Texas woman killed after a stolen big rig crashes into a mobile home
By Carma Hassan, CNN A suspect in a reportedly stolen 18-wheeler is accused of jumping out of the moving truck moments before it crashed into a…
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Activists staged a hunger strike outside of the White House for days to get politicians to act on climate…
Continue Reading Tired but determined, 5 young activists continue their hunger strike outside the White House
By Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen, CNN Five young climate activists are on their seventh day of a hunger strike outside the White House, to demand…
Continue Reading Two middle school students are being praised after their quick actions saved their bus driver
East Paulding Middle School students Conner Doss and Kane Daugherty not only got the driver some help, but they also made sure their classmates were…
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Two middle school students are being praised for their quick action when their bus driver experienced a medical emergency.…
Continue Reading Populations of the endangered North Atlantic right whale are the lowest they’ve been in nearly 20 years
By Amanda Jackson, CNN One of the rarest marine mammals in the world, the North Atlantic right whale, has declined 8% in population over the past…
Continue Reading An Illinois officer was fatally shot as he approached a suspected stolen vehicle, authorities say
By Raja Razek, CNN A 36-year-old Pontoon Beach, Illinois, police officer was shot and killed Tuesday morning after attempting to approach a suspected…
Continue Reading Charlottesville civil trial will explore where free speech becomes conspiracy to commit violence
By Elle Reeve, CNN About 9 p.m. on August 11, 2017, several hundred White supremacists, mostly young men, held tiki torches as they formed a line…
Continue Reading Former Liberty University spokesman sues for wrongful termination after allegedly speaking out against school’s handling of Title IX lawsuit
By Taylor Romine and Amir Vera, CNN A former Liberty University spokesman is suing the university for firing him after he allegedly spoke out on how…
Continue Reading Removal of Golden Ray cargo ship off Georgia coast is largest in US history, Coast Guard commander says
By Gregory Lemos, CNN An official providing an update on the Golden Ray wreck removal off the coast of Georgia said it is the largest in United…
Continue Reading What you need to know about ‘stand your ground’ laws
By Theresa Waldrop and Dakin Andone, CNN Terry Duane Turner, charged with the murder of a motorist who had parked in his driveway in Texas,…
Continue Reading Suspect killed and off-duty reserve police officer wounded in Atlanta shooting, authorities say
By Gregory Lemos, CNN An exchange of gunfire that left one man dead and an off-duty reserve police officer injured is under investigation,…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with George Floyd statue vandalism in New York City’s Union Square
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN A man was arrested in connection to vandalism of the bronze statue of George Floyd in New York City’s Union Square…
Continue Reading Pew survey finds 911 call centers lack proper training to deal with behavioral health crises
By Eric Levenson, CNN A Pew survey of 911 call centers around the US released Tuesday found few have staff with behavioral health crisis training,…
Continue Reading Former Georgetown head tennis coach pleads guilty in college admissions scam
By Laura Ly, CNN Former Georgetown University head tennis coach Gordon Ernst pleaded guilty to charges “in connection with soliciting and…
Continue Reading Investigators confused Brian Laundrie’s mother for him while watching their home, police reportedly acknowledge
By Joe Sutton and Michelle Krupa, CNN Investigators in Florida confused Brian Laundrie’s mother with her son while they were monitoring the…
Continue Reading Investigators confused Brian Laundrie’s mother for him while watching their home, police reportedly acknowledge
Investigators in Florida confused Brian Laundrie’s mother with her son while they were monitoring the family’s home in the days after Laundrie’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 26: Biden, Covid, Facebook, Russia & China, supply chain
By AJ Willingham, CNN The governors of New York and New Jersey have issued states of emergency as a nasty nor’easter sweeps in, bringing severe…
Continue Reading New Jersey school district suspends assistant teacher who allegedly told student ‘we don’t negotiate with terrorists’
A New Jersey assistant teacher was suspended by the Ridgefield School District after an alleged incident in which a student ​says he was called a…
Continue Reading New Jersey school district suspends assistant teacher who allegedly told student ‘we don’t negotiate with terrorists’
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A New Jersey teaching assistant was suspended by the Ridgefield School District after an alleged…
Continue Reading Florida surgeon general refused to wear a face mask during office visit, state senator says
By Ralph Ellis, CNN A Florida state senator says state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo — a skeptic of many Covid-19 safety measures —…
Continue Reading Florida surgeon general refused to wear a face mask during office visit, state senator says
CNN’s Ana Cabrera speaks with Florida State Senator Tina Polsky (D), a cancer patient, who asked the state’s appointed Surgeon General, Dr. Joesph…
Continue Reading NYPD officers face questions about Eric Garner’s death in rare judicial inquiry
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Eric Garner’s mother and other police reform advocates have begun questioning New York Police Department officers in court…
Continue Reading Man convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan’s father is denied parole
By Rebekah Riess and Amir Vera, CNN One of the men convicted in the murder of James Jordan, father of basketball legend Michael Jordan, was denied…
Continue Reading Jelani Day’s cause of death was drowning but it’s still unknown how he got in the water, coroner writes
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Jelani Day‘s cause of death was drowning, LaSalle County Coroner Richard Ploch wrote Monday, adding “the manner in…
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History Refocused: Meet Claudette Colvin, a Civil Rights hero whose story was mostly ignored by history books. In 2021, 66 years after she was…
Continue Reading Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Now she’s fighting to get her record expunged
By Devon M. Sayers and Maria Cartaya, CNN Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who in March 1955, at the age of 15, was arrested for refusing to…
Continue Reading John Wayne Gacy victim identified through DNA from tooth
By Steve Almasy, CNN Francis Wayne Alexander’s remains were found more than 40 years ago in the crawl space of infamous serial killer John…
Continue Reading Accused gunman in a Boise mall shooting dies in hospital
By Jenn Selva, Amanda Watts and Amir Vera, CNN The accused gunman in an Idaho mall shooting on Monday died Tuesday at a local hospital, according to…
Continue Reading Accused gunman in a Boise mall shooting dies in hospital
Six people, including a police officer, were injured when shots were reportedly fired at an Idaho mall, according to tweets from the Boise Police…
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