Grand jury recommends how to avert another disaster like the Surfside condo collapse
By Amanda Watts, CNN In a new report, a Miami-Dade grand jury overseeing the Surfside condo collapse offered a litany of recommendations to help…
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School district will pay more than $26 million to Parkland shooting victims and families
By Amy Simonson and Tina Burnside, CNN The Broward County public school district will pay more than $26 million to the shooting victims and the…
Continue Reading An arrest has been made after swastikas were spray-painted on the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street and at New York City Hall
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A man identified as homeless has been arrested after swastikas were spray-painted this week on a pillar at New York City…
Continue Reading Kim Potter was not justified in using deadly force against Daunte Wright, expert testifies
By Carma Hassan and Ray Sanchez, CNN A policing expert testified Wednesday that Kim Potter was not justified in using deadly force when the former…
Continue Reading NYPD top cop pick highlights the slow rise of female police chiefs nationwide
By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner of the…
Continue Reading Chicago council OKs $2.9 million settlement for woman police found naked when they broke open door of wrong home
By Michelle Watson and Melissa Alonso, CNN The Chicago City Council unanimously approved a $2.9 million settlement Wednesday for Anjanette Young, who…
Continue Reading Princeton, other colleges shifting classes and holding finals online due to Covid-19 increase
By Paul P. Murphy, Nora Neus and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is…
Continue Reading Man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X sues New York state for $20 million
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Malcolm X and exonerated last month is suing New York state for $20 million…
Continue Reading bell hooks, famed feminist writer, dies at age 69
By Leah Asmelash, CNN bell hooks — the beloved poet, author, feminist and professor — has died, announced Berea College, the university…
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After Joseph Tyler’s home was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, KY., he is grateful to not have lost what was most important to him. See how he…
Continue Reading A couple that lost a relative and their home in Kentucky’s tornadoes counts themselves lucky. But they wonder what’s next
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN When they heard the sound of a train coming, Philip and Patricia Bruce started to run.…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in federal court to violating George Floyd’s civil rights
By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN Months after he was convicted of murder, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in federal court to violating George Floyd’s civil rights
George Floyd’s family reacts to Derek Chauvin’s guilty…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 15: Capitol riot, debt limit, Covid, Trump taxes, Haiti
Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham addressed texts they sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the January 6th…
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says his company’s anti-viral pill to treat Covid-19 awaiting FDA approval could be a game-changer in fighting the pandemic,…
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By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s what…
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The House votes to hold Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the January 6 committee.…
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Heavy snow is likely for parts of the West as and an extreme fire threat, warm temperatures, and severe storms impact the Central US. CNN…
Continue Reading 4 women testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial that they were sexually abused. Here’s what they said
By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN The case against Ghislaine Maxwell primarily relied on the testimony of four women who said they were…
Continue Reading Kentucky man raises money to buy toys for kids affected by deadly tornadoes
By Sharif Paget and Travis Caldwell, CNN Shawn Triplett knew there was a desperate need to help the children of Mayfield, Kentucky, after a deadly…
Continue Reading Tesla employee accused of fatally shooting a co-worker outside California factory
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A Tesla employee is accused of fatally shooting one of his coworkers outside of the company’s manufacturing plant in…
Continue Reading NYC Mayor-elect selects Keechant Sewell to become the NYPD’s first female police commissioner
By Rob Frehse, Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect…
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New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives…
Continue Reading Kentucky candle factory survivor said a supervisor told him he would be fired if he left ahead of the storm. A company spokesperson denied the claim
By Brian Todd, Dugald McConnell and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A man working at the Mayfield, Kentucky, candle factory demolished by a tornado Friday…
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Texas county announces settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died during arrest
By Raja Razek, CNN Williamson County, Texas, announced on Tuesday that a $5 million settlement has been approved to settle a lawsuit in the wrongful…
Continue Reading Texas county announces settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died during arrest
By Raja Razek, CNN Williamson County, Texas, announced Tuesday a $5 million settlement has been approved to settle a lawsuit in the wrongful death of…
Continue Reading A former NFL player who killed 6 had ‘unusually severe’ stage 2 CTE that can change behavior, expert says
By Tina Burnside, Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Jason Hanna, CNN A former NFL player who fatally shot six people before taking his own life in…
Continue Reading Human remains found 40 years ago identified as member of The O’Jays R&B band
Police say partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank “Frankie” Little Jr, a member…
Continue Reading Human remains found 40 years ago identified as member of The O’Jays R&B band
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank…
Continue Reading DOJ reaches ‘historic’ settlement against a landlord accused of sexually harassing tenants
By Christina Carrega, CNN A New Jersey landlord has agreed to pay $4.5 million in damages to resolve a lawsuit alleging he demanded sexual favors…
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