She sent her husband to the store for a precooked chicken. He wound up winning $100K
By Kendall Trammell, CNN Winner winner, chicken dinner! It’s an age-old cheer, but certainly one that applies to a lucky Maryland family, whose…
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State prosecutors mostly avoided race in trying Ahmaud Arbery’s killers. Feds won’t have that option
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Georgia prosecutors proved Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty of murder. Now, lawyers for the federal government will…
Continue Reading 13 states have backed the Mexican government’s lawsuit against a group of US gun manufacturers
By Dakin Andone, CNN The attorneys general of 13 states and Washington DC this week expressed support for a federal lawsuit by the Mexican government…
Continue Reading An off-duty New York officer was shot in the foot Saturday, officials said. He’s the second off-duty NYPD officer to be shot in the past week
By Kiely Westhoff and Aya Elamroussi, CNN An off-duty New York Police Department officer was shot in the foot Saturday in West Harlem, becoming the…
Continue Reading A man is accused of breaking into Michael Bloomberg’s ranch and kidnapping an employee
By Andy Rose, CNN A Colorado man is accused of breaking into a ranch owned by billionaire Michael Bloomberg and kidnapping an employee, asking her…
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An employee at a Colorado ranch belonging to former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been rescued after a man broke in and kidnapped her at…
Continue Reading 2 people dead, one injured after shooting at a Wisconsin apartment complex
By Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN Two people were killed and another was wounded in a shooting Saturday at an apartment complex in Brown Deer,…
Continue Reading Five killed and two critical in car crash north of Fresno, California
By Michelle Watson, CNN Five people died in a car crash Saturday morning north of Fresno, California, an official with the California Highway Patrol…
Continue Reading Waffle House shooter who killed four people sentenced to life in prison without parole
By Ray Sanchez and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Travis Reinking, who killed four people in 2018 when he opened fire with an assault-style rifle at a…
Continue Reading Fugitive on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list caught in Mexico after almost 16 years on the run
By David Williams, CNN An accused killer on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has been captured in Mexico after being on the run since…
Continue Reading Portland mayor bans homeless encampments near highways over pedestrian deaths
By Jason Hanna and Andy Rose, CNN The mayor of Oregon’s most populous city on Friday banned encampments near highways and high-traffic…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Rams’ Andrew Whitworth spreads the wealth to show ‘someone cares about them’
By Paul Vercammen, CNN Amalia Jimenez, a 38-year-old single mother with three children, had never heard of the Los Angeles Rams’ Andrew…
Continue Reading Teachers are leaving and few people want to join the field. Experts are sounding the alarm
By Christina Maxouris and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Lauren Reynolds started crying when she found out her university was shuttering the early…
Continue Reading How Trayvon Martin’s life and death inspired a generation to fight for justice
By Giselle Rhoden and Kaanita Iyer, CNN In 2012, Nupol Kiazolu entered Stone Mountain Middle School with a pack of Skittles, a bottle of iced tea and…
Continue Reading Amir Locke’s parents say their son got a gun legally, but they always worried about interactions with police
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The parents of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man fatally shot by police in a Minneapolis apartment during a no-knock warrant…
Continue Reading Amir Locke’s parents say their son got a gun legally, but they always worried about interactions with police
Car caravan through downtown Minneapolis to protest killing of Amir…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested following shooting at a hookah lounge near Virginia Tech’s main campus that left 1 dead, 4 injured, police say
By Jason Hanna and Melissa Alonso, CNN A man suspected in a deadly shooting at a hookah lounge near Virginia Tech’s campus in downtown…
Continue Reading One person killed and 2 wounded in shooting inside a church in Aurora, Colorado, police say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN The suspect who shot and killed a woman and injured two others in a church Friday night in Aurora, Colorado, knew at least one…
Continue Reading Couple and dog rescued via helicopter after being stranded in California cabin for two months
By Amanda Musa, CNN Two people who were looking after a cabin in a remote part of California were rescued this week after being snowed in for two…
Continue Reading How Denver is trying to help students’ mental health, 20 minutes at a time
By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Eighth-grade teacher Amanda Winters keeps the main lights turned down in her room. Pink fabric…
Continue Reading How Denver is trying to help students’ mental health, 20 minutes at a time
Amid the pandemic, Denver Public Schools have a new district-wide requirement of devoting 20 minutes a day to help students develop social and…
Continue Reading Top Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby pleads not guilty to 4 charges related to purchase of two Florida homes
By Taylor Romine, CNN Marilyn Mosby, the chief prosecutor for the city of Baltimore, pleaded not guilty Friday to two counts of perjury and two…
Continue Reading Jury returns all guilty verdicts for Waffle House shooter who killed four people
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A jury found Travis Reinking guilty of all 16 counts in the April 2018 shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee,…
Continue Reading Home Depot employee arrested for swapping store cash with counterfeit bills for years, authorities say
By Derrick Hinds, CNN A Tempe, Arizona, Home Depot employee is facing a federal charge, after authorities said he repeatedly took cash from the store…
Continue Reading A man was stabbed 13 times in 1994. It took almost 30 years to find one of the paramedics who saved him
By Sara Smart, CNN After searching for eight years, a man finally found one of the paramedics who saved his life nearly 30 years ago. Dave Murphy,…
Continue Reading A woman saw a boat capsize out her window during a work video meeting. Her 911 call saved 3 fishermen
By David Williams, CNN Three fisherman were rescued from the frigid waters off the Massachusetts coast after a woman working from home happened to…
Continue Reading These are the faces of the new generation of police officers in America
By Emma Tucker, CNN Fresh out of the Baltimore police academy just three weeks ago, 24-year-old Jaslyn Koger knows that her unique advantage as a new…
Continue Reading Anti-Defamation League revised its definition of racism because it was ‘so narrow’
By Nicole Chavez, CNN The Anti-Defamation League has revised its definition of racism in the wake of the controversy sparked by “The…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania officials agree to spend $25 million to replace a Pittsburgh bridge one week after it collapsed
By Hannah Sarisohn and Jay Croft, CNN A week after a Pittsburgh bridge collapsed, officials announced plans on Friday to build a new one that will…
Continue Reading 16 UPenn swimmers ask school not to challenge transgender policy that could block teammate Lia Thomas from competing
By Jacob Lev, CNN A letter written on behalf of 16 members of the University of Pennsylvania’s swim team was sent to the university and the Ivy…
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