By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The 11-year-old sole survivor of a plane crash Saturday in Michigan is “doing amazing,” her mother said. Christie Perdue’s husband, Mike Perdue, did not survive, but she believes he saved their daughter, Laney, by holding her tight as the plane crashed. “It was a miracle and a tragedy, all in one
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Rising summer temperatures could lead to an exponential increase in the number of wildfires and acres burned in the Sierra Nevada in California, researchers have found. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that there’s a 19% to 26% jump in wildfire risk for each degree of summer
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By Sonia Moghe, Brynn Gingras, Ray Sanchez and Lauren del Valle, CNN Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during a court hearing Thursday after a half-century effort to clear their names. New York County Supreme Court Administrative Judge Ellen Biben granted the motion to vacate the convictions of Muhammad
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN More than 1,000 manatees in Florida have died this year, a new report confirmed this week. It’s the highest recorded number of manatee deaths in decades. As of November 12, a recorded 1,003 manatees have died in the state throughout 2021, according to a mortality report from the Florida Fish and
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The 11-year-old sole survivor of a plane crash Saturday in Michigan is “doing amazing,” her mother said. Christie Perdue’s husband, Mike Perdue, did not survive, but she believes he saved their daughter, Laney, by holding her tight as the plane crashed. “It was a miracle and a tragedy, all in one
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN Travis McMichael, one of three men charged with murder in 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery’s death, testified Wednesday he shot the Black jogger in self-defense, saying Arbery attacked him and grabbed his shotgun. McMichael testified about the moments that led up to the shooting, saying
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN Travis McMichael, one of three men charged with murder in 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery’s death, testified Wednesday he shot the Black jogger in self-defense, saying Arbery attacked him and grabbed his shotgun. McMichael testified about the moments that led up to the shooting, saying
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN There may already be a wrinkle in your Thanksgiving travel plans: A huge brewing storm could lead to some rocky roads from the Midwest to the Northeast ahead of the holiday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN There may already be a wrinkle in your Thanksgiving travel plans: A huge brewing storm could lead to some rocky roads from the Midwest to the Northeast ahead of the holiday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN There may already be a wrinkle in your Thanksgiving travel plans: A huge brewing storm could lead to some rocky roads from the Midwest to the Northeast ahead of the holiday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN There may already be a wrinkle in your Thanksgiving travel plans: A huge brewing storm could lead to some rocky roads from the Midwest to the Northeast ahead of the holiday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
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By Sarah Moon, CNN The increasingly heated debate over the presence of certain books in school libraries was aired at an Illinois school board meeting this week. After two objections were made to the presence of “Gender Queer” in the library in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, residents and students showed up Monday night
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By Raja Razek, CNN The family of Axel Acosta Avila, one of 10 people who died in the chaotic crowd surge during the Astroworld Festival in Houston this month, is among 125 plaintiffs who brought a lawsuit Tuesday against the event’s organizers and others. The lawsuit seeks damages for loss of mental and physical health,
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By Eric Levenson and Brad Parks, CNN The jury deliberating in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial on Wednesday asked to review a series of videos that show the teenager fatally shooting two people and wounding another during last year’s unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The 12-person jury, made up of five men and seven women, started deliberating
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By Monica Garrett and Judson Jones, CNN A wildfire that sparked in Colorado on Tuesday quickly grew in size, prompting evacuations in the town of Estes Park, near Rocky Mountain National Park. The Kruger Rock Fire was reported just before 7 a.m. and grew to more than 130 acres by 6:30 p.m. local time, Larimer
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By Raja Razek and Amir Vera, CNN A Texas State University student who the FBI said wrote “I set a synagogue on fire” has been federally charged with arson, according to a Tuesday news release from the US Department of Justice. The charges stem from a fire that was intentionally set at the Congregation Beth
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By Chris Boyette, CNN Less than 24 hours after the Tennessee university system lifted its mask mandates, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville said it has reinstated its mandate Tuesday to comply with the federal executive order requiring federal contractor buildings to follow CDC mask guidance. “Despite our very low Covid-19 numbers on campus, we
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Jury and trial consultant Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, known for having developed the juror profile in O.J. Simpson’s trial, has worked “hand in hand” with attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse in his trial to help develop a jury profile that would best fit their case, her firm Dimitrius & Associates told CNN. In the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A 12-year-old Boy Scout in Hawaii takes the organization’s motto “be prepared” very seriously and used his knowledge to help rescue a couple and their injured dog on a trail. David King was on the way back from a 15-mile hike near his home in Kailua with his mom, Christine,
Continue ReadingBy Kay Jones, CNN The mayor of Cambridge, Maryland, was arrested and charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn, according to a news release from the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor. Court records state Andrew Bradshaw, who took office this past January, was arrested on Monday and had his first court appearance on
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