Florida school board rejects new sex ed textbooks
By Celeste Noraian and Alta Spells, CNN The board of Florida’s largest school district has rejected new sexual education textbooks that it…
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A Tennessee police officer is on administrative leave as the violent arrest of a man is investigated
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Tennessee officials are investigating an officer’s violent arrest of a Black man accused of fleeing from police trying…
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A Tennessee police officer is on administrative leave after the violent arrest of Brandon Calloway in his own home was recorded by his girlfriend,…
Continue Reading Customs officers in Texas seize over $4.3 million in meth
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers in Laredo, Texas, confiscated methamphetamine — with a street value of a whopping $4.3 million —…
Continue Reading 1 killed and several injured in shooting in downtown Renton, Washington, police say
By Tina Burnside and Claire Colbert, CNN At least one person was killed and six others injured in a shooting in the Seattle suburb of Renton early…
Continue Reading How to have fun this summer in spite of Covid-19 and extreme heat
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Illustration by Leah Abucayan, CNN It really is a cruel summer. This is not the summer of kissing strangers or gallivanting…
Continue Reading Suspect charged with murder in killing of missing University of Mississippi student
By Justin Gamble, CNN A man was arrested and charged with the murder of 20-year-old University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee,…
Continue Reading The rising cost of energy and limited access to housing with A/C is creating a dangerous summer for low-income Texans
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Fearing the scorching Texas heat could only get worse, Lisa Vogt stopped buying meat and drove her pickup truck as little as…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot swells to $790 million after no lottery ticket drew all 6 winning numbers
By Tina Burnside, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to a whopping $790 million after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Friday…
Continue Reading Georgia’s Supreme Court overturned a prominent attorney’s murder conviction. Prosecutors now want to retry him
By Jamiel Lynch and Christina Maxouris, CNN A Georgia district attorney’s office is planning to retry Claud “Tex” McIver for murder…
Continue Reading 3 men charged in connection to the investigation into a 911 dispatcher who refused to send an ambulance to woman
By Jalen Beckford and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in Greene County, Pennsylvania, filed charges against three men for allegedly concealing…
Continue Reading Indiana mall gunman’s family say they are ‘unable to offer any explanation’ for his actions
By Samantha Beech and Isa Kaufman Geballe, CNN The family of the gunman who killed three people during a weekend mall shooting in the Indianapolis…
Continue Reading Utah’s Black pioneers in the Mormon migration were honored with a monument
By Amanda Musa, CNN Utah officials, along with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, unveiled a monument Friday honoring…
Continue Reading Feds accuse man of calling a Tops location in Buffalo, threatening to shoot Black people
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Seattle-area man allegedly called a Buffalo Tops supermarket location twice this week, saying “he would make the news if…
Continue Reading Thousands of baby chickens die due to excessive heat at Miami airport, officials say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Thousands of baby chickens died Tuesday from excessive heat, found in a cargo warehouse by a Miami-Dade airport employee,…
Continue Reading Texas officials release Uvalde shooting report in Spanish days after backlash
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas House of Representatives investigative committee released on Friday a Spanish version of its preliminary report on the…
Continue Reading Special board meeting to consider firing Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo is canceled
By Andy Rose, CNN A special school board meeting scheduled for Saturday morning in Uvalde, Texas, to consider whether to terminate the employment of…
Continue Reading Nikolas Cruz walked into a McDonald’s and sat with the brother of one of his victims after the Parkland shooting, surveillance video shows
Security cameras captured Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz buying an ICEE at Subway and asking a fellow student for a ride after committing one…
Continue Reading Nikolas Cruz walked into a McDonald’s and sat with the brother of one of his victims after the Parkland shooting, surveillance video shows
By Alaa Elassar and Kevin Conlon, CNN After carrying out a massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school that left 17 dead, gunman Nikolas Cruz sat…
Continue Reading Off-duty New York correction officer charged in connection to fatal shooting of 18-year-old in the Bronx
By Mark Morales, CNN An off-duty New York City correction officer who allegedly shot a teen in the face was formally charged Friday with murder and…
Continue Reading Bo Jackson covered all funeral expenses for Uvalde victims’ families, governor says
By Rebekah Riess and Tina Burnside, CNN Former sports star Bo Jackson covered all funeral expenses for the families of the victims of the Uvalde…
Continue Reading Why mental health matters for athletes — even as they give their all to win
By Leah Asmelash, CNN One year ago, Simone Biles suddenly withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics after struggling with the “twisties” —…
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W. Kamau Bell examines the mental health issues affecting the sport world. Tune in Sundays at 10 p.m. ET to watch “United Shades of…
Continue Reading New York officers shot in ‘cowardly ambush.’ 29-year veteran of the force is killed
By Liam Reilly and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Two Rochester, New York, police officers were shot in a “cowardly ambush” late Thursday, a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 22: Jan. 6, Covid-19, Extreme heat, Immigration, Ukraine
We are tracking record-breaking heat along the eastern seaboard and the threat to see severe storms develop through the weekend. CNN Meteorologist…
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New video presented by the House January 6 committee shows President Trump working through the language of his January 7 address following the attack…
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MI6 chief Richard Moore talks to CNN’s Jim Sciutto about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “epic fails” in Ukraine and why he thinks Russia is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 22: Jan. 6, Covid-19, Extreme heat, Immigration, Ukraine
More than 85% of Americans are bracing for temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend, with millions in the south-central US expected to…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Before you purchase those items in your Amazon cart, make sure you scan product reviews for anything suspicious. Amazon is…
Continue Reading Missouri’s attorney general sues St. Louis over allocating funds to support access to abortions out of state
By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Missouri’s top attorney filed a lawsuit Thursday against the city of St. Louis over a measure that…
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