Why teachers are burning out and leaving districts scrambling to fill jobs
By Gabe Cohen, CNN When the bell rings at Casa Grande Union High School, more than seventy sophomores pile into Stacy Brady’s biology class.…
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This California school district punished Black students more severely, feds say. Now they have agreed to make changes.
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN A California school district is vowing to reform its discipline practices after a federal investigation revealed it was…
Continue Reading A truck spilled Alfredo sauce onto a Tennessee highway, shutting down traffic
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Interstate 55 in Tennessee was left covered in Alfredo sauce and one person was injured after an eighteen-wheeler crashed into a…
Continue Reading Atlanta-area prosecutor cites rap lyrics as evidence, which hip-hop has long decried as a double standard
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Atlanta-area District Attorney Fani Willis is unabashed in using rap lyrics to help prosecute her cases, repeatedly…
Continue Reading ‘An occupational hazard’: Florida wildlife director loses hand after alligator bite
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The director at a wildlife park in Florida lost his hand after being bitten by one of his own alligators last week, according to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 31: Mar-a-Lago, Flooding, Heat waves, Artemis I, Gun laws
The Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after the team was unable to work through an issue on one of the rocket’s four engines. The uncrewed rocket…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN About a month ago, a lottery ticket was sold for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, netting the winner nearly…
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Hot temperatures settle across the West as tropical systems in in the Atlantic continue to be monitored. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
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Conservative attorney George Conway says the Department of Justice filing that contains new information about the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago has former…
Continue Reading Jackson, Mississippi, mayor says he hopes water service can be restored this week, as residents endure lines for bottles
By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN As Mississippi’s capital faces a third day without reliable water service Wednesday —…
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Times Square will be designated a ‘gun-free zone’ beginning Thursday as New York gun law goes in effect
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN New York City lawmakers are still determining which parts of the famed Times Square tourist area will be considered a…
Continue Reading Skeletal remains of child dubbed ‘Baby Girl’ by investigators have been identified as a missing Indiana girl. But her death is still a mystery
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Musa, CNN For decades, investigators in Tennessee affectionately referred to an unidentified girl whose remains were…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Indianapolis shooting that killed 1 Dutch soldier and injured 2 others, police say
By Andi Babineau and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of three Dutch soldiers outside an Indianapolis…
Continue Reading A device that can turn a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun in moments is wreaking havoc on American streets
By Scott Glover and Curt Devine The number of shootings involving automatic weapons in the US has skyrocketed in recent years, suggesting a troubling…
Continue Reading A device that can turn a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun in moments is wreaking havoc on American streets
They are the size of a Lego, come in colors of the rainbow and, in seconds, can turn a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun. CNN’s Drew Griffin…
Continue Reading Black pastor arrested while watering neighbor’s flowers, video shows
Pastor Michael Jennings was arrested in Childersburg, Alabama while watering his neighbor’s flowers, as they asked him to do. Body camera footage…
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Body camera footage released by the Childersburg Police Department in Alabama shows the arrest of Michael Jennings as he was watering his neighbor’s…
Continue Reading Black pastor arrested while watering neighbor’s flowers, video shows
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A Black pastor in Alabama says he was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers — and his attorney has…
Continue Reading Jackson, Mississippi, mayor says he hopes water service can be restored this week, as residents endure lines for bottles
Cassandra Welchlin, a resident and social worker in Jackson, Mississippi, says that the water in Jackson is so dirty that even though she boils it,…
Continue Reading What it’s like trying to survive without water in Jackson, Mississippi
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Most people in the United States take it for granted that when you turn on a faucet, you get potable water. People in…
Continue Reading $1.34 billion lottery prize still unclaimed
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just around a month ago, a ticket for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was sold, netting the winner close to $1.34…
Continue Reading A spill leaves crushed tomatoes on a California highway
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Thousands of tomatoes were left covering the highway after a tomato truck crashed on California’s Interstate 80 on Monday,…
Continue Reading A 93-year-old California assisted living resident died after she was served dishwashing liquid instead of juice
By Zoe Sottile, CNN One woman died and two others were hospitalized after they were served dishwashing liquid instead of juice at their California…
Continue Reading A 22-year-old went missing in California 3 weeks ago. Police are now treating it as a criminal matter
By Stella Chan, CNN Police in central California say they are treating the early August disappearance of 22-year-old Jolissa Fuentes, last seen…
Continue Reading 11-year-old boy dies after being swept into a storm drain during flash flood
By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN An 11-year-old boy died after he fell into the water and was swept into a storm drain during a flash flood in…
Continue Reading Officers seize a shipment of baby wipes that turned out to be $11.8 million worth of cocaine
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A shipment of baby wipes at the US-Mexico border turned out to be something quite different: $11.8 million worth of cocaine. US…
Continue Reading One Lewis & Clark College student killed, two others injured in column collapse on campus
By Amanda Watts, CNN A brick column at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon collapsed Monday, killing one student and injuring two others while they…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 30: Flooding, Trump, Ukraine, Oregon Shooting, Fukushima
Much needed rain is in store for parts of Texas today as hot temperatures build for much of the West. CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 30: Flooding, Trump, Ukraine, Oregon Shooting, Fukushima
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to your wireless device, carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data…
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CNN’s Brian Todd explains a possible reason why former President Donald Trump requested a “special master,” and if his request is granted, how it…
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