A new monument dedicated to MLK and Coretta Scott King prompts mockery and criticism
Hank Willis Thomas, the conceptual artist behind “The Embrace,” a monument commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King’s…
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A new monument dedicated to MLK and Coretta Scott King prompts mockery and criticism
Martin Luther King III joins CNN’s Don Lemon to discuss “The Embrace,” a new monument honoring his father and mother, Martin Luther King Jr. and…
Continue Reading A new monument dedicated to MLK and Coretta Scott King prompts mockery and criticism
By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN Backlash ensued soon after a monument meant to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta…
Continue Reading A teenage mother and her 10-month-old were gunned down while running from a ‘cartel-style execution’ in central California that left 6 dead, police say
At least six people, including a teen mother and her 6-month-old baby, are dead after a shooting in Goshen, California. Authorities say the attacks…
Continue Reading 6 people, including a baby, were killed in a ‘cartel-style execution,’ California sheriff’s office says
By Stella Chan, CNN At least six people, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby, are dead after an “early morning massacre” Monday…
Continue Reading Prosecutors drop charges against NYPD officer accused of acting as foreign agent for China
By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn moved to dismiss charges against a New York Police Department officer who…
Continue Reading Dallas Zoo monkey enclosure fencing cut on same day as tampering that allowed leopard to escape, police say
By Andy Rose and Ashley Killough, CNN Fencing that was cut at the Dallas Zoo’s clouded leopard habitat Friday — resulting in the escape…
Continue Reading Stabbing of student of Asian descent was motivated by race, suspect allegedly said. Now, another US community is pushing back on anti-AAPI hate
The suspect in an unprovoked attack allegedly said she was motivated by race when she repeatedly stabbed a student of Asian descent at Indiana…
Continue Reading Stabbing of student of Asian descent was motivated by race, suspect allegedly said. Now, another US community is pushing back on anti-AAPI hate
By Tina Burnside, Christine Sever and Dakin Andone, CNN The suspect in an unprovoked attack allegedly said she was motivated by race when she…
Continue Reading 23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate
When Elizabeth Krasinski was 11 years old, she was pulled out of class to be told that her 6-year-old sister had been shot by a…
Continue Reading 23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate
By Christina Maxouris, CNN When authorities in Newport News, Virginia, announced on January 6 that a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to school and shot…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 16: MLK Day, Storms, Nepal plane crash, Biden, Ukraine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In many corners of the US, people are hunkering down in their homes and layering on their clothes amid a bout of severe…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 16: MLK Day, Storms, Nepal plane crash, Biden, Ukraine
Historic flooding has hit California after torrential storms swept across the state. In Orange County, emergency responders have braved rapid waters…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 16: MLK Day, Storms, Nepal plane crash, Biden, Ukraine
Incoming House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) discusses the committee’s investigations into President Biden after aides found five…
Continue Reading New York man who broke into a school to shelter more than 20 people from deadly blizzard is awarded Super Bowl tickets by the Buffalo Bills
By Zenebou Sylla and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A man who saved more than 20 people during the deadly snowstorm that shrouded Erie County, New York, in…
Continue Reading Police report says driver was speeding in crash that killed University of Georgia football player and staffer
CNN’s Isabel Rosales discusses the latest updates of the single-vehicle car crash that killed University of Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock…
Continue Reading Injured passengers identified in car crash that killed UGA football player and staffer
By Isabel Rosales, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Hannah Sarisohn and Eric Levenson, CNN Police on Monday identified the two passengers injured in the…
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Five locations throughout the US have been renamed to remove a derogatory term for Indigenous women
By Alaa Elassar, CNN The United States Department of the Interior has replaced a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for centuries in five…
Continue Reading University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles charged with murder in the killing of a 23-year-old woman
By Andy Rose and Jillian Sykes, CNN University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with…
Continue Reading University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles charged with murder in the killing of a 23-year-old woman
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Police Capt. Jack Kennedy explains the events that led to the arrest of University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and…
Continue Reading University of Alabama basketball player provided gun for shooting, court document says
University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting near the campus Sunday…
Continue Reading New monument dedicated to MLK and Coretta Scott King opens in Boston
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just a few days before what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 94th birthday, “Embrace,” a monument…
Continue Reading Richneck Elementary remains closed 2 weeks after a 6-year-old allegedly shot his teacher
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The Virginia school where a first-grade student allegedly shot and critically injured his teacher January 6 will remain…
Continue Reading ‘Skeletonized’ human remains were found on UC Berkeley’s campus
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The University of California Police Department has opened an investigation after a human skeleton was found on the UC Berkeley…
Continue Reading 1 person killed and 4 others injured in overnight shooting in Texas after more than 50 shots were fired
By Michelle Watson and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least one person died and four others were injured in a shooting outside a Houston club early Sunday,…
Continue Reading 4 members of the same family among those killed in Alabama during tornado, officials say
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Four members of the same family were among the seven people killed in Autauga County, Alabama, last week, the sheriff’s…
Continue Reading University of Georgia football player and staff member killed in car crash hours after championship celebration
By Hannah Sarisohn and Wayne Sterling, CNN University of Georgia football player Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy were killed in a…
Continue Reading University of Georgia football player and staff member killed in car crash hours after championship celebration
University of Georgia football player Devin Willock and football staff member Chandler LeCroy were killed in a single car crash just hours after…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Severe weather, Nepal, Ukraine, NFL playoffs, Robbie Knievel
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Tales of a mythical spring that restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its magic waters have existed for…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Severe weather, Nepal, Ukraine, NFL playoffs, Robbie Knievel
In Pescadero, California, a road was so saturated with rain it slid off the edge of a cliff. CNN’s Natasha Chen…
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