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By AJ Willingham, CNN The demand for Covid-19 tests is so high and supplies are so low that some desperate people are going online to buy them. This Covid test “black market” could hurt buyers who may be preyed upon in their desperation. It could also hurt sellers who think they can make a quick

By Raja Razek, CNN At least 34 people were rescued on Saturday after being stranded on a large chunk of floating ice off the shore of Point Comfort on Green Bay, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin. At about 10:15 a.m., Brown County received a report that a large chunk of ice

By Lee Alexander and Chiamaka Ofulue, CNN At just 6 years old, Kendall Rae Johnson is making history as the youngest certified farmer in Georgia. Kendall Rae says her love of farming comes from her great grandmother Kate Johnson. “She taught me all kinds of stuff about gardening. Like, how collard greens grow — you

By Liam Reilly, CNN A lithium-ion battery in an electric bike or scooter self-combusted in a Bronx apartment building, sparking a four-alarm fire early Saturday morning, according to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). The FDNY were alerted to flames at 2230 Grand Concourse just after 2 a.m. and the fire was extinguished about

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Border patrol agents have rescued 25 undocumented migrants from a locked trailer in Texas where they were left in the cold with no way to escape. Big Bend Border Patrol Sector officers in Sierra Blanca found the migrants Wednesday morning with some of them shivering from the cold and crying, CBP

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Yao Pan Ma, a 62-year-old Asian man who police said was bashed in the head in an unprovoked attack in East Harlem, New York, last April, died from his injuries eight months later on New Year’s Eve, a family spokesperson told CNN Saturday. “The hospital called me on January 1 to

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Kristen Berthiaume remembers when George Floyd was murdered, with body cam footage revealing his struggles to breathe and cries for his mother as a police officer knelt on his neck. Berthiaume couldn’t stop thinking about Floyd, his loved ones, and the Black community as nationwide protests and demands for justice were

By Eric Levenson and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN One mom said she feels like she’s endangering her kids’ health. Another said she feels lonely and exhausted by the pressure of what to do. And a father said he and his wife live in fear that their daughter’s school will close. These were among just 10 of

By Christina Maxouris, CNN When two baby bald eagles hatched in Florida in front of a livestream camera in late December, thousands of people tuned in to see it happen. The tiny creatures weren’t just magnificent to watch. They were a testament to one of the country’s greatest conservation success stories, experts say — because

By Sara Smart, CNN What started as a visit to the local thrift store turned into a months-long reunion story for one Illinois man. In June 2021, Greg Kozlick, 22, was looking for electronics at the local Goodwill store in Downers Grove, which is about 30 minutes west of Chicago. As he was searching, he

By Liam Reilly and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Rhode Island man was arrested in New York Thursday for allegedly selling or attempting to sell more than 100 guns that he produced at his home, according to the US Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York. Most of the guns were untraceable “privately made firearms” (PMF’s),

By Laura Studley, Elizabeth Joseph and Alaa Elassar, CNN A good Samaritan died on New Year’s Day while trying to help a man who fell onto subway tracks during a gang assault in New York City. At around 2:40 a.m., the assault victim — a 38-year-old male — was approached by several individuals on the

By Chris Boyette and Keith Allen, CNN The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday to change the name of Robert E. Lee Boulevard to Allen Toussaint Boulevard, councilmember Jared C. Brossett confirmed to CNN Saturday. Toussaint, a New Orleans music legend, died in 2015 of a heart attack while he was touring in Madrid.

By Omar Jimenez, Keith Allen, Dakin Andone and Amir Vera, CNN Classes in Chicago will be canceled again Monday, making it the fourth consecutive day students have been out of school as the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and City officials drags on amid a Covid-19 surge. “Out of fairness and consideration for families