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☆ Pregnant mom of two is ‘completely trapped’ in her North Carolina home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Jay Croft | Isabel Rosales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Asheville, North Carolina CNN —No power. These are the conditions some North Carolina residents face amid the worst of the flooding caused by tropical depression Helene. Jennifer Replogle, a pregnant mother of two young children, is “completely trapped” at her home above Boone in Tater Hill, North Carolina, elevation 4,200 feet, where severe flooding from tropical storms is not the norm. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesHelene “is one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of North Carolina,” Gov. The storm has exposed other North Carolina residents to life-or-death situations.

Persons: Helene, Jennifer Replogle, ”, Replogle, ” Replogle, Melissa Sue Gerrits, Helene “, Roy Cooper, Sofia Grace Kunst, ” Kunst, “, Matt Lewis, ” Lewis, Patrick McNamara, McNamara, ” McNamara, it’s, “ We’re, Yancey, McDowell Organizations: North Carolina CNN, North, ”, Department of Transportation, CNN, Kunst, Asheville Locations: Asheville, North Carolina, Boone, Tater Hill, Watauga County, Watauga, Florida, Boone , North Carolina, Yancey County, Tennessee, Western NC, Sofia, Black, Kunst, McDowell County

☆ Park Fire more than 400,000 acres, 4th-largest in Calif. history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Raja Razek | Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The fourth-largest wildfire in California’s history has grown to 400,956 acres, destroying 564 structures and damaging 50 as of Saturday morning, according to an update from Cal Fire. “The Park Fire has been extremely active over the last 24 hours,” Cal Fire said. However, firefighters are still actively engaging in fire suppression to an area spanning 175-miles,” the update read. As of Friday, 94 large wildfires raged across multiple states, and 28 had evacuation orders, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Fires are also burning in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Utah, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nevada.

Persons: “ Crews Organizations: CNN, Cal Fire, National Interagency Fire Center Locations: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama, Area, Northern San Joaquin, Oregon , Idaho, Washington , Utah , Montana , Arizona, New Mexico , Wyoming, Nevada

☆ Ventana Wilderness: Body of missing California hiker found near waterfall
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Caroline Meister was an avid hiker familiar with the trails around the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center where she lived and worked, about 45 miles southeast of Monterey, California. Finally, on Friday, the 30-year-old’s body was found at the base of a waterfall. “And as the days rolled by this became more of a possibility.”Caroline Meister went missing while hiking in California. Monterey County Sheriff's OfficeAt a news conference Friday, Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto said no foul play is suspected. She’s also an avid hiker,” her father, John Meister, told KSBW on Tuesday.

Persons: Caroline Meister, ”, Paul, Tina Nieto, Nieto, “, She’s, John Meister, KSBW Organizations: CNN, KSBW, Monterey County Sheriff's Locations: Monterey , California, San Jose, California, Monterey County

☆ Yale apologizes for past ties to slavery
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Yale University has issued a formal apology for its historical ties to slavery. The apology is part of Yale’s “ongoing work to understand its history and connections to slavery,” the university said in a news release Friday. Yale also announced the release of a book, “Yale and Slavery: A History,” by professor David W. Blight with the Yale and Slavery Research Project, and a range of actions and initiatives based on the project’s findings. “Confronting this history helps us to build a stronger community and realize our aspirations to create a better future,” Yale President Peter Salovey said in the release. In April 2022, Harvard dedicated $100 million to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with slavery,” President Lawrence Bacow said.

Persons: Yale, “, David W, Blight, ”, Peter Salovey, ” Yale, Lawrence Bacow, Brown, Woodrow Wilson Organizations: CNN — Yale University, “ Yale, Yale and Slavery Research, ” Yale, “, Yale University, Connecticut, Yale, New Haven, Black, Slavery Research, Harvard, Harvard University, ”, Brown, Princeton Locations: New England

☆ Construction crew makes a curious find from World War II era near Florida airport
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Salman Rushdie stabbing: Trial date set for suspect accused in the author’s attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie and another person onstage has been scheduled for trial in January, prosecutors say. Hadi Matar is expected to stand trial January 8, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said Friday. Rushdie was blinded in the eye and the attack also affected the use of one of his hands. A week after the stabbing, Matar, then 24, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault, CNN previously reported. Rushdie has a memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” set to be published next year.

Persons: Salman Rushdie, Hadi Matar, Jason Schmidt, Schmidt, Rushdie, “ I’ve, ” Schmidt, Ruhollah Khomeini, Matar, ” Organizations: CNN, Chautauqua Institution, Police Locations: Chautauqua County, New York

Law enforcement officials say Card, a US Army reservist and certified firearms instructor, had extensive training that included land navigation and firearms. Law enforcement prepare for a search for a gunman who killed 18 people two days ago, in Lewiston, Maine, on Friday. A law enforcement official said Friday that investigators have also recovered a cell phone that belonged to the suspect. The encounters happened 10 days after Card purchased the high-powered rifle at a Maine gun store, law enforcement sources said. A shelter in place sign is displayed in Lewiston, Maine, on October 27, 2023, in the aftermath of a mass shooting.

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CNN —For the victims of the mass shooting Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, it was an ordinary night out. Even on her night off on Wednesday, Asselin was at Just-in-Time, her brother told CNN. He was one the victims lost in the shooting in Maine,” the organization wrote in a Facebook post Thursday. Arthur “Artie” StroutArthur "Artie" Strout Strout family/WBZArthur “Artie” Strout, 42, was at Schemengees during the shooting, his father, Arthur Bernard, told CNN affiliate WBZ. His death has left his family in “shock and profound grief,” his family member Cecile Francoeur Martin told CNN.

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☆ Baltimore to pay $48 million after wrongful convictions, imprisonment of Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, Andrew Stewart
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Baltimore has agreed to pay $48 million to three men who were wrongfully convicted of murder as teenagers and spent 36 years in prison. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were 16 when they were arrested on Thanksgiving Day 1983, according to the federal lawsuit they filed after being freed. Mary Stewart, left, walks with her son, Andrew Stewart and her daughter, Ulonda Stewart, after his release. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBut they were declared innocent decades later, after Chestnut filed a public records request. Investigators “ignored eyewitness evidence and physical evidence that contradicted their chosen narrative, including evidence pointing to a different suspect.

Persons: Justin Conroy, Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, Andrew Stewart, DeWitt Duckett, Mary Stewart, Ulonda Stewart, Matt McClain, Chestnut, John Doe ”, DeWitt, “, Marilyn Mosby, ”, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, ” Scott, Nick Mosby Organizations: CNN, Baltimore, ” Baltimore Police Department, city’s, Washington, State of, Baltimore City, Baltimore Mayor, Baltimore Police Department, City Locations: State of Maryland

CNN —A 3-year-old driving a golf cart struck and killed a 7-year-old on Monday afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. Concerns about minors driving golf carts in Florida recently prompted the passage of a new state law, CNN affiliate WJFX reported. Anyone under the age of 18 will soon need to have a permit or driver’s license to drive a golf cart, the station reported last month. It doesn’t state an age when minors become eligible to start driving golf carts but does state all minors must have a permit or driver’s license to legally drive a golf cart in Florida. Across the country, more than 6,500 children are hurt by golf carts every year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Persons: Ron DeSantis Organizations: CNN, Florida, Patrol, WJFX, Gov, Drivers, American Academy of Pediatrics Locations: Fort Myers , Florida, Florida

☆ 'Brady Bunch' house hits the market for $5.5 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Here’s a story of an old TV house that has been redone inside like yesterday. “The Brady Bunch” house has hit the market for any fan of groovy ’70s pop culture, but it’ll take much more than a hunch to get your hands on it. The Los Angeles home, made famous by exterior shots on the blended-family sitcom, is going for $5.5 million. The purchase led to a new series, called “A Very Brady Renovation,” featuring the actors who played the kids and HGTV’s remodeling hosts. The home’s listing says it was built in 1959 and is the second-most-photographed in the country after the White House.

☆ A man is fatally shot near a popular New Orleans restaurant on first day of Jazz Fest
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A man was fatally shot and a woman wounded Friday night outside a New Orleans restaurant near the annual Jazz Fest, which started Friday. They found a man dead at the scene near Mandina’s Restaurant, a 90-year-old institution. A woman on the streetcar at the time told WDSU the streetcar was stopped and police told everyone to get off but did not say why. “The neighborhood comes alive during Jazz Fest,” he said. “It would be busy on any Friday night, but especially after Jazz Fest.”

☆ Some Starbucks vanilla drinks are recalled, might have glass in them
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Distributor PepsiCo is recalling more than 300,000 Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino bottles because they might have glass in them, the FDA said this week. The drinks are 13.7-ounce Vanilla Frappuccinos with UPC number 0 12000-81331 3. The products are being removed from the marketplace, said a statement provided to CNN from PepsiCo on behalf of the North American Coffee Partnership, its organization with Starbucks. “The North American Coffee Partnership is committed to a high level of quality in the products we serve. “If a consumer has purchased a product and has questions or concerns, they can call Consumer Relations at 1-800-211-8307.”

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