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2020 projected as highest crash fatalities since 2007

June 7, 2021 6:33 AM Cole Johnson, CNN

Despite record numbers of Americans working from home, 2020 is projected to have the highest car crash fatality rate since…

Why Atlanta’s richest neighborhood wants to secede from the city

June 7, 2021 5:41 AM CNN

A movement in Buckhead, Atlanta, the city’s wealthiest neighborhood comprised of predominately White residents, is working to secede in order to form…

Two Arizona wildfires force evacuations, close roads

June 7, 2021 5:21 AM NBC News, Dominique Newland

Two wildfires burning in eastern Arizona topped 30,000 acres each over the weekend, prompting road closures and mandatory evacuations amid blazing…

CDC says hospitalizations are rising in teens with COVID-19

June 7, 2021 5:15 AM CBS News

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging parents to get their teenagers vaccinated against COVID-19 after an alarming…

Harris targets corruption, immigration on Latin America trip

June 7, 2021 5:06 AM The Associated Press

With Kamala Harris visiting Guatemala and Mexico on her first foreign trip as vice president, the Biden administration is expected to announce new…

A ‘Covid crime wave’ is one reason these residents want to break away from Atlanta — but critics say a split would be devastating for the city

June 7, 2021 4:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN In Atlanta’s well-to-do community of Buckhead, the debate over becoming an independent city has been brewing off and…

10-year-old killed in New York City after suspect repeatedly shoots into a Queens home, NYPD says

June 7, 2021 8:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Ly and Eric Levenson, CNN A 10-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night when an unknown shooter fired numerous rounds at a home in…

Flash flood risk shifts towards the Midsouth

June 7, 2021 3:29 AM CNN

Flash flood risk shifts from Texas to Arkansas., where alerts have been issued through Wednesday. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the…

5 things to know for June 7: White House, coronavirus, voting, Mexico, Chicago

June 7, 2021 3:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Simone Biles proved once again she’s the GOAT, taking home her record seventh national women’s all-around title in…

4 children among 6 killed in a fatal wrong-way crash on Kentucky interstate

June 7, 2021 2:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells, Lechelle Benken, and Hollie Silverman, CNN A woman and four children were killed in a wrong-way driver crash on a Kentucky interstate…

The first big cruise ship allowing American passengers sets sail over a year after the pandemic shut down the industry

June 6, 2021 6:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN The first major cruise ship open to North Americans since the industry paused over a year ago due to the coronavirus pandemic…

U.S. oil hits $70 for the first time in nearly three years

June 6, 2021 7:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business US oil prices hit $70 a barrel on Sunday for the first time in nearly three years. The milestone underscores the dramatic…

2 people have died after the single-engine plane they were in crashed outside Indianapolis

June 7, 2021 1:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Hollie Silverman, CNN Two people are dead after the single-engine plane they were in crashed outside Indianapolis Sunday, officials said. Indiana…

Alaska Airlines employee alleges the uniform policy discriminates against non-binary and gender non-conforming employees

June 7, 2021 1:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton and Alta Spells, CNN An Alaska Airlines employee is alleging the airline’s uniform policy discriminates against…

Department of Corrections vaccinates nearly every 3 in 4 inmates

June 6, 2021 10:40 AM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines to inmates at state and private prison…

Simone Biles wins record seventh national women’s all-around title

June 6, 2021 9:08 PM CNN Newsource

Expected to be linchpin at Tokyo Olympics By Jacob Lev, CNN USA Gymnastics star and world champion Simone Biles took home her record seventh national…