Victims of opioid crisis confront owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
By Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Victims of opioid abuse and their families on Thursday confronted members of the family behind OxyContin…
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5 things to know for March 10: Ukraine, Congress, South Korea, Capitol riot, crypto
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A friendly reminder: Don’t wait until the last minute to file your taxes. The deadline is April 18, but get going now…
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Another storm bringing a weekend severe storm threat for the South and snow for the Northeast. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
Continue Reading Travis and Gregory McMichael seek acquittal of hate crimes convictions in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder
By Alta Spells, CNN Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael are seeking acquittal of their federal hate crimes convictions related to the…
Continue Reading Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying to police in hate crime hoax
By Brad Parks, Omar Jimenez, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 30…
Continue Reading Florida isn’t the only state pushing legislation that could be harmful to LGBTQ students
By Giselle Rhoden, CNN A little more than two months into the new year, lawmakers in dozens of states have introduced a slew of bills that could…
Continue Reading A US bankruptcy judge approved Purdue Pharma and Sacklers’ $6 billion settlement agreement with states, Connecticut AG says
By Lauren del Valle, CNN A US bankruptcy judge approved the settlement that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families reached with a group of states…
Continue Reading Texas files lawsuit over federal guidance that highlighted protections for pediatric gender-affirming care
By Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday he is suing the Biden administration over guidance…
Continue Reading Individual charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting Asian man with a hammer
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Two hate crime charges have been filed against an individual for allegedly assaulting a 29-year-old Asian man at a subway…
Continue Reading Woman charged with fake abduction story used racist stereotypes to describe kidnappers, advocates and scholars say
By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Sherri Papini claimed she was abducted in Northern California, investigators were led to believe they were looking for two…
Continue Reading TikTok is debating whether there are more wheels or doors in the world… for some reason
By Scottie Andrew, CNN TikTok is a place to ponder life’s big questions, like: What would a crowdsourced musical based on Pixar’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 9: Ukraine, USPS, South Korea, Jan. 6 riot, Teacher strike
A severe storm threat is in effect for the South as the North and West each are being impacted by separate snow storms. CNN Meteorologist Pedram…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Thinner toilet paper rolls. Emptier snack bags. A little less shampoo in the bottle. Instead of charging buyers more to…
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A jury has found Guy Reffitt, a January 6 Capitol rioter, guilty on all counts he faced. CNN’s Whitney Wild details the scenes from the courtroom,…
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President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian energy imports to the US, while the UK and the EU plan to phase out their reliance on Russian oil and…
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South Korea’s presidential election is just one day away. Whoever wins will have to deal with threats from North Korea, rising tensions between the…
Continue Reading A double murder suspect in a Sonic Drive-In shooting makes surprise guilty plea, death penalty still on the table
By Andy Rose, CNN A Nebraska man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday in the 2020 shooting deaths of two employees at a Sonic Drive-In,…
Continue Reading DNA from bite mark leads to arrest in 1994 killing of California woman, authorities say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN DNA evidence taken from a bite mark left on a victim led California detectives to charge a man with murder nearly 28 years…
Continue Reading Oregon crews find 1 climber dead and another seriously injured after avalanches delay rescue mission
By Paradise Afshar, CNN One person died and another was injured after suffering a steep fall on Oregon’s Mount Hood, where deep snow and…
Continue Reading Hawaii will drop its mask mandate this month, the last state in the nation to do so
By Theresa Waldrop and Paradise Afshar, CNN Hawaii’s mask mandate will expire March 25, Gov. David Ige said Tuesday, making it the last US…
Continue Reading An officer was killed and 2 others wounded after a chase in Missouri, police say. The suspect is also dead
By Andy Rose, CNN A southwest Missouri community is mourning a police officer who was fatally shot as he and others tried to take a suspect into…
Continue Reading Gen Z won’t stay quiet on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill overcame its final legislative hurdle on Tuesday, when the…
Continue Reading Prince Andrew has paid settlement to Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Prince Andrew has paid a settlement to sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney, and a US district…
Continue Reading Philadelphia police commissioner moves to fire officer who shot and killed 12-year-old who was allegedly armed
By Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN The Philadelphia Police Commissioner announced Tuesday she plans to fire the officer who shot and killed…
Continue Reading Philadelphia police commissioner moves to fire officer who shot and killed 12-year-old who was allegedly armed
Philadelphia Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 12-Year-Old Thomas Siderio To Be Fired, Police Commissioner…
Continue Reading More law enforcement departments are limiting risky police chases
Peter Nickeas, CNN The Cincinnati Police Department implemented a new policy limiting police chases to “violent felony offenses,” the…
Continue Reading Tentative settlement of more than $55M reached in Surfside Condo collapse lawsuit
By Alta Spells and Randi Kaye, CNN The families of victims and survivors of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, that killed 98…
Continue Reading California legislators propose law to stop police from using rape kit DNA in other crimes
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is partnering with legislators on a proposal to ban victim…
Continue Reading Giant venomous spiders infiltrated the southeastern US and are expected to spread rapidly, experts say
By Megan Marples, CNN The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout … and all across the East Coast. Except in this case, the spider in…
Continue Reading Minneapolis educators go on strike, canceling school for more than 30,000 students
By Gregory Lemos and Dakin Andone, CNN Minneapolis educators began striking Tuesday after failing to reach a deal with Minneapolis Public Schools,…
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