New documents reveal abolitionist’s court case to free her child from slavery
By Giselle Rhoden, CNN The New York State Archives has uncovered nearly 200-year-old court records detailing abolitionist Sojourner Truth’s…
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Why Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence matters now more than ever
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN People wake up and choose violence every day. In many ways, it’s human nature. Headlines daily chronicle war,…
Continue Reading 3 injured after partial floor collapse at a Colorado house party, authorities say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Three people were injured Saturday night in a “partial collapse” at a house party in South Metro Denver, Colorado,…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court may ban affirmative action, but the world that embraces diversity is here to stay
By John Blake, CNN A Supreme Court justice is appointed for life, is virtually impossible to impeach and has the “unbridled” ability to…
Continue Reading Students sued when a school district restricted several books. The school board reinstated one novel
By Andy Rose, CNN A Missouri school board reversed an earlier decision to remove a Toni Morrison book from school shelves just days after two…
Continue Reading Police arrest 14-year-old in connection with fatal shooting near Albuquerque high school
By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Albuquerque police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the shooting death of a…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t ever give up.’ Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks on the 10th anniversary of his death
By Emma Tucker and Laura Studley, CNN Ten years to the day that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed, his mother Sybrina Fulton’s message was…
Continue Reading A California police officer was fatally shot while conducting a traffic stop, authorities say
By Paradise Afshar and Laura James, CNN A Salinas, California, police officer was shot and killed Friday night while conducting a traffic stop, local…
Continue Reading ‘The whole world right now needs to unite’: Rallies are being held across the US in support of Ukraine
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.) says America has been too ‘fatalistic’ about Ukraine’s fate, but ‘there are still things we can do.’ Adding, ‘This…
Continue Reading ‘The whole world right now needs to unite’: Rallies are being held across the US in support of Ukraine
By Dakin Andone, Sara Smart, Polo Sandoval and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Cities across the United States have seen rallies in support of Ukraine this…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t ever give up.’ Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks on the 10th anniversary of his death
The 2012 shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin wasn’t caught on camera. Since his death, advances in cell phone technology and the growth of social…
Continue Reading At least one person was killed and 13 others injured in a Las Vegas hookah lounge shooting
By Paradise Afshar and Laura James, CNN At least one person was killed and 13 others injured during a shooting at a Las Vegas hookah lounge early…
Continue Reading Authorities seize almost $3 million worth of meth disguised as onions in California
By Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers have seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in small packages within…
Continue Reading For one Ukrainian American family, a mix of anger, fear and regret
By Faith Karimi, CNN Photos by Austin Steele, CNN Alex Podebryi has barely slept in three days. In the dead of night he scans livestreams for updates…
Continue Reading From bad luck to good: How a car wreck led to a $25,000 lottery win
By Jay Croft, CNN Talk about turning lemons into lemonade. A Maryland woman took a bit of bad luck and spun it into gold, turning a fender bender…
Continue Reading Police arrest man over ‘brutal’ hammer attack at New York subway station
By Brynn Gingras, Kiely Westhoff, Laura Studley and Liam Reilly, CNN Police have arrested a man who allegedly hit a woman over the head several times…
Continue Reading A scholarship, a resolution and calls for accountability: How Ahmaud Arbery’s family and community honored him 2 years after his murder
By Christina Maxouris, Alta Spells and Maximillian Boudreaux, CNN Wanda Cooper-Jones said she wanted guilty verdicts in the federal trial for her…
Continue Reading Jewish and Japanese American groups among growing multiracial effort calling for reparations for Black Americans
Maya Brown, CNN As a third-generation Japanese American, Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka remembers the fight for reparations during the Japanese redress…
Continue Reading As more HBCUs get bomb threats, Virginia governor says he will seek emergency funding to assist with campus security
By Christina Maxouris and Raja Razek, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday he is planning to ask lawmakers for emergency funding for…
Continue Reading Curtis Reeves, retired police captain who fatally shot man in movie theater, acquitted
By Maria Cartaya and Dakin Andone, CNN A Florida jury acquitted retired Florida police captain Curtis Reeves in the shooting death of a man in a…
Continue Reading Jurors in the trial for ex-Louisville officer visit Breonna Taylor’s apartment
By Aaron Cooper, CNN Jurors in the trial of Brett Hankison, the only police officer charged in connection with the botched 2020 raid that left…
Continue Reading Man convicted of threatening to kill Sen. Manchin and Fox News hosts
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A man who posted videos threatening to kill Sen. Joe Manchin and Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Greg Gutfeld was convicted…
Continue Reading Hank the Tank, a 500-pound bear, was blamed for Lake Tahoe break-ins. But DNA evidence tells a different story
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The massive black bear, known as Hank the Tank and blamed for breaking and entering more than two dozen homes in…
Continue Reading Medical examiner determines a Black woman in Connecticut died of natural causes. Her family doubts that ruling, attorney says
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN A Bridgeport, Connecticut, family that was critical of the police response and investigation into the death of their loved one…
Continue Reading 3 former Minneapolis police officers found guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
By Julia Jones and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of…
Continue Reading Judge rules that Ethan Crumbley’s parents will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter
By Laura Ly, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN The parents of Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley will stand trial for involuntary…
Continue Reading Juror in Ghislaine Maxwell trial may have lied on jury questionnaire form
By Sonia Moghe and Amir Vera, CNN One of the seated jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial may have lied on a jury questionnaire…
Continue Reading Ex-Louisville cop in deadly Breonna Taylor raid said colleagues were ‘sitting ducks’
By Aaron Cooper and Ray Sanchez, CNN Brett Hankison, the only officer charged in connection with the botched 2020 raid that left Breonna Taylor dead…
Continue Reading How to help the people of Ukraine
By Ryan Bergeron, CNN Amid the harrowing accounts of tragedy in Ukraine, CNN’s audience has contributed more than $8 million to the…
Continue Reading A 20-year-old man was pulled over and jailed after a traffic violation. He died later that day in police custody
By Andy Rose, CNN Three Milwaukee police officers have been suspended after a man arrested during a traffic stop Wednesday died in jail hours after…
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