5 things to know for July 29: Infrastructure, Covid-19, Capitol riot, Taliban, Cuba
By AJ Willingham, CNN Several key Covid relief projects are ending soon, which could leave millions with renewed financial risks including housing…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Several key Covid relief projects are ending soon, which could leave millions with renewed financial risks including housing…
Continue ReadingThe severe weather linked to a possible derecho in the Midwest shifts to the East, bringing a tornado and high wind threat to parts of the Northeast.…
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, John Couwels and Kacey Cherry, CNN Agnes Velasquez remembers the last words her teen daughter said before Covid-19 severely attacked…
Continue ReadingParts of Alaska are under tsunami warnings after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, according to preliminary data from the US…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off Alaska’s coast Wednesday night was the strongest one…
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse and Amir Vera, CNN A man accused of anti-Muslim attacks in New York City was charged Wednesday with hate crimes by the Queens District…
Continue ReadingBy Christina Carrega and Amir Vera, CNN Disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who is currently serving a decades-long sentence in…
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan and Amanda Jackson, CNN A man is in custody in connection with the shooting at a California movie theater Monday night that left a…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Martin Savidge reports from Little Rock, Arkansas, where hospitals are reaching capacity with unvaccinated patients struggling with…
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Infomercial king Ron Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,…
Continue ReadingBy Martin Savidge, Jason Morris and Eric Levenson, CNN Arkansas Children’s hospitals report a record number of children are hospitalized with…
Continue ReadingTwo police officers have been arrested and charged following a use of force incident in Aurora,…
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Washington Nationals game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday has been postponed due to a dozen Covid-19…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Steve Almasy, CNN Reggie Bush, the former University of Southern California (USC) star who won the 2005 Heisman Trophy, won’t…
Continue ReadingBy Mirna Alsharif, CNN Brandon Hole, the 19-year-old shooter who killed eight people in a FedEx facility earlier this year, was not motivated by…
Continue ReadingFirefighters spoke with a CNN crew in southern Oregon about the hazards of battling the Bootleg Fire, which has consumed more than 400,000 acres and…
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas will open to traffic in one direction on Monday, more than two months…
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Lauren Salzman, a former high-ranking member of Nxivm who pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges and…
Continue ReadingBy Jenn Selva and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Colorado officers from the Aurora Police Department (APD) have been arrested on criminal charges in a…
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Photographs by Will Lanzoni, CNN The sweaty Lindy Hoppers stood in a circle clapping to a hard-driving beat — switching…
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Gun manufacturer Remington has offered nearly $33 million to nine families of victims killed in the…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Wildfires in the US have burned almost 3 million acres so far this year. That’s more than the size of Delaware and Rhode…
Continue ReadingOlympic gymnastics medalist Aly Raisman shares support for her former teammate Simone Biles after Biles pulled out of the team gymnastics event at…
Continue ReadingMonsoon rains continue to shift north, providing assistance for fires out West. Meanwhile, severe storms and hot, humid air impact the Central US.…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the CDC’s updated guidance that recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with “substantial”…
Continue ReadingSergeant Aquilino Gonell shares an emotional firsthand account during a House committee hearing into the January 6th Capitol…
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a legislation package that aims to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Andy Rose, CNN The St. Louis County Council voted Tuesday to overturn an indoor mask mandate put in place Monday. The 5-2…
Continue ReadingWith new cases of Covid-19 surging in most of the US — driven by unvaccinated Americans and fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant —…
Continue ReadingWATCH: Officials issue update on deadly chemical leak in La…
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN California’s power grid operator has issued a statewide alert urging residents to cut back electricity use Wednesday…
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly and Christina Maxouris, CNN About 20 anti-mask protesters gathered at the Broward County School Board headquarters in Fort Lauderdale,…
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci and CNN’s Chris Cuomo discuss the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated as the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to…
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN Democratic donor Ed Buck on Tuesday was convicted by a federal jury of nine felonies, including giving methamphetamine to two…
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN A man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after a jury convicted him of murder in the 2019 killing of a South Carolina…
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, CNN At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility near La Porte,…
Continue ReadingFormer US Sen. Barbara Boxer of California describes the moment she was assaulted and robbed in Oakland,…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN The political organization cofounded by NBA superstar LeBron James launched a new campaign Monday to promote voting rights and…
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Lauren Salzman was once a high-ranking leader of the purported self-help group Nxivm and a loyal member of founder Keith…
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN When Luis Grijalva crossed the finish line at the NCAA track and field championships last month, he knew he could reach his…
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis and John Blake, CNN He spoke in a Boston-accented monotone that barely rose above a whisper, hated personal attention, and was…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the timelines, victims and aftermath of the shootings that occurred in and around Washington, DC in…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Covid-19 infections in fully vaccinated people have come under increasing scrutiny as the virus once again surges across…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN Two men are facing charges after a Black Lives Matter street mural in Santa Cruz, California, was vandalized, officials said.…
Continue ReadingBy Maria Cartaya, Amara Walker, Angela Barajas and Eric Levenson, CNN The Georgia man accused of fatally shooting eight people at three Atlanta-area…
Continue ReadingBy Deanna Hackney and Hollie Silverman, CNN An officer and a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department have been relieved of duty after a video…
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Chicago’s police superintendent on Monday blamed the state court system for another spate of deadly weekend…
Continue ReadingThe first person to be tried under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law faces life in prison after being found guilty of inciting secession and…
Continue ReadingFires in the West continue to burn, bringing smoke and haze all the way to parts of New England, but monsoon rains will shift north and bring some…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Chris Cuomo presses Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds about vaccine hesitancy in his state, and spikes in cases of the Covid-19 Delta…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Arwa Damon…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Another heat wave is rolling in this weekend, and it will affect the Pacific Northwest — again. About 35 million people…
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, CNN If you thought we were done seeing — and hearing — cicadas in the United States, think again! The lesser-seen…
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN The NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs won’t be changing the team’s nickname anytime soon, but are…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Randi Kaye visits a hospital in Florida that is struggling to keep up with patients being admitted with…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Randi Kaye, CNN Health care workers at Jacksonville’s Baptist Medical Center in Florida are hearing panic, fear and…
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Keith Allen and Jennifer Feldman, CNN Authorities found the bodies of two men over a two-day span following recent dangerous flooding…
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer of California was a victim of assault and theft Monday in the Jack London Square neighborhood of…
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Deanna Hackney, CNN No charges will be filed against two former Charleston County, South Carolina, detention officers who tased…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Amara Walker discusses the debate states and school districts are having over requiring students to wear masks to return to in-person learning…
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Deanna Hackney and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The last remaining missing person from the Champlain Towers South building collapse in…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez and Jon Passantino, CNN Plagued by climate change-fueled drought and increasing demand for water, Lake Powell, the second largest…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some information about Washington, DC’s subway system, generally called the “Metro.” The…
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Moon, CNN California will require all state employees and health care workers to provide proof of vaccination status or get regular testing…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the Golden Gate, a…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Janet Yellen, the first female Treasury secretary. Personal Birth date: August 13, 1946…
Continue ReadingBy Kay Jones, CNN The city of St. Louis and St. Louis County reinstated an indoor mask mandate on Monday to try to stop the spread of Covid-19, even…
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he’s expanding the city’s Covid-19…
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Across America, there’s a grim sense of déjà vu. Despite now having a powerful tool to help suppress the spread of…
Continue ReadingBy Bill Weir and Rachel Clarke, CNN There is nothing more dear to us than our food culture — what our momma cooks, what our grandma fed us.…
Continue ReadingDr. Michael Bolding made an emotional plea for people in Arkansas to get the Covid-19 vaccine. He speaks with CNN’s Pamela Brown about what it has…
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN Four men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl in North Carolina, police said. The shooting happened…
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Eric Levenson, CNN Provincetown, Massachusetts, has restored its indoor mask mandate after a cluster of Covid-19 cases…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer Tony Bennett, famous for his signature song, “I Left My Heart…
Continue ReadingBy Mallory Simon, Amara Walker and Maria Cartaya, CNN Six-year-old Audrey Gard will head to first grade next week wearing a mask. It’s a…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of author, television personality and entrepreneur, Martha Stewart. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority, both its history and its present-day status as the second largest…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN As the new school year approaches, administrators are dealing with serious teacher shortages. Some schools are even bringing in…
Continue ReadingParts of the South and the Northwest will see hot temperatures today as monsoon rains continue in the Southwest. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri…
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN A Kern County Sheriff’s Department SWAT officer was fatally shot and three other people were killed in an hourslong…
Continue ReadingBy Hollie Silverman and Gene Norman, CNN Eight people are dead and several more were critically injured when authorities say a sand or dust storm…
Continue ReadingTwo police officers and bystanders saved an 8-month-old baby who became trapped underneath a car after a driver hit a 36-year-old mother and her baby…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Two police officers and bystanders saved an 8-month-old baby who became trapped underneath a car after a driver…
Continue ReadingBy Hollie Silverman and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Three people were killed and five more were injured in a series of unrelated shootings in Seattle…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN Civil rights legend Bob Moses died at age 86, according to a statement from NAACP President Derrick Johnson. A cause of death…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN Secure your load. That’s the message the Arizona Department of Public Safety has for drivers after a truck driver in…
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, Deanna Hackney and Susannah Cullinane, CNN An Atlanta university says it is clearing student account balances for spring 2020 through…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN A rare snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo that hadn’t been vaccinated has tested positive for coronavirus. But the zoo is…
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN For many parents, taking their babies on a walk or cradling them to sleep is a blessing that’s easy to take for granted.…
Continue ReadingChef Camilla Marcus tells CNN’s Bill Weir about her dreams for sustainable eating — and cutting down on food waste — both in restaurants and at…
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN For over half an hour on a March afternoon, Arkansas legislators, activists and pediatricians outlined reasons why they…
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN Michael Roh remembers the tears that rolled down his grandmother’s face as she watched former President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has released a mid-year report highlighting serious cases of anti-Muslim…
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN Firefighters used a cherry picker to pluck Steve Rosenthal from his Unit 705 balcony after the Champlain Towers South partially…
Continue ReadingBy Joe Bagliere, CNN For those that think their luck’s against them, never say never. A Maryland Uber Eats driver and mother of five is sitting…
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN With two weeks left until jury selection is to begin in R. Kelly’s federal racketeering trial, Brooklyn prosecutors are…
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN An anthropologist believes that the remains of a California 17-year-old who went missing after deadly mudslides in 2018 have been…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN In “For Whom the Bell Tolls” — Ernest Hemingway’s novel partly written in Key West — the author…
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN A convicted serial killer known as the “Dating Game Killer” died early Saturday morning at a hospital near Corcoran…
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