First Black student at University of Alabama dies after receiving school recognition
By Sam Perez and Nicole Chavez, CNN The first Black student to attend the University of Alabama has died, days after a building on campus was…
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Engineer in deadly 2015 Philadelphia Amtrak crash found not guilty
By Sonia Moghe, CNN The engineer at the controls of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia in 2015 has been found not guilty on all charges…
Continue Reading A convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 measures is expected to arrive in the DC area this weekend. Here’s what we know
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Convoy groups led by American truckers are making their way toward the nation’s capital to demand an end to all Covid-19…
Continue Reading Two Chicago police officers shot on overnight shift while ordering at a hot dog stand
Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two Chicago police officers were shot while waiting to order food after a man who was waiting in line allegedly fired at them,…
Continue Reading Student shot and arrested after opening fire on school resource officer and principal in Kansas, police say
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Hannah Sarisohn and Andy Rose, CNN A Kansas high school principal and school resource officer were shot at Olathe East High…
Continue Reading NYC mayor lifts mask requirement for K-12 students and vaccine proof rule for theaters and restaurants
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Jay Croft, CNN New York City is dropping mask requirements for K-12 schools and lifting proof of vaccine mandates for…
Continue Reading Stanford University star soccer player died by suicide, parents tell NBC
By Stella Chan, CNN Stanford University star soccer player Katie Meyer died by suicide, her mother told NBC’s “Today” show during…
Continue Reading Years ago, she told police she had been abducted, beaten and branded. Now she’s charged with making it all up
By Jay Croft and Melissa Alonso, CNN When she was found after a three-week search in 2016, a Northern California woman told police she had been…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 4: Ukraine, Capitol riot, Breonna Taylor, Covid, Opioids
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympics kicks off in Beijing today and a record number of Para athletes — around…
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Unseasonably warm temperatures remain across the South as the West sees rain, snow, and cold temperatures. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the…
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5 things to know for March 4: Ukraine, Capitol riot, Breonna Taylor, Covid, Opioids
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a Facebook message and warned of the…
Continue Reading An Indiana teacher granted early retirement after hitting a student in the face is charged with battery
By Jennifer Henderson, Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A now-retired Indiana high school teacher who was arrested after video showed him hitting…
Continue Reading An Indiana teacher granted early retirement after hitting a student in the face is charged with battery
Video obtained by CNN shows a teacher striking a student at a high school in Elkhart,…
Continue Reading 14 children hospitalized after vehicle crashes into a day care in Northern California
By Sarah Moon and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Fourteen children were taken to hospitals Thursday after a vehicle crashed into a day care center in…
Continue Reading Texas state House candidate fighting child gender-affirming care is shouted down at a college campus event
By Andy Rose and Caroll Alvarado, CNN A candidate for the Texas House of Representatives, who is campaigning against gender-affirming treatments for…
Continue Reading A former Colorado police officer who was accused of breaking an elderly woman’s arm during an arrest has agreed to a plea deal
By Andy Rose, CNN A former police officer accused of breaking an elderly woman’s arm during an arrest in Loveland, Colorado, in 2020 agreed to…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils a plan to help unhoused people with mental health and substance abuse issues through a court-ordered program
By Cheri Mossburg, Dakin Andone and Amir Vera, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new plan Thursday to help unhoused individuals struggling…
Continue Reading Philadelphia police shoot and kill 12-year-old after a shot was fired into officers’ car
By Raja Razek and Amy Simonson, CNN Philadelphia police provided more details Wednesday on a deadly incident, in which officers chased and shot a boy…
Continue Reading Cain Velasquez allegedly shot a man while targeting another charged with molesting the former UFC champion’s relative
By Dakin Andone and Stella Chan, CNN Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez faces a charge of attempted murder after prosecutors say he shot…
Continue Reading Markeith Loyd has been sentenced to death for the 2017 murder of an Orlando police officer
By Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Markeith Loyd, convicted of the murder of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton, was sentenced to death Thursday by…
Continue Reading Lake Powell is about to drop below a critical level never reached before, as drought rages on
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN For the first time since it was filled more than 50 years ago, Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the country, is…
Continue Reading Over a dozen injured, 5 seriously, in a Maryland residential building fire, explosion, officials say
By Liam Reilly, CNN An explosion that wrought “catastrophic damage” Thursday to a garden-style four-story building in Silver Spring,…
Continue Reading Distribution of White supremacist propaganda reached the second-highest level in 2021, ADL says
By Nicole Chavez, CNN The distribution of White supremacist propaganda in 2021 reached the second-highest level recorded since the Anti-Defamation…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 3: Ukraine, Capitol riot, Covid-19, NRA, TikTok
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The fallout from the war in Ukraine is extending to outer space. Russia’s space agency is refusing to launch a batch of…
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Wet weather and cooler temperatures are forecast for California, as record warmth moves into the Southeast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 10: Ukraine, Congress, South Korea, Capitol riot, crypto
In a court filing, the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has alleged that former President Donald Trump and a…
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CNN’s Ivan Watson reports from Hungary, where one in seven refugees from Ukraine have arrived after fleeing their war-torn…
Continue Reading Ex-officer Brett Hankison was found not guilty of endangering Breonna Taylor’s neighbors in a botched raid
By Steve Almasy, Aaron Cooper and Eric Levenson, CNN A jury on Thursday acquitted Brett Hankison of all three counts of felony wanton endangerment in…
Continue Reading The adoptive parents of missing California boys Orrin and Orson West are charged with murder. But the bodies haven’t been found, DA says
By Stella Chan and Holly Yan, CNN Almost 15 months ago, Orrin and Orson West’s adoptive parents told police the young boys disappeared from the…
Continue Reading A Lyft driver was arrested for allegedly raping an intoxicated Miami Beach tourist during a ride
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN A male Lyft driver has been arrested for allegedly raping an intoxicated Miami Beach tourist during her early morning ride from…
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