8-year-old boy becomes youngest person to climb California’s El Capitan
By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN An 8-year-old boy became the youngest person to finish climbing El Capitan in California’s Yosemite…
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A Colorado train passenger looked out the window — and found a missing hiker
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Colorado train passenger helped lead to the rescue of a missing, injured hiker after she spotted her through a train window.…
Continue Reading With the fate of affirmative action in the hands of the Supreme Court, these graduates are fighting to save it
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For nearly 60 years, institutions of higher education have been able to give limited preference to people of color and…
Continue Reading Illinois school board fires high school teacher caught on video yelling racial slur at Black student
By Jalen Brown and Justin Gamble, CNN The Kankakee School Board voted Monday unanimously to terminate first-year math teacher John Donovan after…
Continue Reading The Powerball jackpot increased to $825 million for Saturday night’s drawing. Here are the winning numbers
By Raja Razek, CNN Winning numbers were drawn Saturday night for the second largest jackpot in Powerball history. The winning numbers are: 19, 31,…
Continue Reading Former Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy charged with selling guns illegally, including 2 previously used in fatal shooting of teen
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A now-former Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy is charged with selling guns illegally to an FBI informant while he was a…
Continue Reading Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, community leader and longtime pastor in Harlem, dies at 73
By Laura Ly, CNN The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, a prominent faith leader who led Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, died on Friday, the church said.…
Continue Reading Feds begin ‘expedited’ process to help save drought-stricken Colorado River
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The US Department of Interior announced Friday it is launching an “expedited” process to potentially change…
Continue Reading At least 6 people injured in shooting outside Pittsburgh funeral, officials say
By Kristina Sgueglia, Zenebou Sylla, Justin Lear and Laura Ly, CNN At least six people were injured after a shooting erupted Friday outside a church…
Continue Reading 8-year-old boy plans to hang a banner on El Capitan that says ‘I love you, Mom’ as he aims to reach the top Friday
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN An 8-year-old Colorado boy is on track to become the youngest person to climb El Capitan in California’s Yosemite…
Continue Reading Former UN employee gets 15-year prison sentence for multiple sexual assaults
By Liam Reilly and Richard Roth, CNN A former United Nations communications specialist in Iraq, whom authorities say drugged 20 victims and sexually…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek to introduce evidence Michigan school shooter’s parents created a pathway to violence
By Ray Sanchez, Samantha Beech and Nicki Brown, CNN A pair of experts at a pretrial hearing for the parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley…
Continue Reading Arizona’s governor is stacking shipping containers along the border and defying a federal request to remove them
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Gaps in fencing along the US-Mexico border can be a dramatic — and sometimes puzzling — sight. Miles of…
Continue Reading Miami Beach condo evacuated after city inspection
Miami Beach orders sudden evacuation of condo building due to unsafe structure…
Continue Reading Miami Beach condo evacuated after city inspection
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN A Miami Beach, Florida, condominium building was evacuated Thursday, with residents given just hours to leave following a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 28: Twitter, Midterms, Trump, Mortgage rates, North Korea
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN President Joe Biden predicts student loan borrowers will start receiving debt relief within weeks, despite the program being…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 28: Twitter, Midterms, Trump, Mortgage rates, North Korea
Rain may impact Game 1 of the World Series. Meanwhile, some parts of the country are expecting showery weather for Halloween. CNN meteorologist Derek…
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5 things to know for Oct. 28: Twitter, Midterms, Trump, Mortgage rates, North Korea
In September, the North Korean government passed a law declaring the country a nuclear weapons state, which was hailed by the country’s leader Kim…
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As the days edge nearer to the 2022 midterm elections, tensions are rising between candidates as races across the US heat up. CNN’s Omar Jimenez…
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CNN spotted members of Trump’s legal team handling the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation entering a sealed proceeding with Chief Judge Beryl Howell…
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CNN’s Matt Egan tells “Nightcap’s” Jon Sarlin how home price gains are beginning to slow as monthly mortgage payments surge. For more, watch the full…
Continue Reading St. Louis school shooter was flagged in FBI background check but was still able to legally purchase a gun, police say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN The gunman who killed two people and wounded several others in a school shooting in St. Louis, Missouri, on…
Continue Reading University of Florida faculty passes symbolic vote against possible selection of Sen. Ben Sasse as president
By Alta Spells, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The University of Florida Faculty Senate approved a no-confidence resolution Thursday on the…
Continue Reading University of Florida faculty passes symbolic vote against possible selection of Sen. Ben Sasse as president
The UF Faculty Senate voted no-confidence in the selection process for the next university…
Continue Reading Oklahoma police are conducting a homicide investigation after 8 people were found dead in a house fire
By Raja Razek, CNN Police in Oklahoma are conducting a homicide investigation after eight people were found dead in a house fire. “It is a…
Continue Reading New York City bus allegedly hijacked by man with ‘what appeared to be a firearm,’ bus crashes after driver jumps out window
By Laura Ly, CNN A suspect is in custody after allegedly hijacking a New York City bus Thursday morning with “what appeared to be a…
Continue Reading New York City bus allegedly hijacked by man with ‘what appeared to be a firearm,’ bus crashes after driver jumps out window
Police are lauding the driver after an armed man jumped onto the bus in Cambria Heights on Thursday morning. The driver got everyone off and later…
Continue Reading Georgia sheriff found guilty of violating the civil rights of detainees, court documents show
By Amir Vera, Melissa Alonso and Amy Simonson, CNN The sheriff of a suburban Atlanta county was found guilty Wednesday of six federal counts of…
Continue Reading 8-year-old Colorado boy is over halfway to becoming youngest to climb towering El Capitan
By Chris Boyette and Emma Tucker, CNN The Colorado 8-year-old who set out this week to become the youngest person to climb El Capitan in…
Continue Reading Robert Solis, who killed trailblazing Texas sheriff’s deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, is sentenced to death
By Amanda Watts and Holly Yan, CNN The man who gunned down the Houston area’s beloved first Sikh sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to…
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