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Autoworkers strike deadline nears as negotiators rush to avoid historic walkout

Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN September 14, 2023

CNN -- With just hours to go before labor contracts expire at America’s three unionized automakers, thousands of autoworkers could walk off the job. Those limited, targeted strikes could be...

Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

CNN -- President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has been indicted by special counsel David Weiss in connection with a gun he purchased in 2018, the first time in US history the Justice Department has...

House Republicans wrestle with key decisions as they plot next steps on impeachment inquiry

Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN September 14, 2023

(CNN) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unilaterally gave his conference the green light to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Now the harder work begins. The pressure is on...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — APRIL 20: The Ohio Department of Education in Columbus, Ohio. (Graham Stokes/Ohio Capital Journal)

Ohio GOP effort introduced to make all state board of education positions elected and partisan

Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal September 13, 2023

Ohio Capital Journal -- An Ohio Republican bill that would eventually make all members of the State Board of Education in Ohio elected officials with party labels was introduced Tuesday. But House Bill...

Sen. Mitt Romney leaves the Senate floor at the Capitol on November 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Mitt Romney announces he won’t seek reelection as he calls for ‘new generation of leaders’

Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN September 13, 2023

CNN -- Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that he will not run for reelection to the Senate and called for a “new generation of leaders” as he criticized both President Joe Biden...

Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danelo Cavalcante was surrounded by tactical teams moments before a police dog subdued him

CNN -- Escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante is in custody, Pennsylvania State Police announced Wednesday morning, ending a two-week long manhunt for the convicted killer that drew hundreds of...

From top left, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., Demetrius Haley. From bottom left, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean.

5 former police officers involved in deadly beating of Tyre Nichols indicted on federal charges

CNN– Five former Memphis police officers involved in the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols have been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to court filings. The five former officers – Tadarrius...

Sexual assault survivors can now track their rape kits in most states

Amanda Hernández, Ohio Capital Journal September 12, 2023

It can take hours for a sexual assault victim to undergo the multiple swabs, hair samples, blood and urine collections, and other invasive procedures of a sexual assault examination. And then it can take...

Armored train carrying North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crosses into Russia ahead of Putin meeting

CNN — Kim Jong Un’s heavily armored private train has crossed into Russia and the North Korean leader has met with officials, state media reported Tuesday, ahead of an expected and closely watched...

A Massachusetts city deluged by ‘catastrophic’ flooding faces more danger as homes near a precarious dam get evacuated

CNN — The mammoth flood engulfing a Massachusetts city – both from epic rainfall and from water gushing downhill – could get more disastrous as officials evacuate homes near a “very sensitive”...

What we know about the Morocco earthquake

Amarachi Orie and Rob Picheta, CNN September 11, 2023

CNN– Rescuers are searching through rubble and trying to reach isolated communities after a devastating earthquake struck Morocco, killing thousands and leaving more injured or unaccounted for. The...

First responder deaths from post-9/11 illnesses nearly equals number of firefighters who died that day

Jason Carroll and Zoe Sottile, CNN September 11, 2023

CNN– The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves. A total of 341 New York City...