Hear why some Texas lawmakers are vowing to stay out of their state until August 7
Texas state House Democrats left the state in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive new voting law in the remaining 27 days of…
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See Australia’s Covid PSA that’s meant to ‘scare people’
A commercial meant to scare people into protecting themselves from Covid-19 has faced backlash from Australians who feel as if the government is not…
Continue Reading Lewis: Racism toward England players a source of national shame
CNN’s Darren Lewis says that the scale of racism toward Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Sako and Jadon Sancho in the wake of England’s Euro championship loss…
Continue Reading Republican congressman: ‘Vaccines are literally a gift from God’
Rep. Michael Burgess, a Republican from Texas who is also a medical doctor, tells CNN’s Pamela Brown about vaccine outreach in his district and if he…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 13: Coronavirus, voting rights, White House, Haiti, China
By AJ Willingham, CNN Families could start getting enhanced child tax credit payments from the IRS as soon as this week. Think you qualify? Use our…
Continue Reading At least 4 dead after crane collapse in Canada, officials say
By Deanna Hackney and Hollie Silverman, CNN Four people are dead and one is missing after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Canada Monday,…
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17 million gallons of sewage spills into Santa Monica Bay
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A stretch of Los Angeles beaches was closed due to health concerns after roughly 17 million gallons of sewage was…
Continue Reading Surfside mayor says security will be tightened at the condo collapse location, which he says is a ‘holy site’
By Hollie Silverman, Rebekah Riess and Natasha Chen, CNN As the death toll in the Surfside condo collapse nears 100, officials said security at the…
Continue Reading Young Muslim entrepreneur’s hijab designs are some of the first to be sold by a major retailer
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Hilal Ibrahim began dreaming of making hijabs more accessible to women of all cultures in high school, and now her luxury…
Continue Reading Texas sheriff’s office releases video showing in-custody death of Marvin Scott III
By Deanna Hackney and Amir Vera, CNN The Collin County Sheriff’s office in Texas has released 41 minutes of jail security video showing the…
Continue Reading These women are creating blow dry salons for women with textured hair
By Carly Ryan When it came time for Dana White to name her first salon, her thoughts immediately went to her grandmother. Paralee Boyd was the first…
Continue Reading Charlottesville removes Lewis and Clark statue featuring Sacagawea along with Confederate statues
By Amir Vera, Artemis Moshtaghian and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A Lewis and Clark statue featuring Sacagawea (also spelled Sacajawea), a famous Native…
Continue Reading An invasive species has an ethnic slur in its common name. Entomologists are changing that
By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Ethel Brooks, raised in a Romani community in New Hampshire, grew up with other kids telling her to stay away…
Continue Reading Memorial held for teen fatally shot by police
A memorial was held for 17-year-old Hunter Brittain who was fatally shot June 23 by a Lonoke County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop around 3…
Continue Reading Death toll in Surfside condo building collapse reaches 94
By Ralph Ellis, Hollie Silverman, Melissa Alonso and Kay Jones, CNN The death toll has reached 94 as recovery operations at the Surfside condo…
Continue Reading More manatees have died in the first half of 2021 than in any other year in Florida’s history, wildlife agency says
By Scottie Andrew, CNN A grim prediction for Florida’s manatees has come to pass: More manatees have died in the first half of 2021 than ever…
Continue Reading Funeral is held for slain golf pro Gene Siller
By Ralph Ellis, CNN Funeral services were held Monday morning for Gene Siller, the Atlanta-area golf pro who was fatally shot July 3, according his…
Continue Reading Why Al Sharpton and Ben Crump are taking up the case of a White teen killed by police
By Emma Tucker and Christina Carrega, CNN The Rev. Al Sharpton and Ben Crump are taking up their first case involving a White person who was killed…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 12: Coronavirus, extreme heat, Haiti, Ethiopia, Cuba
By AJ Willingham, CNN He did it. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson rocketed to outer space, becoming the first person to ride into space on a…
Continue Reading New York braces for a flash flood threat as the Western heat eases
The West is beginning to ease out of the long, oppressive heat wave and New York braces for a potential flood threat. CNN Meteorologist Tyler…
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