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NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, STATION FILE, CNN By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — The Nassau County Legislature has voted to ban transgender girls and women from competing at county facilities on teams and leagues that align with their gender identity. The local law passed Monday evening 12 to 5. It is one of many laws

By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — The Nassau County Legislature has voted to ban transgender girls and women from competing at county facilities on teams and leagues that align with their gender identity. The local law passed Monday evening 12 to 5. It is one of many laws in the United States that restrict transgender athletes

KARE, CNN By Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of collapse, as communities across the Upper Midwest deal with major flooding from heavy rains. The Blue Earth County government announced Rapidan Dam near Mankato was in “imminent failure condition,” in a Monday

By Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Amanda Musa and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — At least two people are dead after severe storms and major flooding hit the Midwest, according to officials, and a dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of failing. Rapidan Dam near Mankato was in “imminent failure condition,” The

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The husband of a bride who was killed on their wedding night in an alleged DUI crash in South Carolina was awarded just over $1.3 million in a partial settlement, according to court documents. Aric Hutchinson and his new wife, Samantha Miller, were hit by an alleged drunk driver after they

WMAR, WJLA, ARC, CNN By Gabe Cohen, Holly Yan, Pete Muntean and Braden Walker, CNN (CNN) — Eight of the 21 crew members from the cargo ship that struck and destroyed a famed Baltimore bridge are back home Monday after myriad complications kept them confined on board for months. Two other crew members have also

KABC, KCAL, KCBS, KTVT, WFAA, ISRAELI CHANNEL 14, ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES, EULESS POLICE DEPT, “X”,, CNN, KABC, KCAL/KCBS, KTVT, WFAA, Israeli Channel 14, Israel Defense Forces, Euless Police Dept, “X”, By Cindy Von Quednow and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A pro-Palestinian protest held outside a Los Angeles synagogue devolved into chaotic street violence with

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Texas’ parole board on Monday denied clemency for death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 2001 murder, despite the fact a key expert witness no longer stands by his testimony at trial. Gonzales, 41, had asked the Board of Pardons and Paroles

By Gabe Cohen, Holly Yan, Pete Muntean and Braden Walker, CNN (CNN) — Eight of the 21 crew members from the cargo ship that struck and destroyed a famed Baltimore bridge are back home Monday after myriad complications kept them confined on board for months. Two other crew members have also been cleared to return

KSBW, CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A California man spent ten days stranded in the mountains after he got lost on a hike, relying in part on large volumes of water to survive. Lukas McClish, 34, set out for what he thought would be a three-hour hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains on

CNN By Cindy Von Quednow and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A pro-Palestinian protest held outside a Los Angeles synagogue devolved into chaotic street violence with pro-Israel counterprotesters on Sunday in an incident that several officials, including President Joe Biden, criticized as antisemitic. The Los Angeles Police Department said it responded to two protests Sunday

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And the annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest unearthed some true diamonds in the ruff on Friday when it was held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. Wild Thang, an 8-year-old Pekingese, was crowned the winner and collected the

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A shiny monolith discovered in a mountain range near Las Vegas prompted theories of alien life, and has now been taken down by authorities. Police described the mysterious structure as a risk to public safety, saying they didn’t want eager tourists to become stranded in the vast desert attempting

By Cindy Von Quednow and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A pro-Palestinian protest held outside a Los Angeles synagogue devolved into chaotic street violence with pro-Israel counterprotesters on Sunday in an incident that several officials, including President Joe Biden, criticized as antisemitic. The Los Angeles Police Department said it responded to two protests Sunday in

By Melissa Alonso, Eric Levenson and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Ground was broken on Sunday for a new building at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which will include a memorial and museum to combat antisemitism at the site of the deadly 2018 hate crime shooting. The memorial will honor the victims of

CNN By Melissa Alonso, Eric Levenson and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Ground was broken on Sunday for a new building at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which will include a memorial and museum to combat antisemitism at the site of the deadly 2018 hate crime shooting. The memorial will honor the victims

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Virginia “Ginger” Hislop, 105, recently walked the stage at Stanford University to receive her master’s degree in education for the coursework she completed in 1941. A smiling Hislop rose to an ovation on June 16 as she received her degree and master’s hood at the university’s Graduate School

By Melissa Alonso and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A nighttime beach swim took a tragic turn for three men visiting northwest Florida from Alabama this weekend, after they were caught in a rip current and later died, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. The men, all in their 20s, were swimming off

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A California man spent ten days stranded in the mountains after he got lost on a hike, relying in part on large volumes of water to survive. Lukas McClish, 34, set out for what he thought would be a three-hour hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains on June 11,

KTVT, EULESS POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Alaa Elassar, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racist statements, according to police. The Texas chapter of the