confiscated in a two-year undercover drug trafficking…
Continue Reading Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faces new financial charges
By Maria Cartaya and Christina Maxouris, CNN The South Carolina State Grand Jury issued new charges against disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh,…
Continue Reading 2 Ohio fraternity members sentenced in hazing death of Bowling Green State University student
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Ohio fraternity members have been sentenced in the hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz.…
Continue Reading Black couple sues after they say home valuation rises nearly $300,000 when shown by White colleague
By Justin Gamble and Virginia Langmaid, CNN A Maryland couple has sued a local real estate appraiser and an online mortgage loan provider, alleging…
Continue Reading A Texas dad wrangled an alligator — just before his daughter’s first day of school
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An alligator blocking his doorstep was no obstacle for one Texas dad making sure his daughter got to her first day of middle…
Continue Reading Police arrest suspect after swastikas found painted on Atlanta’s Rainbow Crosswalks
By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Chuck Johnston, CNN A suspect is in custody who is suspected of defacing the city’s rainbow crosswalks with…
Continue Reading Officer involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home has been terminated
By Jennifer Henderson and Amy Simonson, CNN One of the officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home, Sergeant Kyle Meany, has…
Continue Reading Public schools receive ‘In God We Trust’ poster donations as new Texas law requires their display
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Texas school districts have begun receiving donated posters and framed copies of the national motto, “In God We…
Continue Reading Vanessa Bryant testifies that she suffers panic attacks, anxiety since learning of shared crash scene photos
By Jason Kravarik, Natasha Chen and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, broke down at times Friday as she testified…
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