Majority-Black town reaches agreement with Tennessee to avoid state takeover
By Justin Gamble, CNN The town of Mason, Tennessee, and the NAACP reached an agreement this week with the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office to…
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Governor signs bill criminalizing mail-in abortion drugs
By Amanda Watts, CNN Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill Thursday criminalizing abortion-inducing drugs that are provided via mail. The…
Continue Reading ‘I read banned books’ library card campaign launches in Nashville
By CNN Staff The Nashville Public Library (NPL) is hoping to give out 5,000 free “banned books” library cards to local readers by the end…
Continue Reading Zeus, a Great Dane from Texas, is the world’s tallest dog
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN A Great Dane has been crowned the world’s tallest living dog by Guinness World Records. Two-year old Zeus from Bedford,…
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About 14.9 million people around the world died as a direct or indirect result of Covid-19 in the period between January 1, 2020, and December 31,…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Mother Nature is cooking up a historic heat wave for Mother’s Day weekend. Hot temperatures will bake much of Texas,…
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A storm system now brings a threat of damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes for the Southeast. Heat is also on the rise across the Southern Plains. CNN…
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CNN’s Jessica Schneider looks into Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court justice behind the draft opinion that could strike down Roe v.…
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Laredo, Texas, prepares for the expected influx of migrants seeking asylum after the end of Title 42, a pandemic-era border restriction put in place…
Continue Reading One of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers had 16 phone calls with DA before arrest, court filings say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN In the weeks following the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, Greg McMichael, one of the men later convicted in Arbery’s…
Continue Reading Missing Alabama inmate and corrections officer abandoned their vehicle last week. Officials are investigating whether they have another car
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Ryan Young, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Paradise Afshar and Christina Maxouris, CNN The escape vehicle used by Vicky White and Casey…
Continue Reading Daunte Wright’s mother was approached and grabbed by police while trying to film a traffic stop
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Katie Wright, the mother of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, is calling for the firing of a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer…
Continue Reading Daunte Wright’s mother was approached and grabbed by police while trying to film a traffic stop
Daunte Wright’s mother was approached and grabbed by police while trying to film a traffic…
Continue Reading Horrified by the surge of anti-Asian violence, she’s giving her community tools to protect themselves
By Meg Dunn, CNN Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, attacks on Asian Americans have surged across the country. In the first half of 2021, New…
Continue Reading Horrified by the surge of anti-Asian violence, she’s giving her community tools to protect themselves
As anti-Asian violence surged in New York City, Michelle Tran co-founded Soar Over Hate to offer her community the tools they need to defend and…
Continue Reading On Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day victims’ families say a solution to the crisis is not on the horizon
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Shawna Toya was eager to carry on her ancestor’s legacy of pottery making in New Mexico when her mother’s cellphone…
Continue Reading Drought expands in the Southwest, worsening the region’s fire risk and water crisis
By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN Drought conditions worsened in much of the Southwest over the past week, according to the latest update…
Continue Reading A major disaster is declared in New Mexico, unlocking federal aid as wildfires threaten thousands of homes
By Paradise Afshar and Michelle Krupa, CNN Wildfires and straight-line winds that have ravaged New Mexico for a month have created a major disaster,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 5: Ukraine, Rate hike, Roe v. Wade, Chappelle, Inmate escape
A multi-day severe storm threat shifts east, bringing tornadoes, damaging wind, and hail to the Mississippi Valley. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam…
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Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a stand-up performance at a comedy festival in Los…
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Jim Obergefell, the gay rights activist and plaintiff in the 2015 Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, says that a Supreme Court…
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The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates by 0.5%, the highest percentage-point hike in more than two decades. The move comes as the US economy…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and also the perfect time to check in with those around you with a gentle call…
Continue Reading Massachusetts child protective system failed missing 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery, state office says
By Melissa Alonso and Christina Maxouris, CNN Massachusetts state officials involved in the welfare case of Harmony Montgomery, the 7-year-old girl…
Continue Reading Officials release photos of missing Alabama inmate and corrections officer, including what she could look like with dark hair
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amara Walker and Jade Gordon, CNN As authorities continue to search for an Alabama corrections official and the inmate she…
Continue Reading Before he escaped with his jailer, the Alabama fugitive stood accused of killing a sweet, patriotic mom who never forgot birthdays
Alabama Sheriff Rick Singleton responds to a new report alleging that missing inmate Casey White and corrections officer Vicky White, no relation,…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit brought by family of fallen Marine against Alec Baldwin
By Taylor Romine and Michelle Watson, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Alec Baldwin in which the family of a Marine…
Continue Reading Accused Colombian drug lord Dairo Usuga ‘Otoniel’ extradited to the US, pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
By Fernando Ramos and Abel Alvarado, CNN The accused Colombian narco-trafficker Dairo Usuga, also known by the alias “Otoniel,” was…
Continue Reading Some abortion clinics are preparing for more out-of-state patients if Roe v. Wade is overturned
By Dakin Andone, CNN Abortion clinics in states likely to maintain access to the procedure are preparing for a potential influx of out-of-state…
Continue Reading Alabama church known for role in voting rights movement is on the list of most endangered historic places
By Raja Razek, CNN A Selma, Alabama, church with historic ties to the 1960s voting rights movement has landed on the 2022 Most Endangered Places list…
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