ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials along the southeastern border of Kansas say a 2-year-old there has died, likely from excessive heat. The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and medics were called just after 6 p.m. Tuesday to a home in the southern part of the county for reports of an unresponsive child.
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Wildfires tearing across the Mediterranean have killed dozens of people and reduced entire villages to ash. Some leaders have emphasized the role of arsonists in the devastation, while others have been accused of using climate change as a cover for their own poor disaster management. The result is a confusing message
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Wildfires tearing across the Mediterranean have killed dozens of people and reduced entire villages to ash. Some leaders have emphasized the role of arsonists in the devastation, while others have been accused of using climate change as a cover for their own poor disaster management. The result is a confusing message
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Mexico Public Schools has released a comprehensive plan ahead of students returning to the classroom for the first day of school Aug 25.
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By Hannah Ritchie, Nadine Schmidt and Jack Guy, CNN A nurse is being investigated by police in Germany for allegedly replacing Covid-19 vaccines with saline solution. The nurse replaced the vaccines between March and April this year at Roffhausen immunization center in Friesland, northwest Germany, the Friesland district administrator, Sven Ambrosy, said on Facebook Tuesday.
Continue Reading By Hannah Ritchie, Nadine Schmidt and Jack Guy, CNN A nurse is being investigated by police in Germany for allegedly replacing Covid-19 vaccines with saline solution. The nurse replaced the vaccines between March and April this year at Roffhausen immunization center in Friesland, northwest Germany, the Friesland district administrator, Sven Ambrosy, said on Facebook Tuesday.
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis are investigating the shooting death of a woman in the south end of the city as a homicide. Police say the shooting happened just before 6 a.m. Wednesday in the Carondelet neighborhood when officers found a woman believed to be in her mid-20s was found fatally shot.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at same-sex marriage in the United States and worldwide. Facts: According to Pew Research Center, support for same-sex marriage in the United States has steadily increased over the last several years. More than two dozen countries outside of the United States have laws allowing same-sex marriage. Most of these
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the March on Washington, led by Martin Luther King Jr. and others, on August 28, 1963. Facts The event was officially titled the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1955 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Jacob Joseph Lew Father: Irving Lew, a lawyer and rare book dealer Mother: Ruth (Turoff) Lew Marriage: Ruth Schwartz Children: Isaac “Danny” and Shoshana
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the abduction of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured and imprisoned by the military wing of Hamas from 2006 to 2011. Personal Birth date: August 28, 1986 Birth place: Naharia, Israel Father: Noam Shalit Mother: Aviva Shalit Marriage: Nitzan Shabbat (June 23, 2021-present) Military service: Israel Defense
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By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has filed 23,270 charges against 25 people in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks on churches and hotels that killed 269 people. The president’s office says the charges filed under the country’s anti-terror law include conspiring to murder, aiding and
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School administrators are ordering students and staff to mask to stop the spread of Covid in Alachua County schools, even though Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening their pay. CNN’s Leyla Santiago reports.
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By Nima Elbagir, Hamdi Alkhshali and Yassir Abdullah, CNN The Sudanese government will hand Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, according to a Cabinet of Ministers in a statement to CNN. Bashir, who ruled Sudan for three decades before being deposed in 2019,
Continue Reading By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Tina Certain took a pay cut when she quit being an accountant to become a member of the Alachua County School Board. She still needs the $40,000 or so annual salary — but that’s now at risk in a fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “It makes you
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the delta variant continues to spread across Missouri, the most recent state profile report shows all but three counties in the “red zone” or high transmission level of COVID-19. Missouri State Profile ReportDownload Currently, 112 counties in Missouri, including all of Mid-Missouri, are in the “red zone.” Two counties, Pemiscot and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Tropical Storm Fred has formed off the coast of Puerto Rico, and much of the Caribbean — plus South Florida by week’s end — are in its path. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue ReadingCurrently, 32 states have heat advisories or warnings posted as dangerous temperatures expand across the US. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
Continue ReadingCNN’s Erica Hill speaks with Gov. Cuomo accuser Karen Hinton about his resignation from office.
Continue ReadingCNN’s John King explains the significance of the Senate passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will head to the House for a vote.
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