Girl shot while waiting for Easter Bunny after shop owner opens fire on shoplifters
KCAL, KCBS By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A shoe store owner aiming at would-be shoplifters opened fire in a California mall but struck a 9-year-old girl…
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The Memphis Zoo had to rescue 19 kangaroos and 4 wallabies after storms caused a creek to overflow
By Theresa Waldrop and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a harrowing 36 hours or so for staff at the Memphis Zoo, Honeybunch, a wallaby that went missing in…
Continue Reading New Jersey man arrested, charged after he ran over woman multiple times in road rage incident, prosecutors say
CNN, HLN By Laura Ly, Liam Reilly and Sharif Paget, CNN A man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he ran over a 23-year-old woman…
Continue Reading Book banning efforts are inspiring readers to form banned book clubs
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN When Joslyn Diffenbaugh learned about efforts in Texas to remove certain books from school libraries and classrooms, she was…
Continue Reading Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant to retire, mayor says
By Melissa Alonso and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant will retire in June, just two years after the previous chief resigned…
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Tax Day is Monday. Here’s what you need to know about filing your 2021 taxes
Soaring inflation. The war in Ukraine. Yet another rise in Covid cases. With so much going on this year it’s been hard to focus on things like…
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Over 200 birds are suspected to have died from the avian flu at a Chicago-area forest preserve
More than 200 birds have died from a presumed outbreak of avian flu at a Chicago-area forest preserve, according to…
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Easter holiday bus crash in eastern Zimbabwe takes 35 lives
A bus carrying worshippers traveling to an Easter pilgrimage in mountainous eastern Zimbabwe plunged into a gorge, killing 35 people in the early…
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Russia formally protests US weapons shipments to Ukraine
Russia this week formally protested the US’Â ongoing shipment of weapons to Ukraine, sending a diplomatic note to the State Department warning of…
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Is herd immunity for Covid-19 still possible?
This time last year, the brand new, stunningly effective Covid-19 vaccines were rolling out across the country, injecting a strong note of optimism…
Continue Reading The community fridge movement could change the way we think about helping each other
AJ Willingham, graphics by Leah Abucayan The world has a lot of problems. Big problems, with big consequences that require big solutions. In the…
Continue Reading Maine lawmakers have a chance to end these tribes’ fight for sovereignty
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Native American people in Maine have been excluded from protections guaranteed by federal law for more than 40 years but…
Continue Reading 5 people will share a $50,000 reward for tips that led to Brooklyn subway shooting suspect’s arrest
By Brynn Gingras, Mark Morales, Shimon Prokupecz, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Sonia Moghe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Five people will share a combined…
Continue Reading Over 200 birds are suspected to have died from the avian flu at a Chicago-area forest preserve
By Mallika Kallingal and Amanda Musa, CNN More than 200 birds have died from a presumed outbreak of avian flu at a Chicago-area forest preserve,…
Continue Reading New Jersey man arrested, charged after he ran over woman multiple times in road rage incident, prosecutors say
By Laura Ly, Liam Reilly and Sharif Paget, CNN A man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he ran over a 23-year-old woman multiple…
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Man who spotted subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, flagged down officers, speaks out
The man who identified alleged Brooklyn subway shooter Frank R. James on the street and alerted police officers of his presence is speaking…
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School safety agent and teacher slashed at elementary school
A school safety agent and a teacher were slashed when they intervened during an attack at a Bronx elementary school Thursday…
Continue Reading WWII-era ship tilting into Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York, naval park
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A WWII-era naval destroyer, an exhibit at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, is partially sinking into…
Continue Reading Ed Buck, once a prominent Democratic donor, sentenced to 30 years in prison
By Steve Almasy and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Democratic donor Ed Buck, who in 2021 was convicted by a federal jury of nine felonies, including giving…
Continue Reading New York revives gifted and talented program with major expansion
By Kristina Sgueglia and Dalila-Johari Paul, CNN New York City is expanding its controversial gifted and talented student program. On Wednesday, New…
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