Death investigated at Burning Man while 70,000 festival attendees remain stuck in Nevada desert after rain | CNN

CNN  —  Authorities are investigating a death at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert…

Five deaths in Virginia connected to statewide meningococcal disease outbreak | CNN

CNN  —  Five people have died from complications of a “rare but serious illness” in Virginia…

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dies at 75 | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns…

‘Gender apartheid’: UN experts denounce Iran’s proposed hijab law | CNN

CNN  —  A new draft law that would enshrine harsh punishments for women and girls who…

Mohamed Al-Fayed, billionaire former Harrods owner who waged a war of words with Britain’s royals, dead at 94 | CNN

CNN  —  Mohamed Al-Fayed, the outspoken Egyptian tycoon who transformed the fortunes of two London institutions,…

Gil Brandt, architect of “America’s Team” Dallas Cowboys, has died at the age of 91 | CNN

CNN  —  Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, widely regarded as the architect who helped…

Tropical Storm Idalia threatens the Carolinas with treacherous rain and flooding after pounding Florida and damaging thousands of homes | CNN

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Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known as ‘Joe the Plumber,’ dies at 49 | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who became known as “Joe the Plumber” after pushing then-Sen. Barack…

Australian writer detained in China fears he will die in jail | CNN

CNN  —  A Chinese-Australian writer who has been detained in China for more than four years…

2 people died and 5 were injured in a downtown Louisville shooting outside a restaurant and lounge | CNN

CNN  —  An overnight shooting in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, has left two people dead and five…