National-World

By Rachel Ramirez, Brandon Miller and Bill Weir, CNN The climate crisis took a catastrophic toll across the globe in 2021. From the Arctic to Louisiana and to China’s Henan province, signs that climate change is already altering our weather were everywhere. In the United States, historic flooding trapped and killed residents in submerged basements.

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN “Help.” That word, in big black letters and surrounded by white space, called out from Ohio’s largest newspaper — a desperate plea from six Cleveland-area medical systems facing a crush of Covid-19 cases. “We need your help,” read the bottom of the ad. “We now have more COVID-19 patients in our

By Nicole Chavez, Evan McMorris-Santoro and Laura Dolan, CNN Carolyn Foote was shocked and angry when hundreds of books about race, equality or sexuality in Texas school libraries were targeted by Republican lawmakers. She and other librarians focused on making their collections more reflective of the increasingly diverse community and their work was now under

By Eric Levenson and Ben Tinker, CNN The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it is investigating a multistate outbreak of listeria infections connected to Fresh Express packaged salads, which announced a recall of some of its products. Ten people have become ill, 10 have been hospitalized and one person has died across eight states

By Sara Smart, CNN One high school in Tacoma, Washington, recently honored a former student who wasn’t able to get his diploma 78 years ago. Ernie Reda is not only a World War II veteran, but now an alumnus of Stadium High School, which is located on Commencement Bay. Ernie was sent to boot camp

By Amanda Jackson, CNN After missing out on holiday gatherings last year, many people had been planning for months to celebrate Christmas with loved ones. Now, with the surge of Covid-19 cases, some are canceling those plans just days away from the holiday. The new coronavirus strain, Omicron, is contributing to the rise in cases,

By David Williams, CNN Physics professor Vinod Menon doesn’t get much mail at the office, so when The City College of New York (CCNY) returned to in-person classes this semester, he was greeted with some junk mail and a nondescript package in a battered cardboard box. Menon, the chairman of the physics department, at first

By Michelle Watson, CNN Two officers investigated for policy violations related to Manuel Ellis’ death in March 2020 have been exonerated and cleared to return to work, according to a news release from the Tacoma Police Department. Ellis was a Black man who died while in police custody, CNN previously reported. He could be heard

By Erika Ryan, CNN New York City’s wildlife is thriving, and that’s thanks to devoted scientists and activists who have spent decades bolstering robust wildlife habitats in the city’s five boroughs. Helen Forgione, Natural Areas Conservancy‘s senior ecologist, is one of those scientists. For more than 30 years, she’s dedicated her career to restoring New