5 things to know for October 28: Biden, Congress, Covid-19, China, UK-France
The leader of Taiwan, the island thrust into the center of rising tensions between the United States and China, said the threat from Beijing is…
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5 things to know for October 28: Biden, Congress, Covid-19, China, UK-France
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said that a live round was fired from the gun shot by Alec Baldwin and that they suspect there were other live…
Continue Reading Merriam-Webster adds 455 new words to the dictionary, including ‘fluffernutter’ and ‘dad bod’
By Seán Federico-O’Murchú Amirite, or amirite? As the world evolves, words follow, which is why Merriam-Webster has added 455 new ones to the…
Continue Reading Family of 8-year-old girl fatally shot by police outside a suburban Philadelphia football stadium files lawsuit
By Emma Tucker, CNN The family of an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot by police officers outside a suburban Philadelphia high school football…
Continue Reading Nearly 1,000 of Florida’s beloved manatees have died this year as toxic algae blooms choke off their food source
By Rebekah Riess and Scottie Andrew, CNN Nearly 1,000 of Florida’s beloved manatees have died since the beginning of this year, mostly due to…
Continue Reading 3 Florida teens will be charged as adults in death of high school classmate who was fatally stabbed and hidden in bushes
By Gregory Lemos and Rebekah Riess, CNN Three teenagers from Miramar, Florida, will be charged as adults in the death of a fellow high school student…
Continue Reading WWII Marine is laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery almost 78 years after his remains went missing
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A Marine who died in World War II was finally laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday after his remains had…
Continue Reading A White hospital executive says he was fired and replaced by 2 women as part of a diversity push. He sued and was just awarded $10 million
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A White man has been awarded a $10 million payout in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against his former employer, which he…
Continue Reading New York fire and police departments are scrambling to cover staff shortages when vaccine mandate takes effect
By Brynn Gingras, CNN With New York City’s vaccine mandate for employees set to go into effect this week, officials at the fire and police…
Continue Reading California school safety officer charged with murder after shooting 18-year-old woman
Los Angeles school safety officer charged with murdering…
Continue Reading California school safety officer charged with murder after shooting 18-year-old woman
By Alexandra Meeks and Amir Vera, CNN A California school safety officer has been charged with murder after fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman as…
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Child whose skeletal remains were found in Houston apartment killed by ‘homicidal violence’ medical examiner says
By Andy Rose, Jennifer Henderson, Ralph Ellis and Raja Razek, CNN The cause of death of the child whose body was found abandoned in an apartment in…
Continue Reading One year after the police killing of a Philadelphia man, the city agrees to equip its force with tasers as part of settlement
By Brynn Gingras, CNN In a settlement between Philadelphia and the family of Walter Wallace, the city says it will provide money for stun guns, such…
Continue Reading BBQ and tamales. Peach cobbler and a hammer: The Houston and Atlanta mayors make a World Series wager
By Steve Almasy and Raja Razek, CNN If Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has a new hammer next week it’s bad news for Atlanta Braves fans. As part…
Continue Reading Los Angeles is planning a memorial to commemorate one of the worst attacks on Chinese people in the US
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN With the exception of a small bronze plaque on a downtown sidewalk, Los Angeles shows very few traces of a massacre that took…
Continue Reading Jury has been selected in the civil trial against the organizers of the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville
By Mark Morales, CNN A jury has been selected in the civil trial that will decide whether organizers behind the August 2017 “Unite the…
Continue Reading Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ bet big on the Astros and could win almost $39 million if they take World Series
By David Williams, CNN If the Houston Astros win the World Series this year, it will be hard to find anybody happier about it than Jim…
Continue Reading Florida school district that defied governor on mask rules will end requirement for its high schools
By Gregory Lemos and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Broward County Public School Board in Florida voted to relax masking protocols in district-area high…
Continue Reading In Kobe Bryant crash lawsuit, judge orders sheriff, fire chief to be deposed
By Stella Chan, CNN A judge in Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit concerning allegedly leaked photos of the crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant,…
Continue Reading Jelani Day’s mother wants the answers she believes national attention got for the Petito family
By Omar Jimenez and Rachel Clarke, CNN The disappearance and death of Jelani Day left a mother heartbroken, a family grieving and a community with…
Continue Reading Jelani Day’s mother wants the answers she believes national attention got for the Petito family
Carmen Bolden Day, mother of Jelani Day, the graduate student whose body was found floating in the Illinois River last month, leads supporters in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 27: Covid-19, Congress, social media, climate, Myanmar
By AJ Willingham, CNN There are only 100 days until the Winter Olympics in Beijing, but continuing Covid-19 outbreaks and growing boycott calls are…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 27: Covid-19, Congress, social media, climate, Myanmar
A level 3 out of 5 severe weather threat shifts east towards the Gulf Coast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 27: Covid-19, Congress, social media, climate, Myanmar
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Dr. Christakis explains why he thinks it is important for children to be vaccinated at school after an FDA…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 27: Covid-19, Congress, social media, climate, Myanmar
Early Facebook investor Roger McNamee weighs in on Facebook and states a need for privacy, safety and competition regulation to protect consumers and…
Continue Reading A decades-old cold case of abandoned infant remains has been solved using DNA evidence. Now a North Carolina couple is charged with a felony
By Rebekah Riess Three decades after infant remains were found in a North Carolina beach town, police say they have arrested and charged a couple…
Continue Reading Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial is about to begin. These are the 3 men he shot
A Wisconsin judge ruled that the men shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year should be referred as…
Continue Reading As trial approaches, judge may allow the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot to be called ‘rioters’ or ‘looters’ — but ‘victim’ isn’t allowed
By Jenn Selva and Kelly McCleary, CNN The men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in August 2020 can potentially be referred to at his trial as…
Continue Reading California police officer convicted of firearm assault in 2018 death, but jury deadlocked on manslaughter charge
By Aya Elamroussi and Sarah Moon, CNN A California police officer was convicted Tuesday of assault with a firearm, but the jury did not reach a…
Continue Reading A top NYPD official says there was no coverup in the investigation of officers who arrested Eric Garner
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A top-ranking New York Police Department official testified during a judicial inquiry on Tuesday there was “no…
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