Kansas beats North Carolina to earn its 4th NCAA men’s basketball championship
By Eric Levenson, CNN Kansas beat North Carolina 72-69 in the NCAA men’s basketball title game in New Orleans on Monday, the program’s…
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Five more women, including Bessie Coleman and Maria Tallchief, will appear on US quarters next year
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN The US Mint has announced the next five women to appear on American quarters. After honoring such figures as Maya Angelou and…
Continue Reading Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says moments of silence won’t solve gun violence
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Following Sunday’s mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, that left six people dead and a dozen injured,…
Continue Reading Books about LGBTQ and Black people were among the most challenged books in 2021
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Books that tell the stories of Black and LGBTQ people or by authors in those communities were among the 10 most challenged…
Continue Reading Jury selection starts today for panel that’ll help decide if Parkland school shooter gets the death penalty
By Dakin Andone, CNN Potential jurors arrived Monday at a Florida courthouse where they could be chosen to help decide the fate of Nikolas Cruz more…
Continue Reading 3 charged with capital murder in the shooting death of an off-duty Houston-area deputy
By Chris Boyette, CNN Three people are facing capital murder charges after an off-duty Harris County deputy was shot and killed while leaving a…
Continue Reading Baby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
By Pooja Salhotra and Kelly McCleary, CNN Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was…
Continue Reading All 6 victims killed in the Sacramento mass shooting are identified as police arrest a suspect
By Susannah Cullinane, Holly Yan, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Police on Monday said they have arrested one man who is a suspect in…
Continue Reading Teen arrested on hate crime charge in connection with alleged group beating of Hasidic man in Brooklyn
By Liam Reilly, CNN A 16-year-old was arrested in an alleged group assault of a Hasidic man in Brooklyn Friday, police said. Police did not release…
Continue Reading Body of missing Florida woman Cassie Carli found after police arrest suspect
By Susannah Cullinane, Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Police have discovered the body of missing Florida woman Cassie Carli in a “shallow…
Continue Reading Millions of families can now research their history with 1950 US census records
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Close to 7 million records from the 1950 US census have been made public. The digital records were released on Friday and are…
Continue Reading 5 people injured in South Carolina shooting law officials call ‘chaotic scene’
By Alaa Elassar and Chuck Johnston, CNN Five people were injured Friday night in a shooting along a rural road in South Carolina. The Colleton County…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 10 wounded in shooting at Dallas concert
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN One person was killed and at least 10 others were wounded in a shooting at a Dallas concert Saturday night, the Dallas Police…
Continue Reading A 22-year-old was attacked on the subway by a person shouting anti-gay slurs, police say
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN The New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an incident in which an unidentified individual was…
Continue Reading Several people injured during celebrations in Chapel Hill following UNC’s Final Four win over Duke
By Tina Burnside, CNN At least ten people were injured during celebrations in downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina, following the University of North…
Continue Reading 1 person was killed and 2 injured during a Virginia mall shooting
By Alaa Elassar and Tina Burnside, CNN Police are searching for people involved in a shooting at a Virginia mall that left one person dead and two…
Continue Reading 6 dead, at least 12 wounded after a shooting in downtown Sacramento, police say
By Chuck Johnston and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Sacramento police are appealing for the public’s help to find multiple shooters who opened fire…
Continue Reading California once prohibited Native American fire practices. Now, it’s asking tribes to use them to help prevent wildfires
By Alaa Elassar, CNN California is calling upon Native American tribes to bring back the once-prohibited practice of lighting controlled burns to…
Continue Reading CBP intercepts shipment of fake driver’s licenses in Cincinnati
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Someone won’t be getting past the bouncer this weekend. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted a shipment of…
Continue Reading Virginia woman realizes she won the lottery after already trashing her ticket
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN Sometimes you don’t know what you have until it’s gone — or, in this case, thrown away. Mary Elliot of…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, Pakistan, Brazil, Alaska Airlines, Estelle Harris
Graphic images from Bucha, Ukraine, show the bodies of at least 20 men in the street, and some had their arms bound behind their…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, Pakistan, Brazil, Alaska Airlines, Estelle Harris
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Curious about cryptocurrencies but don’t know where to begin? Help is on the way. Some employers may soon offer you the…
Continue Reading Sacramento mass shooting was the result of gang violence and involved at least 5 gunmen, police say
Police in Sacramento, California, are asking the public’s help in finding whoever opened fire in the downtown area, killing six people and injuring…
Continue Reading How a diverse coalition in a red state shut down anti-CRT legislation
By Giselle Rhoden, CNN Parents and teachers were shocked after an Indiana state senator introduced a bill requiring that teachers remain neutral when…
Continue Reading 2 people were struck by lightning outside a spring training game in Florida
By Tina Burnside, CNN Two people were rushed to the hospital after being struck by lightning Saturday while leaving a New York Yankees spring…
Continue Reading Jersey Zoo welcomes birth of endangered black lion tamarin
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An endangered black lion tamarin has been born at the Jersey Zoo. The zoo celebrated the rare monkey’s birth on Twitter,…
Continue Reading The number of Ukrainians seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border is growing by the day
By Sharif Paget and Karol Suarez, CNN Hundreds of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion of their country have arrived at the Mexican border city…
Continue Reading 2 Navy personnel injured in accident aboard docked nuclear submarine
By Andy Rose, CNN Two Navy personnel were transported to a medical facility with non-life threatening injuries Saturday after a Navy nuclear…
Continue Reading Disney-branded hand sanitizers recalled after FDA detected carcinogen benzene and methanol
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Two lots of Disney-branded hand sanitizer featuring Mickey Mouse and baby Yoda from The Mandalorian have been voluntarily…
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Officials seize over $700,000 of cocaine at US-Mexico border
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Federal agents seized more than $700,000 of alleged cocaine at the US-Mexico border, the US Customs and Border Protection said.…
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