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…
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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
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 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 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…
Continue Reading 8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park shooting no longer requires IV pain medicine and feeding tube, family says
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN The 8-year-old boy who was severely injured in the Fourth of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park,…
Continue Reading A rural Florida postal worker died after being attacked by 5 dogs when her vehicle broke down, officials say
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 the weekend,…
Continue Reading 2 Jewish men were sprayed with fire extinguishers in separate incidents, NYPD says
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN The New York City Police Department is searching for multiple suspects after two Jewish men were sprayed with fire…
Continue Reading 2 Jewish men were sprayed with fire extinguishers in separate incidents, NYPD says
WCBS, TWITTER @WMSBG, CNN By Kiely Westhoff, CNN The New York City Police Department is searching for multiple suspects after two Jewish men were…
Continue Reading Arkansas deputy was body-slammed by suspect before bystander video begins showing violent arrest outside store, attorney says
By Steve Almasy and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two Arkansas deputies — one of whom said he had been body-slammed — followed their training to…
Continue Reading Body discovered in submerged car confirmed to be missing California teen Kiely Rodni, police say
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The body found inside a submerged car in Northern California Sunday has been confirmed to be missing teen Kiely Rodni, who…
Continue Reading Jury urged to award millions in damages as closing arguments begin in Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit against L.A. County
By Natasha Chen, Jason Kravarik and Cheri Mossburg, CNN On what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 44th birthday, attorneys for his widow and a…
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