California police responded after a capuchin monkey accidentally called 911
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A capuchin monkey named Route showed California police the true meaning of “monkey business” when she accidentally…
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10 Chattanooga police officers reassigned after they ‘misrepresented the truth or filed a false report,’ chief says
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Ten Chattanooga police officers have been reassigned to non-enforcement positions and will no longer be allowed to testify in…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Voting rights, Ukraine, Car bomb, Wendy’s, Mogadishu
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Pedestrians accustomed to the hum of a passing Tesla will be in for a shock when a new electric vehicle hits the streets.…
Continue Reading A mom’s unfathomably painful year: One son killed by a terrorist in Afghanistan, then a second lost to the grief of his death
By Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Shana Chappell sits on the grass in front of the tombstone, not sure where to look. It’s the grave for her…
Continue Reading A mom’s unfathomably painful year: One son killed by a terrorist in Afghanistan, then a second lost to the grief of his death
CNN’s Kyung Lah speaks with a mother who experienced the unthinkable: losing two sons following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. To learn…
Continue Reading Rescue crews are searching for a hiker in Utah after flash flooding
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Rescuers continue searching for a hiker in southwestern Utah after a flash flood struck in a national park. More than 20…
Continue Reading An elementary school teacher went on vacation and won $250,000 in the lottery
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Maryland elementary school teacher left his family vacation with memories to last a lifetime — and also won $250,000 in…
Continue Reading Louisiana state officials delay flood funding to New Orleans a second time over city officials’ stance on abortion
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Louisiana’s State Bond Commission denied funding Thursday for a $39 million infrastructure project in Orleans Parish…
Continue Reading 2,000 Philadelphia school district workers vote to authorize strike ahead of school year, union says
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN A union representing about 2,000 School District of Philadelphia employees voted to authorize a strike on Saturday, just over…
Continue Reading Washington state’s King County declares monkeypox a public health emergency
By Paradise Afshar and Christina Maxouris, CNN Washington state’s King County, which includes Seattle, declared monkeypox a public health…
Continue Reading Washington state’s King County declares monkeypox a public health emergency
Dr. Sanjay Gupta clears up public confusion surrounding how monkeypox is spread and says “it does not appear to be strictly a sexually transmitted…
Continue Reading 2 Ohio men fatally shot by police after earlier security incident in remote area, sheriff’s office says
By Isa Kaufman Geballe, Kiely Westhoff and Samantha Beech, CNN Two men were shot and killed by police in Knox County, Ohio, after the local emergency…
Continue Reading Epicurean Butter recalls dill butter tubs due to potential bacterial contamination, FDA says
By Emma Tucker Colorado-based Epicurean Butter is recalling hundreds of “Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter” tubs due to potential…
Continue Reading All-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman
By Emma Tucker, CNN An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black…
Continue Reading 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,…
Continue Reading 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…
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