By Michelle Watson, Sara Smart and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Six people were shot, and two of them suffered life-threatening injuries, following an altercation between two groups of people in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Saturday night, police said. Patrolling officers heard gunshots around 11 p.m. in the Cherry Street area and arrived at a scene of
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Bonefish off the coast of Florida have tested positive for a cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs, including anti-depressants and blood pressure medications, according to a new study. The three-year study was conducted by researchers at Florida International University and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT), a nonprofit based in Miami focused on bonefish
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN Many people see Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer, but in some parts of the US, it’s going to feel like Groundhog Day. More than a foot of snow (yes, snow) could fall in some western portions of the US this holiday weekend. The eastern half of the country, meanwhile,
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By Michelle Watson, CNN No shots were fired at the Barclays Center during a disturbance that sent people, including tennis star Naomi Osaka, running in fear early Sunday, said the New York City Police Department. “After investigating the incident at the Barclays Center this morning, we determined that no shots were fired,” the NYPD 78th
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Across the US, millions of students are marking the end of another school year and preparing for summer festivities, and likely high on their list is getting some time under the sun. But a nationwide lifeguard shortage will likely curb those plans for some, as cities around the country take measures
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Across the US, millions of students are marking the end of another school year and preparing for summer festivities, and likely high on their list is getting some time under the sun. But a nationwide lifeguard shortage will likely curb those plans for some, as cities around the country take measures
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN Two days before the end of the academic year the students of Robb Elementary School wore their Sunday best for a “Footloose and Fancy” event — a prelude to a long-awaited summer of drive-in movies, lakeside barbecues and trips to amusement parks. Tuesday morning, as 10-year-old fourth graders like Xavier Javier
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By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The bright sunshine in Uvalde belies the cloud of anger and anguish enveloping the small Texas city. Local funeral homes are so overwhelmed, it will take weeks to bury some of the 19 children and two teachers killed Tuesday at Robb Elementary School. And days after the massacre,
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN Ten-year-old Maite Rodriguez wanted to be a marine biologist before she could say the words. “She loved animals,” cousin Destiny Esquivel told CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus on Monday. “She was determined. She was smart. She was going to be someone.” But last week, a gunman stormed into her classroom at Robb Elementary
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Officials in Las Vegas, New Mexico, had barely finished battling the massive Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak wildfire earlier this month before they had to point their defenses toward another threat: the ash-filled erosion that could pollute their water. The fire-scarred land along the banks of the Gallinas River is on the forefront
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN If you’ve been considering a return to school, this is your sign it is not too late. Mae Beale, an 82-year-old retiree, just earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). Beale decided to return to school in her late 70s, according to
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By Kiely Westhoff and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Two weeks after a gunman walked into a Buffalo, New York, supermarket and killed 10 people — and just days after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a Texas school — New York leaders are demanding the federal government take action against gun violence. The mayors
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By Emma Tucker, CNN The decision by police to wait before confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was a failure with catastrophic consequences, experts say. When it was all over 19 students and two teachers were dead. While 18-year-old Salvador Ramos was inside adjoining classrooms, a group of 19 law enforcement officers
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Tina Burnside, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly boating accident that killed five people on a river in Georgia, authorities said. Two boats traveling in opposite directions collided Saturday morning on the Wilmington River in coastal Chatham County, officials said. A 45-year-old man from Savannah, Georgia,
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By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN Two fraternity members charged in the 2021 hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide by a jury on Friday. Although acquitted of the most serious charges, Jacob Krinn and Troy Henricksen were convicted of lesser charges, including
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Residents of New York can now choose an “X” marker for their gender on state identification cards The change is one piece of the Gender Recognition Act, which was passed by the New York state assembly in 2021. New Yorkers can get their gender marker changed to “X” on their driver
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Photographs by Matthew Busch for CNN Crystal Sanchez recalls the smiles of hundreds of children when they got free manicures and had their hair spray-painted during the “DÃa de los Niños” celebration at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Parents and residents across this small South Texas town spent hours solely honoring and
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN Photographs by Matthew Busch for CNN Crystal Sanchez recalls the smiles of hundreds of children when they got free manicures and had their hair spray-painted during the “DÃa de los Niños” celebration at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Parents and residents across this small South Texas town spent hours solely honoring and
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The eldest victim of the Buffalo supermarket massacre will be laid to rest Saturday. The family and friends of 86-year-old Ruth E. Whitfield held visitation and funeral services at a Buffalo church two weeks after police say a White supremacist killed Whitfield and nine other people. Authorities say the gunman
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