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Man arrested in killing of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay nearly 34 years after her death
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Police have arrested a 74-year-old man in the 1988 killing of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in Massachusetts, the Essex…
Continue Reading A man was charged with hate crimes after allegedly making racist threats, leaving nooses around Michigan town
By Nicole Chavez, CNN In the aftermath of George Floyd‘s killing, several nooses were left around Saginaw, Michigan. Nearly two years later, a…
Continue Reading Prosecutors says alleged Brooklyn subway shooter’s DNA was obtained through authorized search warrant
By Mark Morales, CNN Prosecutors are pushing back against allegations that the accused Brooklyn subway shooter‘s constitutional rights were…
Continue Reading Nighttime lighting reduces crime but it’s not a one-size-fits all solution, study shows
By Peter Nickeas A recent study showed nighttime lighting in New York City public housing complex courtyards could reduce crime, and the reduction in…
Continue Reading ‘I refuse to surrender,’ says author fighting to keep gender identity issues in books for young adults
Author Melissa Hart is refusing to give into parents and states who are challenging the intent of authors publishing more inclusive books for…
Continue Reading ‘I refuse to surrender,’ says author fighting to keep gender identity issues in books for young adults
By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Author Melissa Hart refuses to give in to other parents challenging the content of books aimed at…
Continue Reading One ticket wins the $473.1 million Powerball jackpot
By Jason Hanna, CNN The year’s second-largest Powerball jackpot is off the board, with only one winning ticket to claim it. A ticket sold in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 28: Ukraine, Covid-19, Disney, Capitol riot, Drought
The cold air will finally move out of the Northeast today as we monitor a severe storm threat for the Central US and a fire threat for the Southwest.…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to managing your finances, you may use an app on your phone or your computer to help rein in overspending. But…
Continue Reading A shooting spree in Mississippi leaves 4 dead and leads to police standoff that ended with suspect found dead, officials say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Musa, CNN A shooting spree in Mississippi left four people dead and resulted in a police standoff with the suspect…
Continue Reading Judge in Nikolas Cruz sentencing reverses course on jury selection in Parkland high school shooting case
By Kevin Conlon, CNN The judge in the sentencing of the shooter who pleaded guilty to killing 17 people in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
Continue Reading Judge vacates murder conviction of man wrongfully imprisoned for 32 years
By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A man who served 32 years in prison for murder walked free Wednesday when a Florida judge vacated his conviction and…
Continue Reading Lily Peters, 10, suffered strangulation and blunt force trauma in Wisconsin homicide, coroner says
By Amir Vera and Rebekah Riess, CNN Lily Peters, a 10-year-old girl who prosecutors say was killed by an eighth grader in Wisconsin, suffered…
Continue Reading Texas residents are suing their county after books were removed from public libraries
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Seven residents in Llano County, Texas, are suing county officials, claiming their First and 14th Amendment rights were…
Continue Reading Lake Mead plummets to unprecedented low, exposing original 1971 water intake valve
By Stephanie Elam, CNN The West is in the grips of a climate change-fueled megadrought, and Lake Mead — the largest manmade reservoir in the…
Continue Reading Atlanta HBCU Morris Brown College has accreditation restored after 20 years
By Amir Vera, CNN Morris Brown College may have had the comeback of the year on Wednesday. The historically Black college in Atlanta received its…
Continue Reading Kenosha police request FBI look at incident of off-duty officer putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl
By Omar Jimenez, CNN The Kenosha Police Department has asked the FBI to look into the case of an off-duty police officer seen on video putting his…
Continue Reading A federal wild horse facility in Colorado is under quarantine as 67 horses have died from an ‘unknown and highly contagious’ disease
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN An “unknown yet highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease” has plagued a federal wild horse holding facility…
Continue Reading A federal appeals court says Crosley Green’s disputed murder conviction can stand, but the 64-year-old has no intention of giving up the fight
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Crosley Green has received the news he didn’t want to hear — a federal appeals panel is reinstating his…
Continue Reading State probe after George Floyd’s killing finds a decade of ‘discriminatory, race-based policing’ in Minneapolis
By Ray Sanchez and Omar Jimenez, CNN A state investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department launched after the Memorial Day 2020 killing of…
Continue Reading Ron DeSantis says ending Disney’s self-governing status will be a ‘process.’ Here’s what might happen next
By Eric Levenson and Steve Contorno, CNN Nearly 55 years ago, Florida passed a law that created the Reedy Creek Improvement District, effectively…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 28: Ukraine, Covid-19, Disney, Capitol riot, Drought
Orange County, Florida, tax collector Scott Randolph goes through the fallout of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ move of dissolving Disney’s special…
Continue Reading House lawmakers advance an effort to create a national Asian Pacific American museum
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Lawmakers have advanced an effort to create a national museum of Asian American and Pacific Islander history and culture. The…
Continue Reading Disney’s self-governing district says Florida cannot dissolve it without paying off its debts
By Jamiel Lynch, Chris Boyette and Eric Levenson, CNN Disney’s self-governing special district, the Reedy Creek Improvement District, says that…
Continue Reading Southern Californians told to reduce outdoor watering in ‘unprecedented’ order amid historic drought
By Stephanie Elam and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Facing the “new reality” of extreme drought conditions caused by a “changing…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 27: Ukraine, Covid-19, Recession, Bitcoin, LGBTQ rights
Conditions begin to deteriorate for the Southwest on Wednesday as the fire risk increases. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri breaks down the next…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 27: Ukraine, Covid-19, Recession, Bitcoin, LGBTQ rights
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh speaks to Ukrainians fleeing the growing Russian occupation who shared stories of the brutality they say they endured at the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 29: Ukraine, Covid-19, Recession, USPS, Abortion
Deutsche Bank predicts a “major recession” in the US, amid high inflation and investor concerns. CNN’s Matt Egan…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 27: Ukraine, Covid-19, Recession, Bitcoin, LGBTQ rights
As the Bitcoin industry grows, CNN’s Nick Watt visits a Washington state county where a quarter of all electricity generated is powering Bitcoin…
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