26 playgrounds honor the students and the teachers killed at Sandy Hook
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN From afar, it looks like any playground. Kids are playing after school on a cold fall…
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Investigators find remains at location mapped out by convicted killer before his execution
By Kelly McCleary and Amy Simonson, CNN Investigators in Mississippi found remains Sunday at a site they found using a map provided by a man executed…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts of America announces proposed $800 million settlement with insurer Chubb for sexual abuse victims
By Brian Vitagliano, CNN The Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative $800 million settlement agreement with insurer Century Indemnity Company…
Continue Reading ‘We’re heartbroken:’ Minnesota doctors plead in newspaper ad for people to get vaccinated
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Doctors in Minnesota took the unusual step of pleading in a full-page newspaper ad for people to get vaccinated against…
Continue Reading Chicago City Council set to vote on $2.9 million settlement for woman who police found naked when they broke open door of wrong home
By Steve Almasy and Raja Razek, CNN The Chicago City Council is set to vote Wednesday on a proposed $2.9 million settlement for Anjanette Young, who…
Continue Reading Dawson Springs mother clutched her 2 kids in bed when the storm lifted her mattress into the air
By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and Theresa Waldrop, CNN That Breeana Glisson and her two children are still alive after a tornado tore through…
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A mother and her two children survive being thrown into the air by tornado and landing 200 feet away from their home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky.…
Continue Reading Two Texas fishermen were stranded with no cell phone service. All they had was a whistle to save them.
By Sara Smart, CNN An early morning boat ride on the river was supposed to lead to a day of fishing but instead turned into hours of rescue attempts…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin to change plea in federal civil rights case in death of George Floyd
By Evan Perez and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in April on state murder charges for…
Continue Reading Larry Nassar victims reach $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, US Olympic Committee and insurers
By Jean Casarez, Eric Levenson and Laura Ly, CNN USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurers agreed to pay $380…
Continue Reading USC student struck and killed by suspected street racer, police say
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A University of Southern California student was struck and killed over the weekend by a driver believed to be taking part in a…
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Reward offered for information on Jelani Day’s death
By Omar Jimenez and Kay Jones, CNN The FBI is offering a reward for information regarding the death of Jelani Day, the Illinois State University…
Continue Reading Minnesota state investigator outlines differences between Kim Potter’s gun and Taser during former officer’s trial
By Kim Berryman, Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN A Minnesota state investigator outlined differences between Kim Potter’s…
Continue Reading Bond for Alex Murdaugh, disgraced South Carolina attorney, set at $7 million
By Maria Cartaya and Wesley Bruer, CNN Bond for Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of financial wrongdoing and of setting…
Continue Reading Two officers survived a tornado that battered their patrol cars. They escaped and saved an injured girl
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Two officers were caught in a deadly tornado that ripped through a Kentucky community and — after surviving a beating…
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Graves County Sheriff’s Deputy Chandler Sirls and Sergeant Richard Edwards describe escaping a tornado and rescuing a young girl in Mayfield,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 13: Tornadoes, Capitol riot, Covid-19, SCOTUS, Russia
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Shirley Raines, who brings beauty and hope to the men and women living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, is the 2021 CNN Hero of…
Continue Reading ‘We’re heartbroken:’ Minnesota doctors plead in newspaper ad for people to get vaccinated
Coronavirus infections are increasing in nearly every state as the race between vaccines and variants continues. The Omicron variant has now been…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 13: Tornadoes, Capitol riot, Covid-19, SCOTUS, Russia
A significant storm pushing into the West Coast will bring some much needed drought relief. It is also bringing threats of flooding, beach erosion,…
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SE Cupp, Will Bunch and Julia Ioffe analyze Chris Wallace’s exit from Fox News. Fox is like “a crazy sauce that you keep on the burner… and gets…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 13: Tornadoes, Capitol riot, Covid-19, SCOTUS, Russia
The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed additional witnesses as they narrow their focus to how…
Continue Reading Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is appealing his termination from the police department
By Amir Vera, CNN One of the Louisville detectives who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a botched raid is appealing his termination this week. The…
Continue Reading Probable cause hearing for Michigan high school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley postponed until January 7
By Kelly McCleary and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A probable cause hearing for Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old suspect charged in connection with a deadly…
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Determined recovery efforts begin after tornadoes wreak devastation, with officials estimating 75% of one Kentucky town gone
By Kelly McCleary, Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN People who had their lives ripped apart in mere moments by violent and…
Continue Reading Determined recovery efforts begin after tornadoes wreak devastation, with officials estimating 75% of one Kentucky town gone
CNN political commentator Scott Jennings, who grew up in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, talks with Pamela Brown about the aftermath of a deadly tornado…
Continue Reading 1 person dead and 13 others injured in shooting at a vigil near Houston, police say
By Joe Sutton, CNN One person has died and at least 13 others were injured after shots rang out during a vigil in a Houston suburb where around 50…
Continue Reading Shirley Raines, who brings beauty and hope to Skid Row, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
By Tricia Escobedo and Allie Torgan, CNN Shirley Raines, who brings beauty and hope to the men and women living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, is…
Continue Reading Shirley Raines, who brings beauty and hope to Skid Row, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
Shirley Raines has been named the 2021 CNN Hero of the Year for her effort to bring beauty and hope to the men and women living on Los Angeles’ Skid…
Continue Reading The first female sheriff of Orleans Parish is also the first Black woman to hold the job in Louisiana
By Kay Jones and Alaa Elassar, CNN Voters in New Orleans elected the first female sheriff of Orleans Parish on Saturday, upsetting a four-term…
Continue Reading Family of five and their grandmother are confirmed dead in the Kentucky tornado
By Alanne Orjoux, Caroll Alvarado and Amanda Jackson, CNN The horrific tornadoes that ripped through as many as eight states late Friday and early…
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