CNN – National

WXIA By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Crews in Atlanta have completed repairs to a key water main whose break, among others, contributed to a huge swath of the city spending days without safe drinking water – though a boil advisory remains in effect for many homes and businesses “out

By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Two families have filed a federal lawsuit against Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Williamson County School District, claiming their middle school kids were arrested, strip-searched, placed in solitary confinement, forced to undergo evaluations and placed on house arrest after officials misinterpreted a Tennessee statute and claimed that

By Rob Frehse and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man was charged with conspiring with three others to defraud a sports betting company by using inside information from an NBA player to successfully bet on the performance of that player, who was later banned from the league, according to a federal complaint filed

By Joe Sutton and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Local Colorado officials have reached an $8.5 million settlement with a woman who was hospitalized in 2022 after being left handcuffed in a police SUV that was then hit by a train. The city of Fort Lupton and town of Platteville, Colorado, agreed on the settlement

By Joe Sutton and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh announced on Tuesday the school will not bring back the Aggie Bonfire traditionally held the night before the school’s then-annual football game against the University of Texas. “I decided that Bonfire, both a wonderful and tragic part of Aggie history,

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A police officer has been charged with felony assault in connection with an incident involving a juvenile shoplifting suspect at a mall three years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Glendale Police Officer Gonzalo Zendejas allegedly kicked the juvenile in the head during a struggle involving other

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! As if people weren’t already upset about how much money CEOs make… a new analysis found that the median chief executive officer in the S&P 500 earned nearly 200 times as much as the median employee. The pay gap — and the outrage — just seem to

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie, is scheduled to begin on September 9, according to the prosecutor’s office and Matar’s defense attorney. In August 2022, Rushdie was stabbed several times onstage shortly before he was due to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A high-profile federal fraud trial in Minneapolis was rocked this week by allegations that someone tried to bribe a juror with more than $120,000. The FBI says the cash bribe was delivered by an unidentified woman to the home of a person identified as Juror #52. The juror was dismissed

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a record number of school districts face bans on certain books and lawmakers enact measures that limit what can be taught about race and sexual identity in the classroom, some states are moving to counter the measures with laws that prohibit banning books. Last month, Minnesota became the

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — An undocumented migrant accused of shooting two New York City police officers on Monday had his immigration case dismissed by a judge less than a month ago, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, a 19-year-old from Venezuela, opened fire on two officers after they tried

By Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will no longer require a diversity and inclusion statement as part of its hiring process, according to an email from a senior school leader obtained by The Harvard Crimson and The New York Times. The change

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The parent company of a Virginia facility that bred beagles to be sold to laboratories for drug experiments will now have to pay more than $35 million – the largest ever fine in an Animal Welfare Act case in history – prosecutors say. About 4,000 beagles were rescued from the facility

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jesús Morales rolls down his window as he pulls into a California Home Depot parking lot. “We need three workers,” he says in Spanish. “We’re going to go to Disneyland,” Morales tells the men as they climb into the back seat of his SUV. “We’ll pay you for

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A fresh salad sounds appetizing today — minus the cucumber. According to the FDA, cucumbers in 14 states have been recalled due to possible contamination with salmonella. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Hunter Biden Opening statements are

By Eric Levenson, Cindy Von Quednow, Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani said he has “closure” and is ready to “move on” after his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty in court Tuesday to fraud and tax charges for stealing almost $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers

By Susannah Cullinane, Joe Sutton, Andy Rose and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Constance Glantz had been in a nursing home – in hospice care. Whatever ailment had ushered the 74-year-old toward this inescapable brink, her death – as those whose business it is to care for the recently departed often say – had been

By Joe Sutton and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — An 83-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was gored Saturday by a bison in the famed Yellowstone National Park, officials said Monday in a news release. The bison was “defending its space” when It came within a few feet of her and then used its

WLS, DEBBIE WAJVODA, CNN By WLS Digital Team, Leah Hope, and Eric Horng Click here for updates on this story     LOWELL, Indiana (WLS) — A hot air balloon crash in northwest Indiana left three people on board injured on Sunday evening. Two of those injured were airlifted to Chicago hospitals, and crews later moved the

By Jennifer Henderson and Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — Two passengers and a pilot were injured after a hot air balloon hit power lines in Indiana on Sunday and the Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the incident. The crash occurred in Lowell, Indiana – about an hour south of Chicago. The balloon envelope –