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Mourners pay tribute to Nolan Wells at a memorial service for Nolan Wells on July 20 in Ocean Springs

A month after Nolan Wells’ death, a lack of clear answers has fueled speculation, distrust and threats

By Holly Yan, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — At first, the mysterious death of a beloved 18-year-old unified a small Mississippi community in grief and uncertainty. One month later, a dearth of answers about what happened have led strangers nationwide to fill the void with speculation, vitriol and even threats. Some of the conjecture stemmed

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A person wears a face mask as a massive warehouse fire at a cold storage facility continues to burn and spread smoke around the city on June 20 in Los Angeles

An L.A. neighborhood was terrorized by a warehouse inferno. The big cleanup is done, but the suffocating stench remains

By Celina Tebor, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — For eight brutal days, residents of Boyle Heights watched smoke billow from a burning warehouse and prayed the flames would spare their homes. There was no escaping the black pollution that choked the neighborhood then, and no reprieve now, even five weeks after the fire was extinguished.

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An agent passes meat being prepared during a raid by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Glenn Valley Foods meat production plant in Omaha

‘It’s been chaotic’: Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts worries from industry groups

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Industry groups ranging from construction to agriculture are raising concerns with the Trump administration over its ongoing immigration crackdown, arguing it is undercutting President Donald Trump’s agenda and weakening the economy, according to multiple groups who spoke with CNN and sources close to the White House. Worker shortages have

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Hot, Humid Pattern Holds Through Sunday

The hot and humid pattern isn’t changing much just yet–though today doesn’t feel quite as oppressive as Wednesday and Thursday. Afternoon highs will continue to climb into the low to mid 110s through the weekend, with an Extreme Heat Warning remaining in effect through Sunday evening as Major HeatRisk continues across the Coachella Valley. While

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Life in the heat: How animals at the Living Desert thrive in the summer

PALM DESERT, CALIF. (KESQ)- With temperatures in the Coachella Valley climbing into the triple digits, people are looking for ways to stay cool, but the animals living in the desert have their own survival strategies.  Native wild desert animals survive these extreme highs through behavioral and physical adaptations like nocturnal activity, underground burrows, and heat-dissipating features,

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