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Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown

September 30, 2021 4:48 PM The Associated Press, Jenny Day

With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded…

Pelosi delays vote on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after hours of negotiations

September 30, 2021 8:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled against putting a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on the floor…

Windy Fire has destroyed more than two dozen giant sequoia trees — and that’s just an early assessment

September 30, 2021 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Elam, CNN The Windy Fire in California is wreaking havoc on sequoia trees in Sequoia National Forest this week. Experts say fire has…

Federal database undercounts deaths caused by police, according to researchers

September 30, 2021 3:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Nickeas, CNN A study published Thursday in a medical journal estimated a federal database failed to count more than 50% of deaths…

FBI joins search for Miya Marcano, who has been missing in Florida for nearly a week

September 30, 2021 1:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Carma Hassan and Steve Almasy, CNN The FBI is assisting in the search for a 19-year-old woman who went missing last Friday from an Orlando…

Congress reaches deal to avert government shutdown

September 30, 2021 1:33 PM NBC News

With just hours to go before a midnight shutdown deadline, lawmakers came together around a short-term save to fund the government through…

NYPD launches internal review of 2 officers after names appear in leaked data apparently belonging to the Oath Keepers

September 30, 2021 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The New York City Police Department launched an internal review of two active officers after their names and…

California synagogue shooter sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole

September 30, 2021 12:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez, CNN John T. Earnest was formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday for murder and attempted…

School board group asks for federal help to stop threats and violence in debates on Covid and critical race theory

September 30, 2021 10:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Mallory Simon, CNN A group representing national school board associations asked President Joe Biden and the federal government on Wednesday to…

Teen suspect to be charged in Memphis elementary school shooting

September 30, 2021 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A 13-year-old student is in custody following a shooting at Cummings K-8 Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee, Thursday…

This man used a garbage can to successfully trap a gator in Florida. Fish and wildlife authorities say to leave the trapping to them

September 30, 2021 8:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands, literally, when…

This man used a garbage can to successfully trap a gator in Florida. Fish and wildlife authorities say to leave the trapping to them

September 30, 2021 8:42 AM CNN

CNN, WESH By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands,…

USPS to slow down some mail delivery starting Friday

September 30, 2021 7:17 AM April Hettinger

People across the U.S. could see the pace of their mail delivery slow down as early as…

Passenger on plane arriving at Miami airport opens emergency exit, walks onto wing

September 30, 2021 6:47 AM CNN Newsource

A passenger on a flight from Colombia used an emergency exit and walked out onto the wing of the plane at the Miami International Airport on…

Biden and Democratic leaders’ path forward vanishing after failing to make an infrastructure deal

September 30, 2021 6:22 AM CNN

There is no deal. There is no commitment. There is no framework. There may be no vote because, barring some dramatic change, there aren’t the…

Monica Lewinsky details mental health struggles she endured during Clinton affair scandal

September 30, 2021 6:14 AM CNN

Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with then-President Bill…

Senate reaches agreement to prevent government shutdown

September 30, 2021 6:00 AM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The U.S. Senate has reached an agreement to keep the government funded and prevent a government…

US unemployment claims rise third straight week to 362,000

September 30, 2021 5:40 AM The Associated Press

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that the highly contagious delta variant may be…

80 million European households struggle to stay warm. Rising energy costs will make the problem worse

September 30, 2021 5:36 AM CNN Newsource

Millions of people across Europe may not be able to afford to heat their homes this winter as gas and electricity prices…

Newsom writes children’s book about boy with dyslexia

September 30, 2021 5:33 AM The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest news about California Governor Gavin Newsom is less dramatic but more personal than the recall effort he easily defeated…