Gulf Coast officials are scrambling to prepare for two weather disasters to combine in deadly fashion
Officials in Miami, New Orleans and Houston are now grappling with how to handle two potentially deadly disasters set to compound: a hurricane and extreme heat.
2023-08-19 15:29
A kindergartener accidentally swallowed a tooth -- so her principal wrote the tooth fairy a special letter
Five-year-old Kaisley Blake had big plans for her first-ever loose tooth -- and they involved a pillow, not a swallow, according to her dad.
2023-08-19 14:21
These children's beds are being recalled due to strangulation and death risks, consumer watchdog says
Parents may want to check their children's rooms for a recalled bed with hazards that could potentially kill, according to a product safety commission.
2023-08-19 13:18
A 'beautiful bridge': The unlikely love affair between Australia and Bollywood
It is the kind of unlikely love story that would make the scriptwriters of Asia's biggest movie business proud. Despite thousands of miles between them, a romance has blossomed between Australia and Bollywood's movers and shakers.
2023-08-19 12:52
Hundreds of Mexican cultural artifacts were detained and returned to Mexico by US CBP
More than 200 Mexican artifacts seized by US customs agents, some dating to 900 BC, have been repatriated to the government of Mexico.
2023-08-19 12:17
Judge partially strikes down Georgia ban on giving voters food and water in polling lines
A federal judge on Friday narrowed a section of Georgia election law that banned the practice of handing out food and water to voters waiting in line to cast ballots, as well as halted enforcement of a requirement that voters put their birth dates on the outer envelope of their ballots.
2023-08-19 10:58
FBI searching for Proud Boy after he disappears days before January 6 sentencing
Christopher Worrell, a member of the Proud Boys who was convicted in a bench trial on seven charges related to his actions during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, was scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Washington on Friday but is now missing, according to court records and the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
2023-08-19 10:57
Residents ordered to evacuate amid threat of growing wildfire in Washington state, medical facilities sheltering in place
A growing wildfire in eastern Washington state has caused two medical facilities to shelter in place and some residents have been asked to evacuate.
2023-08-19 07:59
DeSantis meets with Kemp in Georgia to talk 2024 race and upcoming debate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in Atlanta Friday morning, a source familiar with the meeting confirmed to CNN, meeting for about 30 minutes to discuss the state of the 2024 race and the upcoming Republican debate.
2023-08-19 07:53
James Buckley, former US senator, dies at 100
James Buckley, a former conservative US senator and a Reagan-appointed federal judge, has died, the Conservative Party of New York State confirmed to CNN on Friday. He was 100.
2023-08-19 06:52
Man injured in shooting that killed rapper Takeoff, member of the group Migos, alleges Houston venue failed to provide adequate security
A man who says he was injured during a November 2022 shooting that killed rapper Takeoff in Houston, Texas, is suing the venue where the incident happened, alleging the establishment failed to provide adequate security to protect guests at the event, among other claims.
2023-08-19 06:20
WeWork announces 1-for-40 reverse stock split to avoid getting kicked off the New York Stock Exchange
WeWork (WE) announced a new plan Friday to save its plummeting stock from getting kicked off the New York Stock Exchange, less than two weeks after telling investors it had doubts about its ability to stay in business.
2023-08-19 05:56