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Rebekah Riess and Paradise Afshar, CNN
Evacuations ordered after dozens of train cars derailed near New Mexico state line, some carrying propane
Thirty-five rail cars of a train derailed in New Mexico Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations and forcing a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 40 to close.2 hours ago
Angela Rozier, CNN
‘This is something I’ll never forget’: 88-year-old man gets special graduation ceremony
A Palm Beach County, Florida attorney received his very own special law school graduation and doctoral hooding ceremony.5 hours ago
Aya Elamroussi, CNN
Devastating tornadoes flatten homes in Nebraska and Iowa as storm threat grows ‘dangerous’ for millions
Destructive tornadoes gutted homes as they plowed through Nebraska and Iowa, and the “dangerous” weather threat escalated significantly on Saturday as tornado-spawning storms posed a risk from Michigan to Texas.7 hours ago
Nick Ingram, Jeff Martin and Heather Hollingsworth Associated Press
Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions, then slamming an Iowa town.9 hours ago
Clare Duffy and Ramishah Maruf, CNN
Columbia student protesters are demanding divestment. Here’s what the university has divested from in the past
One of the core demands over the past week by the pro-Palestinian student groups at Columbia University has been for the school to withdraw investment funds from what they describe as companies profiting from Israel’s military action in Gaza.10 hours ago
Rebekah Riess, CNN
One climber dies, one survives with traumatic injuries after 1,000-foot fall off mountain in Alaska’s Denali National Park
One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a two-person climbing team fell 1,000 feet while ascending a mountain in Alaska’s Denali National Park on Thursday.11 hours ago
Associated Press
When red-hot isn’t enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer.12 hours ago
Zachary Cohen and Sean Lyngaas, CNN
Cyberattack forces Georgia county to sever connection to state voter registration system
Georgia’s Coffee County suffered a cyberattack this month that forced the county to sever its connection to the state’s voter registration system as a precautionary measure, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN.1 day ago
Brenda Goodman, CNN
About 1 in 5 milk samples from grocery stores show traces of bird flu virus, FDA says
The US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that about 1 out of 5 milk samples it has tested from grocery stores has tested positive for bird flu.1 day ago
Associated Press
Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors case
Authorities revealed Friday the conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges filed against an ex-aide of former President Donald Trump and four attorneys in Arizona’s fake elector case1 day ago
Jackie Wattles, CNN
Boeing and NASA decide to move forward with historic crewed launch of new spacecraft
After years of delays and a dizzying array of setbacks during test flights, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally set to make its inaugural crewed launch.1 day ago
Christopher Rugaber, AP Economics Writer
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon.2 days ago
Chris Isidore
Southwest to stop service to 4 airports in wake of rising losses and more Boeing delivery problems
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will stop serving four airports after reporting increased losses in the first quarter and more delays in the delivery of promised jets from Boeing.2 days ago
Deidre McPhillips, CNN
US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023
The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and a new report shows that another drop in births in 2023 brought the rate down to the lowest it’s been in more than a century.2 days ago
Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
17 states, including Utah, challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion
Seventeen states are challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions.2 days ago
Ben Finley, Associated Press
Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, police say
Authorities in Maryland say a high school athletic director used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording containing racist and antisemitic remarks and quickly spread on social media.2 days ago
Michael Houck
Chipotle reverses protein policy, says workers can choose chicken once again
Chipotle says its employees can choose chicken again after the chain asked its employees to temporarily select another protein for their work meals.2 days ago
Associated Press
Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.2 days ago
MIchael Sisak
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction.3 days ago
Jacques Billeaud, Jonathan J. Cooper and Josh Kelety
Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows
An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others in an election interference case related to the 2020 presidential vote.3 days ago
Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over concert that killed 10
A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge.3 days ago
Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN
Johnson calls on Columbia University president to resign during tense news conference
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University’s president to resign Wednesday during a tense news conference.3 days ago
Chris Isidore, CNN
Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold
Ford’s electric vehicle unit reported that losses soared in the first quarter to $1.3 billion, or $132,000 for each of the 10,000 vehicles it sold in the first three months of the year, helping to drag down earnings for the company overall.3 days ago
