By Rachel Ramirez, CNN For the first time since it was filled more than 50 years ago, Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the country, is projected to dip past a critical threshold, threatening water supplies and putting a key source of hydropower generation at heightened risk of being forced offline, as climate change-fueled drought
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN An explosion that wrought “catastrophic damage” Thursday to a garden-style four-story building in Silver Spring, Maryland, has left over a dozen injured, five seriously, a Montgomery County Fire Department public information officer said. Firefighters immediately made several rescues, said spokesperson Pete Piringer. All priority-one patients have been transported or are in
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist and former ambassador Andrew Young. Personal Birth date: March 12, 1932 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. Father: Andrew Jackson Young, a dentist Mother: Daisy (Fuller) Young, a teacher Marriages: Carolyn (McClain) Young (April 15, 1996-present);
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN The distribution of White supremacist propaganda in 2021 reached the second-highest level recorded since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking it, the group announced on Thursday. Last year, there were 4,851 documented cases of racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ fliers, stickers, banners and posters distributed in the United States, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The fallout from the war in Ukraine is extending to outer space. Russia’s space agency is refusing to launch a batch of internet satellites for a London-based startup as a form of retaliation against UK sanctions. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The fallout from the war in Ukraine is extending to outer space. Russia’s space agency is refusing to launch a batch of internet satellites for a London-based startup as a form of retaliation against UK sanctions. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN A friendly reminder: Don’t wait until the last minute to file your taxes. The deadline is April 18, but get going now because it’ll be a pain if you need to reach the IRS. The agency is dealing with a backlog of matters related to 23 million returns — and is
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The fallout from the war in Ukraine is extending to outer space. Russia’s space agency is refusing to launch a batch of internet satellites for a London-based startup as a form of retaliation against UK sanctions. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
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By Steve Almasy, Aaron Cooper and Eric Levenson, CNN A jury on Thursday acquitted Brett Hankison of all three counts of felony wanton endangerment in the botched raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. The former Louisville Metro Police Department detective was the only officer charged in connection with the March 2020 shooting, but the charges
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan and Holly Yan, CNN Almost 15 months ago, Orrin and Orson West’s adoptive parents told police the young boys disappeared from the family’s Southern California yard, authorities said. Now, authorities say the brothers were actually killed by their adoptive parents months before they were reported missing — though their bodies “have not
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By Jamiel Lynch, CNN A male Lyft driver has been arrested for allegedly raping an intoxicated Miami Beach tourist during her early morning ride from a bar to her hotel, according to a police report. Kevyn Rojas, 26, was arrested Tuesday at his home and is accused of one count of sexual battery on a
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By Amir Vera, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN A district court judge in Travis County, Texas, granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday to prevent the state from performing a child abuse investigation of a family seeking gender-affirming health care for their transgender child. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas and LGBTQ
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN New books are coming to the wide Dr. Seuss canon — and new creators are taking the reins from the late children’s author to write stories that reflect Seussian whimsy and the diversity of his readership. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, with Random House Children’s Books, will publish a line of books for
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Michael Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Personal Birth date: March 17, 1945 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Michael Vincent Hayden Father: Harry Hayden Mother: Sadie Hayden Marriage: Jeanine (Carrier) Hayden Children: Margaret, Michael and Liam Education: Duquesne University, B.A, 1967; Duquesne
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By Kiely Westhoff and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A New York man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly assaulting seven Asian women in a span of about two hours over the weekend, according to the New York City Police Department. Police have recommended Steven Zajonc, 28, be charged with seven counts of assault as a hate
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A juror in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial who may have lied about his history of sexual abuse on a jury questionnaire form says he will invoke his Fifth amendment right to remain silent at an upcoming hearing. “I write to inform the Court that Juror 50 will invoke his
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By Aaron Cooper, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN The former Louisville Metro Police detective who was part of the botched raid of Breonna Taylor’s apartment in March 2020 testified through tears at his trial Wednesday as he defended his decision to open fire into the home. Former Detective Brett Hankison testified that when a
Continue Reading By Aaron Cooper, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN The former Louisville Metro Police detective who was part of the botched raid of Breonna Taylor’s apartment in March 2020 testified through tears at his trial Wednesday as he defended his decision to open fire into the home. Former Detective Brett Hankison testified that when a
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN A growing list of energy companies, including BP, Shell, and now ExxonMobil, have announced they will leave Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Unwinding their operations in the oil-rich country will have financial repercussions for the companies — but executives appear ready to accept the losses in order to stand in
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN A growing list of energy companies, including BP, Shell, and now ExxonMobil, have announced they will leave Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Unwinding their operations in the oil-rich country will have financial repercussions for the companies — but executives appear ready to accept the losses in order to stand in
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