By AJ Willingham, CNN Oregon, the state that produces the most Christmas trees in the US, has lost acres upon acres of seedlings due to the recent record heat. That means tighter tree supplies now and possibly for years to come — and higher prices to match. Here’s what you need to know to Get
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By Chris Boyette and Kay Jones, CNN The body of Kathleen Moore was positively identified Tuesday evening, just hours after it was discovered. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said in a news conference Tuesday evening that her body was discovered about 50 yards Northeast of the home of her 30-year-old boyfriend Colin Knapp. He was arrested on Monday
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By Travis Caldwell and Amanda Watts, CNN One week after a school shooting in Michigan that killed four students and led to the manhunt and arrest of the suspect’s parents, officials are wondering how the tragedy could have been prevented. Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said Monday that the bloodshed could have been avoided had
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell and Amanda Watts, CNN One week after a school shooting in Michigan that killed four students and led to the manhunt and arrest of the suspect’s parents, officials are wondering how the tragedy could have been prevented. Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said Monday that the bloodshed could have been avoided had
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen, Amy Simonson and Tina Burnside, CNN The Hawaii Department of Health has demanded the Navy immediately halt operations at a Navy fuel storage facility after a leak led to contaminated drinking water — forcing 700 people from their homes and sickening families. The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is located 100
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN To help thwart potential school violence, students and staff need to beware of certain warning signs — and feel comfortable reporting them. But “the general public, they really don’t know what to look for,” said former FBI special agent and profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, who has studied school shootings for more
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By Omar Jimenez, Bill Kirkos, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN Jussie Smollett’s defense rested its case Tuesday after the former “Empire” actor testified that he was the victim of a real anti-gay and racist hate crime in Chicago in January 2019 and denied that he staged the attack for media attention. Smollett, 39, has
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN A man who allegedly threatened to attack the NYC Pride March in June and make the 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando “look like a cakewalk” was arrested Monday, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn. Robert Fehring, 74, of Bayport, New York,
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By Travis Caldwell, Artemis Moshtaghian, Ralph Ellis and Amir Vera, CNN Authorities executed a search warrant Monday at the home of the man who helped Ethan Crumbley’s parents before they were arrested, Oakland County Undersheriff Michael G. McCabe told CNN. Andrzej Sikora, 65, and his attorney, Clarence Dass, voluntarily went into the Oakland County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingBy Christina Carrega, CNN Georgia’s troubled prison system has agreed to pay $2.2 million to the family of a transgender woman, whose threats of suicide were ignored and who was left hanging in her cell for several minutes before getting medical help, according to surveillance video and sworn statements filed as part of a civil
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By Sara Smart, CNN One family’s decision to send their child to school after testing positive for Covid-19 resulted in dozens of canceled Thanksgiving plans for other classmates, according to a California school district. Parents of one elementary student knew their child tested positive for the virus but continued to send them to school for
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the College Football Playoff, a four-team seeded postseason format which began for the 2014 season and replaced the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). January 9, 2023 – The College Football Playoff National Championship game takes place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Georgia Bulldogs defeat Texas Christian University’s
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN A woman who has accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse testified Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell set up their meetings and spoke often about sexual topics — including Epstein’s carnal needs. “She said that he needed to have sex about three times a day,” the woman told the
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Dictionary.com has chosen a term new to its online reference service for its Word of the Year — a word that, it says, “acts as a powerful prism through which to view the defining events and experiences of 2021.” “Allyship” is Dictionary.com’s 2021 Word of the Year, the online dictionary announced
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By Amir Vera, Carma Hassan and Michelle Watson CNN Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, whose tenure will be remembered for his handling of the George Floyd murder investigation, announced Monday that he will retire in mid-January. “After much personal reflection and thoughtful discussions with my family and Mayor Frey, I have made the decision that
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By Omar Jimenez and Eric Levenson, CNN Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett took the stand in his criminal trial Monday in a high-stakes attempt to rebut charges that he staged a fake hate crime and lied to Chicago Police about it in January 2019. Last week, brothers “Bola” and “Ola” Osundairo testified that Smollett, who
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell and Amanda Watts, CNN One week after a school shooting in Michigan that killed four students and led to the manhunt and arrest of the suspect’s parents, officials are wondering how the tragedy could have been prevented. Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said Monday that the bloodshed could have been avoided had
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics this week. The move would send a strong message to China while still allowing American athletes to compete. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics this week. The move would send a strong message to China while still allowing American athletes to compete. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics this week. The move would send a strong message to China while still allowing American athletes to compete. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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