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A photo taken in Hazlehurst, Georgia, on Monday, October 14 shows a roadway still cluttered with storm debris.

Helene hit Georgia more than two weeks ago. These residents are still without power.

Sarah Dewberry and Amanda Musa, CNN October 15, 2024

(CNN) — Nineteen long days have passed since Susie Stevenson’s home lost power after Hurricane Helene cut through the southeastern United States late last month, leaving hundreds of people dead and...

Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, participates in a town hall at the Crown Center Arena, October 4, 2024, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Fact check: Trump makes at least 11 false claims in foreign policy interview

Daniel Dale, CNN October 8, 2024

Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump did a Monday interview focused on foreign policy. And he repeated a bunch of his regular false claims on that subject and others – while sprinkling...

A helicopter flies above a damaged structure in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, on October 2, 2024.

Recovery efforts after Helene pose safety hazards after 30 near-midair flight collisions

Pete Muntean, CNN October 8, 2024

CNN — The unprecedented number of airplanes, helicopters and drones swooping in to help with post-Helene recovery efforts over the past week are now posing a safety hazard, officials say. At various...

5 things to know for Oct. 8: Hurricane Milton, Immigration, Israel, Cyberattack, Marburg virus

Alexandra Banner, CNN October 8, 2024

CNN — As Florida residents brace for another major storm, new estimates reveal Hurricane Helene caused more than $47 billion in losses for property owners. With many insurance companies raising prices...

People arrive to cast their ballot during early voting in Minnesota on September 20, 2024

Five weeks to Election Day, pre-election voting looks set to decline from pandemic-era highs

Ethan Cohen, Molly English and Matt Holt, CNN October 1, 2024

CNN — While there are still five weeks until Election Day, voting is already underway across the country and a CNN review suggests pre-election voting this year will drop from the pandemic-era highs of...

Israeli troops have launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon. Here’s what we know

Helen Regan and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN October 1, 2024

CNN — Israel has launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, opening a new and dangerous phase in almost a year of war. The...

A complicated relief effort unfolds in North Carolina in the face of tough terrain, collapsed communications and a ticking clock

Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN October 1, 2024

CNN — To Cory Vaillancourt, the only scene comparable to the one unfolding in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene is a war zone. Nearly two years ago, the Smoky Mountain News politics editor...

4 dead and 17 injured after gunfire erupts at popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, police say

Four people were killed and 17 others were injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday evening in a bustling entertainment district in Birmingham, Alabama, in what police now believe was a targeted...

Several government buildings and schools in Springfield, Ohio, have been evacuated after bomb threats in the past week, rattling the small city at the heart of debunked conspiracy theories.

Trump’s false claims haven’t just triggered a string of bomb threats in Springfield — they’re also draining funds

Nicole Chavez, CNN September 24, 2024

CNN — Springfield Mayor Ron Rue has spent over a week scrambling to respond to a wave of bomb threats while subtly noting how the tab to keep people safe is growing daily. “This is costing the city....

A text, a call, then gunfire: New details raise questions about efforts to prevent Georgia school shooting

Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN September 10, 2024

CNN — “I’m sorry, mom.” Those were the words Colt Gray texted his mother Wednesday morning before the deadliest school shooting in the United States so far this year erupted at Apalachee High...

Dozens of casualties and more feared buried in Israeli airstrike on Gaza humanitarian zone targeting Hamas militants

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN September 10, 2024

CNN — An overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had designated as a humanitarian zone for displaced people in southern Gaza killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, according to...

Damage from land movement is seen near the Portuguese Bend community in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, where an evacuation warning was issued and electricity was cut on Sunday.

‘You can almost see the ground move’: State of emergency declared in California as land movement threatens power lines

Andy Rose, CNN September 3, 2024

CNN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes as severe land shift in the area is threatening the community and disrupting power lines. Emergency...

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