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Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations in North Carolina

CNN — A North Carolina man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly threatening harm against FEMA employees responding to Hurricane Helene, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. William...

A photo taken in Hazlehurst, Georgia, on Monday, October 14 shows a roadway still cluttered with storm debris.

Helene hit Georgia more than two weeks ago. These residents are still without power.

Sarah Dewberry and Amanda Musa, CNN October 15, 2024

(CNN) — Nineteen long days have passed since Susie Stevenson’s home lost power after Hurricane Helene cut through the southeastern United States late last month, leaving hundreds of people dead and...

	In a harsh new world of climate disasters, Amber Henry clutched her four young children as they stood atop the oven in their home in Lakeland, Florida.

Milton and Helene are taking a toll on the mental health of Floridians, leaving a trail of anxiety and frayed nerves

Ray Sanchez, CNN October 14, 2024

(CNN) —In a harsh new world of climate disasters, Amber Henry clutched her four young children as they stood atop the oven in their home in Lakeland, Florida. Transformers exploded outside. The surging...

Family of missing Broadway dancer hires private investigator to assist in desperate search

Chelsea Bailey, CNN October 14, 2024

(CNN) — The family of a Broadway dancer who’s been missing for nearly two weeks has hired a private investigator to assist in their desperate search to find him and bring him home. Zelig Williams...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on the campus of East Carolina University, in Greenville, North Carolina, on Oct. 13.

Harris unveils new proposals targeting Black men as she looks to shore up Democratic coalition

Ebony Davis and Eva McKend, CNN October 14, 2024

(CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday unveiled new proposals targeting Black men as she seeks to strengthen her coalition ahead of Election Day. The announcement comes as Harris lags behind...

People inspect the damage caused by an artillery shell that hit the maternity hospital inside the Nasser Medical Complex, in Khan Younis, Gaza on December 17.

UN inquiry accuses Israel of ‘crime of extermination’ through deliberate destruction of Gaza’s health care system

Niamh Kennedy and Muhammad Darwish, CNN October 11, 2024

(CNN) — A United Nations inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy” of destroying the health care system in Gaza during its year-long conflict with Hamas in...

Emergency personnel respond to a chemical release in Deer Park, Texas on October 10.

Chemical leak at Houston-area plant kills 2 workers and injures several others, prompting city-wide shelter-in-place

Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN October 11, 2024

(CNN) — A chemical leak at a PEMEX oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, on Thursday killed two workers and injured several others, prompting temporary shelter-in-place orders for residents across the city,...

Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a Univision town hall at Cox Pavilion at UNLV on October 10, in Las Vegas. Univision has debunked a viral false claim that Harris used a teleprompter during her town hall with the Spanish-language network.

Fact check: Univision debunks false right-wing claim that Harris used a teleprompter at town hall

Daniel Dale, CNN October 11, 2024

Washington (CNN) — Univision has debunked a viral false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her town hall with the Spanish-language network on Thursday. The false claim...

The Prince and Princess of Wales speak to frontline emergency responders at Southport Community Centre on Thursday.

Kate joins Prince William for her first public appearance since ending cancer treatment

Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN October 10, 2024

CNN — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on Thursday, where they met the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in...

Colorado tourist mine accident leaves one person dead; 12 people remain trapped

Jeff Winter and Sarah Moon October 10, 2024

CNN — One person has died, 11 people have been rescued and 12 people remain trapped at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said...

Brandon Marlow walks through surge waters flooding the street after Hurricane Milton came ashore in the Sarasota area in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 09, 2024.

Hurricane Milton is unleashing life-threatening flooding and destructive winds. Here’s what we know

CNN Staff October 10, 2024

CNN — Hurricane Milton dropped thousand-year rainfall and unleashed life-threatening storm surge with destructive winds across a large stretch of Florida after making landfall near Siesta Key, Florida,...

Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, participates in a town hall at the Crown Center Arena, October 4, 2024, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Fact check: Trump makes at least 11 false claims in foreign policy interview

Daniel Dale, CNN October 8, 2024

Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump did a Monday interview focused on foreign policy. And he repeated a bunch of his regular false claims on that subject and others – while sprinkling...