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Californians are urged to conserve electricity today as temperatures could soar to triple digits

August 16, 2022 11:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN With temperatures in parts of California expected to exceed 100 degrees Wednesday, Golden State residents are…

A Texas school district is removing and reviewing dozens of challenged books, including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation

August 16, 2022 10:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Officials in a school district near Fort Worth, Texas, have directed school staff and librarians to temporarily…

Little League World Series player critically hurt in bunk bed fall no longer under sedation

August 16, 2022 8:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Dotson, Amir Vera and Matt Foster, CNN The 12-year-old player in the Little League World Series who fell from a bunk bed is no longer under…

Co-pilot who exited a plane in mid-air during a North Carolina flight was ‘visibly upset’ and possibly sick prior to departing without a parachute, NTSB says

August 16, 2022 7:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and Jamiel Lynch, CNN The co-pilot who fell to his death after getting off an aircraft mid-flight in North Carolina may have been sick…

Sheriff captain testifies his own deputies had no business taking photos of Kobe Bryant crash scene

August 16, 2022 6:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Kravarik and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Deputies responding to the helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna…

‘We just did the right thing.’ A group of high school football players rescued an injured woman trapped in her car after a wreck

August 16, 2022 6:39 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, Caroll Alvarado and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A group of high school football players in northern Georgia jumped out of their cars while…

A man was indicted for allegedly stabbing two homeless men while they slept, killing one

August 16, 2022 5:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales, CNN A 40-year-old man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly stabbing two homeless men while they slept in separate incidents, killing…

Black firefighter claims he was forced by his supervisor to attend racist party

August 16, 2022 5:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Justin Gamble, CNN A Black firefighter in upstate New York alleges a commanding officer pressured him to attend a private party in July that…

Human remains are found at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach for the third time amid dramatically dropping water levels

August 16, 2022 5:42 PM CNN

CNN, KNXV By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More human skeletal remains were discovered at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach area Monday night, officials said,…

Human remains are found at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach for the third time amid dramatically dropping water levels

August 16, 2022 5:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More human skeletal remains were discovered at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach area Monday night, officials said, marking the…

Oklahoma governor delays Richard Glossip’s execution until December

August 16, 2022 3:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, CNN Oklahoma’s governor on Tuesday ordered that the scheduled September execution of death row inmate Richard Glossip be…

The brother of a Marine killed in an attack outside Kabul airport last year dies by suicide, his mother says

August 16, 2022 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek, CNN The brother of a US service member killed in a terrorist attack outside Afghanistan’s Kabul airport in August of last year…

Six weeks after getting shot at a Fourth of July parade, an 8-year-old left paralyzed feels ‘hopeless’ and angry as new reality sets in

August 16, 2022 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Before July Fourth, Cooper Roberts was almost always active and running around. He loved playing sports — including…

Biden administration will stop buying Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall, Jha says

August 16, 2022 2:04 PM CNN

The Biden administration has been planning for how to get past the crisis phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and will stop buying vaccines, treatments…

Uvalde school board to meet August 24 regarding district police chief Pete Arredondo’s termination

August 16, 2022 1:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, CNN The fate of the Uvalde school district’s police chief could be decided next week now that the school board has rescheduled a…

Jury seated in Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two former associates, opening statements set for Wednesday

August 16, 2022 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe, CNN A jury has been selected and sworn in for the Chicago federal child pornography and obstruction trial for R. Kelly and two of…

Civil rights organization files lawsuit against city officials in Mississippi after fired police chief’s alleged racist and homophobic remarks

August 16, 2022 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A civil and human rights advocacy organization has filed suit against officials in Lexington, Mississippi following alleged…