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By Zoe Sottile, CNN California has become the latest state to provide its residents with an eco-friendly, if unorthodox, option for their remains after death: composting. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law last Sunday, according to a news release from the bill’s author, state Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia. The process is officially called “natural

By Emma Tucker, CNN Less than two weeks after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on Puerto Rico, triggering an islandwide blackout for 1.5 million customers, power has been restored to 84% of residents, officials said. Fiona hit the US territory as a Category 1 storm September 18, dropping record rainfall, unleashing mudslides, flooding neighborhoods and leaving

By Rob Frehse, Liam Reilly and Claire Colbert, CNN An on-duty emergency medical technician with the Fire Department of New York was stabbed to death in Queens Thursday afternoon while on break, city officials announced. Alison Russo-Elling, a 25-year-veteran of the FDNY, was working at her EMS station when she went to get food, officials

By Claire Colbert, CNN Old Europe Cheese, Inc., based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, is issuing a voluntary recall of its Brie and Camembert cheeses because of a possible outbreak of listeria, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Affected cheeses were sold at about a dozen major retailers in the US and Mexico, the

By Taylor Romine, Ray Sanchez and Raja Razek, CNN Cybercriminals who targeted the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the nation, with a ransomware attack have released some of the hacked data online, according to a tweet from LAUSD Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho. “Unfortunately, as expected, data was recently released by a

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Bargain retailer Ollie’s says it broke a world record on Wednesday — with a 16.5 foot tall, 600-pound bobblehead replica of their mascot. The massive, fully-functioning bobblehead depicts Ollie, the company’s mustachioed mascot. The company unveiled the huge statue as part of their 40th birthday celebration, according to a news release.

By René Marsh, CNN It was a bright, sunny day, but Jackie Jones was still overwhelmed with anxiety at the prospect of rain. “It’s psychologically traumatic for me because I’m on constant alert — waiting, dreading the next rainfall,” Jones said. When the 59-year-old bought her southeast Georgia home four years ago, she had no

By Nicole Chavez and Kacey Cherry, CNN A street in San Francisco will now be renamed after a 84-year-old man whose death brought national attention to the rise of anti-Asian hate last year. City officials approved a resolution to rename Sonora Lane as “Vicha Ratanapakdee Lane” earlier this year. The new street sign was installed

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN For many armed forces veterans, the return to civilian life can be a challenge. But one organization is taking an unusual approach to helping ex-service personnel find their feet — involving them in archaeological projects to bring home the remains of fallen soldiers. Stephen Humphreys, a 40-year-old former US Air Force

By Paul P. Murphy and Laura Oliverio, CNN Many beach cottages that lined the shores of Sanibel Island were wiped away by Hurricane Ian’s storm surge, new aerial imagery from NOAA shows. Most homes on Sanibel and Captiva islands are still standing, but appear to have sustained some form of roof damage, in addition to

By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Hope Labriola stood naked on her bed, the water rising in her mobile home, as Hurricane Ian roared overhead. For a few moments, the 45-year-old Fort Myers Beach woman was able to talk on her cell phone with her friend Lisbeth Whelan before losing phone service. The phone call, which Whelan

By Catherine E. Shoichet and Nicki Brown, CNN Judah Samet survived two unthinkable tragedies: imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp and the 2018 massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue. But still he held onto his faith in humanity — and made a point of sharing what he’d witnessed. Samet died on Tuesday of complications

By Rosa Flores, CNN Authorities in Austin, Texas, said Friday that there was no active shooter at a local hospital after police responded to a call of “shots fired.” “Officers have secured the scene and it is safe,” Austin police said on Twitter Friday afternoon. “This was not an active shooter incident. No injuries reported,

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Less than two weeks after Hurricane Fiona barreled through Puerto Rico, the island’s health department says at least 25 deaths may be linked to the storm. Fiona hit the US territory as a Category 1 storm on September 18, dropping record rainfall, unleashing mudslides, flooding neighborhoods and leaving most of the

By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN The former warden of a Texas prison and his brother were arrested and now face manslaughter charges in the fatal roadside shooting of a migrant this week, according to information CNN obtained Friday. A migrant woman also suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach in the Tuesday incident,

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Rob Cohen had been waiting for the perfect moment to propose — and that moment dawned on him as Hurricane Ian approached Florida. Cohen had a feeling that the site of his first date with Mary Fixl — along Lake Eola in Orlando — would soon be flooded by the monster

By Nick Watt and Stephanie Becker, CNN In Alameda County, just across the bay from San Francisco, 45 sheriff’s deputies have had their guns taken away. They’re now confined to desk duties. They cannot arrest anyone. They cannot even issue traffic citations. The department’s admission comes after an internal audit found those 45 deputies had