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NTSB Investigators conduct Unmanned Aircraft System operations for the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.
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It’s been one month since a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio. Here’s what’s happened since

Alisha Ebrahimji and Holly Yan, CNN March 4, 2023

(CNN) -- A toxic train wreck in Ohio ignited a dayslong inferno, spewed poisonous fumes into the air, killed thousands of fish and left residents wondering if it’s safe to live in East Palestine. The...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Homeland Security Department's 20th Anniversary ceremony at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2023.
(Leah Millis/Reuters)

Lesion removed from Biden’s chest was a common form of skin cancer, doctor says

Allie Malloy and Kevin Liptak, CNN March 3, 2023

CNN– President Joe Biden’s doctor said Friday that a lesion removed from the president’s chest last month was basal cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer. Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a...

Independent lab testing finds elevated level of chemical of concern in air near East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment

Jen Christensen, CNN March 3, 2023

CNN– A mobile lab monitoring for air pollution at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, found one potential chemical of concern at higher levels than normal, a team...

Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering his wife and son

Eric Levenson and Alta Spells, CNN March 2, 2023

(CNN) -- The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, which deliberated for less than three hours, has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son, the grisliest and most severe of the allegations...

Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophonist and composer, has died at age 89

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN March 2, 2023

 CNN -- Wayne Shorter, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who helped shaped the sound of contemporary jazz, has died, according to his publicist. He was 89. Shorter died...

California declares state of emergency in 13 counties after brutal winter storm traps residents

Dakin Andone, CNN March 2, 2023

CNN -- Some California residents remain trapped inside their homes after a winter storm dumped feet of snow across the Golden State, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue a...

Knives, dark clothes and criminology books were seized from home where Idaho student murders suspect was arrested, police log shows

Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN March 2, 2023

CNN -- Court documents related to the investigation and arrest of the suspect in the fatal stabbings last year of four University of Idaho students show a cache of items was seized from Bryan Kohberger’s...

Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw speaks to reporters, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, near the site where a freight train derailed February 3 in East Palestine, Ohio.
(Matt Freed/AP)

Bipartisan group of senators to introduce new bill aimed at rail safety in wake of East Palestine crash

Betsy Klein and Manu Raju, CNN March 1, 2023

CNN– A bipartisan group of senators is introducing a new bill aimed at shoring up rail safety in the aftermath of the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The introduction...

At least 36 dead, scores injured as trains collide in Greece

CNN– Rescue workers are searching for survivors after a head-on collision between two trains in central Greece killed dozens of people and left scores injured, raising questions about the country’s...

People rally in support of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.
(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Takeaways from the Supreme Court oral arguments in cases challenging Biden’s student debt relief plan

Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN March 1, 2023

CNN– The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two challenges to President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, with several conservative justices appearing skeptical of the government’s...

Ohio toxic train disaster prompts Pennsylvania to open a health resource center as scientists say some chemical tests in East Palestine are unusually high

Holly Yan, Jen Christensen and Celina Tebor, CNN February 28, 2023

CNN -- The fallout from the toxic train derailment in Ohio keeps spreading to more states, as neighboring Pennsylvania announces new measures to keep its residents safe. The Pennsylvania Department of...

Idaho house where 4 university students were killed will be torn down

Mallika Kallingal and Veronica Miracle, CNN February 28, 2023

CNN -- The Idaho house where four college students were killed in November will be demolished as a “healing step,” the University of Idaho said in a statement Friday. Kaylee...

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