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By Mallika Kallingal, CNN Ida blasted ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane Sunday, slamming the Gulf Coast with devastating force. The storm surge and winds caused by Ida were so strong, they even partially reversed the flow of the Mississippi River near New Orleans — something that’s “extremely uncommon,” according to the United States

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Lake Tahoe ski resorts near the Caldor Fire in Northern California are helping firefighter crews hold off the flames. Heavenly Ski Resort and Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort are using their snowmaking systems to protect the resorts and surrounding areas, according to their Instagram account. “The snow blowers are used because they

By Rebekah Riess, CNN The Louisiana Department of Health on Thursday reported the deaths of four nursing home residents who had been evacuated to a facility in Tangipahoa Parish ahead of Hurricane Ida on August 27. The coroner classified three of the deaths as storm-related, the health department said in a news release. After Ida

Gabriel Kinder, CNN While the scope of the damage from Hurricane Ida is just coming into focus, Liz McCartney and her team at SBP are already mobilizing to help residents take the first steps in rebuilding. SBP started as the St. Bernard Project in the months after Hurricane Katrina, when McCartney and her now husband

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he

By Dakin Andone, CNN A day after Colorado’s attorney general announced indictments against three police officers and two paramedics involved in the death of his son Elijah McClain, LaWayne Mosley told CNN in an interview he’s feeling “happy and hopeful.” Asked if he felt the charges were a long time coming, Mosley said, “Yes. Better

CNN Editorial Research Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. If a perpetrator was killed or died by suicide during the incident, their death is not included

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Michael Skakel, the nephew of Ethel Kennedy. Skakel was convicted in 2002 of the 1975 murder of his neighbor, Martha Moxley. Skakel ‘s conviction was vacated by the Connecticut Supreme Court in 2018. In October 2020, the Connecticut State’s Attorney announced they will not retry

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at notable terror attacks with fatalities on US soil since 1980. 1978-1995 – Three people die and 23 others are wounded after a string of mail bombings carried out by Ted Kaczynski. “The Unabomber,” as he is also known, is serving eight life sentences for murder. He was