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EPA plans to stop 6 power plants from dumping toxic coal ash into unlined ponds

January 25, 2023 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it plans to stop six coal-fired power plants from continuing to dump coal ash — a toxic byproduct of coal-fired electricity — into unlined ponds. The agency announced last year that it would begin to enforce Obama-era regulations requiring coal-fired power plants to clean

Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine is a major moment in the war. Here’s how it will change the conflict

January 25, 2023 9:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN After weeks of geopolitical squabbling, a major moment in the war in Ukraine has arrived: Germany has announced it will provide Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv’s troops. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the move on Wednesday, bowing to intensifying international pressure — led by the United States, Poland and a bloc

Former New York gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges, prosecutors say

January 25, 2023 9:09 AM CNN

By Laura Ly and Lauren del Valle, CNN A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and others of sexual assault has been convicted of federal sexual abuse charges, prosecutors say. Robert Hadden, 64, was convicted of four counts of enticing and inducing individuals to travel interstate

Earth’s inner core may have stopped turning and could go into reverse, study suggests

January 25, 2023 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN The rotation of Earth‘s inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests. The Earth is formed of the crust, the mantle and the inner and outer cores. The solid inner core is situated about 3,200 miles below the Earth’s crust and is separated from

Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation

January 25, 2023 8:55 AM CNN

By Athena Jones, Kirsten Appleton and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent denied any “division-wide effort to withhold recognition,” as multiple schools in her district in Virginia are under investigation for allegedly failing to give students their National Merit Scholarship recognition in a timely manner, before many students submitted college applications. Dr.

Iceberg roughly the size of London breaks off in Antarctica

January 25, 2023 8:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hauser and Angela Fritz, CNN An iceberg nearly the size of Greater London broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Sunday according to the British Antarctic Survey. Scientists first discovered significant cracks in the ice shelf a decade ago, but in the last two years there have been two major breaks.

California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Here’s what we know about the guns used in this week’s deadly attacks

January 25, 2023 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Emily Smith, CNN California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, according to advocacy groups. And still the state has been rocked by three mass shootings in 44 hours. At least two of the suspected gunmen carried out the attacks using semi-automatic weapons and at least one of the guns was

Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest

January 25, 2023 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN The Zambian student who died in battle in Ukraine was buried Wednesday in a private ceremony in his home country, a family spokesman told CNN. Lemekani Nathan Nyirenda died on the frontlines of the Ukraine war while fighting for Russian mercenary group Wagner in September last year. His family representative Dr.

As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush

January 25, 2023 7:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman, CNN Just over a decade ago, the Palestinian flag hung alongside Israeli and American flags at the Israeli prime minister’s residence, when Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shared a historic handshake. Today, Netanyahu is back in power and Abbas never left, but many other things have changed, including Israel’s

Tyre Nichols was a son and father who enjoyed skateboarding, photography and sunsets, his family says

January 27, 2023 12:32 AM CNN

By Christina Zdanowicz and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Tyre Nichols was a father, a man who loved his mama and a free-spirited soul who was looking for a new life in Memphis, Tennessee. That life was tragically cut short earlier this month after a violent arrest by five officers with the Memphis Police. Now, as attention

Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation

January 25, 2023 7:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Athena Jones, Kirsten Appleton and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent denied any “division-wide effort to withhold recognition,” as multiple schools in her district in Virginia are under investigation for allegedly failing to give students their National Merit Scholarship recognition in a timely manner, before many students submitted college applications. Dr.

5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine

January 25, 2023 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Rihanna headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show has already drummed up immense excitement. But if pop music isn’t your genre of choice, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn the NFL has added a country music star and some Hollywood heavyweights to its entertainment lineup. Here’s what else you need to

5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine

January 25, 2023 5:49 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Rihanna headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show has already drummed up immense excitement. But if pop music isn’t your genre of choice, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn the NFL has added a country music star and some Hollywood heavyweights to its entertainment lineup. Here’s what else you need to

5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine

January 25, 2023 5:49 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Rihanna headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show has already drummed up immense excitement. But if pop music isn’t your genre of choice, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn the NFL has added a country music star and some Hollywood heavyweights to its entertainment lineup. Here’s what else you need to

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Malibu coast, with aftershocks shaking Southern California

January 25, 2023 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Boyette, CNN A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck at around 2 a.m. PT Wednesday off the coast of California, about 10 miles south of Malibu Beach, the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami threat was associated with the quake, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The quake was felt across Southern California, with

Germany and US announce plans to send tanks to Ukraine in major sign of support for Kyiv

January 25, 2023 4:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, Stephanie Halasz, Sophie Tanno and Sugam Pokharel, CNN The leaders of the United States and Germany each announced Wednesday they will send contingents of tanks to Ukraine, reversing their longstanding trepidation at providing Kyiv with offensive armored vehicles and unleashing powerful new tools in Ukraine’s efforts to retake territory seized by Russia.

2 former Arkansas deputies charged with federal civil rights offenses in arrest of man caught on camera

January 25, 2023 4:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN A federal grand jury indicted two former Arkansas law enforcement officers on an excessive force charge after they were caught on video punching a man repeatedly during an arrest in August, prosecutors said. Levi White and Zackary King, former deputies with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, were indicted on federal

From China to Japan, deadly cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it’s the ‘new norm’

January 25, 2023 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, Yoonjung Seo, Paula Hancocks, Jake Kwon and Junko Ogura, CNN A deadly cold snap that is gripping East Asia has killed at least four people in Japan after subzero temperatures and heavy snow brought travel chaos during the Lunar New Year holiday, with climate experts warning that such extreme weather events had

5 shootings in California, Iowa and Washington leave 24 dead as America’s gun violence scourge drags on

January 25, 2023 3:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN A series of shootings in three states has made for a heart-wrenching several days, leaving 24 dead as more cities join a growing list of American communities scarred by gun violence. “Only in America do we see this kind of carnage, this kind of chaos, this kind of disruption of communities

School board votes to cut ties with superintendent weeks after 6-year-old allegedly shot teacher

January 25, 2023 2:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, Chris Boyette, Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN A school board voted Wednesday evening to oust its superintendent, weeks after a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher in one of the district’s schools and on the same day that the teacher’s lawyer said school administrators were warned that the child had a gun