5 things to know for November 18: Opioids, Congress, gas prices, Covid-19, Olympics
Another round of rain for the Pacific Northwest will occur today into Friday as the East sees a separate system bringing showers and colder…
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5 things to know for November 18: Opioids, Congress, gas prices, Covid-19, Olympics
The Wyoming Republican Party voted over to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of the party, the Casper Star-Tribune reported, a new…
Continue Reading Jury to resume deliberations in Charlottesville Unite the Right civil trial
Civil trial plaintiffs alleged white supremacists are liable for injuries at the Unite the Right rally because they conspired to cause racial…
Continue Reading Closing arguments delivered in Charlottesville Unite the Right civil trial
By Mark Morales and Steve Almasy, CNN The civil case involving White nationalists who organized a two-day rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in…
Continue Reading Mississippi executes man who pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault in the state’s first execution since 2012
By Chris Boyette, CNN A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to murdering his wife and sexually assaulting her 12-year-old daughter was executed…
Continue Reading Mississippi executes man who pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault in the state’s first execution since 2012
Mississippi conducted its first execution since 2012 on Wednesday, killing David Neal Cox by lethal…
Continue Reading Kyle Rittenhouse jury concludes third day of deliberations without verdict
By Eric Levenson, Brad Parks, Brian Stelter and Carma Hassan, CNN The jury in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial concluded its third day of…
Continue Reading Kyle Rittenhouse jury concludes third day of deliberations without verdict
Bruce Schroeder, the presiding judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, announces he is banning MSNBC from the building for the remainder of the trial,…
Continue Reading Oklahoma governor grants clemency to Julius Jones, halting his execution
By Amir Vera and Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted clemency to Julius Jones, commuting Jones’ death sentence just hours…
Continue Reading Who is Julius Jones, whose death sentence was commuted by Oklahoma’s governor?
CNN’s Laura Jarrett breaks down Julius Jones’ case after an audio tape was made public containing what could be the death row inmate’s last words.…
Continue Reading Testimony in Charlottesville Unite the Right civil trial wraps up
By Mark Morales and Steve Almasy, CNN The final witnesses testified Wednesday in the civil case involving White nationalists who organized a two-day…
Continue Reading More than 20 school districts nationwide extend Thanksgiving break for teacher and student mental health days
More people hitting the road this Thanksgiving holiday, and facing higher costs for gas, car rentals and hotel…
Continue Reading More than 20 school districts nationwide extend Thanksgiving break for teacher and student mental health days
By Elizabeth Stuart and Kiely Westhoff, CNN More than 20 public school districts across the nation are extending their Thanksgiving breaks by several…
Continue Reading Family and supporters of Julius Jones are putting pressure on Oklahoma’s governor to grant clemency with tomorrow’s pending execution
By Amir Vera, Raja Razek and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With the execution of Julius Jones just one day away, his fate lies in the hands of…
Continue Reading Police killing of Colorado ‘hero’ illustrates issues cops face in regulating concealed guns
By Emma Tucker and Peter Nickeas, CNN The police killing of a Colorado man praised as a hero for preventing a mass shooting earlier this year…
Continue Reading He ordered a letterman jacket in high school but couldn’t afford to pick it up. His brother just found it at a thrift shop 28 years later
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Jed Mottley played varsity football 28 years ago at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, when nothing screamed…
Continue Reading He ordered a letterman jacket in high school but couldn’t afford to pick it up. His brother just found it at a thrift shop 28 years later
A former athlete scores big time when he finds a long-lost sports keepsake after 28 years! Today in…
Continue Reading He was wrongly convicted of murder as a teen. After fighting for 26 years, his name has finally been cleared
By Christina Zdanowicz and Noah Sheidlower, CNN Dontae Sharpe, a Charlotte, North Carolina, resident, breathed a heavy sigh of relief Friday upon…
Continue Reading Volunteers keep Christmas light tradition going for man who survived Covid-19, two strokes and a heart attack
By David Williams, CNN Dale and Julie Marks and their neighbors go all out with their Christmas decorations every year and people come from all over…
Continue Reading Volunteers keep Christmas light tradition going for man who survived Covid-19, two strokes and a heart attack
Dale and Julie Marks go all out with their Christmas decorations every year in Des Moines, Iowa. The couple weren’t sure how they would be able…
Continue Reading A Florida school board member filed a criminal complaint over a Black queer memoir
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A school board member in Florida wants someone to be criminally prosecuted for allowing a young-adult memoir for Black queer…
Continue Reading Area burned by wildfires could increase by as much as 92% by 2040s in Sierra Nevada, study finds
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Rising summer temperatures could lead to an exponential increase in the number of wildfires and acres burned in the Sierra…
Continue Reading Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated
By Sonia Moghe, Brynn Gingras, Ray Sanchez and Lauren del Valle, CNN Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during…
Continue Reading Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated
Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during a court hearing after a half-century effort to clear their names.…
Continue Reading Manatee deaths in Florida surpass 1,000 in a historically grim year for the species
By Scottie Andrew, CNN More than 1,000 manatees in Florida have died this year, a new report confirmed this week. It’s the highest recorded…
Continue Reading Widow of plane crash victim who saved his daughter: It was a ‘miracle and a tragedy’
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The 11-year-old sole survivor of a plane crash Saturday in Michigan is “doing amazing,” her mother said. Christie…
Continue Reading Widow of plane crash victim who saved his daughter: It was a ‘miracle and a tragedy’
A mother and widow speaks to CNN after her husband died in a plane crash saving his 11-year-old…
Continue Reading Travis McMichael takes stand and describes moment he shot Ahmaud Arbery
Political movement gains ground in schools as thousands of parents across the country grow frustrated with the effects of the pandemic on kids. CNN’s…
Continue Reading Travis McMichael takes stand and describes moment he shot Ahmaud Arbery
By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN Travis McMichael, one of three men charged with murder in 25-year-old Ahmaud…
Continue Reading Travis McMichael takes stand and describes moment he shot Ahmaud Arbery
A forensic pathologist provided a glimpse of how Ahmaud Arbery died during the trial for the three men who are accused of fatally shooting Arbery.…
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