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Gov. Greg Abbott last month directed the state family services department to investigate alleged abuse of minors receiving gender-affirming health care.

Texas confirms 9 investigations of transgender minors receiving gender-affirming health care

March 10, 2022 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Killough, CNN Texas has opened nine alleged abuse investigations of minors receiving gender-affirming health care, Patrick Crimmins, a Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) spokesman, confirmed to CNN Thursday. Civil rights groups said in a court hearing last week they were aware of at least three families facing investigation. The Dallas Morning

They fled their house in Ukraine, but a CNN Hero helped make Poland their new home

March 10, 2022 6:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Gabriel Kinder, CNN Within 24 hours of reading a news story about Ukrainian refugees sleeping in a train station, Aaron Jackson left his Florida home for an area near the border between Poland and Ukraine. “There I saw the true cost of war,” Jackson wrote on Facebook of his visit to Poland. “Families fleeing

A new analysis reveals the 2020 census undercounted some groups and overcounted others.

The 2020 census undercounted Latino, Black and Native American people

March 10, 2022 4:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Latino, Black and Native American populations were significantly undercounted in the 2020 census, officials announced Thursday. The undercount rate for the Latino population was more than three times the rate for that group in 2010, according to Census estimates. Overall, officials estimate .24% of the nation’s population, or about 782,000

Rare wolverine sighting in Yellowstone was captured on video

March 10, 2022 1:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN A wolverine was captured on video by a tourist in Yellowstone National Park this week — an impressive feat considering a research survey conducted in the park from 2006 to 2009 only documented seven of them. Park visitor Carl Kemp was on a tour through the world’s first national park on

One Ukrainian mom had to leave her own family to save her foster children

March 10, 2022 12:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Sidner and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Oksana remembers how she knew the Russian attacks had started in Ukraine. It was about four in the morning when she heard a massive blast. Her adrenaline spiked. She shook her husband awake and said: “Kolya, there is a war!” Suddenly the household was frantic. They started to

One Ukrainian mom had to leave her own family to save her foster children

March 10, 2022 12:17 PM CNN

By Sara Sidner and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Oksana remembers how she knew the Russian attacks had started in Ukraine. It was about four in the morning when she heard a massive blast. Her adrenaline spiked. She shook her husband awake and said: “Kolya, there is a war!” Suddenly the household was frantic. They started to

The West is far from the only region experiencing remarkably dry weather so far this year. According to Ta March 10 report from the US Drought Monitor

Size of drought in US increased by the area of California in the past month

March 10, 2022 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Brandon Miller and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The West is far from the only region experiencing remarkably dry weather so far this year. According to Thursday’s report from the US Drought Monitor, more than 61% of the contiguous US is in some classification of drought. It is the largest portion of the country in a

Victims of the opioid crisis confront owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

Victims of opioid crisis confront owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

March 10, 2022 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Victims of opioid abuse and their families on Thursday confronted members of the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, recounting their immeasurable loss and pain caused by the highly addictive painkillers. The emotional hearing came one day after a US bankruptcy judge approved a settlement that requires

Cars drive past a destroyed Russian tank as a convoy of vehicles evacuating civilians leaves Irpin

Russia invades Ukraine

March 10, 2022 10:20 AM CNN

By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner, George Ramsay, Jack Guy, Helen Regan, Adam Renton, Melissa Macaya, Jason Kurtz, Aditi Sangal and Amir Vera, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

She left Ukraine for a business trip. Her family are still trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol

March 10, 2022 9:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN When translator Yulia Karaulan left Ukraine for a business trip to Italy on February 20, she thought she would be back with her family a few days later. But the brief trip turned into a nightmare. “When I came (back) to my city (it) was already blocked with

She left Ukraine for a business trip. Her family are still trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol

March 10, 2022 9:31 AM CNN

By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN When translator Yulia Karaulan left Ukraine for a business trip to Italy on February 20, she thought she would be back with her family a few days later. But the brief trip turned into a nightmare. “When I came (back) to my city (it) was already blocked with

Denmark opens its arms to Ukrainians, while trying to send Syrian refugees home

March 10, 2022 6:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John, CNN When Denmark became the first liberal democracy to tell Syrian refugees to return to their war-torn home in 2019, Russian jets were still dropping missiles in Syria, in an effort to help President Bashar al-Assad’s regime regain control of the country. Ukraine is now being pummelled by the same Russian military,

Ukrainian emergency employees work at the hospital damaged by shelling in Mariupol.

Mariupol children’s hospital bombing one of many attacks on medical facilities since Russian invasion, WHO says

March 10, 2022 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Laura Smith-Spark, Olga Voitovych and Rob Picheta, CNN An injured woman, heavily pregnant, is carried on a stretcher past the smoldering wreckage of Mariupol’s maternity and children’s hospital. Her face is pale, one hand cradles her belly in a protective gesture. Every window on that side of the building appears to be

5 things to know for March 10: Ukraine, Congress, South Korea, Capitol riot, crypto

March 10, 2022 5:51 AM CNN

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A friendly reminder: Don’t wait until the last minute to file your taxes. The deadline is April 18, but get going now because it’ll be a pain if you need to reach the IRS. The agency is dealing with a backlog of matters related to 23 million returns — and is

5 things to know for March 10: Ukraine, Congress, South Korea, Capitol riot, crypto

March 10, 2022 5:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A friendly reminder: Don’t wait until the last minute to file your taxes. The deadline is April 18, but get going now because it’ll be a pain if you need to reach the IRS. The agency is dealing with a backlog of matters related to 23 million returns — and is

Basketball star Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling has brought widespread condemnation in the US but few details from Russian authorities on her status and the investigation.

Brittney Griner has been in Russian custody for 3 weeks, congressman says, as questions remain about her whereabouts and how to bring her home

March 10, 2022 4:05 AM CNN

By Jason Hanna and Chris Boyette, CNN The American basketball star who was arrested in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling was detained February 17, a US congressman’s office said Thursday, providing the most detailed public account yet of how long Brittney Griner has been in custody. And US efforts to get Griner out of

The waters of the Maldives are home to a hundreds of species of fish.

Newly discovered rainbow-colored fish lives in the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’

March 10, 2022 2:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Far beneath the waves surrounding the Maldives, there’s a living rainbow in the ocean’s “twilight zone.” Say hello to the rose-veiled fairy wrasse, a colorful species of fish that’s new to science. The fish, which bears the scientific name Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, was found living at depths ranging from 131 to 229

Brittney Griner has been in Russian custody for 3 weeks, congressman says, as questions remain about her whereabouts and how to bring her home

March 10, 2022 2:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna and Chris Boyette, CNN The American basketball star who was arrested in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling was detained February 17, a US congressman’s office said Thursday, providing the most detailed public account yet of how long Brittney Griner has been in custody. And US efforts to get Griner out of

Travis and Gregory McMichael seek acquittal of hate crimes convictions in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder

March 10, 2022 12:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells, CNN Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael are seeking acquittal of their federal hate crimes convictions related to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, arguing the 25-year-old Black man’s killing didn’t happen on public streets, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The McMichaels filed separate motions for judgments of acquittal on all

March 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 9, 2022 11:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner, George Ramsay, Jack Guy, Helen Regan, Adam Renton, Melissa Macaya, Jason Kurtz, Aditi Sangal and Amir Vera, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.