Over 69 pounds of cocaine discovered on cruise ship
By Eric Levenson, CNN A cruise ship’s security services discovered 69.5 pounds of cocaine on board the vessel last week and turned over the…
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Many turned to libraries during the pandemic for free Wi-Fi and other services. Will these venerable public institutions get the credit they deserve?
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN Ramses Escobedo probably wouldn’t call himself a hero. But during the pandemic, he was asked to act in some heroic ways.…
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Gov. Ducey calls for special session as wildfires and drought pose threats to state
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) says he will call a special legislative session next week to figure out how to handle the devastating wildfires and…
Continue ReadingInmates at Oklahoma prisons begin receiving computer tablets
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Inmates in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) began receiving tablets this week as part of a plan to supply all state…
Continue ReadingDeadly attacks on Black trans women are going up
This grieving mom is fighting back By Faith Karimi, CNN Dallas resident Stephanie Houston was driving from the store with her teenage son one day six…
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‘It’s a moving chess board’: COVID-19 reopening creates new anxieties
By David Williams, CNN Deirdre Lawson was living her best life before the pandemic — if she wasn’t traveling, she was going to concerts,…
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Scientists say 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off in mystery extinction event 19 million years ago
By Alaa Elassar, CNN About 19 million years ago, roughly 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off, and scientists don’t know why.…
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A suspect has been arrested in connection with 3 shootings in less than 24 hours in Georgia and Alabama
By Andy Rose, CNN A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with three separate shootings in less than 24 hours that wounded five people…
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A father is suing an Illinois police department for opening an urn containing the ashes of his daughter
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A Springfield, Illinois, man is suing the city and six of its police officers for opening a small urn containing his…
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2 people, including a young child, are dead after being swept out by Florida currents
A man who tried to rescue them is missing By Hollie Silverman, CNN Two people — including a 3-year-old child — are dead and a third person is…
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Yuma County extends deadline to join Redistricting Advisory Commission
Yuma County will soon be utilizing the 2020 Census data to redraw boundary lines for the supervisorial and justice of the peace districts.…
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Five years after massacre, Pulse nightclub owner laments that not much has changed
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Barbara Poma, owner of the former Pulse nightclub, woke up on the five-year anniversary one of the worst mass shootings in US…
Continue ReadingAirplane discovered at bottom of lake could be from 1965 crash
Technicians in California believe they have found wreckage from a plane missing for five decades at the bottom of a…
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San Luis Park and Rec announces reopening of pool services
Hello Summer! The San Luis Parks and Recreation Department announced this week that their municipal pool will soon reopen to the public.…
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Boxing, influencers and NFTs share the stage as YouTubers and TikTokers fight in Battle of the Platforms
By Rachel Trent, CNN While YouTubers and TikTokers are usually in a fight for followers, this Saturday night, the battle gets physical. LiveXLive…
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Delta passengers and crew subdue off-duty flight attendant on Atlanta-bound flight
By Alta Spells, Elizabeth Joseph and Ray Sanchez, CNN An off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant apparently commandeered the intercom on an…
Continue ReadingPulse shooting survivor: I’m so tired of thoughts and prayers
Five years after the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando that claimed 49 lives, survivor Brandon Wolf says he finds hope in Biden’s stance on…
Continue ReadingGun violence in 6 states this weekend brings US mass shootings to 272 so far this year
By Chris Boyette, Jay Croft and Hollie Silverman, CNN As the nation marked the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando on…
Continue ReadingSavannah official on mass shooting: We need answers
A shooting in Savannah, Georgia, left one person dead and injured at least eight others, including a two-year-old and a 13-year-old, police…
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CT: YALE GRAD STUDENT WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES
New details about the man accused of murdering a Yale graduate student in February revealed in arrest warrant released…
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