CNN By Jade Walker, CNN Parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year. An official analysis showed the reef lost between a quarter and a third of its hard coral cover across three main regions due to a marine heatwave. Some particularly hard-hit areas lost up to
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — When state troopers Joseph Perechinsky and William Jenkins were tasked Thursday morning with checking on a call of shots fired at a home in rural northeastern Pennsylvania, they had no idea about the danger they were driving toward. By the end of the day, both would be in a
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Charges have been dismissed against a man who was facing attempted kidnapping and other charges after a mother accused him of trying to grab her 2-year-old son from her at a Georgia Walmart, court records show. Mahendra Patel encountered 26-year-old Caroline Miller with her two children riding a motorized
Continue ReadingBy Emily Scolnick, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Why do some people’s brains stay sharp into their 80s and beyond? An expert explains some fascinating discoveries after 25 years of analyzing “SuperAgers.” Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Buy green, not greenwashed Products like boxed
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By Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is dead after he shot and killed his neighbor Thursday before wounding two responding Pennsylvania state troopers, including one who managed to commandeer a tractor trailer to protect drivers from gunfire on a state highway, officials said. The troopers, Joseph Perechinsky and William Jenkins, were
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors plan to seek the execution of a man accused of shooting and killing four members of a family in rural Tennessee, including the parents of an infant found abandoned under the summer sun miles away, the district attorney said in court Thursday. Austin Robert Drummond, captured Tuesday after
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WJCL, CNN By Dakin Andone, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, CNN Fort Stewart, Georgia (CNN) — US Army 1st Sgt. Joshua Arnold was in a conference room with one of his officers at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia on Wednesday when the crack of gunfire pierced the air. “That sounds like a gunshot. That sounds
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, CNN Fort Stewart, Georgia (CNN) — US Army 1st Sgt. Joshua Arnold was in a conference room with one of his officers at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia on Wednesday when the crack of gunfire pierced the air. “That sounds like a gunshot. That sounds like a
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN The Trump administration plans to restore and reinstall two Confederate monuments. One statue, which will be erected at Arlington National Cemetery, features a Black woman “depicted as a ‘Mammy,’ holding the infant of a White officer, and an enslaved man following his owner to war,” the cemetery’s website notes. In addition,
Continue ReadingWJCL, CNN By Jade Walker, CNN The Trump administration plans to restore and reinstall two Confederate monuments. One statue, which will be erected at Arlington National Cemetery, features a Black woman “depicted as a ‘Mammy,’ holding the infant of a White officer, and an enslaved man following his owner to war,” the cemetery’s website notes.
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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty Army sergeant is accused of shooting and wounding five of his fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia on Wednesday, the latest act of violence on a US military base that raises questions about the safety of American servicemembers at facilities where they train, work
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CNN, WJCL, WTOC, BROADCASTIFY, LIBERTY COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY., LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, Broadcastify/Liberty County Public Safety. By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty Army sergeant is accused of shooting and wounding five of his fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia on Wednesday, the latest act of violence on a US military
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year — burning entire neighborhoods to the ground, straining firefighting resources and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes — may have led to hundreds more deaths than were recorded, a new study suggests. While officials reported that
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CNN, WRAL, KCNC, KING, FARGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALERT CALIFORNIA, UC SAN DIEGO, CAL FIRE LNU, Alert California/UC San Diego By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year — burning entire neighborhoods to the ground, straining firefighting resources and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes
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By Alexandra Skores, Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A “technology issue” that prompted United Airlines to ground flights across the US on Wednesday, triggering more than 1,000 delays and dozens of cancellations, has been resolved, the airline told CNN. The outage, which began at 6:12 p.m. ET and was resolved within a few hours, stemmed
Continue Reading By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty Army sergeant was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of opening fire at his workplace on the sprawling Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, wounding five of his fellow soldiers, authorities said. The suspect, identified as Sgt. Quornelius Samentrio Radford, 28, was subdued by nearby soldiers after
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Metabolism has become one of the biggest buzzwords in the wellness industry, but a lot of people don’t understand how it works. These three myths could be holding you back. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Cash
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By Dakin Andone, Jason Morris, Sara Smart, Ryan Young, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Five US soldiers were hospitalized after a shooting at the Army’s Fort Stewart on Wednesday, which put the installation, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, and at least six schools into lockdown. Each of the soldiers was shot, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since revealing last week that the Trump administration began freezing its federal research funding, the University of California, Los Angeles has put a number on how much is at stake. And it’s far bigger than previously thought. “Currently, a total of approximately $584 million in
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — At least 58 people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, and two have died. Authorities suspect that the bacteria, Legionella, is being spread by cooling towers on buildings in Harlem. Legionnaires’ disease causes flu-like symptoms and is treatable with antibiotics. However, if left untreated,
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