A 9-year-old girl has died after being shot while jumping on trampoline in Minneapolis
By Hollie Silverman, Chuck Johnston and Alaa Elassar, CNN A 9-year-old girl has died nearly two weeks after she was shot while jumping on a…
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Memorial Day weekend is first maskless holiday in over a year for many Americans as mandates lift
Travel is up, Covid-19 cases are down, and vaccines have been put in many arms. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but Memorial Day weekend…
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Florida teen accused of stabbing girl 114 times facing first-degree murder charge
A 14-year-old Florida teen is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, prosecutors…
Continue ReadingFlorida teen accused of stabbing girl 114 times facing first-degree murder charge
Fourteen-year-old Aiden Fucci is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. The initial…
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Suspected Times Square shooter extradited from Florida, charged with attempted murder
Farrakhan Muhammad was extradited from Florida to New York City and charged Friday evening in connection to a shooting at New York City’s Times…
Continue ReadingOne dead and six wounded in Miami shooting
One person has died and six others wounded after a shooting late Friday in Miami, police said. Officers responding to gunshot detection system alerts…
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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will throw 1st pitch at Boston Red Sox game
She’s spent the past four months pitching health guidance as head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, CDC director and…
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Florida man accused of stealing ventilators intended for COVID-19 patients
A Florida man has been arrested in connection with the theft of nearly 200 ventilators intended for critically ill COVID-19 patients in Central…
Continue ReadingRed piranha caught in a lake near LSU
Louisiana wildlife authorities are making sure there aren’t more Louisiana wildlife authorities are investigating after someone caught a red piranha…
Continue ReadingProsecutors will not seek to restore death penalty against Scott Peterson
Prosecutors won’t seek to restore the death penalty against Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn child nearly two decades…
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Riskiest job in space and more top science stories this week
Try to imagine for a moment, if you will, what it must be like to walk in space. After suiting up, you step outside the airlock. The International…
Continue ReadingAt least 7 wounded in Miami shooting
At least seven people were wounded during a shooting late Friday in Miami, police said. Officers responding to gunshot detection system alerts in…
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How a pastor’s spread of Covid misinformation divided one Tennessee family
Pastor Greg Locke has grown his congregation over the last year by preaching that Covid-19 is a “fake pandemic” and the vaccine is a…
Continue ReadingTennessee pastor continues to preach false information about Covid-19
Pastor Greg Locke has grown his congregation over the last year by preaching that Covid-19 is a “fake pandemic” and the vaccine is a scam. CNN’s Elle…
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Brood X cicadas offer pets a moveable feast of irresistible proportions
Bonnie is a very good girl. But every time the 4-year-old Shepherd mix goes outside in the yard to play or relieve herself right now, her owner,…
Continue ReadingWhat we know so far about Covid-19 immunity — and what it means for vaccine boosters
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been seeking to better understand immunity to the novel coronavirus. How long is a person immune…
Continue ReadingPolice ask for help identifying the body of a boy found by hikers in Las Vegas
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the body of a child found by hikers Friday morning. The boy is believed to be…
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Colorado is banning legacy preferences in college admissions
As more schools reconsider the role of legacy status in college admissions, Colorado has taken a significant step toward leveling the playing field.…
Continue Reading A near-normal Memorial Day weekend ahead as most states ditch mask mandates for vaccinated Americans
It’s all true. Memorial Day weekend may very well look like it did before the coronavirus pandemic upended life more than a year ago. Vaccines…
Continue Reading Restaurant owner celebrates birthday with 510-foot-long cheesesteak
A Philadelphia restaurant owner celebrated his birthday and a return from lockdown in the most Philadelphia way possible — a 510-foot-long…
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