El Chapo’s wife is set to be released from a US prison today (www.cnn.com)
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is set to be released from a US prison on Wednesday, officials said....
Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials’ emails, company says (www.cnn.com)
The Chinese hackers who breached senior US officials’ emails in May and June were able to do so by first stealing sensitive data from a Microsoft engineer, the company revealed Wednesday....
Uvalde mayor calls on district attorney to resign, accusing her of a 'cover-up' in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation (www.cnn.com)
The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, is calling on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign and filed a lawsuit accusing her of repeatedly blocking the city’s investigation into last year’s shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead....
Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for most minors to take effect Friday (www.cnn.com)
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed efforts to temporarily block the state’s near-total ban on gender-affirming care for minors, clearing the way for the measure to take effect Friday....
Covid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Experts say it’s less risky to catch Covid-19 than it used to be, but there are still good reasons not to treat it casually....
At least 7 people hurt in shooting that halted Boston parade, police say (www.cnn.com)
At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said....
Students, professors report chaos as semester begins at New College of Florida (www.cnn.com)
Months after what critics have decried as a conservative takeover at New College of Florida, students and professors say a sense of confusion and anxiety looms over the start of fall semester in Sarasota, Florida....
Extreme heat in US kills nearly 2 dozen cattle, forces evacuations from a nursing home and shuts down an ice cream parlor (www.cnn.com)
Nearly two dozen cattle died in Nebraska, more than 100 Missouri nursing home residents were evacuated and an ice cream shop in Iowa was forced to close as record-shattering heat engulfs more than 20 states.
Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
lol, and can I also say, lmao.
Webb telescope spots cosmic question mark in space | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Niger military deploys reinforcements to capital after ignoring deadline to cede power (www.cnn.com)
Niger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential invasion, a military source told CNN, just hours after the military junta running the country refused to abide by an influential regional bloc’s deadline to cede power
One dead after ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire off Dutch coast (www.cnn.com)
A fire broke out on a ship off the Dutch coast with around 3,000 cars on board on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others, the coastguard said....
Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying (www.cnn.com)
Some 2,200 infants died in Texas in 2022 – an increase of 227 deaths, or 11.5%, over the previous year, according to preliminary infant mortality data from the Texas Department of State Health Services that CNN obtained through a public records request. Infant deaths caused by severe genetic and birth defects rose by 21.6%....
North Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile, South says (www.cnn.com)
Jury decides conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the school massacre (www.cnn.com)
Justice! I love it!
Thousands of Disneyland workers are expected to authorize a potential strike. It would be the first in 40 years (www.cnn.com)
A growing California wildfire spanning 14,000 acres is forcing residents to evacuate (www.cnn.com)
What’s really happening in America’s economy (Trump and Biden spin aside) (www.cnn.com)
Justice Department to seek tougher sentences for AI-fueled election crimes (www.cnn.com)
Federal prosecutors will pursue tougher sentences in cases in which artificial intelligence is used to commit an election-related crime, including threatening violence against election workers and voter suppression, Deputy US Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Monday....
UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after controversy over revised data (www.cnn.com)
The total number of dead also does not include the approximately 10,000 people who are still missing and trapped under the rubble, the officials added....
Police tactics at campus protests reveal disparities in approaches to public order and lessons learned from 2020 protests (www.cnn.com)
As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s assault on Gaza that continue to ripple across the nation, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands were arrested since mid-April....
Israeli airstrike on Rafah refugee camp in Gaza kills boy, 4, and his sister, 2 (www.cnn.com)
An Israeli airstrike on Al-Shaboura refugee camp in southern Gaza’s Rafah city late Tuesday killed two young children and injured several other people, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza and the Kuwait Hospital in Rafah....
Arizona state senator indicted in fake electors scheme is tapped for RNC position | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14825640...
One dead, seven missing after two Japanese military helicopters crash in Pacific (www.cnn.com)
Jordan walks a tightrope after downing Iranian drones and missiles (www.cnn.com)
As the skies over Amman and other Jordanian cities lit up with Jordan’s interception of Iranian drones and missiles headed for Israel last weekend, officials in the country were notably silent for hours....
