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She awoke by a flash flood warning. In less than an hour, her family’s home was washed away

July 28, 2022 6:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Sharif Paget, CNN Belinda Asher was sleeping in her eastern Kentucky home when she was abruptly awoken a little after 1 a.m. Thursday by a flash…

Ferry terminal in Seattle closed after boat crash

July 28, 2022 5:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Paradise Afshar and David Williams, CNN A ferry terminal in Seattle is out of service on Thursday after a ferry crashed into a part of the…

Indiana AG’s investigation into Dr. Caitlin Bernard involves consumer complaints from people who never interacted with the doctor, her attorney says

July 28, 2022 4:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN The Indiana attorney general’s investigation into an Ob-Gyn who provided abortion services to a…

Flooding in St. Louis has left people trapped in their homes under 7 feet of water

July 28, 2022 3:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and Andy Rose, CNN While flash flooding in St. Louis, Missouri, had tapered out in the last two days, a new round of storms Thursday…

How ‘spreading like wildfire’ is getting a terrifying new meaning in the California of climate change

July 28, 2022 3:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent On a ridge overlooking the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it would have been possible to see…

Last year’s backpack: Tapped out families are struggling to pay for back to school purchases

July 28, 2022 2:00 PM CNN

Shopping for back-to-school essentials is becoming a real struggle for families whose household budgets are stretched to the max by surging…

DC requests National Guard help with busloads of migrants

July 28, 2022 1:00 PM The Associated Press, Mercedes Martinez

The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants…

Flash drought intensifies, causing agriculture concerns in the Plains and water shortages in the Northeast

July 28, 2022 12:18 PM CNN

Flash drought conditions intensified in the Northeast and across the southern Plains, causing agriculture concerns across the regions, according to…

Voting Rights Act Fast Facts

July 28, 2022 12:07 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was…

Street takeovers and wheelie contests force closures on iconic Los Angeles bridge, LAPD says

July 28, 2022 11:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Stella Chan and Zoe Sottile, CNN Authorities have been forced to intermittently close Los Angeles’ iconic 6th street bridge four times in…

Alabama executed a death row inmate despite pleas from the victim’s family not to

July 28, 2022 11:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson and Melissa Alonso, CNN Alabama inmate Joe Nathan James Jr. was executed Thursday night for the 1994 murder of Faith Hall Smith, the…

Parkland gunman spent weeks making violent social media posts and searching online for information about mass shootings, testimony shows

July 28, 2022 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Kevin Conlon, CNN For months leading up to the Parkland massacre, Nikolas Cruz searched the internet for information and videos…

Meta considers easing COVID misinformation policy

July 28, 2022 8:49 AM Chelsie Burroughs, CNN

Facebook’s ‘Meta’ might be easing-up on misinformation regarding COVID…

Flash drought intensifies, causing agriculture concerns in the Plains and water shortages in the Northeast

July 28, 2022 9:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Judson Jones, Monica Garrett and Payton Major, CNN Flash drought conditions intensified in the Northeast and across the southern Plains, causing…

Former Minneapolis officers sentenced after death of George Floyd

July 28, 2022 8:48 AM CNN Newsource, Cole Johnson

Two former Minneapolis Police officers– charged in the death of George Floyd– are headed to federal…

Fuel prices impacting first responders’ budgets

July 28, 2022 8:22 AM CNN

High fuel prices are impacting every part of society and business and local public safety departments are not…

Biden says nation is ‘on the right path’ despite latest GDP report fueling recession fears

July 28, 2022 7:45 AM CNN

President Joe Biden said Thursday the nation is “on the right path” despite recession fears fueled by the latest report from the Commerce Department…

Canada says pope’s apology to Indigenous not enough

July 28, 2022 6:40 AM The Associated Press

The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country’s church-run…

Biden administration announces $400 million investment in high-speed internet for rural communities

July 28, 2022 6:22 AM CNN

The Biden administration on Thursday announced it would be directing more than $400 million in loans and grants to support high-speed internet…

Robb Elementary school principal allowed to return to work after brief suspension, attorney says

July 28, 2022 4:21 AM CNN

CNN, WOAI, KABB By Rosa Flores and Amir Vera, CNN Mandy Gutierrez, the Robb Elementary School principal who was suspended with pay earlier this week…