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By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — New York officials say there are no credible threats ahead of Tuesday’s annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Manhattan, but there will be heightened security, including thousands of police officers, across the city. “Currently there are no specific credible threats directed towards the July Fourth

By Laura Studley and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, public health officials in Los Angeles are advising beachgoers to avoid sea lions that have been sickened by toxins from large algae blooms coating California beaches. In a Friday Facebook post, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people will gather at Coney Island on Tuesday to watch competitive eaters scarf down mountains of sausages and buns during the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Competitors will have just 10 minutes to devour as many wieners as they can for a shot at

By Kristina Sgueglia and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A former OceanGate Expeditions employee emailed another ex-associate of the company years ago with concerns about the potential failings of its Titan submersible and an ominous warning about its CEO, who was killed last month with four others when the vessel imploded on a dive in

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Jasper, Tennessee (CNN) — In a world suddenly brimming with potential solutions for the climate crisis, it sounds like clickbait: How this one weird cow trick can improve soil, water, wildlife, and farmer wealth while pulling tons of planet-cooking carbon from the sky. With methane burping out of

By Rosa Flores and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago was found sleeping in front of a local church, according to police. Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV had been missing since March 6, 2015, according to a missing persons flyer published by the

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Baltimore are searching for multiple suspects in a mass shooting that turned a beloved annual neighborhood block party into chaos early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 28 others, most of whom were teens, officials said. The search for the shooters –

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three dozen people were injured in New Hampshire Sunday after an SUV plowed into a roadside restaurant in Laconia, officials said. The SUV crashed into the Looney Bin Bar and Grill during lunchtime and injured 34 people, according to the Laconia Fire Department. A

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Maine woman was bitten Friday after she punched a bear in the face after it started chasing her dog. The woman, 64-year-old Lynn Kelly, was working in her backyard in Porter, which hugs the New Hampshire border, when her dog started barking and ran into the woods, according

By Joe Sutton and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon man died on a hike with this family after falling from a cliff at a popular natural recreation site, according to law enforcement. The 40-year-old man, his wife and five children were hiking at Multnomah Falls, located about 30 miles east of downtown

By Joe Sutton, Priscilla Alvarez and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old migrant died from medical complications which included seizures after crossing into the US along the Arizona border in the midst of sweltering summer heat, Border Patrol officials said. The young boy was traveling with his mother and brother on June 15 when

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — To her tens of thousands of adoring online fans, fashionable two-legged feline Cecily is the cat’s pajamas. The 5-year-old Siamese-mix is a permanent resident of The Cattery animal shelter in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she’s lived since she was 2 months old, said Katie Hatfield, The Cattery’s social

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — On a spring day in Oakland, California, under the beams of a Victorian-age mansion, Karen Tierney stood surrounded by centuries of history. Tierney is a professional dressmaker and textile restorer, and had gathered 12 of her clients to model wedding dresses sewed or restored by Tierney’s own hand. Some

By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all seen it. Many of us have done it. We treat dog walks as a chance to accomplish two (or three) things at once, leading our pooches around the neighborhood while gazing at our phones, chatting with a friend, listening to a podcast or pushing a stroller. The