5 things to know for June 17: Jan. 6, Church shooting, Ukraine, Mortgage rates, NBA
This week’s mortgage rate jump to nearly 6% makes homes even more expensive. But will soaring rates finally bring the housing market back to earth?…
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Around 20 juveniles attempted to take over a youth correctional facility in Louisiana, police say
By Michelle Watson, CNN About 20 juveniles housed at a youth correctional center in Bridge City, Louisiana, attempted to take control of areas within…
Continue Reading Floor sealant served to students instead of milk was mistakenly stored in food warehouse, Alaska school district says
By Chris Boyette, Michelle Watson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN An investigation into how 12 elementary school students in Juneau, Alaska, were served…
Continue Reading Michigan prosecutors oppose motions from Crumbley parents to void charges and change venue of trial
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Prosecutors in Michigan have opposed several motions from the parents of accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley,…
Continue Reading Pregnant student in Utah told to drop class after asking for accommodations for morning sickness
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A community college in Salt Lake City, Utah, is being required to revise its practices after a pregnant student was…
Continue Reading Massachusetts middle school can’t be called Catholic after flying Gay Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, bishop says
By Benjamin Schiller and Rob Frehse, CNN A Massachusetts middle school can no longer be called Catholic after flying Gay Pride and Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading A suspect is in custody after 2 people were fatally shot at a church near Birmingham, Alabama, police say
Around the same time senators negotiating a gun safety bill missed their self-imposed deadline, a shooter opened fire at a church, killing at least…
Continue Reading A suspect is in custody after 2 people were fatally shot at a church near Birmingham, Alabama, police say
By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Two people were killed and one injured Thursday when shooting erupted at a small church meeting in a suburb of…
Continue Reading The West just experienced an aspect of the climate crisis that scientists have warned of for years
By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN The West saw an aspect of the climate crisis play out this month that scientists have warned of for years.…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell blames difficult childhood, asks for lighter sentence
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell have asked a judge to sentence her to a significantly lower sentence than recommended by the…
Continue Reading A guide to LGBTQ summer reading for kids and teens — from authors themselves
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Books that feature LGBTQ characters can be mirrors for young readers in which they can see themselves reflected. But, for the…
Continue Reading At least 2,000 cattle deaths reported due to heat, humidity in southwest Kansas
By Rebekah Riess, CNN At least 2,000 cattle deaths occurred in the southwestern part of Kansas as high temperatures, humidity, and low winds made it…
Continue Reading Death Valley National Park visitor found dead after walking for gas, say park officials
Stella Chan, CNN A Death Valley National Park tourist was found dead Tuesday after his car ran out of gas, the National Park Service (NPS) reports. A…
Continue Reading Buffalo shooting suspect said he committed massacre ‘for the future of the White race’ in note apologizing to his family, affidavit says
By Sarah Boxer, Dakin Andone and Laura Ly, CNN The 18-year-old accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month…
Continue Reading Buffalo shooting suspect said he committed massacre ‘for the future of the White race’ in note apologizing to his family, affidavit says
Zeneta Everhart, whose 21-year-old son survived the Buffalo grocery store shooting, testified before Congress about the injuries her son…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 16: Interest rates, Covid, January 6, Buffalo, Baby formula
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Major retailers are facing a backlash for selling themed products in an attempt to monetize Juneteenth, the upcoming federal…
Continue Reading Extreme heat poses significant and growing health risk to babies and children, study shows
Extremely hot temperatures remain across much of the East and South. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 16: Interest rates, Covid, January 6, Buffalo, Baby formula
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point to help tame inflation, and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says…
Continue Reading Alaska schoolchildren were served floor sealant instead of milk at a child care program, school district says
By Chris Boyette, CNN Twelve elementary school children drank floor sealant believing it was milk after it was served to students at a childcare…
Continue Reading 4 arrested and charged in connection to shooting that killed an 80-year-old after a New Orleans high school graduation ceremony, police say
By Devon M. Sayers and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Four people were arrested and charged in connection to last month’s shooting that claimed the life…
Continue Reading Man who allegedly shot and killed Goldman Sachs employee on NYC subway indicted on a charge of murder
By Mark Morales, CNN The alleged armed gunman who shot and killed a Goldman Sachs employee while riding the subway in May has been indicted on a…
Continue Reading Republican legislator vows to end capital punishment in Oklahoma if state kills death row inmate, citing new investigation into case
By Andy Rose, CNN Findings from an independent investigation into the conviction of an Oklahoma death row inmate have at least one Republican…
Continue Reading Mother says her son’s hateful ideology sickens her after he was arrested with alleged Patriot Front group
CNN’s Sara Sidner speaks to Karen Amsden, mother of Jared Boyce, one of the 31 men arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, as they gathered near a Pride…
Continue Reading Mother says her son’s hateful ideology sickens her after he was arrested with alleged Patriot Front group
By Sara Sidner and Jack Hannah, CNN Karen Amsden hoped that being arrested and accused of criminal conspiracy to riot would change her son’s…
Continue Reading A South Carolina county council rescinds Pride month designation 3 weeks after it was approved
By Preston Fore and Alta Spells, CNN Three weeks after the Horry County, South Carolina Council voted to designate June as Pride Month, the council…
Continue Reading What caused Yellowstone’s ‘unprecedented’ flooding? Scientists saw it coming
By Brandon Miller and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Extreme rainfall rates and rapid snowmelt prompted the flash flooding in Yellowstone National Park early…
Continue Reading A newborn baby was abandoned in a gravel pit 36 years ago. Now, her mother has been charged with murder
By Amir Vera and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Massachusetts woman has been arrested in connection with the 1985 death of a newborn baby in Frenchville,…
Continue Reading Extreme heat poses significant and growing health risk to babies and children, study shows
By Rachel Ramirez When Aaron Bernstein became a pediatrician 15 years ago, it didn’t occur to him that the climate crisis would grow into a…
Continue Reading ‘People were very offended’: ‘Tone deaf’ corporations facing backlash for Juneteenth themed products
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Cherlisa Starks-Richardson was disappointed when she learned that the beloved children’s museum in her community…
Continue Reading Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya is fired
By Rob Frehse and Ray Sanchez, CNN A Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer has been fired less than a week after being charged with second-degree…
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