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Work crews and contractors remove and dispose of wreckage from a Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine

As crews remove contaminated soil and liquid from Ohio toxic train wreck site, concerns emerge about where it’s going

By Nouran Salahieh, Artemis Moshtaghian and Holly Yan, CNN After a brief pause, shipments of contaminated liquid and soil from the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, have resumed after cross-country concerns about where the hazardous waste is going. Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency previously said they have approved the shipment of contaminated

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A neighborhood in Fort Myers

Hurricane damage will increase in surprising new places in the coming decades. See where it’s trending higher

By Ella Nilsen and Renée Rigdon, CNN As the planet warms, hurricanes are changing — they are getting stronger faster, bringing more flooding rain, pushing farther inland after they make landfall and tracking farther north in general. Those changes are exposing more people and properties to hurricanes’ damaging winds, according to a new report from

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Some of the drugs recovered by Arizona authorities were displayed during a news conference last week.

More than 4.5 million fentanyl pills, 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine seized in Arizona investigation, DEA says

By Raja Razek, CNN Arizona authorities targeting the Sinaloa drug cartel have seized narcotics estimated to be worth more than $13 million, including more than 4.5 million fentanyl pills, 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine and large quantities of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl powder, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. In a news release, the agency said

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More than 90 million people were eligible to vote in the election

Polls closed but a day later Nigerians were still voting in the presidential election

By Stephanie Busari, Nimi Princewill and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN How do you stage elections for more than 93 million voters? With great difficulty, headaches, delays and technical issues, it turns out. More than 24 hours after the polls closed, some Nigerians were still voting in Africa’s largest democratic exercise. The numbers are staggering; Nigeria has

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Benjamin Crump accepts the Social Justice Impact Award at the NAACP Image Awards on February 25.

Benjamin Crump wins NAACP Social Justice Impact Award and vows ‘never to stop fighting racism and discrimination’

By Chris Boyette, CNN Attorney Benjamin Crump has been at the forefront of some of the highest-profile cases involving civil rights and racial injustice — but acknowledges there’s much more work to be done. While accepting the Social Justice Impact Award at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night, Crump vowed “never to stop fighting

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Israeli security forces close the road and search for a shooter following a shooting attack in Hawara area.

Two Israeli settlers killed in West Bank shooting, days after Israeli raid kills 11 Palestinians

By Amir Tal, Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN Two Israeli settlers were shot and killed in the West Bank on Sunday, local settler leader Yossi Dagan said, calling it “an extremely serious terrorist attack.” The shooting sparked revenge attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, causing at least one death and numerous injuries. The shooting

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