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By Amanda Jackson and Brisa Colon, CNN As the West deals with a historic drought, officials in some cities are banning fireworks to help prevent more wildfires. The pandemic shuttered most of the July 4 celebrations last year as people stayed home to stop the spread of Covid-19. Thanks mostly to vaccinations, restrictions have been

Tropical Storm Elsa is racing toward the WIndward Islands, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall with it. By early next week Elsa will be nearing Florida. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers has the detailed forecast.

By Caitlin Hu and Etant Dupain, CNN A bloody wave of shootings, arson and other criminal violence has engulfed parts of Port-au-Prince, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and trapping others within dangerous areas of the Haitian capital, aid agencies say. Most recently, a series of killings on Tuesday night claimed the lives

Opinion by Dana M. Peterson for CNN Business Perspectives As consumer prices rise for food, energy, housing and a number of other goods and services, Americans are feeling the pinch. But lower-income families and retirees on fixed incomes will especially feel their buying power erode — not just in the short-term, but for many years

By Sara Spary, CNN A British man has been found guilty of a spate of “savage” stabbing attacks on 16 pet cats in the coastal city of Brighton, southern England, Sussex Police has confirmed. Steve Bouquet, a 54-year-old security guard, attacked the pet cats over a nine-month period near his home address, beginning October 2018.

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Coastal areas in the Pacific Northwest have seen the worst of record-breaking heat, but millions in eastern Washington and Oregon are still under heat advisories through the upcoming weekend. Hundreds of deaths have been reported across the Pacific Northwest and Canada amid the unrelenting heat wave that has also swept through

By Aya Elamroussi and Amir Vera, CNN More than 50 million Americans remained Wednesday under heat alerts and hundreds of deaths have been reported across the Pacific Northwest and Canada amid a devastating heat wave. But relief is coming for many, forecasters say. Brittish Columbia and US cities — including Seattle and Portland — have

By Kocha Olarn, CNN For the first time in over 15 months, Thailand’s popular resort island of Phuket is allowing vaccinated international travelers to enter without quarantine restrictions. On July 1, at around 11 a.m., 25 passengers arrived at Phuket International Airport on a direct flight from Abu Dhabi. It was the first of four

By Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN The Fourth of July holiday weekend is quickly approaching, and weather conditions across the US will contrast starkly from coast to coast for the celebration. Dry and hot conditions will prevail in the West this weekend, although not as hot as the deadly heat they’ve been facing. Meanwhile,

By Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN The Fourth of July holiday weekend is quickly approaching, and weather conditions across the US will contrast starkly from coast to coast for the celebration. Dry and hot conditions will prevail in the West this weekend, although not as hot as the deadly heat they’ve been facing. Meanwhile,

By Tatiana Arias Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim will pay for all the costs needed to rebuild Mexico City’s subway overpass-stretch, which left 26 dead after it collapsed last month, according to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Lopez Obrador said during his daily press briefing on Wednesday that he met with Slim, and that the