Story by Reuters Italian rescue teams on Wednesday found the bodies of two more victims of the glacier collapse in the Alps that is feared to have killed up to 12 people and is being blamed on rising temperatures. At least nine people are now confirmed to have been killed in the avalanche on Sunday
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Amy Simonson and Taylor Ward, CNN An unconfirmed tornado in Ohio caused significant structural damage to the Goshen Township Police and Fire Departments as well as numerous homes and schools, displacing several hundred people, county officials said Wednesday. A severe storm ripped through the downtown area of Goshen around 2:30 p.m. ET
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN As he lay in his own blood, with dead and dying students around him, Arnie Reyes knew help was just outside the classroom door. Twice he heard law enforcement officers in the hallway of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, call out to the gunman who was in
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN As he lay in his own blood, with dead and dying students around him, Arnie Reyes knew help was just outside the classroom door. Twice he heard law enforcement officers in the hallway of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, call out to the gunman who was in
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN One phone call saved countless lives and prevented a potential mass shooting during July 4 celebrations in Richmond, Virginia, the police chief and mayor said Wednesday. The “hero” tipster overheard a conversation that a mass shooting was being planned for the celebration at the Dogwood Dell amphitheater and
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park is threatening the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees, but so far none of the trees have suffered significant damage. The 1,591-acre Washburn Fire began on July 7 and doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday, park officials said. Fire crews removed undergrowth
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Christina Maxouris, CNN An Uvalde police officer armed with a rifle spotted the gunman outside Robb Elementary School and was ready to fire. He asked for permission to take the shot but his supervisor either did not hear him or responded too late — and by that time, the
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN By his father’s final act of heroism, Aiden McCarthy survived Monday’s carnage at a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago. But the 2-year-old now is left to grow up without either of his parents — an orphan of America’s bane of mass shootings. Kevin McCarthy, 37, and his wife, Irina, 35,
Continue Reading By Megan Marples, CNN NASA has reestablished contact with one of its satellites that stopped communicating on its way to the moon. Engineers were able to contact the tiny CubeSat on Wednesday after it ceased communication with the Deep Space Network on Tuesday. The DSN is NASA’s radio antenna network that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN One phone call saved countless lives and prevented a potential mass shooting during July 4 celebrations in Richmond, Virginia, the police chief and mayor said Wednesday. The “hero” tipster overheard a conversation that a mass shooting was being planned for the celebration at the Dogwood Dell amphitheater and
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Nicole Chavez, CNN Twenty-two migrants found dead in a sweltering semi-truck in San Antonio, or who died in the days after, have been named for the first time on Wednesday by the Bexar County medical examiner, now that most of the 53 migrants have been identified by authorities. More than
Continue Reading By Hande Atay Alam, Ivana Kottasová, Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of calling natural gas and nuclear power “green” or “sustainable” sources of energy, backing a proposal from European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, that has spurred criticism from scientists and environmental advocates. The new rules, if
Continue Reading By Hande Atay Alam, Ivana Kottasová, Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of calling natural gas and nuclear power “green” or “sustainable” sources of energy, backing a proposal from European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, that has spurred criticism from scientists and environmental advocates. The new rules, if
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN By his father’s final act of heroism, Aiden McCarthy survived Monday’s carnage at a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago. But the 2-year-old now is left to grow up without either of his parents — an orphan of America’s bane of mass shootings. Kevin McCarthy, 37, and his wife, Irina, 35,
Continue Reading By Tara John and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Covid-19 vaccine boosters might look a little different by the end of this year. US regulators advised manufacturers last week to update the Covid-19 vaccine in time for the fall booster program with new formulas that would better protect against the more infectious Omicron subvariants, which are dominating
Continue Reading By Tara John and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Covid-19 vaccine boosters might look a little different by the end of this year. US regulators advised manufacturers last week to update the Covid-19 vaccine in time for the fall booster program with new formulas that would better protect against the more infectious Omicron subvariants, which are dominating
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The Great Salt Lake in Utah has dropped to its lowest level on record for the second time in less than a year as a climate change-fueled megadrought tightens its grip in the West. The lake’s surface water elevation fell to 4,190 feet on Sunday, according to data from the US
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re an American visiting Europe this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you’re in luck: Meals, hotels and tours are more affordable in dollars than they’ve been in decades. The euro has plunged to about $1.03 — its lowest level since 2002. And predictions are flying around that
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re an American visiting Europe this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you’re in luck: Meals, hotels and tours are more affordable in dollars than they’ve been in decades. The euro has plunged to about $1.03 — its lowest level since 2002. And predictions are flying around that
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re an American visiting Europe this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you’re in luck: Meals, hotels and tours are more affordable in dollars than they’ve been in decades. The euro has plunged to about $1.03 — its lowest level since 2002. And predictions are flying around that
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