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Why hundreds of Frito-Lay workers have been striking

July 23, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Workers at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas, say it used to be one of the best jobs in town — a place of shared…

The agonizing wait for the family of the presumed last missing Surfside victim

July 24, 2021 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul P. Murphy, CNN One day before the somber one-month anniversary of the Surfside condo collapse, the family of Estelle Hedaya told CNN she is…

Droughts worsen and expand in the northwest

July 23, 2021 7:22 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Drought conditions in the west are getting worse. According to the latest US drought monitor report released Thursday. More than…

Cleveland Indians changing name to Cleveland Guardians

July 23, 2021 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, Homero De la Fuente and Kevin Dotson, CNN The Cleveland Indians are changing their name next season to the Cleveland Guardians, the…

Olympic health plan for US Tokyo delegation: Treat members as if they’re unvaccinated

July 23, 2021 3:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, Jill Martin, Coy Wire, CNN Well over three quarters of the US athletes that are in Japan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have received…

Fire threat and drought remain for the Pacific Northwest as monsoon rains provide relief for the Southwest

July 23, 2021 3:23 AM CNN

Fire threat and drought remain for the Pacific Northwest as monsoon rains provide relief for the Southwest. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the…

Tragic death of translator highlights plight of allies left behind in Afghanistan

July 23, 2021 3:23 AM CNN

CNN’s Anna Coren speaks with Afghan interpreters who risked their lives helping the US government, and now face reprisals from the Taliban as many of…

‘Outrageous’ used car prices amid highest inflation in 13 years

July 23, 2021 3:23 AM CNN

Consumer prices were up 5.4% in June, the biggest jump in annual inflation in nearly 13 years. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich visits President Biden’s home…

CNN’s Don Lemon presses Joe Biden on his answer on the filibuster

July 23, 2021 3:23 AM CNN

Pressed by CNN’s Don Lemon, President Biden maintained that, despite the severity of the threat to voting rights, he would not support nuking the…

Tennessee to remove bust of Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from state Capitol

July 23, 2021 1:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN Tennessee officials voted Thursday to remove the bust of a Ku Klux Klan and Confederate leader Nathan…

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…