WFTV, FLAGLER SCHOOLS, CNN By Raja Razek and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The principal and a teacher at a Flagler County, Florida, elementary school are on paid administrative leave after an assembly was held only for fourth and fifth-grade Black students, who were collectively told to improve their school performance, according to the school
Continue Reading By Berry Wang and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — One of China’s most popular talent shows has been suspended after claims of mistreatment allegedly made by the late pop star Coco Lee sparked outrage on Chinese social media. The fierce backlash against “Sing! China,” a reality TV singing competition modeled after global hit “The Voice,”
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX and NASA mission that was set to launch four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — to the International Space Station was abruptly called off Thursday evening. The precise reason for the delay, announced late Thursday night, was not
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — At least five people have died in Michigan during severe storms that struck late Thursday into the overnight hours, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and at least one confirmed tornado to the region. Just under 660,000 homes and businesses are also without power in parts of
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Yellowstone National Park visitor who was allegedly under the influence as he traveled off-trail in one of the park’s thermal areas has been banned from the park as he faces federal criminal charges in the incident, prosecutors announced. Jason Wicks, a 49-year-old resident of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy (CNN) — China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth health care sector. More than 180 hospital leaders, including Communist Party secretaries and hospital heads, have been put
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to “intensity efforts” to deescalate tensions at their contested border, in a rare face-to-face meeting since a deadly clash strained relations more than three years ago. Modi and Xi, who are in Johannesburg for the
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Bray Wyatt, a professional wrestler and former World Wrestling Entertainment champion, died on Thursday, the company announced. He was 36 years old. WWE did not immediately release the location or cause of death, but said it was unexpected. Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, was the son of
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, Amy Simonson and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana has recorded an unprecedented amount of wildfires in August, forcing multiple southwestern towns to evacuate Thursday and state officials to implement a burn ban. The state is experiencing severe heat and drought conditions. In an email to CNN, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and
Continue Reading WAFB By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A southwestern Louisiana town is under mandatory evacuation Thursday due to wildfires in the area as the state deals with extreme heat and a statewide burn ban. The evacuation order for Merryville was issued by the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office Thursday evening, saying the fire could reach the
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Investigators have found the remains of a North Carolina woman reported missing last month, and a man who’d been found unresponsive in her vehicle has been arrested on a preliminary charge of murder, authorities said Thursday. The remains of Allisha Dene Watts, 39, have been found,
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — The warnings were there. Speculation about Yevgeny Prigozhin’s eventual fate began soon after his march on Russia two months ago. The Wagner chief may have initially survived the aftermath of his failed insurrection, but many had expressed doubts over his future. Two months after the aborted mutiny, the mercenary
Continue Reading By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two school districts in eastern Kentucky have canceled in-person classes this week after a rise in illnesses including Covid-19, respiratory viruses and strep among its students and staff, according to local officials. The Lee County School District, which enrolls just under 900 students, reported an 82% decrease in attendance
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Solar Orbiter mission has discovered jets of material rapidly releasing from the sun’s outer atmosphere. Astronomers believe these jets could be the source of the solar wind, a stream of charged particles that continuously flows from the sun across the solar system. The jets of charged particles, called
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Faced with an extreme, fast-spreading drought and blistering heat, Houston public officials announced Wednesday that outdoor water restrictions are now mandatory across the city as water pressure drops. The city will enter the second stage of its drought contingency plan on Sunday, August 27, Houston officials
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych, Julia Kesaieva and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A top Ukrainian official has detailed for the first time how a Russian helicopter pilot defected by flying his Mi-8, along with unsuspecting crew members, to Ukraine. In an interview with Radio Liberty, which is set to air later this week, the head of
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, the Elon Musk-run rocket and spacecraft company with extensive government contracts, for allegedly discriminating against refugees in its hiring practices. The suit claims that “from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from
Continue Reading CNN, WCBS By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach in New York pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced Wednesday. Under the terms of her plea agreement, Lauren Pazienza will be sentenced to eight years in prison and
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova, Rob Picheta and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first public comments Thursday on the plane crash believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, saying the Wagner leader was “talented” but made “serious mistakes in life.” The crash Wednesday took place northwest of Moscow and killed all on
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — American nurse Alix Dorsainvil gladly would give medical care to the captors who held her and her daughter hostage for nearly two weeks this summer in Haiti, she said in her first public comments since the pair’s release this month. “I want you guys to know that everything I
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