Babies survive tornado carrying them away in bathtub
A grandmother says two babies have survived a Kentucky tornado last weekend that ripped the bathtub they were in out of the ground, tossing it with…
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Months after Ida flooded New York City, some residents still have no real homes for the holidays
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN Mario Gamiño was startled awake by the panicked-sounding bark of his pet cockapoo.…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Omicron, Australia, Michigan, Rod Stewart, Haiti
By Faith Karimi, CNN Ben Affleck stirred controversy with comments about his marriage and addiction to alcohol. But he also shined a light on…
Continue Reading These former Stanford students are building an app to change your accent
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The Stanford students heard the sadness in their friend’s voice when he shared the news. “Guys, I had to…
Continue Reading ‘It gets harder every day.’ For many in rural Kentucky, their Christmas gift is survival
By Eric Bradner, CNN As Johnny Stutzman surveyed the wreckage of what had been his house, all he could do was muster a laugh. “My front porch…
Continue Reading A teacher raised more than $100,000 to purchase enough food to keep thousands of children from going hungry over winter break
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Turquoise LeJeune Parker ends every class by telling each of her students she loves them. The 34-year-old library teacher at…
Continue Reading Henry Orenstein, the Holocaust survivor who created ‘Transformers’ and a TV poker innovation, has died
By Laura Studley, CNN The creator of the human-like robot toys Transformers, Henry Orenstein, died Tuesday at the age of 98 due to complications from…
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4 killed, 2 wounded in gun attack on Mexico holiday party
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four men are dead in north-central Mexico after armed assailants burst into a home where a holiday-season party was being held…
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Ex-police officer Kim Potter relives Daunte Wright fatal shooting in court
The former police officer Kim Potter was called to the stand in her own defense to relive every moment of the traffic stop which ended in the…
Continue Reading Singer Sir Rod Stewart and his son plead guilty to simple battery
By Kay Jones and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Singer Sir Rod Stewart and his son, Sean, each pleaded guilty Friday to one count of simple battery in…
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Over 4 million demand justice for Colorado man sentenced to 110 years in prison
As of Saturday, over 4 million petitioners are asking Colorado courts to have mercy and reconsider the 110-year prison sentence of Rogel Lazaro…
Continue Reading USPS reaches settlement with NAACP over 2020 mail-in voting
By Jessica Schneider and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The United States Postal Service announced an agreement Friday with the NAACP on a lawsuit the…
Continue Reading Brooklyn Nets bring back Kyrie Irving part time following controversy over his vaccination status
By Jill Martin and Emma Tucker, CNN The Brooklyn Nets will bring back star guard Kyrie Irving to play in road games after he was prohibited from…
Continue Reading If you reuse the same cardboard box for your artificial holiday tree each year, you are not alone
By Fernando Alfonso III, CNN One holiday tradition an untold number of people engage in each year around Christmas involves tattered cardboard boxes.…
Continue Reading Michigan city gets ready to inaugurate all-Muslim government
CNN, WRAL, WTVF By Nick Watt and Jason Kravarik, CNN For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan’s “Little Warsaw,” a city of just…
Continue Reading Michigan city gets ready to inaugurate all-Muslim government
By Nick Watt and Jason Kravarik, CNN For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan’s “Little Warsaw,” a city of just two square…
Continue Reading The Radio City Rockettes’ ‘Christmas Spectacular’ shows are canceled due to Covid-19
By Dakin Andone, CNN The Covid-19 surge has prompted yet another cancellation, this time for the Radio City Music Hall’s Rockettes, who…
Continue Reading A resurgent Covid-19 is breaking through the strictest protocols and upending the return of live professional sports
By Amir Vera, CNN When football season kicked off back in September, it felt like normalcy was returning to a world upended by Covid-19. Fans packed…
Continue Reading Some call this Kentucky town the ‘Heart of America.’ Now its international community is picking up the pieces after a deadly tornado
By Nick Valencia, Jade Gordon and Christina Maxouris, CNN When Leyda Becker heard a weather alert on her phone in the early morning hours of December…
Continue Reading This 10-year-old boy asked Santa last year for a cure for Covid-19. This year he has a new request
By Faith Karimi, CNN In their letters to Santa Claus, most kids ask for toys, dolls or maybe a new Xbox. All Jonah Simons said he wanted was a…
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