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By Alexandra Banner, CNN Democrats and Republicans in Washington are uniting around an unlikely cause: making it easier for daycares to hand out fruit instead of chips. Congress may not agree on much these days, but seeing lawmakers find common ground on the so-called “banana bill” feels oddly heartening. Here’s what else you need to

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Democrats and Republicans in Washington are uniting around an unlikely cause: making it easier for daycares to hand out fruit instead of chips. Congress may not agree on much these days, but seeing lawmakers find common ground on the so-called “banana bill” feels oddly heartening. Here’s what else you need

CNN, GUARDIA CIVIL, LA MONCLOA, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, CDC By Chris Boyette, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — American passengers from the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak, including at least one who tested positive, arrived in Nebraska early Monday for evaluation at a highly specialized quarantine unit. They will eventually continue on

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Denver International Airport is conducting a safety analysis after a person who jumped over a fence into a runway was struck and killed by a plane during takeoff late Friday. The fatal incident has drawn scrutiny to the airport’s security protocols – and highlighted the challenges of securing a

CNN, KABC, KCNC, KEVIN CARTAS, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, LUIS By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Denver International Airport is conducting a safety analysis after a person who jumped over a fence into a runway was struck and killed by a plane during takeoff late Friday. The fatal incident has drawn scrutiny to the

By Associated Press (AP) — Federal agents are investigating the deaths of six people thought to be immigrants found inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard near the border with Mexico in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday as a “potential human smuggling event.” A Union Pacific employee found the bodies of six people

By Chris Boyette, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — American passengers from the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak, including at least one who tested positive, arrived in Nebraska early Monday for evaluation at a highly specialized quarantine unit. They will eventually continue on to their homes – and weeks of monitoring for

CNN By Maria Santana, Fidel Gutierrez, Caroll Alvarado, Marlon Sorto, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Mexican couple detained by the Department of Homeland Security were able to reunite with their son, an 18-year-old US citizen, just a day before he died of cancer. The couple, Isidoro González Avilés and Norma Anabel Ramírez Amaya, traveled

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Christina Snow bends down and whispers something in her daughter’s ear as the 11-year-old lies in a white casket, eyes closed as if she were simply asleep. On the morning before Mother’s Day, Sariahh Snow’s small, lifeless body is one of eight – all children – lined in open

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The investigation into the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart has been characterized by decades of critical questions, starting with the whereabouts of her remains. Now, new questions are emerging as authorities have concluded their most recent search at the home of the mother of Paul Flores – the man

By Nina Giraldo, CNN (CNN) — Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside the yellow home in Everett, Washington, donning T-shirts and holding flyers promoting a chewing gum company. Mitchell Gaff opened the door wearing pajama pants, welcomed the trio into his house and agreed to a taste test, sampling different sticks of gum with