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By Stella Chan, Cheri Mossburg and Amir Vera, CNN Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday afternoon for residents in the Irvine Cove and Emerald Bay areas of Laguna Beach, California, hours after a dangerous brush fire threatened homes, city and fire officials said. The blaze, dubbed the Emerald Fire, covers 150 acres and is 10% contained,

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner — and so is a potential traffic nightmare. More than 70,000 fans will flock to SoFi stadium in Los Angeles for the matchup, creating extreme gridlock. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security is warning that a convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 mandates may

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A Colorado woman accused of profiting off the fake illnesses of her 7-year-old daughter before the girl’s death in 2017 has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Kelly Turner pleaded guilty in January as part of plea agreement to felony theft, felony charity fraud and child abuse negligently causing death,

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Spelman College, a historically Black institution, received another bomb threat this week — and just days after a round of threats rattled more than a dozen HBCUs across the US. This was the third threat to the all-women school this year, and it prompted all classes to be canceled and a

By Maya Brown, CNN An Alabama legislative committee has advanced two bills designed to further protect Confederate monuments and criminalize people who attempt to remove them. State Sen. Gerald Allen introduced the bills Tuesday. Under one of the proposed bills, the fine for removing a monument would increase from a flat fee of $25,000 to

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Another beachfront home in North Carolina collapsed into the ocean, officials with the National Park Service said Wednesday, as tides get higher and rising sea levels eat away at the coast. High tides in Rodanthe, where the home was located, have been slightly higher than normal over the past couple of

By Sarah Moon, CNN The authority to impose penalties for noncompliance with Los Angeles County’s vaccine mandate for public workers soon could shift way from department heads who may not be carrying it out — namely the powerful and outspoken sheriff who says 4,000 of his employees could face being fired because of stiffer enforcement.

By Joe Sutton, CNN A federal judge has approved a settlement prohibiting Minnesota authorities from arresting, threatening to arrest, or using force against journalists. In addition, officials with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) are not permitted to use chemical agents or to seize or intentionally damage journalists’ equipment,