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Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida and Georgia, swamping wide stretch of coast

Daniel Kozin, AP August 30, 2023

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning...

Economists: Abortion protections will lead to better outcomes for Ohio women

Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal August 29, 2023

Abortion rights will be on the ballot in November, and Ohio Republican politicians who oppose them are again trying to stack the deck. However, a majority of economists who were surveyed this month said...

The Jacksonville gunman’s dad called 911 after the deadly rampage started. Here’s what he said about his son

CNN --Authorities have released details from a 911 call made by the father of Ryan Christopher Palmeter – the gunman who killed three people in what authorities called a racially motivated rampage...

Doctoral student arrested on murder charge in fatal shooting of UNC faculty member, source says

CNN -- The suspect in the fatal shooting of a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday has been identified as a doctoral student at the school, a state official...

Tropical Storm Idalia prompts evacuations along Florida’s Gulf Coast ahead of expected Category 3 landfall

CNN– Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday and bring life-threatening and potentially catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding rainfall to Florida’s Gulf Coast...

Read the full transcript and listen to Trump’s audio call with Georgia secretary of state

August 28, 2023

CNN– CNN has obtained the full January 2 audio call between President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Trump is joined on the call by White House chief of staff Mark Meadows...

At least 7 people hurt in shooting that halted Boston parade, police say

Samantha Beech and Ray Sanchez, CNN August 26, 2023

CNN– At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said. The victims were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries....

Bob Barker, former longtime host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ dead at 99

  CNN -- Bob Barker, the “Price Is Right” host whose silky-smooth command, impish sense of humor and advocacy for animal welfare issues made him a beloved fixture on television for more than 35 years,...

At least five killed in severe storms in Michigan

CNN -- At least five people have died in Michigan during severe storms that struck late Thursday into the overnight hours, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and at least one...

Ohio Ballot Board sets language for proposed recreational marijuana law

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal August 25, 2023

Ohio Capital Journal -- The Ohio Ballot Board unanimously voted Thursday to solidify the language voters will see for the proposed recreational marijuana law in the November election. The Coalition...

Donald Trump to surrender in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year

CNN -- Donald Trump will surrender Thursday evening to be booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results, the fourth...

In this October 2020 photo, then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House. Alex Brandon/AP

Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows turns himself in at Fulton County jail

Tierney Sneed, CNN August 24, 2023

CNN– Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has surrendered to be booked on charges brought against him by local prosecutors in Georgia for his alleged role in schemes to overturn the 2020 election...

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