A second wildland firefighter has died this month battling blazes in Oregon
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A 25-year-old wildland firefighter was killed after being struck by a tree while battling the Rum Creek Fire in Oregon,…
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Oklahoma, with a history of botched lethal injections, prepares to start executing a man a month
By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma will soon begin executing death row inmates at a pace of about one man per month, with plans to put to death 25…
Continue Reading An Uber driver passed a building on fire while taking a passenger to the airport. He stopped to evacuate the residents
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Uber driver Fritz Sam is being hailed a “hero” by the company’s CEO after he sprang into action and helped…
Continue Reading An Alabama GOP county chair apologizes for posting an elephant logo with KKK imagery. The local NAACP wants him off the school board
By Chuck Johnston, CNN A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party…
Continue Reading CBP officers seize nearly $7 million worth of fake Cartier jewelry and Rolex watches
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Ohio seized three shipments of counterfeit watches and jewelry worth an estimated…
Continue Reading Louisiana woman claims she was denied an abortion after fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition
By Amanda Musa, CNN A pregnant woman in Louisiana alleges that she was denied an abortion despite the fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition.…
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Alabama city council abolishes police department after furor over racist texts by officers
The city council in Vincent, Alabama, voted to abolish its police department on Thursday, two months after one of the officers sent a text message…
Continue Reading Judge grants preliminary injunction allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams in Utah
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams, but they…
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Ten months after the ‘Rust’ shooting, Alec Baldwin says he still thinks about it every day
Alec Baldwin says he doesn’t believe he or anyone else will face criminal charges in the fatal shooting last year on the “Rust” movie set — a tragic…
Continue Reading Alabama city council abolishes police department after furor over racist texts by officers
By Jade Gordon, CNN The city council in Vincent, Alabama, voted to abolish its police department on Thursday, at least temporarily, two months after…
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A Texas dad wrangled an alligator — just before his daughter’s first day of school
An alligator blocking his doorstep was no obstacle for one Texas dad making sure his daughter got to her first day of middle school on…
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Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot? Welcome to drought-stricken California
Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 22: Floods, Immigration, Ukraine, Student loans, Tesla
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Of all the pandemic-inspired business changes, there’s one that will likely stick around for the long haul: QR…
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Over 100 firefighters respond to massive fire at boatyard in Massachusetts
A massive boatyard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on Friday filled the skies above Buzzard’s Bay with black smoke and damaged dozens of boats and…
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Black couple sues after they say home valuation rises nearly $300,000 when shown by White colleague
A Maryland couple has sued a local real estate appraiser and an online mortgage loan provider, alleging that the housing appraisal they received was…
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Police put Catholic bishop under house arrest after raid on diocese in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan police on Friday detained a bishop and seven other priests and seminarians, after a 16-day standoff, in an escalation of…
Continue Reading Over 100 firefighters respond to massive fire at boatyard in Massachusetts
By Claudia Dominguez and Sharif Paget, CNN A massive boatyard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on Friday filled the skies above Buzzard’s Bay…
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Texas is sending migrants to New York and Washington, DC, by bus. Many are glad to go
Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the US border, an exhausting journey interrupted only briefly…
Continue Reading Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot? Welcome to drought-stricken California
By Paul Vercammen, CNN Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks home. “My plants are suffering,” Jansen said.…
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Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faces new financial charges
The South Carolina State Grand Jury issued new charges against disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh, roughly a month after he pleaded not guilty…
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