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CNN’s Don Lemon talks with Navy football team captain Cameron Kinley after the US Navy denied his request to delay his military service and try to play in the National Football League.

By Mallika Kallingal and Jill Martin, CNN US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a positive test for an anabolic steroid, appears less likely to take part in the US Olympic Trials. At one point on Thursday, it looked

By Nicole Chavez, Martin Savidge and Maria Cartaya, CNN After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a predominantly Black town in Georgia is trying to break ties with its own racist history. This weekend, Stone Mountain, Georgia, will hold its first Juneteenth celebration and honor the end of slavery. “What

After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a predominantly Black town in Georgia is trying to break ties with its own racist history. CNN’s Martin Savidge reports.

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The couple alleged to be involved in a Southern California road rage incident last month that ended in the fatal shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos pleaded not guilty in court Friday. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and driver Wynne Lee, 23, appeared virtually in Orange County Superior Court and pleaded not guilty

By Mallika Kallingal and Keith Allen, CNN The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, according to court documents obtained from the city of St. Louis on Thursday. Mark and Patricia McCloskey drew national attention in June 2020 after

By Rachel Ramirez The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to an alarming new analysis from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Researchers say it’s a “remarkable” amount of energy that is already having far-reaching consequences. “It’s excess energy

By Christina Bowllan and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A New Jersey man accused of four killings in two states was charged with a fifth this week, according to a criminal complaint from New Mexico. Sean Lannon was charged Tuesday in New Mexico for the February 24 killing of Randall Apostalon, whom authorities say he met through

By Ashley Vaughan , CNN Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, 94-year-old Opal Lee was on a mission. “I’m not just going to sit and rock, you know?” the determined “Grandmother of Juneteenth” told CNN. “The Lord is going to have to catch me.” Days later, the spirited nonagenarian shouted with delight as she

By Andy Rose, Jamiel Lynch and Jenn Selva, CNN Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with eight shootings near Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday in which four people were shot, including one fatally. Ashin Tricarico of Surprise, Arizona, is charged with one count of first-degree murder for the death of a 56-year-old man who was

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Water in a key California reservoir will fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state’s already-taxed electric grid. An unrelenting drought and record heat have pushed the water supply at Northern California’s Lake

By David Williams, CNN Some Connecticut communities could lose out on their share of a multimillion-dollar grant from the state’s casino fund unless their public schools stop using Native American nicknames or mascots. A provision in the 837-page budget implementer bill that is on its way to Gov. Ned Lamont after clearing the state legislature

By Leah Asmelash, CNN This young West Virginia lawmaker wants everyone to know: It’s possible to be both a conservative Republican and gay. Joshua Higginbotham, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, has been in office for five years. On Sunday, he came out as gay on social media. “Nothing has changed, other

By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington state resident in early June. The dead insect, nicknamed the “murder hornet,” found in Marysville, Washington, was dried out and emerged earlier than usual, so it may have

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Dozens of brown pelicans have been attacked and injured in California, with whoever is responsible snapping some of the birds’ wings. More than 30 injured brown pelicans have been found between San Clemente and Huntington Beach, Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County said in a statement. Of those, 22

By Jason Hanna and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A north Georgia police officer and a motorist are dead after the fleeing driver’s car dragged the officer down a road and the officer shot the driver, authorities said Thursday. Holly Springs police Officer Joe Burson, 25, and at least one other officer had stopped Ansy Dolce on

San Francisco is experiencing a surge in shoplifting, forcing retailers to close. CNN’s Dan Simon reports.

Severe storms could bring some relief for the record heat which has been pushed into the Plains. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the temperature forecast.