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by Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A recent outbreak of wildfires in western Canada is again sending a plume of unhealthy smoke into the United States. Air quality alerts were in effect Saturday for at least eight states across the northern Plains and upper Midwest as smoke from the wildfires returns. Smoke will be heaviest

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — When FBI agents arrived at James Nott’s Kentucky apartment with a search warrant on Tuesday, they asked if anyone else was home. “Only my dead friends,” Nott replied. That’s according to the FBI, who in a criminal complaint detailed 40 human skulls and other remains they found decorating Nott’s

By Jay Croft and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A 9-month-old baby in Florida died after his teenage mother allegedly put fentanyl in his bottle before putting him down for a nap, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said. Deputies were called Monday to a home in the Callahan area about a baby who was not

By Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A New York architect was charged with murder in connection to the killings of three of the women who became known as the “Gilgo Four,” according to the Suffolk County District Attorney, in a case that baffled authorities for more than a

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the entertainment industry. While some films are already complete and set to hit theaters soon — like “Barbie” — many other movies and TV shows in the production stage have come to a screeching

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — After a Southern California school district rejected a state-endorsed social studies curriculum that includes material on gay rights, top state officials are vowing to buy a textbook in question and distribute it to students before the new school year. “That social studies book is being censored by the local

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia county police officer got quite a surprise when he pulled over a speeding vehicle late last month. While on patrol on June 20, a Henry County police officer pulled over a Dodge Charger that his laser clocked going 96 mph in a 35-mph zone. When the officer

By Christina Maxouris and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A sinkhole in west-central Florida has opened again, roughly 10 years after it killed a man when it opened under his bedroom, officials said this week. It’s the third time the sinkhole in Seffner, roughly a 15-mile drive east of Tampa, has opened. After the hole

By Brian Todd, Steve Almasy and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A bag covered by a tarp and hidden under a log was almost certainly used by Michael Burham, who has been on the run for about a week since escaping a jail in northwestern Pennsylvania, a state patrol official said Thursday. At a daily

By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Assault charges have been dismissed against an Oregon police officer who admitted to hitting a photographer in the head with his baton during a demonstration in the wake of George Floyd’s death in the summer of 2020, court records show. Officer Corey Budworth was charged with

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hakeem Jeffries, the US House minority leader. He is the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1970 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Hakeem Sekou Jeffries Father: Marland Jeffries, counselor Mother: Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Alberto R. Gonzales, the first Latino US attorney general. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1955 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Alberto R. Gonzales Father: Pablo Gonzales, migrant worker and construction worker Mother: Maria (Rodriguez) Gonzales Marriages: Rebecca (Turner) Gonzales (August

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Primetime Emmy Awards, which recognize television programs and performers. September 18, 2023 – The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place. September 12, 2022 – The 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony takes place with Kenan Thompson as host. Facts Emmys

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Florida wildlife center was badly damaged and “nearly all” of its animals were killed in an overnight fire, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and the wildlife center said. Over 250 animals “including lizards, small mammals, amphibians, turtles and tortoises, fresh and saltwater marine life, and of course ….

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Empire State Building. Facts Located on Fifth Avenue between 33rd and 34th streets in Manhattan. It is 103 stories tall (1,250 feet to top floor, excluding height of antennae, which is 204 feet). Took only one year and 45 days to build, or more than

By Mitchell McCluskey and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — As drought-stricken Arizona bakes in searing heat, the Scottsdale City Council unanimously agreed this week to ban natural grass in front of future single-family homes in an effort to conserve water. The new ordinance will apply to new houses constructed or permitted after August 15. “By