Louisiana hasn’t yet recovered from two major hurricanes in 2020. Now another is taking aim
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Last year’s hurricane season devastated parts of Louisiana with no reprieve. In August 2020, Hurricane Laura made…
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Washington man convicted of hate crime in transgender teen’s murder
By Kelly Murray, CNN A Washington state man was found guilty Friday in the death of a transgender teenager, Nikki Kuhnhausen. David Bogdanov, 27, was…
Continue Reading A bust of Marsha P. Johnson went up near the Stonewall Inn as a tribute to the transgender activist
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Visitors to New York’s Christopher Park this week were greeted by the bust of Marsha P. Johnson, stoic yet softly…
Continue Reading Voting rights march leaders honor the sacrifice made by foot soldiers killed during the civil rights era
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN When Medgar Evers and Jimmie Lee Jackson were killed amid a yearslong battle for voting rights, it brought a sense of…
Continue Reading Why older people are so much more vaccinated than younger people
By Eric Levenson, CNN Vaccination rates in America vary widely between blue and red states, between urban and rural populations and between those…
Continue Reading Southern fast food chain Bojangles to close for two Mondays to give staff a ‘well-deserved break’
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Fast food restaurant chain Bojangles will close all stores for two Mondays to give staff a “well-deserved break”…
Continue Reading New Orleans mayor says there’s not enough time to order new mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Ida
By Steve Almasy and Rebekah Riess, CNN Almost 16 years to the date after Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the city’s flood protection system, New…
Continue Reading Brandon Theesfeld pleads guilty in the death of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial
Claudia Dominguez, CNN Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty Friday in the murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, Lafayette County Circuit Court…
Continue Reading Family confirms identity of US service member killed in Kabul airport attack
CNN By Gloria De Leon, CNN Thirteen US service members were killed and 18 were injured in an attack outside Kabul’s airport on Thursday, as the…
Continue Reading A soon-to-be father, a beloved brother and a state champion among US service members killed in Kabul attack
By Paul P. Murphy, Madeleine Fitzgerald, and Gloria de Leon, CNN The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who…
Continue Reading School board to pay $1.3 million in legal fees to ACLU in trans student case
By Liam Reilly, CNN The school board in Gloucester County, Virginia, has agreed to pay the American Civil Liberties Union $1.3 million in legal fees…
Continue Reading RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan gets parole on 16th attempt; governor can review
CNN By Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for…
Continue Reading Board recommends parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan on 16th attempt
By Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for parole…
Continue Reading Mississippi hospitals are overrun with Covid-19 patients. The state ‘needs to come together,’ survivor says
By Alaa Elassar, Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Dolly Monceaux was unvaccinated when she found herself fighting the coronavirus last week from a…
Continue Reading Mississippi hospitals are overrun with Covid-19 patients. The state ‘needs to come together,’ survivor says
CNN By Alaa Elassar, Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Dolly Monceaux was unvaccinated when she found herself fighting the coronavirus last week…
Continue Reading Houston reports first pediatric Covid-19 death in youth with no underlying conditions
CNN, STANFORD MEDICINE By Keith Allen and David Williams, CNN Health officials in Houston have confirmed the city’s first pediatric Covid-19…
Continue Reading Judge rules against Florida Gov. DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates in schools
By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates in schools will not remain in place, Leon…
Continue Reading Houston reports first pediatric Covid-19 death in youth with no underlying conditions
By Keith Allen and David Williams, CNN Health officials in Houston have confirmed the city’s first pediatric Covid-19 death of a youth who did…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Afghanistan, evictions, Ida, Covid-19, Capitol riot
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Afghanistan, evictions, Ida, Covid-19, Capitol riot
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President…
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