By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Upset about gas prices? Trust me, you’re not alone. The price for a gallon of regular gasoline soared to a new record high of $4.14 yesterday, breaking the previous record of $4.11 set in 2008. Experts say the rapid spike in prices is squeezing many household budgets — and won’t be
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Salhotra and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A man in New York has been charged with a felony after allegedly slashing a stranger across the face with a razor blade on the subway, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said. The 40-year-old suspect allegedly attacked a 41-year-old man while onboard the J train near the Essex
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN A juror who voted to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking testified under oath on Tuesday that he made an “inadvertent mistake” when he filled out his jury questionnaire form, an admission that could upend her conviction. The juror, who was granted immunity to testify, indicated in
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By Eric Levenson, Kara Devlin and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Six teenagers were arrested and charged with murder following a drive-by shooting outside a high school in Des Moines, Iowa, that left one teenager dead and two others in the hospital, police said Tuesday. The shooting took place Monday on the grounds of East High School,
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By Amir Vera and Caroll Alvarado, CNN More than 500 students participated in a massive walkout Monday at Winter Park High School in Orange County, Florida, in protest of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill currently being considered by the state Senate, according to walkout organizer and high school student Will Larkins. The Parental Rights in
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By Amir Vera and Gregory Lemos, CNN Texas Children’s Hospital has halted providing hormone therapies for transgender children, the hospital confirmed to CNN in a statement Monday. The move comes in response to the recent actions of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to the hospital. In a legal opinion released
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN For most New Mexico residents, college will now be officially tuition-free. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed on Friday Senate Bill 140, otherwise known as the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act. First introduced in 2019, the plan will waive tuition for any students attending any in-state public school or tribal
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Joe Sutton and Jenn Selva, CNN One teen is dead and two remain hospitalized after a shooting Monday outside a high school in Des Moines, Iowa, police said. The deceased victim was identified as a 15-year-old boy who was not a student at the school. The other two victims — a 16-year-old
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Department of Defense will close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii permanently, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. The facility was temporarily closed after water was contaminated by a petroleum leak from the facility that sickened military families and children in Hawaii in November and left people
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Department of Defense will close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii permanently, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. The facility was temporarily closed after water was contaminated by a petroleum leak from the facility that sickened military families and children in Hawaii in November. The facility will
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By Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, was driven by her own “narcissistic behavior” in the hoax, Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson told “Good Morning America” on Monday. “It is a case of calculated deception driven, I think, by her narcissistic
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of musician, music producer and philanthropist, Quincy Jones. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1933 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Quincy Delight Jones Jr. Father: Quincy Delight Jones Sr., a carpenter. Mother: Sarah Frances (Wells) Jones Marriages: Peggy Lipton (1974-1990); Ulla Andersson (1967-1974); Jeri Caldwell
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1937 Birth place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Birth name: William Henry Cosby Jr. Father: William Henry Sr., US Navy mess steward Mother: Anna (Hite) Cosby Marriage: Camille (Hanks) Cosby (January 25, 1964-present) Children: Evin, 1976; Ensa, 1973-2018;
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN A boat believed to be carrying about 300 migrants ran aground in the Florida Keys on Sunday, officials said. Many of the migrants were “in need of medical attention” and 163 swam ashore, US Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar said on Twitter. The boat ran aground near the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN American Express is the latest credit card company to end its operations in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Visa and Mastercard made similar announcements over the weekend — and analysts say there’s a high risk that Russia will face a financial crisis that will push its largest banks to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN American Express is the latest credit card company to end its operations in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Visa and Mastercard made similar announcements over the weekend — and analysts say there’s a high risk that Russia will face a financial crisis that will push its largest banks to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN American Express is the latest credit card company to end its operations in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Visa and Mastercard made similar announcements over the weekend — and analysts say there’s a high risk that Russia will face a financial crisis that will push its largest banks to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN American Express is the latest credit card company to end its operations in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Visa and Mastercard made similar announcements over the weekend — and analysts say there’s a high risk that Russia will face a financial crisis that will push its largest banks to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN American Express is the latest credit card company to end its operations in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Visa and Mastercard made similar announcements over the weekend — and analysts say there’s a high risk that Russia will face a financial crisis that will push its largest banks to
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By Raja Razek and Travis Caldwell, CNN With nearly 1,100 homes evacuated, firefighting crews continue to battle several dangerous wildfires across three counties in the Florida Panhandle, officials said. The most prominent blaze, the Bertha Swamp Road Fire, expanded over the weekend and was at 14,000 acres Monday evening, up from 9,000 on Sunday, with
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