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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Throughout the country, the names of birds, moths, and geographical sites are being changed as Americans reconsider the outdated stereotypes and racist connotations some of these names may carry. The names of some varieties of fish are next. Grass, bighead, silver and black carp have been commonly known as “Asian” carp

By Paul Vercammen, CNN Covid-19 shoved Jeff Sweat into a medical coma for three weeks last winter, face down on a ventilator, on death’s trap door. “I took care of him when he was literally near death,” said Dr. Nida Qadir, a pulmonologist and co-director of the Intensive Care Unit at UCLA Medical Center. “He

By Alaa Elassar, CNN It’s hot out there, and all we’re thinking about is ways to cool down — or just finding any excuse to eat more ice cream. National Ice Cream Day is Sunday and we’ve got the scoop for you. Whether you’re in the mood for a deal or just screaming for some

By Camille Furst The pilot of a hot air balloon died after becoming entangled under its basket and falling to the ground in Bradford, Vermont, Thursday afternoon, according to state police. Vermont State Police (VSP) identified the pilot as 72-year-old Brian Boland of Post Mills, Vermont. The hot air balloon took off late Thursday afternoon

By Gregory Clary and Dakin Andone, CNN Three people were injured in a shooting Saturday night outside Nationals Park in Washington, DC, sending baseball fans and players scrambling during a game, police said. A fan outside of the stadium was one of three people wounded, according to Ashan Benedict, executive assistant chief of police for

By Ben Tinker and Alaa Elassar, CNN If the health misinformation currently spreading regarding coronavirus vaccines existed during the days of polio, it would have never been eradicated, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, said Saturday. Asked by CNN’s Jim Acosta about the misinformation spread by Fox News regarding the Covid-19 vaccines,

By Andy Rose, CNN Around 65 people were sickened Saturday afternoon at a Houston-area water park in what local officials called a chemical incident. “In the area around the kiddie pool in this water park, a lifeguard was sick, and soon after that, more and more people began becoming sick,” Harris County Judge Lina Hildalgo

By Evan Simko-Bednarski and Liam Reilly, CNN A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged after the attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old boy in Queens caught on video, the New York City Police Department tweeted. The man, who has not been named publicly, faces charges of attempted kidnapping, reckless endangerment and acting in a manner

By Rachel Trent, CNN A Mercedes once owned by singer Bono of U2 is going up for auction Sunday. Bono, whose birth name is Paul Hewson, bought the gray 1980 Mercedes 450 SEL to celebrate the success of U2’s first album, “Boy,” according to the auction’s website. The four-door sedan, currently in the United Kingdom,

By Rosa Flores, Jason Morris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Salomon Gold expects to celebrate his 90th birthday next month in his Champlain Towers North condo in Florida, where for decades he has enjoyed views of the turquoise blue waves of the Atlantic lapping on Surfside Beach. “You know how much they charge in the hotel