Lewis Echevarria has big dreams of becoming a lawyer, specializing in immigration or constitutional law. An honors student, he was already planning to apply to Rutgers University in his home state of New Jersey. But that was before the pandemic.When…
Disney World is turning the big 5-0, but the resort isn't letting its age slow it down.Walt Disney World announced a slew of new events, scheduled to begin October 1, in honor of the park's 50th anniversary.The first is "Disney…
A New Jersey school board has voted to overturn a decision that took all holiday names off the district calendar, following conflict over an earlier decision to refer to Columbus Day as "Indigenous Peoples' Day."The Randolph Board of Education had…
Something is off about Sacramento's water. It smells and tastes a little "earthy," residents are saying — an effect of compounding climate change crises: extreme heat, little to no precipitation and a historic drought that has gripped the region for…
A man suspected of brazenly shoplifting items at a Walgreens in San Francisco last week was arrested while carrying out another such theft on Saturday morning, according to police, and is accused of a spree of similar crimes.The videotaped shoplifting…
California authorities have arrested a man they say stole 42,000 pounds of pistachios -- a haul worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the American Pistachio Growers.During a routine audit earlier this month, the Touchstone Pistachio Company found 21…
The New York Police Department's 46th Precinct, covering the South Bronx, was once known as the most dangerous square mile in America. Though not near the rate of the early 1990s, crime in New York City is spiking once again.…
Karen Cunningham thought she had picked a good, stable time to start a family as a graduate student at MIT.But when she gave birth to her daughter, Katie, in July 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was surging. She and her husband,…
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday after police said they saw a submachine gun in his vehicle, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told CNN."Yesterday at about 9:20 p.m., Mr. Clark was…
Carl Nassib this week became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. And with his announcement, the Las Vegas Raiders defensive end joins a small group of openly gay men in professional sports.Many of the history makers…
Parts of Australia have been overrun by mice since August, and a fresh plague of the critters has prompted the evacuation of a prison in New South Wales.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…
When eight girls from the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch were killed in a crash in Alabama Saturday, they were taken from the sense of family and community many of them had long been searching for.The ranch provides a home for…
Two people are dead and four of their coworkers were hospitalized after a Covid-19 outbreak swept through a government building in Manatee County, Florida.The outbreak began in the IT department, according to Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes, who is also…
At least three people were killed and four others injured in a shooting Monday night in St. Louis, Missouri, officials said.Police Commissioner John Hayden said there was no known motive for the shooting, but that officers were canvassing the area…
Three people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooting in Arvada, Colorado, on Monday.A bystander and the suspect were also killed, officials said.The officer, Gordon Beesley, was a 19-year veteran of the police department, Arvada police Det. David…
A New York woman is giving back to the community after more than 150 Amazon boxes that did not belong to her showed up at her house.Jillian Cannan told CNN started receiving packages at her home on June 5 thinking…
Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman with the Las Vegas Raiders, became the first active NFL player in league history to announce that he is gay."What's up, people," Nassib said Monday in a video on Instagram. "I'm Carl Nassib. I'm at…
A man accused of killing three people in three separate incidents Friday in North Bend, Oregon, and then allegedly forcing a woman to drive him to Wisconsin, has turned himself in to authorities, officials said.The incidents began Friday morning, when…
A Southern California sheriff's deputy is under criminal investigation after surveillance video showed him kicking a pursuit suspect in the head after the man surrendered, an incident that one official called "alarming" and "disturbing."The incident occurred early Wednesday in Victorville,…
As extreme drought plagues the Western US and more intense storms brew in the tropics, climate-minded people joined scientists and meteorologists on Monday in a campaign to turn the world's attention toward the climate crisis.At its core, the #ShowYourStripes campaign…
