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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Seattle is explicitly banning discrimination on the basis of caste, making it the first city in the US to take such a step. The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that amends the city’s municipal code to include caste as a protected class, alongside categories such as race, religion

By Dakin Andone, Randi Kaye and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Alex Murdaugh “wants” to take the stand in his murder trial, but whether he actually will testify remains a “gametime” decision, a source with direct knowledge of the defense’s legal strategy told CNN on Wednesday. A second source told CNN “the final decision is only certain

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May I interest you in a cup of coffee, with a spoonful of olive oil? Starbucks is going out on a limb with a new concoction featuring oil — resulting in a slippery sheen that floats to the surface. As the company intended, the bold move has already caused a stir

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN The head of the Environmental Protection Agency threatened expensive consequences if Norfolk Southern fails to fully clean up its toxic train wreck and pay for the fallout in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA’s new, legally binding order — set to take effect Thursday — “will ensure

By Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Three members of a climbing group are dead after becoming caught in an avalanche while scaling an 8,000-foot peak in central Washington state over the weekend, officials announced. A six-person group was attempting to climb a steep gorge on Colchuck Peak in the Cascade mountains on Sunday afternoon

By Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More than 50 years after Rita Curran’s roommate found her strangled to death in her room, police in Vermont say they have identified the killer using DNA found on a cigarette butt and Curran’s clothing. Investigators identified William DeRoos, a man who lived in Curran’s Burlington apartment building,

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Something to consider as you search for happy hours to celebrate National Margarita Day: The delicious concoction’s main ingredient is threatened by changing weather and new strain on the agave plant’s vital pollinator — the bat. Agave-based liquor like tequila and mezcal was the fastest growing spirits category in 2022, according

By Natasha Chen, CNN Rahman, 3, has lived half his young life in Los Angeles — without his mother. They see each other, sometimes, via video chat from Kabul, Afghanistan. “I see my kids on camera, but I cannot touch them,” his mother said recently from a home she may not leave without a male

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 coal

By Ray Sanchez and Maria Santana, CNN Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former public security secretary and architect of its deadly and protracted war on drugs, was found guilty in federal court in New York on Tuesday of taking bribes from the drug cartels he had sworn to combat, the US Attorney’s Office said. The former

By Melissa Alonso, CNN Two people are dead and three injured after semi-trucks and other vehicles exploded and burned in Medley, Florida, Tuesday morning, police said. Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue units responded to an explosion at an address a fire department map showed as a truck dealer in the suburb of Medley. “Upon arriving to

By Melissa Alonso and Kelly McCleary, CNN Schools and parks in Doral, Florida, will reopen Tuesday after a fire at a waste-to-energy facility that has been burning over a week raised air quality concerns. Firefighters are still battling the flames, but smoke conditions in the area have improved, Miami-Dade County officials said in an update

By Taylor Romine, Josh Campbell and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The suspect in the shooting death of a prominent Catholic bishop in Los Angeles is currently being held on $2 million bail, according to records from the Los Angeles County Jail. Carlos Medina, 61, was arrested on Monday morning in connection to the death of Auxiliary

By Meridith Edwards, Holly Yan, Nouran Salahieh and Celina Tebor, CNN The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office will investigate the toxic derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train after receiving a criminal referral from state environmental officials. “Our office has been monitoring the train derailment in East Palestine and we are outraged on behalf of the