After decades standing in the shadows of the nation's largest Confederate monument, a predominantly Black town in Georgia is trying to break ties with its own racist history.This weekend, Stone Mountain, Georgia, will hold its first Juneteenth celebration and honor…
The couple alleged to be involved in a Southern California road rage incident last month that ended in the fatal shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos pleaded not guilty in court Friday.Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and driver Wynne Lee, 23, appeared…
The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, according to court documents obtained from the city of St. Louis on Thursday.Mark and Patricia McCloskey…
The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to an alarming new analysis from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Researchers say it's a "remarkable" amount…
A New Jersey man accused of four killings in two states was charged with a fifth this week, according to a criminal complaint from New Mexico.Sean Lannon was charged Tuesday in New Mexico for the February 24 killing of Randall…
Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, 94-year-old Opal Lee was on a mission."I'm not just going to sit and rock, you know?" the determined "Grandmother of Juneteenth" told CNN. "The Lord is going to have to catch me."Days later,…
Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with eight shootings near Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday in which four people were shot, including one fatally.Ashin Tricarico of Surprise, Arizona, is charged with one count of first-degree murder for the death of…
Water in a key California reservoir is expected to fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state's already-taxed electric grid.An unrelenting drought…
Some Connecticut communities could lose out on their share of a multimillion-dollar grant from the state's casino fund unless their public schools stop using Native American nicknames or mascots.A provision in the 837-page budget implementer bill that is on its…
This young West Virginia lawmaker wants everyone to know: It's possible to be both a conservative Republican and gay.Joshua Higginbotham, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, has been in office for five years. On Sunday, he came…
Before the Covid-19 health and economic crisis, the nation's homeless population was already on the rise.Now, more than a year after the last official population count, many of those working with homeless communities believe numbers are much higher."I would estimate…
The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington state resident in early June.The dead insect, nicknamed the "murder hornet," found in Marysville, Washington, was dried out and emerged…
Dozens of brown pelicans have been attacked and injured in California, with whoever is responsible snapping some of the birds' wings.More than 30 injured brown pelicans have been found between San Clemente and Huntington Beach, Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center…
A north Georgia police officer and a motorist are dead after the fleeing driver's car dragged the officer down a road and the officer shot the driver, authorities said Thursday.Holly Springs police Officer Joe Burson, 25, and at least one…
The United States' largest reservoir is draining rapidly. Plagued by extreme, climate change-fueled drought and increasing demand for water, Lake Mead on Wednesday registered its lowest level on record since the reservoir was filled in the 1930s.Lake Mead, a Colorado…
The first tropical system of the season could be headed our way by the end of the week. If the storm materializes, it will be named Claudette and is expected to bring nearly a foot of rain to parts of…
Mike Lewis Jr. was on a call with the doctor last month when he heard the sudden and frantic beeping of machines.His father, also named Mike Lewis, was being treated for Covid-19 at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. The…
A 2-year-old boy from Florida is back in the hospital after suffering complications from swallowing part of a toy composed of small magnetic balls.Hannah Arrington told CNN that Konin, the youngest of her five children, found the pieces to the…
Three weeks after a gunman opened fire at a San Jose public transit rail yard and killed nine people, officials in the Northern California city passed a law requiring retailers to videotape all gun purchases.The San Jose City Council passed…
One Honolulu police officer has been charged with murder, and two others face attempted murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy that followed a high-speed chase, prosecutors said in a news release.Iremamber Sykap was shot eight times…
