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A rainbow rose over the Pulse nightclub memorial on the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at the Orlando venue

June 13, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, CNN A symbol of hope in the form of a rainbow appeared over a remembrance ceremony to pay tribute to the 49 people who lost their…

Judge rules in favor of a Houston hospital requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19

June 13, 2021 11:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Deanna Hackney and Holly Yan, CNN A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Houston Methodist Hospital by employees who opposed a COVID-19 vaccine…

Unruly passenger on flight to Atlanta forces emergency landing

June 13, 2021 9:23 AM CNN Newsource, April Hettinger

By Barmel Lyons Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A fight broke out on Delta flight 1730 from Los…

CBP supervisor provides medical aid to unresponsive motorist

June 12, 2021 1:36 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employee at the Calexico Port of Entry rendered medical assistance to an unresponsive female motorist…

A man crashed his car after a cicada hit him in the face

June 13, 2021 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Trent, CNN Cicadas have no boundaries. A man in Cincinnati, Ohio, told police he crashed his car into a pole because a cicada flew in…

Steph and Ayesha Curry help remodel an Oakland elementary school playground

June 13, 2021 9:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, CNN OAKLAND, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Students at an Oakland elementary school will be playing on a new playground when they return…

Colorado officials observe gray wolf pups for the first time in about 80 years

June 13, 2021 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Mawal Sidi, CNN Spotting cute pups is worth celebrating any day, but in Colorado it’s historic. For the first time since the 1940s, a litter…

Cincinnati shooting wounds 4 people — including 2 children

June 13, 2021 10:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells, CNN At least four people, including a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, were wounded in a shooting in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday,…

Over 69 pounds of cocaine discovered on cruise ship

June 13, 2021 8:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN A cruise ship’s security services discovered 69.5 pounds of cocaine on board the vessel last week and turned over the…

Many turned to libraries during the pandemic for free Wi-Fi and other services. Will these venerable public institutions get the credit they deserve?

June 14, 2021 11:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeanne Bonner, CNN Ramses Escobedo probably wouldn’t call himself a hero. But during the pandemic, he was asked to act in some heroic ways.…

Gov. Ducey calls for special session as wildfires and drought pose threats to state

June 12, 2021 7:48 PM Cody Lee

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) says he will call a special legislative session next week to figure out how to handle the devastating wildfires and…

Inmates at Oklahoma prisons begin receiving computer tablets

June 13, 2021 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Inmates in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) began receiving tablets this week as part of a plan to supply all state…

Deadly attacks on Black trans women are going up

June 13, 2021 1:03 AM CNN Newsource

This grieving mom is fighting back By Faith Karimi, CNN Dallas resident Stephanie Houston was driving from the store with her teenage son one day six…

‘It’s a moving chess board’: COVID-19 reopening creates new anxieties

June 13, 2021 12:05 AM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN Deirdre Lawson was living her best life before the pandemic — if she wasn’t traveling, she was going to concerts,…

Scientists say 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off in mystery extinction event 19 million years ago

June 12, 2021 11:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN About 19 million years ago, roughly 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off, and scientists don’t know why.…

A suspect has been arrested in connection with 3 shootings in less than 24 hours in Georgia and Alabama

June 12, 2021 9:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with three separate shootings in less than 24 hours that wounded five people…

A father is suing an Illinois police department for opening an urn containing the ashes of his daughter

June 12, 2021 6:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A Springfield, Illinois, man is suing the city and six of its police officers for opening a small urn containing his…

2 people, including a young child, are dead after being swept out by Florida currents

June 12, 2021 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

A man who tried to rescue them is missing By Hollie Silverman, CNN Two people — including a 3-year-old child — are dead and a third person is…

Yuma County extends deadline to join Redistricting Advisory Commission

June 12, 2021 3:00 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

Yuma County will soon be utilizing the 2020 Census data to redraw boundary lines for the supervisorial and justice of the peace districts.…

Five years after massacre, Pulse nightclub owner laments that not much has changed

June 12, 2021 2:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Barbara Poma, owner of the former Pulse nightclub, woke up on the five-year anniversary one of the worst mass shootings in US…