CNN — An alligator bit a man’s face while he was swimming in Lake Thonotosassa in Florida, according to officials. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call about the incident at around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a statement shared with CNN. Lake Thonotosassa is in Hillsborough …
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Climate change. Drug costs. Inflation cap. Here’s what’s in the historic bill the Senate just passed — and what was left out.
CNN — The Democrats’ budget reconciliation package, which gained more heft after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin agreed to add back several climate and tax provisions, was passed Sunday by the Senate on a party-line vote. It won the critical support of Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who demanded several changes …
Read More »At least 68 migrants arrived in NYC over the weekend on buses sent by Texas Gov. Abbott
CNN — New York Mayor Eric Adams has claimed that some migrants are being “forced” on buses from Texas, as 14 more asylum seekers arrived in the city Sunday on another bus sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Fifty-four asylum seekers arrived in New York Friday onboard a bus from …
Read More »More than 6,300 US flights delayed on Sunday
CNN — Another wave of airline cancellations and delays is being felt across the United States on Sunday. According to the flight tracking website, FlightAware, there have been 912 flights canceled so far on Sunday. A total of 6,378 flights have been delayed across the United States. Chicago O’Hare saw …
Read More »Opinion: What started in Kansas upends American politics
Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN — In “The Wizard of Oz,” a tornado sends Dorothy and her Kansas home spinning into the “Merry Old Land …
Read More »Supermodel Ashley Graham shares her favorite trendy summer fashion pieces
When it comes to barrier-breaking, unbelievably stunning multi-hyphenate women, it’s no surprise that Ashley Graham tops our list. The supermodel is beloved for her humor, honesty, advocacy and of course her sense of fashion. So who better to inspire us on what to wear this summer? Graham describes her summer …
Read More »The last Salem witch has been exonerated, thanks to an eighth-grade teacher and her students
CNN — It’s never too late to right a historical wrong – even if that restoration of justice comes nearly 330 years later. Elizabeth Johnson Jr., a woman convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s, was finally exonerated last week after years of petitioning by Massachusetts …
Read More »The bill contains nearly $370 billion for energy programs and tax incentives, some of which could help you spend less on electricity, cars and appliances
CNN — Democrats’ new party-line tax and clean energy bill is a big deal for climate and energy savings. With nearly $370 billion for energy programs and tax incentives, it represents the largest climate investment in US history. In addition to the US emissions reductions these will bring, there’s a …
Read More »Travel news: What it’s like on Thailand’s most famous beach — where there’s no swimming allowed
Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) — This week in travel, we look at innovative new …
Read More »Seven years before Columbine, they survived a mass shooting at their high school. It still affects them today
CNN — Angela Welch still recalls every detail. The stocky gunman in a camo vest. The gunshots, one after another. The piercing screams, echoing through the building. The muffled sobs. Welch was a high school sophomore in Olivehurst, California, when a former student entered her school on a Friday afternoon …
Read More »The average score for this week’s news quiz is 7.4. Think you can do better?
Far-right pundit Alex Jones was in court this week for hearings regarding one of several lawsuits that have been brought against him in recent years. Which topic is at the center of the lawsuits? The 2012 Sandy Hook massacre The 2020 election The financial dealings of his company, Free Speech …
Read More »DNA links two men in prison to cold case from 1983 that originally sent the wrong man to prison for 37 years
CNN — Two men serving life sentences for murder in a Florida prison have been linked to two other murders with the help of newly discovered DNA samples, which led to the exoneration of another man who wrongfully served 37 years in prison for the rape and murder of Barbara …
Read More »Airlines cancel more than 1,400 US flights
(CNN) — Massive flight cancellations have spilled over into a second day after thunderstorms pounded major airports on the East Coast on Thursday. As of 9:30 p.m. ET Friday, flight tracking site FlightAware showed more than 1,500 flights in the United States had been canceled. Once again, New York’s LaGuardia, …
Read More »Top scientist admits ‘space telescope image’ was actually a slice of chorizo
CNN — A French scientist has apologized after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo, claiming it was an image of a distant star taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Étienne Klein, a celebrated physicist and director at France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, shared the image …
Read More »Michigan prosecutors say accused Oxford High shooter’s parents played ‘a much larger role than just buying their son a gun’
CNN — Michigan prosecutors say the parents of accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley exposed him to years of “chaotic, toxic conflict,” and that they left him in an unstable home often with little supervision, creating a pathway to violence. In a court filing Thursday, prosecutors argued that evidence …
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