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By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A train derailed in North Dakota early Friday morning and several cars carrying hazardous material are still on fire, according to local authorities. Foster County Emergency Management Director Andrew Kirking told CNN 911 was notified about the train derailment in the small town of Bordulac, about 140 miles northwest

By Alaa Elassar and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A mother who police said left her three children in a hot car in San Antonio, Texas, for nearly an hour while shopping was arrested after a good Samaritan helped rescue them from the vehicle. Officers were dispatched to the location after receiving a call from

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Residents along portions of Wisconsin’s Little Wolf River were allowed to return home Friday, after authorities said the Manawa Dam was “compromised and has major damage,” prompting them to urge evacuations earlier in the day. Although water was seen flowing around and over the top of the dam, video

By Rebekah Riess and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Two western Mississippi inmates who were held on murder charges are back in custody on Saturday after escaping from the Claiborne County Detention Center the previous morning, according to CNN affiliate WLBT. Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, were captured at an abandoned residence in

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Liz Truss, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1975 Birth place: Oxford, England Birth name: Mary Elizabeth Truss Father: John Kenneth Truss, math professor Mother: Priscilla (Grasby) Truss, nurse and teacher Marriage: Hugh O’Leary (2000-present) Children: Frances,

CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a night of celebrating America’s independence was paused after stray fireworks dispersed into a crowd of people in Utah, causing multiple injuries. Several people were injured Thursday evening by rogue fireworks that landed in the stands of onlookers at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, during

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a night of celebrating America’s independence was paused after stray fireworks dispersed into a crowd of people in Utah, causing multiple injuries. Several people were injured Thursday evening by rogue fireworks that landed in the stands of onlookers at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, during the

By Zenebou Sylla and Paradise Afshar, CNN New York (CNN) — A man suspected of driving into a crowd, killing three people and injuring eight during an Independence Day celebration, has been arrested and is accused of driving under the influence, New York City police said Friday. Daniel Hyden, 44, from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, was

KRGV By Jillian Sykes, Susannah Cullinane and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Several people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and Florida beaches on the Fourth of July, authorities said. A 26-year-old man was bitten by a shark off New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on Friday, the second shark bite reported on the

By Jillian Sykes, Susannah Cullinane and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Several people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and Florida beaches on the Fourth of July, authorities said. A 26-year-old man was bitten by a shark off New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on Friday, the second shark bite reported on the Florida

CNN Library (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of actress, singer and dancer Doris Day. Personal Birth date: April 3, 1922 Death date: May 13, 2019 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Birth name: Doris Mary Kappelhoff Father: William Kappelhoff, a music teacher Mother: Alma (Welz) Kappelhoff Marriages: Barry Comden (April 14, 1976-April 2,

By Amanda Musa and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A shooting in Yellowstone National Park left one park ranger injured and the shooter dead, according to the National Park Service. “There are no active threats to the public,” a park service spokesperson said in a statement to CNN following “a significant law enforcement incident.” “Rangers responded

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired baseball player Barry Bonds, holder of Major League Baseball’s all-time home run record. Personal Birth date: July 24, 1964 Birth place: Riverside, California Birth name: Barry Lamar Bonds Father: Bobby Bonds, former major league baseball player and coach Mother: Patricia (Howard) Bonds

By Jennifer Henderson and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 180 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati have been vandalized, according to the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Many of the gravestones – some dating back to the late 1800s – have been knocked face-down, with some cracked in

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Colin McCullough, CNN CNN — Precautionary boil water advisories for Washington, DC, and Arlington County were lifted Thursday morning, after local authorities announced water quality never deviated from safety standards. The advisory was issued Wednesday by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority and Arlington County due to an increase in algae

Essay by Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — My pregnant mom was certain she knew how things would go that night. It was late afternoon, but she already had movie tickets in her pocket. I wasn’t due for another month. And my parents were excited to see “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” in

By Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — When 24-year-old Arielle Penick fled her home in Oroville, California, from the Thompson Fire Tuesday, she says it brought back memories of evacuating Paradise during the 2018 Camp Fire. “We just see a pummel of smoke in the sky. And the PTSD from the Camp Fire kicked in instantly,

By Nic F. Anderson and Lauren Rapp, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that white supremacist and nationalist groups will have to pay a more than $2 million in punitive damages to people who suffered physical or emotional injuries from the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. In 2021, a jury

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The largest public school district in Kansas has agreed to revise its disciplinary practices as part of a settlement with the US Justice Department, resolving a federal civil rights investigation that determined its educators engaged in a pattern of discrimination against Black and disabled students. As part of the

By Brammhi Balajaran and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — A person made an unsettling discovery on social media in February 2023 – the woman she’d been seeing for online therapy sessions wasn’t actually a therapist. Instead, the woman, identified in public records by her initials “TR,” had been masquerading as her wife, Peggy Randolph, then a