Justice Department planning legal action against Texas over floating border barrier (www.cnn.com)
The Justice Department told Texas Thursday that it intends to file legal action against the placement of floating barriers in the Rio Grande as part of the state’s operation along the Texas-Mexico border, according to sources familiar and a letter obtained by CNN.
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%....
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%....
There are almost no national safety rules protecting US workers exposed to high heat (www.cnn.com)
Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’ (www.cnn.com)
The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history.
Pooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research finds (www.cnn.com)
In the first research to look at constipation’s impact on the aging brain, scientists have found some concerning links.
The Gilgo Beach killings suspect's wife unknowingly helped in his arrest. She's now filed for divorce. (www.cnn.com)
Pooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research finds (www.cnn.com)
A 16-year-old has died at a Mississippi poultry processing plant, county coroner says (www.cnn.com)
Amazon and Apple fined $218 million by Spain antitrust watchdog | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Spain’s antitrust regulator has imposed fines worth a total of €194.1 million ($218 million) on Amazon and Apple for colluding to restrict competition on the Amazon website in Spain.
In-N-Out bans mask wearing for employees in some states (www.cnn.com)
In-N-Out employees in five US states will no longer be allowed to wear masks as part of new company guidelines that “emphasize the importance of customer service,” notably showing their smiles, according to a new policy issued by the fast food chain.
A 12-year-old is facing charges for allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a Detroit playground, officials say (www.cnn.com)
A 12-year-old girl in Detroit is facing charges after allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a playground, officials said.
Texas troopers told to push back migrants into Rio Grande River and ordered not to give water amid soaring temperatures, report says (www.cnn.com)
Emails shared with CNN by the Texas Department of Public Safety detail a trooper-medic expressing concerns to a supervisor over the inhumane treatment of migrants along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Laid-off Twitter Africa team 'ghosted' without severance pay or benefits, former employees say | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Former employees of Twitter Africa who were laid off as part of a global cost-cutting measure after Elon Musk’s acquisition have not received any severance pay more than seven months since leaving the company, several sources told CNN.
'This is just the beginning': Extreme heat around the world as fires rage in southern Europe (www.cnn.com)
Blisteringly high temperatures are expected to continue across parts of southern Europe this week, as the continent braces for its second extreme heat wave, putting people’s health at risk and setting the stage for wildfires.
A 3-year-old driving a golf cart hit and killed a 7-year-old in Florida, police say (www.cnn.com)
A train derailment outside Philadelphia leads to precautionary evacuations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (www.cnn.com)
Canadian wildfires put nearly 60 million US residents under air quality alerts (www.cnn.com)
Canadian wildfire smoke continues to plague the United States, triggering air quality alerts for 11 states across the northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes region
A flood of evidence has come in since suspect's arrest in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case, DA says (www.cnn.com)
Rex Heuermann, 59, was arrested and charged with murder in the killings of three of the “Gilgo Four,” a group of women whose remains were unearthed near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010. He has pleaded not guilty to the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello.
California firefighters battle several wildfires in Riverside County amid extreme heat (www.cnn.com)
Four wildfires broke out in southern California’s Riverside County over the weekend amid sweltering temperatures, with much of the state under excessive heat warnings Sunday.
How America fell out of love with ice cream (www.cnn.com)
Consumption of regular dairy ice cream, which does not include frozen yogurt, sherbet or non- and low-fat ice creams, has been falling for years, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
7.2 earthquake strikes off southern Alaskan coast, tsunami advisory no longer in effect (www.cnn.com)
A tsunami advisory issued after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska late Saturday has since been canceled, officials said.