'Get out now': Mayor urges residents to flee ahead of rising river waters in Mississippi

(cnn) -- The mayor of Mississippi's biggest city urged residents to "get out now" on Saturday as record-setting rain

Why HBO Max is removing so many series and films

(cnn) -- When Hbo Max launched in 2020 , it was designed to be the streaming home for everything Warner Bros., Dc and

The fight against drought in California has a new tool: The restrictor

(cnn) -- The pretty, cloudless blue skies over perfectly manicured lawns represent an ugly reality for California's Las

Government to end free at-home COVID test program this week

The federal government is ending its free at-home COVID-19 test program this week, citing a lack of funding and efforts to preserve supply ahead of an anticipated fall surge in cases, a White House official told CNN Sunday.

'Star Trek' legend's ashes will head to deep space on a Vulcan rocket

The ashes of the late trailblazing "Star Trek" actor Nichelle Nichols will take flight when they are released into space from a Vulcan Centaur rocket by United Launch Alliance later this year.

Oregon's Rum Creek wildfire nearly doubles in size to more than 8,000 acres

(cnn) -- A wildfire burning in southwest Oregon has grown to 8,404 acres, according to a Sunday update by fire

Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals

The Colorado ski resort Steamboat Springs has passed regulations for short-term rentals, such as those booked on Airbnb, amid a severe housing crisis.

At least 4 killed and 2 injured after shooter sets fire to building in Houston, police chief says

(cnn) -- At least four people were killed and two people were injured early Sunday morning after a man dressed in all

Climate change puts one-third of our food at risk

(cnn) -- Bee populations are declining . More than half of the bat species in the United States are in severe decline

Coming to a theater near you: $3 movie tickets for one day

For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched "National Cinema Day" to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.

California weighs rules giving fast-food workers more power

More than a half-million California fast-food workers are pinning their hopes on a groundbreaking proposal that would give them increased power and protections. It would include a new Fast Food Council that would set minimum standards for wages, hours and working conditions.

Back to the moon: NASA's Artemis I launch 1st step in returning astronauts to lunar surface

NASA's "new" and most-powerful-ever uber rocket, the Space Launch System, is poised on a platform at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ready to lift off the first step toward putting human explorers back on the moon.

Why are fish-flavored vaccines being sprinkled from the sky?

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... an oral rabies vaccine, dropped from the sky.

Uvalde response failures and not heeding Columbine lessons could shadow police for decades

After the 1999 Columbine High massacre, police agencies nationwide widely adopted a new way of responding to mass shootings. But that didn't happen in Uvalde, Texas.

At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt

A few states have been amending or repealing "pay-to-stay" laws that require former prisoners to reimburse states for the cost of their jail stays, sometimes at daily rates exceeding what they would have paid to stay in a luxury hotel.