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By Rachel Ramirez and Drew Kann, CNN When Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the Northeast in 2012, it exposed the dire need to strengthen New York City’s infrastructure to adapt to what was then a looming threat of the climate crisis. Nearly a decade later, the city is picking up the pieces after

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized two shipments of counterfeit jewelry that would have been worth more than $5.2 million if it had been authentic, the agency said. On August 16, officers in Cincinnati, Ohio, found 450 fake Cartier Love bracelets and rings in a shipment from China traveling

By Leah Asmelash, CNN After years of fundraising, the US Military Academy at West Point will finally unveil a new monument dedicated to the Buffalo Soldiers, a group of Black soldiers who played a key role in the westward expansion of the United States. The monument — a 10-foot-tall bronze statue depicting a Buffalo Soldier

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly walked into a Northumberland County courthouse and delivered an airtight legal document announcing his intention to free, or manumit, more than 500 slaves. He titled it the “deed of

By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Dennis Duplessis despised the nearly 100-foot oak tree that loomed over his house in Gonzales, Louisiana. For almost 10 years, he told his family he wanted to cut it down, but he couldn’t afford the expense of a tree-cutting service. On Sunday night, as Hurricane Ida started shredding

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A public health nurse in Colorado took empty Covid-19 vaccine vials and made them into beautiful art, paying tribute to her fellow healthcare workers. Laura Weiss told CNN she was a retired nurse when Boulder County Public Health asked for help administering vaccines in February. “I had noticed all these

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Watching TV paid off for a South Carolina man who chose five lucky numbers to win a $200,000 lottery prize, beating the more than 1 in 500,000 odds. “I saw them on television,” the winner, who remains anonymous but has been identified as a male, told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

By Sonia Moghe, CNN People who were once in R. Kelly’s orbit — including former romantic partners and employees — testified during the first few weeks of the singer’s trial about his repeated demands that they write letters to give to him. The letters, witnesses say, ranged from apologies to letters that made false claims

By Dakin Andone, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Raja Razek, CNN Prosecutors and witnesses in the future trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will not be allowed to use derogatory words to refer to the defendant, according to a ruling by a Florida judge. It would not be feasible, Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said,

By Shawn Nottingham and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Tunch Ilkin has died, according to a statement from Steelers President Art Rooney II. He was 63. Ilkin was a two-time NFL Pro Bowl player, the statement said. “His passion for the game of football was evident in his everyday life,” Rooney said. “As

By David Williams and Wayne Sterling, CNN Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin won’t be on the field for his team’s season opener on Monday night after testing positive with a breakthrough case of Covid-19. Kiffin confirmed on Saturday in a statement on Twitter that he would not be traveling with his team to Atlanta

By Alta Spells, CNN Three people, including a student, were shot on the campus of Towson University in Maryland early Saturday, according to the school and Baltimore County Police. The injuries were not life threatening, the university said in a message to the campus community, which said the shooting occurred around 2 a.m. when a

By Alta Spells and Theresa Waldrop, CNN At least 13 people were injured in nine shootings overnight in Chicago, according to police. A 4-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition after he was shot twice in the head Friday night while inside a home on South Ellis Avenue, the Chicago Police Department