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Mother holds vaccination drive at memorial for her 46-year-old son who died of Covid-19

July 23, 2021 1:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN After a Louisiana man who declined to be vaccinated died of Covid-19, his mother organized a vaccine drive at his memorial to…

Nurse explains why she doesn’t like the term ‘healthcare hero’

July 23, 2021 3:50 AM CNN

Sunny, a nurse in Arkansas, shares the hate and struggle she has experienced throughout the coronavirus pandemic. CNN’s Elle Reeve has more on the…

The surreal lives of Arkansas nurses fighting Covid-19 inside the hospital and denial on the outside

July 23, 2021 3:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN Sunny worked as a nurse on a Covid-19 floor of a hospital at the height of the pandemic. The…

Thieves in California are stealing scarce water amid extreme drought, ‘devastating’ some communities

July 27, 2021 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Brisa Colon, CNN As an extreme drought grips California, making water increasingly scarce, thieves are making off with billions of gallons of the…

New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp has died following bicycle crash

July 22, 2021 6:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Jacob Lev, CNN New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp has died, five days after being involved in a bicycling crash, the Knapp family announced…

Virginia Beach school board votes against making masks optional following heated hourslong meeting

July 22, 2021 6:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Stuart, Mallory Simon and Christina Maxouris, CNN The Virginia Beach school board voted against a motion which would make mask-wearing…

FAA changes policy on who qualifies for commercial astronaut wings on same day as Blue Origin spaceflight

July 22, 2021 6:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Even though Jeff Bezos crossed into space on Tuesday, he still may not get his official astronaut wings from…

Jeff Bezos reveals what crew was talking about before liftoff

July 22, 2021 6:03 PM CNN

CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark about their trip into space aboard a Blue Origin spacecraft, and what…

3 indicted for attempted murder and assault of an Illinois police officer during traffic stop

July 22, 2021 4:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Josh Campbell, CNN A routine traffic stop in a Chicago suburb turned violent after a driver and two passengers allegedly assaulted the police…

He mowed his way across the country. Now Rodney Smith Jr. has an army of young volunteers cutting grass for those in need

July 22, 2021 2:28 PM CNN Newsource

Gabriel Kinder, CNN Anyone who has had a tough time convincing their kid to mow the lawn may want to enlist the help of Rodney Smith Jr. Over the…

CNN Heroes Salutes: Inspiring kids ‘one lawn at a time’

July 22, 2021 2:28 PM CNN

Rodney Smith Jr. has made a name for himself over the last several years, traveling across the country and mowing lawns in all 50 states. He also…

Why Texas’s lone Black freshman Democrat refuses to give up on the fight for voting rights

July 23, 2021 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, holding public office was not a goal she ever set. Neither was becoming a civil…

Georgia family mourns ‘most loving, joyous’ 5-year-old boy who died from Covid-19

July 23, 2021 10:57 AM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN A family in Georgia is mourning after a 5-year-old boy — described as someone who had “nothing but pure…

‘I got elected to shake things up’: Lightfoot on time as mayor

July 22, 2021 2:17 PM CNN

CNN’s Omar Jimenez sits down with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to discuss her time in office and her plans for the…

‘It’s not the critics that count.’ Chicago’s mayor remains optimistic after a turbulent two years

July 22, 2021 2:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been criticized as “racist” — even as a Black woman — and she’s…

The intentional misgendering of transgender nursing home residents in California is no longer banned, court rules

July 22, 2021 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Staff at nursing homes in California are no longer prohibited from deliberately misgendering residents, a California district…

Atlanta students must wear masks when school starts, district says

July 22, 2021 3:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Stuart, Rachel Clarke and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Atlanta Public Schools, one of the nation’s first districts to begin its school…

Sleepaway camp in New York says 31 campers under age 12 tested positive for Covid-19

July 22, 2021 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Joe Sutton and Eric Levenson, CNN A co-ed sleepaway camp in New York said that 31 campers between 7 and 11 years old have tested positive for…

Universities have held onto sacred Indigenous remains and items for decades — and have been slow to give them back

July 22, 2021 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN The Ponca tribe buried Chief Standing Bear more than a century ago in what is now Nebraska. But Standing…

A 14-year-old girl drowned at a Cincinnati-area amusement park, officials say

July 22, 2021 5:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN A 14-year-old girl from Ohio drowned this week at a Cincinnati-area amusement park, officials said. The drowning…

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