Jury awards plaintiffs $31M in lawsuit over Kobe Bryant crash photos
By Jason Kravarik, Natasha Chen, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN A federal jury awarded $31 million in damages to Kobe Bryant’s widow and her…
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Oklahoma governor denies clemency for death row inmate ahead of Thursday execution
By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma’s governor has declined to grant clemency to death row inmate James Coddington, whose scheduled execution…
Continue Reading Dog attacks on postal workers are a common hazard. It happens thousands of times a year
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN Dog attacks like the one that took the life of a mail carrier in Florida are a common hazard of the job, with thousands of…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old Uvalde survivor who spent 66 days in a hospital and lived near the shooter is getting a new home
By Jason Hanna, Amanda Watts and Amanda Jackson, CNN Sometime during her 66-day hospital stay, Uvalde school shooting survivor Mayah Zamora learned…
Continue Reading California expected to ban new gas car sales by 2035, with Thursday vote
Ella Nilsen, CNN California air regulators are expected Thursday to issue stringent rules to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035 and set…
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Biden announces student loan relief for borrowers making less than $125,000 after months of intense internal debate
President Joe Biden announced his plan for forgiving student debt for some borrowers Wednesday, which includes forgiving $10,000 for borrowers who…
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Teen pilot sets age record for solo flight around world
A Belgian-British teenager became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria,…
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Biden orders airstrikes against Iran-backed groups
President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in Syria overnight into Wednesday morning.…
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Biden announces another $3 billion in arms for Ukraine but Kyiv still frets about long-term US commitment
The new $3 billion US package that will send fresh military hardware to Ukraine reinforces a remarkable commitment to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s…
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Moderna, Pfizer seek FDA authorization for updated Covid-19 vaccines; shots could be available next month
Moderna submitted its application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of its updated Covid-19 vaccine booster for…
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Native groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonization
Asa Peters marched into a thicket of Japanese knotweed in the woods of coastal Massachusetts this month and began steadily hacking the towering,…
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Cruise ship rescues Cuban migrants stranded at sea
Six Cuban migrants adrift at sea on a makeshift raft were rescued by a cruise ship last week, video shared with CNN…
Continue Reading A rural Florida postal worker died after being attacked by 5 dogs when her vehicle broke down, officials say
CNN, WJXT By Amanda Watts and Amy Simonson, CNN A 61-year old postal carrier died after being attacked by five dogs in rural northern Florida over…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Primaries, Student loans, Ukraine, Teachers, Twitter
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The climate crisis rarely evokes feelings of joy, but a discovery this week had some scientists excited about what a drought…
Continue Reading A train is derailed and roads washed away after torrential rain clobbers parts of Mississippi
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Wading through thigh-high waters, dozens of nursing home residents held onto a rope stretched across a flooded parking…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Primaries, Student loans, Ukraine, Teachers, Twitter
CNN, WESH By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The climate crisis rarely evokes feelings of joy, but a discovery this week had some scientists excited about what…
Continue Reading A treasured manuscript in a college library that was believed to have been written by Galileo is a forgery, university says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A prized manuscript in the University of Michigan library that was believed to have been written by the famed Italian…
Continue Reading Arizona passed a law barring video recording within 8 feet of law enforcement. The ACLU and news organizations are now suing
By Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The ACLU and multiple news organizations filed a lawsuit over an Arizona law that made it a crime to…
Continue Reading Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo
By Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy, CNN The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to immediately terminate the contract of district…
Continue Reading The body of a missing hiker has been recovered at Zion National Park after flash floods
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Rescue workers have recovered the body of a hiker reported missing when a flash flood struck Zion National Park in…
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