By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In a move to reduce smoking across the US, the FDA has proposed a sweeping ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Some advocates are calling it a “historic” moment for public health, but tobacco companies may not go down without a fight. Experts are predicting the companies will now try
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Getting ready for your next vacation? Don’t forget to pack your patience. Experts say a summer of travel chaos lies ahead with crowded planes and canceled flights as the industry struggles to cope in the face of decreased workforces. Plus, some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations are still off
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A US company is recalling more than 120,000 pounds of ground beef products over fears they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says. Escherichia coli (E. coli) can cause diarrhea, severe stomach cramps, vomiting and other symptoms and is spread by ingesting food
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has asked the state Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction for the 2020 murder of George Floyd, according to an appeal filed Monday. The 82-page filing lists more than a dozen aspects of the case and trial that Chauvin’s attorney argues
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN North Charleston, South Carolina, officials are offering a $10,000 reward after dozens of shots were fired in the parking lot of a city baseball field during a youth game Monday evening. Video shot by a player’s parent shows the children looking around in confusion as the first volley of shots is
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By Amir Vera, Jamiel Lynch and Jason Hanna, CNN Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson described living a parent’s worst nightmare when they were each told their 14-year-old son, Tyre Sampson, had fallen to his death at a Florida amusement park. Dodd told reporters Tuesday she remembered receiving a late-night call on March 24, right before
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By Nick Valencia and Jade Gordon, CNN An annual audit of the Louisiana State Police determined that for at least the past four years the agency ignored state auditors’ orders to keep records of its equipment, including appropriately tagging property such as cell phones, according to a state representative who has shared the final version
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN North Charleston, South Carolina, officials are offering a $10,000 reward after dozens of shots were fired in the parking lot of a city baseball field during a youth game Monday evening. Video shot by a player’s parent shows the children looking around in confusion as the first volley of shots is
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN A soldier died and two others were injured during a training exercise at Yakima Training Center in Washington state on Monday, the 7th Infantry Division said in a news release. US Army Pfc. Joseph A. Marquez, 20, died following a “single-vehicle incident,” according to the news release. The Delaware native was
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Teens and young adults across the country now have unlimited, free access to books that have been banned at their local libraries, thanks to a digital initiative from one of the nation’s largest public libraries. New York City’s Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) took a stand against growing censorship and book bans
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN California residents who are members of federally recognized Native tribes will have their tuition and fees at University of California schools waived, according to a letter sent Friday. In the letter, sent by system President Michael V. Drake to UC chancellors and also shared with CNN, Drake announced the waived tuition
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Ocoee Whitewater Center in Polk County, Tennessee, which hosted the 1996 Atlanta Olympics whitewater events, is “a complete loss” after a fire early Tuesday morning, officials said. A passerby reported the fire just after midnight Tuesday, Polk County Sheriff Steve Ross told CNN. Several fire agencies responded
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By Dakin Andone, CNN Just two days before Melissa Lucio was scheduled to be to be put to death, a Texas court on Monday halted her execution and sent her case back for review. Lucio, a mother of 14, has been on Texas’ death row since 2008, when she was convicted in the murder of
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN Harvard University is dedicating $100 million to create a fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with slavery,” university President Lawrence Bacow said Tuesday. The university’s attempt to reckon with its past is detailed in a report titled “Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery,” which documents how the slave trade
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN Decorated World War II veteran and pioneering civil rights lawyer Johnnie Jones Sr. has died at the age of 102. “We are saddened by the news of the passing,” the Louisiana Department of Veteran Affairs (LDVA) posted on social media Monday. “It was our distinct honor to care for Mr. Jones
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN A woman who was stranded for six days in the woods of Lassen County, in northeastern California, rationed a six-pack of yogurt and ate snow to survive before being rescued, a release from the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office said. Justin Lonich and Sheena Gullett were traveling home to Little Valley on
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN The number of reports of assaults, vandalism and harassment targeting Jewish communities and individuals in the United States was the highest on record in 2021, the Anti-Defamation League said Tuesday. A total of 2,717 anti-Semitic incidents were reported last year, an annual audit released by the ADL states. That was a
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and mortgage rates have climbed above 5%. So, if you find yourself in this dizzying debate, experts say consider these key factors before making your move. Here’s what you need to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and mortgage rates have climbed above 5%. So, if you find yourself in this dizzying debate, experts say consider these key factors before making your move. Here’s what you need to
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and mortgage rates have climbed above 5%. So, if you find yourself in this dizzying debate, experts say consider these key factors before making your move. Here’s what you need to
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