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CNN — There are multiple fatalities and at least 50 people who were injured after an Amtrak train derailed Monday in Missouri, Eric McKenzie, the superintendent with Chariton County Ambulance Service, told CNN. Amtrak said in a statement the train collided with a dump truck at a public crossing near the city of Mendon at … Read More “Amtrak train derails near Kansas City, Missouri, after hitting dump truck” »
CNN — The only abortion clinic in North Dakota is now preparing to move across state lines following the recent Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade. Red River Women’s Clinic, located in Fargo, has been the only provider in the state for 20 years. They now await closure, which will leave many women in … Read More “North Dakota’s only abortion clinic is preparing to move across state lines to Minnesota” »
CNN — More than 20 million Americans across 16 states were under heat alerts Wednesday as cities across the country reported daily record-high temperatures, with the worst of the sweltering heat hitting the South and the Great Plains. Atlanta, Georgia, tied its June 22 record with 98 degrees Fahrenheit Wednesday while about 80 miles south, … Read More “At least a dozen high-temperature records were tied or broken across Eastern US in latest heat wave” »
Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images CNN — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a tuition assistance program that allows parents to use vouchers to send their children to public or private schools. The 6-3 ruling is the latest move by the conservative court to expand religious liberty rights and bring more … Read More “Supreme Court says Maine cannot exclude religious schools from tuition assistance programs” »
CNN — Two American volunteers fighting for Ukraine were taken into detention by Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk after being captured last week, according to Russian state media. US citizens Alexander John-Robert Drueke, 39, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, from Hartselle, Alabama, were interviewed by Russia’s RT channel at a detention center … Read More “Captured American fighters purportedly held by Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk” »
CNN — After a week of epic flooding, Yellowstone National Park’s south loop will reopen to the public on Wednesday – with limited capacity. The park – which spans parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho – and many surrounding towns have been inundated with record rainfall and flooding since last weekend, prompting officials to close … Read More “Yellowstone National Park south loop to reopen Wednesday, but only some visitors will be allowed in each day” »
CNN — The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children. The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the authorizations for the vaccines Friday to include children as young as 6 months. However, shots can’t be given until the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisers have … Read More “FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children” »
Washington CNN — A third American whom the State Department has identified as missing in action in Ukraine is a US Marine veteran, Grady Kurpasi, his wife confirmed to CNN. The last time Heeson Kim and other close friends heard from Kurpasi was between April 23 and 24, George Heath, a family friend of Kurpasi’s … Read More “Third American missing in Ukraine is US Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi” »
Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/Zuma Press CNN — New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to order a three-member county commission to certify the results of the June 7 primary elections in Otero County – after commission members refused to do so this week, citing concerns about Dominion … Read More “New Mexico secretary of state sues county commission over refusal to certify primary results” »
CNN — More than 65 million people from California to Tennessee are under some type of heat alert Sunday, as dangerously high temperatures persist across the Southwest and the southern and central Plains. Among the heat alerts in places Sunday are heat advisories, excessive heat watches and excessive heat warnings. Cities under heat advisories include … Read More “Heat wave creating a ‘dangerous situation’ across the southern US as millions will feel triple digit temperatures this week” »
