Biden administration says 40% of power from solar by 2035
WASHINGTON, DC — A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that solar energy could play a massive role in transitioning the United…
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Louisiana revokes licenses of 7 nursing homes that evacuated patients to a warehouse ahead of Hurricane Ida
By Keith Allen, Rebekah Riess and Jason Hanna, CNN Louisiana’s health department on Tuesday revoked the licenses of seven nursing homes that…
Continue Reading Louisiana revokes licenses of 7 nursing homes that evacuated patients to a warehouse ahead of Hurricane Ida
Tthe licenses of a nursing home in New Orleans where 5 people died during hurricane Ida has been…
Continue Reading Mandates and testing among Biden’s plans to combat Delta surge
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, entering autumn with coronavirus still wreaking havoc on the nation’s health and economy, will push…
Continue Reading Robert E. Lee statue on historic Virginia street removed
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Virginia on Wednesday took down a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, the last Confederate statue remaining…
Continue Reading Today is International Literacy Day. Here are key facts to know
By Sam Romano, CNN The need for a literate world is more important than ever. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the meaning of literacy…
Continue Reading Professor with child with rare medical disorder has plea before football game
Usree Bhattacharya, a professor at the University of Georgia who has a child with a rare medical disorder, pleads with the university’s board and…
Continue Reading How many deaths can we take?
By Tara John, CNN There needs to be enough immunity in the general population from vaccines or infections for the Covid-19 pandemic to transition to…
Continue Reading Russian minister Yevgeny Zinichev dies during training exercises in the Arctic
By Anna Chernova, CNN Russian Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev has died in an accident during training exercises in the Arctic, Russian state…
Continue Reading Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Nancy Salzman, who created Nxivm alongside Keith Raniere, was sentenced Wednesday to 3 1/2 years in prison. Prosecutors said…
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Giant ‘swimming head’ creature lived in our oceans 500 million years ago
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Half a billion years ago, the oceans were filled with life that looked more like aliens than the marine animals we know…
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At least 1 dead after 7.0 quake shakes Acapulco, Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, killing at least one person and…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake strikes southwest Mexico
A powerful earthquake has struck the southwest of Mexico late Tuesday. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.0 magnitude quake struck 2.5…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake strikes southwest Mexico
By Samantha Beech and Rafael Romo, CNN A powerful earthquake struck the southwest of Mexico late Tuesday, causing widespread shaking as far away as…
Continue Reading Some areas with ground still soaked from Ida’s remnants will be under flash flood watch Wednesday
Video provided by affiliate WCBS shows floodwater crash through a basement wall in Cranford, New Jersey. A mother and one of her sons were trapped in…
Continue Reading South Carolina attorney resigns and enters rehab after being shot in the head months after deaths of his wife and son
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh said he was shot about three months after he discovered the bodies of his wife and son shot dead outside the…
Continue Reading Nurses detail horrific conditions at warehouse where patients were evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ida
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Two nurses who helped evacuate residents from seven nursing homes to a Louisiana warehouse told CNN on Tuesday that some…
Continue Reading Britney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father has filed to end the court conservatorship that has…
Continue Reading An oil leak off the coast of Louisiana spread for miles and no one knows who is responsible
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN When Talos Energy was notified of an oil spill off the Louisiana coast after Hurricane Ida, the company said, it sent a…
Continue Reading Spain to US tourists: Want to visit? You must show ‘a fully vaccinated certificate’
By Al Goodman, CNN The grip of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the United States and the world continues to have travel ramifications as the summer…
Continue Reading 13 Miami-Dade school employees have died of Covid-19 since mid-August
By Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Thirteen school employees from Miami-Dade County Public Schools have died from Covid-19 since August 16, the school district…
Continue Reading Clinton Portis and two other former NFL players plead guilty in multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme
By Steve Almasy and Christina Carrega, CNN Two-time Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis and two other former NFL players have pleaded guilty for…
Continue Reading Cosby accuser after his release: ‘It was worth it’
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Andrea Constand, the woman whose accusations led to Bill Cosby’s indecent assault conviction, said Tuesday she was…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on UK to delay UN climate talks as delegates complain of vaccine gap
By Angela Dewan, CNN The president of the UN climate change conference COP26 insisted Tuesday that the event scheduled for November in Glasgow…
Continue Reading Ukraine spies tried to ensnare alleged Russian war criminals with a fake website, promises of riches and an international sting
EXCLUSIVE by Matthew Chance and Zahra Ullah, CNN Security forces shattered the early morning calm of the lakeside Soviet-era resort outside the…
Continue Reading Mexico Supreme Court rules criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional
By Karol Suarez and Sharif Paget, CNN Mexico’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, in a decision…
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Mexico’s Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion. The court on…
Continue Reading CDC adds two popular island getaways to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list
By Forrest Brown, CNN Two tropical islands half a world apart and popular with tourists — Jamaica in the Caribbean and Sri Lanka in South Asia…
Continue Reading Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ida took down more power poles in 2 states than Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, power company says
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Damage to power poles from Hurricane Ida across two states was greater than that caused by Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta…
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