Teachers: Tell us what classroom conditions look like at your local schools
Teachers briefly went on strike in Columbus, Ohio, partly over classroom conditions and wanting functional heating and cooling systems. In Atlanta,…
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Second-quarter GDP declined less than previously thought, but the economy is still shrinking
The US economy shrank at a slightly slower rate than estimated during the second quarter, according to updated data released Thursday by the US…
Continue Reading Teacher strike in Seattle suburb delays start of school year
By Paradise Afshar, Chris Boyette and Andi Babineau, CNN A teacher strike has delayed the start of the school year for students in King County,…
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Biden to sign executive order kick-starting implementation of sweeping US chip manufacturing law
President Joe Biden is planning to kick-start the implementation process of the sweeping $280 billion law to boost US domestic chip-making and…
Continue Reading Families are living a ‘nightmare’ as they plead for help finding missing loved ones
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN When David Robinson’s 24-year-old son went missing in June of 2021, he uprooted his life in South Carolina and…
Continue Reading The Columbus teachers’ union and school board reached a ‘conceptual agreement,’ ending a strike
WBNS By Eric Bradner and Chris Boyette, CNN The Columbus, Ohio, teachers’ union and the Columbus Board of Education have reached a…
Continue Reading Border Patrol agents were captured on video in an altercation with migrants in California. The FBI is now investigating
By Geneva Sands and Cheri Mossburg, CNN An altercation involving United States Border Patrol agents and two migrants on a Southern California beach…
Continue Reading ‘It steals our dignity’: Houston residents have turned to the federal government to clean up trash dumped in their neighborhood
CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN Huey German-Wilson has spent six years trying to get rid of piles of tires, mattresses, and other debris that have marred…
Continue Reading A train is derailed and roads washed away after torrential rain clobbers parts of Mississippi
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Wading through thigh-high waters, dozens of nursing home residents held onto a rope stretched across a flooded parking lot…
Continue Reading Human remains found in receding Lake Mead identified as man who reportedly drowned two decades ago, officials say
By Paradise Afshar and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Human remains found at Lake Mead more than three months ago have been identified as Thomas Erndt, who is…
Continue Reading ‘It steals our dignity’: Houston residents have turned to the federal government to clean up trash dumped in their neighborhood
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Huey German-Wilson has spent six years trying to get rid of piles of tires, mattresses, and other debris that have marred the…
Continue Reading Uvalde superintendent updates school board and frustrated parents on safety measures as school year nears
CNN, KSAT By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton, Eric Levenson and Ashley Killough, CNN With the new school year in Uvalde, Texas, just over a week away,…
Continue Reading New York’s highest court agrees to hear Harvey Weinstein’s appeal to overturn 2020 sex crime convictions
By Sonia Moghe and Nouran Salahieh, CNN New York’s highest court has agreed to hear disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s appeal…
Continue Reading A Texas sheriff says he finds the bodies of migrants almost every day. 2022 could be the deadliest year yet for migrants crossing at the US border
By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN On the banks of the Rio Grande, Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber pointed at the spot where just a day…
Continue Reading A Texas sheriff says he finds the bodies of migrants almost every day. 2022 could be the deadliest year yet for migrants crossing at the US border
CNN By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN On the banks of the Rio Grande, Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber pointed at the spot where just a…
Continue Reading Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
CNN, UNITE HERE LOCAL 11, SPECTRUM NEWS 1, COURTESY LAHSA, MANOJ PATEL By Nick Watt, CNN On an average night in Los Angeles County, more than 60,000…
Continue Reading Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
By Nick Watt, CNN On an average night in Los Angeles County, more than 60,000 people are homeless. At the same time, there are more than 20,000…
Continue Reading An Oklahoma teacher says she resigned over a state law requiring teachers to censor books in classroom libraries
By Rebekah Riess, CNN An Oklahoma teacher says she has resigned from her position as an English teacher with Norman Public Schools following…
Continue Reading The Columbus teachers’ union and school board reached a ‘conceptual agreement,’ ending a strike
By Eric Bradner and Chris Boyette, CNN The Columbus, Ohio, teachers’ union and the Columbus Board of Education have reached a “conceptual…
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Who qualifies for student loan forgiveness and how to know if you have a Pell Grant
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. That amount increases to…
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