By Alexandra Meeks, CNN People who experienced fever, chills or muscle pain after receiving Covid-19 vaccines tend to have a greater antibody response than those who had no symptoms at all, a new study shows. But if your arm wasn’t sore after the shot, don’t worry — the vaccine still elicits robust immune responses regardless
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Federal investigators are asking the manufacturer of a seaplane that plunged into a Washington state bay last month to mandate inspections of the plane’s tail section, citing an issue that could potentially lead to a possible loss of airplane control. The request comes after a float plane carrying
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, CNN A US Navy sailor who was arrested in a federal undercover operation targeting illicit weapon sales has been convicted of possessing and selling unregistered machine guns, the Justice Department announced Monday. Patrick Tate Adamiak, 28, was indicted earlier this year in Virginia after special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Rebekah Riess and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The 19-year-old gunman who killed two people and wounded several others at his former high school left a note saying his struggles led to “the perfect storm for a mass shooter,” St. Louis police said. Orlando Harris graduated from Central Visual and Performing Arts High School
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of attempting to abduct a 10-year-old girl last week and have released surveillance footage of the alleged incident. In the footage, the child appears to be running quickly down a residential street,
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of attempting to abduct a 10-year-old girl last week and have released surveillance footage of the alleged incident. In the footage, the child appears to be running quickly down a residential street,
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN Five people have been trapped about 200 feet underground at the Grand Canyon Caverns since Sunday in Peach Springs, Arizona, officials said. The group became stranded at the tourist site after an elevator malfunctioned, according to Jon Paxton, a spokesperson for the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. “Yesterday five folks were exiting
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN A member of the elite Texas Rangers unit has been suspended and is being investigated for the actions he failed to take during the long standoff at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when a shooter was left unchallenged for more than an hour, sources
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The father of missing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with her death, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Monday. Adam Montgomery, 32, was also charged with falsifying physical evidence, abuse of a corpse and tampering with witnesses or informants,
Continue ReadingBy Jalen Brown and Laura Ly, CNN A New Jersey elementary school teacher is suing Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad for viral social media posts made last year accusing her of forcibly removing a student’s hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women and girls. The defamation lawsuit filed on Oct. 5 accuses the American fencer
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Gallman, CNN If your parents name you “Adventure,” they probably hoped you’d do some adventurous things. Sam Adventure Baker understood his assignment. The Colorado 8-year-old sets out Tuesday to become the youngest person to reach the summit of El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park. The journey is expected to take four days
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Gallman, CNN If your parents name you “Adventure,” they probably hoped you’d do some adventurous things. Sam Adventure Baker understood his assignment. The Colorado 8-year-old sets out Tuesday to become the youngest person to reach the summit of El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park. The journey is expected to take four days
Continue ReadingCNN 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
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Rebekah Riess and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The 19-year-old gunman who killed two people and wounded several others at his former high school left a note saying his struggles led to “the perfect storm for a mass shooter,” St. Louis police said. Orlando Harris graduated from Central Visual and Performing Arts High School
Continue ReadingBy Bill Kirkos and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN On the day his state trial was set to begin on charges of aiding and abetting in George Floyd’s killing, a former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Monday. J. Alexander Kueng, who was slated to stand trial with Tou Thao, was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, Paul P. Murphy, Caroll Alvarado and Steve Almasy, CNN A teen and an adult were killed in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Monday morning, police Commissioner Michael Sack said. Officers arrived at the school four minutes after the first 911 call and it
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Last week, Stephen Balka found himself living a parent’s nightmare. His 2-month-old son Adrian was struggling to breathe, sometimes going as long as seven seconds between gasping breaths, the father said. “It’s a very terrifying situation,” Balka said. “It’s one of my biggest fears.” After rushing
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a national educational assessment showing the devastating effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on America’s children. The alarming findings are based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress reading and math exams, often called the
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Last week, Stephen Balka found himself living a parent’s nightmare. His 2-month-old son Adrian was struggling to breathe, sometimes going as long as seven seconds between gasping breaths, the father said. “It’s a very terrifying situation,” Balka said. “It’s one of my biggest fears.” After rushing
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN NASA has a team in place that will begin a study today on unidentified aerial phenomena, commonly known as UFOs. The group of 16 people — consisting of astronomers, astrophysicists, biologists, former pentagon officials, and a former astronaut — will gather data on unidentifiable events in the sky and release its
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