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Month: January 2023

A 6th Memphis officer is taken off the force after the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols

Originally Published: 30 JAN 23 01:34 ETUpdated: 30 JAN 23 11:36 ETBy Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Nick Valencia, CNNEditor’s note: This article contains graphic videos and descriptions of violence.    (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 11:36 a.m. ET]A sixth Memphis police officer involved in Tyre Nichols’ arrest, Officer Preston Hemphill, has been relieved of

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First on CNN: Biden administration to strengthen Obamacare contraceptive mandate in proposed rule

By Tami Luhby and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Biden administration wants to make it easier for women to access birth control at no cost under the Affordable Care Act, reversing Trump-era rules that weakened the law’s contraceptive mandate for employer-provided health insurance plans. The proposed rule, unveiled Monday by the departments of Health and Human

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Children lost about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning during the pandemic, study suggests

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in their learning progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. Students “lost out on about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning” when in-person learning stopped during the public health crisis, according to a

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WHO says Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, but pandemic is at a ‘transition point’

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the pandemic is at a “transition point.” WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Friday at its 14th meeting on Covid-19, and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concurred that the public health emergency

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‘A new era of accountability.’ What Memphis got right after the death of Tyre Nichols

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Weeks after Tyre Nichols was brutalized by Memphis police officers, city law enforcement officials are being hailed for their unusually rapid investigation and transparency compared to similar cases in other US cities. Five former officers were indicted Thursday on charges of second-degree murder and kidnapping. One day later, officials released police

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Virginia school announces new safety protocols as students return to class nearly a month after a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher

By Nicole Grether, Artemis Moshtaghian, Dakin Andone and Brian Todd, CNN Students at Richneck Elementary School navigated new safety protocols as they returned to classes Monday for the first time since a 6-year-old student allegedly shot his teacher inside a classroom nearly a month ago. Police were on campus as anxious parents dropped their children

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An ‘extremely dangerous’ kidnapping suspect has evaded capture for nearly a week, prompting police to call for the public’s help

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Andy Rose and Sonya Hamasaki, CNN A sweeping multi-day manhunt continues for a suspect accused of brutally beating and kidnapping a woman in Oregon who remains in critical condition, according to police. While Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, has evaded capture since Tuesday, police say he is still active on dating apps. The

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3 fire personnel are terminated and 2 other Memphis officers were placed on leave over Tyre Nichols’ deadly beating, officials say

By Steve Almasy, Mark Morales, Holly Yan and Nick Valencia, CNN Fallout from the deadly police beating of Black motorist Tyre Nichols now includes the firing of three Memphis Fire Department personnel, and an announcement that a total of seven police officers were placed on leave, as critics nationwide call for police reform. Two emergency

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