US Navy launches ship named for gay rights activist Harvey Milk
By Andy Rose, CNN A Navy ship named for gay rights activist Harvey Milk, who was made to resign from the force because of his sexual orientation, was…
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Authorities are investigating the causes behind a deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston
By Aya Elamroussi, Rosa Flores and Alaa Elassar, CNN After a crowd surge at a Houston concert that left eight people dead and dozens injured,…
Continue Reading How your photo could end up in the public domain — and used in ads around the world
By Faith Karimi, CNN Imagine if a photo of you, without your knowledge or consent, began appearing in advertisements around the world? That’s…
Continue Reading Voters and public officials choose police reform in moderation after George Floyd’s murder
By Peter Nickeas and Emma Tucker, CNN Anti-police candidates and a policing overhaul referendum were rejected on Election Day in Seattle, Minneapolis…
Continue Reading Is this the world’s heaviest potato?
A couple in New Zealand may have grown the world’s largest potato without even…
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Must-See Video: Tiger cubs born
A Mexican zoo celebrates the birth of four Bengal tiger cubs, with their protective mother keeping a close watch over the…
Continue Reading ‘Beyond your control.’ The recipe for a deadly crowd crush
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Houston’s sold-out Astroworld Festival was packed Friday night with about 50,000 people in another sign of a nation anxious…
Continue Reading ‘This was not a concert, this was a fight for survival’
CNN, KHOU By Alaa Elassar, CNN TK Tellez knows that festivals can get crazy. But nothing, he says, could have prepared him for the tragedy that…
Continue Reading ‘Beyond your control.’ The recipe for a deadly crowd crush
CNN, KHOU, KTRK By Ray Sanchez, CNN Houston’s sold-out Astroworld Festival was packed Friday night with about 50,000 people in another sign of…
Continue Reading ‘This was not a concert, this was a fight for survival’
CNN, KHOU By Alaa Elassar, CNN TK Tellez knows that festivals can get crazy. But nothing, he says, could have prepared him for the tragedy that…
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Federal appeals court freezes Biden admin’s corporate vaccine rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals has frozen President Joe Biden’s vaccine rule for…
Continue Reading Video shows teen dancing on Milwaukee police squad car outside high school
By CBS 58 Newsroom Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee police are responding…
Continue Reading Florida fisherman treats 300 kids to annual fishing trip
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Eddie Morgan, owner of Harbor Docks, a beloved family-owned marina and seafood restaurant in Destin-Fort Walton Beach,…
Continue Reading 2 high school students, an engineering student and a man who was trying to save his fiancée are among the Astroworld Festival victims
CNN By Alanne Orjoux, CNN Two high school students, a mechanical engineering technology student from Illinois and a man who was trying to save his…
Continue Reading A Michigan city’s first Arab-American mayor has a message for its youth: ‘Be proud of your name’
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A Michigan city considered to be the center of Arab America has finally elected its first Arab-American mayor. Abdullah Hammoud,…
Continue Reading Brother of drug trafficker El Chapo and 2 others indicted on drug trafficking charges
By Jamie Crawford, National Security Producer The US Attorney’s office in Arizona announced the unsealing of two indictments that charged…
Continue Reading Within minutes, the Astroworld Festival turned deadly. Here’s what we know about the show’s timeline
CNN, HLN By Travis Caldwell and Keith Allen, CNN A crowd surge at a Houston music festival on Friday crushed concertgoers as they were left trampled…
Continue Reading California law school, named for a man who funded the killing of Native Americans, moves to change its name
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN A San Francisco law school named for a man who orchestrated a massacre of Native Americans is moving to change its name. The…
Continue Reading What is Astroworld? Who is Travis Scott? And other things to know about the incident
By Hannah Ryan, CNN At least eight people were killed and many others injured after a crowd surged forward while rapper Travis Scott was on stage at…
Continue Reading Why the first responding officer at the Ahmaud Arbery shooting didn’t provide first aid
CNN, WJXT By Travis Caldwell, CNN The first police officer to respond to the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, Georgia, testified in court…
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