By Harmeet Kaur, CNN For nearly eight decades, former Army Private Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher’s experience in the Battle of Normandy went unrecognized. Shortly after D-Day in 1944, Fletcher was in the back of a vehicle delivering supplies to Allied troops who were off the coast of France when he and his fellow servicemembers were hit
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — A Michigan law firm filed claims for more than 400 residents against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) after the Edenville Dam failure last year. The aggregate amount of the claims for the group of claimants is more than $334 million. The
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Here’s the paragraph you need to read today: “With each passing day away from Washington, former President Donald Trump’s grievances continue unabated. And those complaints appear to be driving away two of the people who were closest to him during his White House tenure: his daughter Ivanka Trump and
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By Nima Elbagir, Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN An airstrike in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern region of Tigray killed as many as 30 people when it hit a market on Tuesday, eyewitnesses have told CNN. Two injured survivors of the attack in the small town of Togoga detailed the incident to a CNN stringer on
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story UNION, Missouri (KMOV) — A Union, Missouri man is accused of kidnapping a couple at gunpoint. The Union Fire Protection District was called to a suspicious fire at a shed in the 300 block of Echo Valley Road Saturday. When Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies arrived
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By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden’s closely watched summit last week with his Russian counterpart affirmed his belief that nothing can replicate a face-to-face with a tough adversary. Now, he and his aides are looking ahead to a higher-stakes encounter: a meeting with China’s Xi Jinping. White House officials say the
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The US Supreme Court said Wednesday that California cannot allow unions to enter the private property of agricultural businesses to address workers unless the businesses are compensated for the visit, in a case that could have broad property rights implications. This story is breaking and will be
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The US Supreme Court said Wednesday that the US president can remove the head of a federal agency charged with overseeing mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The court invalidated the leadership structure of the agency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and sent a shareholder lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy Lexie Cutmore Click here for updates on this story ELMIRA, New York (WENY) — Every now and then, the CDC publishes reports of people developing extremely rare conditions after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. After getting vaccinated, one local man was diagnosed with a disease so uncommon, experts say there’s a one in a million
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished by her public school for posting a profanity-laced caption on Snapchat when she was off school grounds. This story is breaking and will be updated.
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that unless there is an emergency, police must evaluate on a case-by-case basis whether officers need a warrant before pursuing an individual suspected of committing a minor offense into his home. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion. The justices were unanimous
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Michael B. Jordan has issued an apology regarding his new liquor brand following some high-profile complaints. The “Creed” actor recently launched a line of rum called called J’Ouvert, joining the many celebs who have gotten into the spirits industry. But the name quickly drew complaints of cultural appropriation because it
Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A 72-year-old man is still recovering seven weeks after he says he was badly beaten by two people he stopped to help with a flat tire along I-35 in Clay County in May. According to court records, a 17-year-old under
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By Amy Cassidy, David McKenzie and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Climate change is the driving force of a developing food crisis in southern Madagascar, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. The African island has been plagued with back-to-back droughts — its worst in four decades — which have pushed 1.14 million people “right to
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy is inching back to normal. But the recovery remains uneven and some states are lagging behind in the race to get back to pre-pandemic strength — especially New York. Although several states’ economies have already fully recovered — and are even outpacing — their pre-Covid levels of
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Lindsey Graham, US senator from South Carolina and 2016 GOP presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1955 Birth place: Central, South Carolina Birth name: Lindsey Olin Graham Father: Florence James Graham, restaurant, pool hall and liquor store owner Mother: Millie Graham, restaurant, pool hall
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: January 13, 1975 Birth place: Schenectady, New York Birth name: Andrew M. Yang Father: Kei-Hsiung Yang, researcher at IBM and GE Mother: Nancy L. Yang, systems administrator Marriage: Evelyn (Lu) Yang (2011-present)
Continue ReadingBy Lucy Nelson and Jordan Honeycutt Click here for updates on this story ONSLOW COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A nationwide teacher shortage has North Carolina changing policies for new teachers. Now, anyone with a bachelor’s degree can take one semester of a teacher preparation course, and be eligible to work part-time as a teacher.
Continue ReadingBy Tyler Fingert Click here for updates on this story BUTLER COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — The heartbreak on the highway in Butler County is growing. We are learning more about 29-year-old Cody Fox and his 9-month-old daughter Ariana who were killed in the I-65 crash on Saturday. “It has hit everybody hard, everybody has been
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Germantown woman is perplexed after she says garbage collectors are throwing her recycling in the trash, and she watched it happen. Ellen Mrazek brought her concerns to News 4, saying a pair of trash collectors for Red River Waste Solutions
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