By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Millions of people are cranking up the heat as much of the Northeast US braces for a rare April blast of winter weather. The high demand sent natural gas futures soaring yesterday to levels unseen since 2008. Overall, natural gas is up by a staggering 113% since the end of last
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Travis Caldwell, CNN Scenes ranging from excitement to confusion played out across America’s airports Monday after a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation. Some passengers learned of the Florida judge’s decision moments before takeoff, as flight attendants announced that for the first time in nearly
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By Caroll Alvarado and Steve Almasy, CNN Two teenagers who were fatally shot at a packed party in Pittsburgh over the weekend were identified by the county medical examiner Tuesday as Mathew Steffy-Ross and Jaiden Brown. The 17-year-old victims died at a hospital after the shooting early Sunday in the city’s East Allegheny neighborhood, authorities
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By Eric Levenson, CNN The body of a 51-year-old woman was found inside a duffel bag on a street corner in Queens, New York, on Saturday and a trail of blood stretched from there to her nearby home, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department. The discovery was made just after 8
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By Amir Vera, Jenn Selva and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A public university in southern Ohio has agreed to pay a professor $400,000 after it disciplined him four years ago for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns, according to Shawnee State University and a news release from the professor’s attorney. The settlement means the
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By Tina Burnside, Zoe Sottile and Nicole Chavez, CNN The Florida Department of Education announced Friday the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year’s curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for the rejections. In a news release, the department stated 54 out of 132 of the textbook
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By Amir Vera, Jamiel Lynch and Tina Burnside, CNN A third suspect has been arrested in connection with last weekend’s mass shooting at a mall in Columbia, South Carolina, that injured 15 people, police said Thursday. Amari Sincere-Jamal Smith was arrested after turning himself in to law enforcement, the Columbia Police Department said on Twitter.
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Despite pleas from members of Congress, advocacy groups and some members of the public, former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke will not face federal charges for the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was sentenced in 2019 to nearly seven years in prison for killing McDonald and was
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By Rachel Ramirez The Colorado River — which provides drinking water, irrigation and electricity for more than 40 million people in the West — is the most endangered river in the United States this year, according to the nonprofit conservation group American Rivers. From the Pacific Northwest to Alabama, American Rivers ranked the top 10
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By Jason Hanna, Kevin Conlon and Leyla Santiago, CNN A 14-year-old fell to his death from a Florida drop tower amusement park ride last month because he was not properly secured — primarily because a seat sensor had been adjusted to let the ride operate with a greater gap than normal between his harness and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett. Personal Birth date: April 26, 1933 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Carol Creighton Burnett Father: Joseph Thomas “Jody” Burnett, movie theater manager Mother: Ina Louise (Creighton) Burnett Marriages: Brian Miller (November 24, 2001-present); Joe Hamilton (May
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By Eric Levenson, Jean Casarez and Brian Vitagliano, CNN Jurors in Ohio said Monday they are at an impasse and cannot reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of William Husel, the doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid fentanyl to his critically ill patients and hastening their deaths. Franklin County Judge Michael Holbrook
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN John Henry Ramirez’s execution date was scheduled last week in south Texas for this coming October, but two days later, a Texas district attorney who doesn’t believe in the death penalty withdrew his death warrant. Ramirez was convicted of robbing and murdering Pablo Castro in 2004, stabbing him 29 times in
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN At least 10 mass shootings across the US this weekend left eight people dead and dozens injured, disrupting gatherings including an Easter celebration and a massive house party. The shootings add to the year’s increasing toll of mass shootings in the United States, which stands at 144, according to the Gun
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By Liam Reilly, CNN The City of Philadelphia was sued Saturday by a group of business owners and residents alleging its upcoming mask mandate is illegal, court documents show. Philadelphia is the first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate, which went into effect last week, with enforcement beginning today. The new mandate
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN The City of Philadelphia was sued Saturday by a group of business owners and residents alleging its upcoming mask mandate is illegal, court documents show. Philadelphia is the first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate, which went into effect last week, with enforcement beginning today. The new mandate
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN At least 10 mass shootings across the US this weekend left eight people dead and dozens injured, disrupting gatherings including an Easter celebration and a massive house party. The shootings add to the year’s increasing toll of mass shootings in the United States, which stands at 144, according to the Gun
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By Liam Reilly, CNN After a month stuck in Chesapeake Bay, the container ship Ever Forward is back on the move, the US Coast Guard announced in a news release. With the removal of hundreds of containers, the Ever Forward was freed on Sunday around 7 a.m. ET by two pulling barges and six tugboats.
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN After a month stuck in Chesapeake Bay, the container ship Ever Forward is back on the move, the US Coast Guard announced in a news release. With the removal of hundreds of containers, the Ever Forward was freed on Sunday around 7 a.m. ET by two pulling barges and six tugboats.
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In just a few hours, more than 30,000 people will lace up their shoes and run in the 126th Boston Marathon. Several previous champions and Olympic medalists are pumped to join the race — but not everyone is happy. Despite qualifying, 63 runners living in Russia or Belarus were banned from
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