Derek Chauvin joked while restraining George Floyd, former officer testifies
By Bill Kirkos and Amir Vera, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng laughed at a joke made by Derek Chauvin while restraining…
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The Paislee Shultis case shows how a constitutional right complicates the search for missing children
By Peter Nickeas and Mark Morales, CNN A 6-year-old girl who had been reported missing in 2019 was found alive with her non-custodial parents living…
Continue Reading More US adults identify as LGBTQ now than at any time in the past decade, a new poll says
By Scottie Andrew, CNN More adults in the US say they identify as LGBTQ than they did a decade ago, according to a new Gallup poll, a trend largely…
Continue Reading ‘There was something about the staircase that bothered him.’ Inside the search for Paislee Shultis
By Mark Morales and Dakin Andone, CNN Police had gone up and down the basement stairs several times while searching a home in the Saugerties, New…
Continue Reading Family and friends mourn Amir Locke at Minneapolis funeral after he was killed by police executing a no-knock warrant
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Members of the Minneapolis community gathered Thursday to honor the life of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man whose killing…
Continue Reading Brutal killing of a mother and son in 1994 is solved through DNA evidence, police say
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN More than 27 years after a woman and her son were killed in a Seattle suburb, authorities have charged a man in…
Continue Reading Florida appeals court overturns conviction of Miami police officer who shot autistic man’s caretaker
By Amanda Musa, CNN A South Florida appeals court Wednesday overturned the conviction of a former North Miami Police Department officer who was found…
Continue Reading Pilot dies when plane collides with tractor-trailer on a North Carolina interstate
By Amy Simonson, CNN The pilot was killed after a small plane collided with a tractor-trailer on an interstate in North Carolina, authorities said…
Continue Reading Authorities found 6-year-old girl missing since 2019 after receiving a tip different from any other information they had
Paislee Joann Shultis was reported missing in 2019 when she was 4 years old. Now 6, she has been found hidden under a wooden staircase with her…
Continue Reading Authorities are piecing together what happened to Paislee Shultis, who was found alive under a staircase. Here’s what we know
By Mark Morales and Christina Maxouris, CNN Paislee Joann Shultis, the young girl who was reported missing two years ago, was found hidden with her…
Continue Reading Florida wildlife officials are distributing 3,000 pounds of lettuce a day to save starving manatees
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Florida’s manatees — which are dying at an alarming rate, largely from starvation — are being treated to…
Continue Reading Video showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage
By Rob Frehse and Laura Studley, CNN A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New…
Continue Reading Video showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage
New Jersey police are being criticized for their handling of a fight between a White teen and a Black teen. The mom of the Black teen, joined by her…
Continue Reading Video showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage
A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New Jersey mall has prompted outrage over the…
Continue Reading Former officer snaps at prosecutor when asked why he didn’t try to get Derek Chauvin off George Floyd
By Bill Kirkos and Amir Vera, CNN Cross-examination of Tou Thao got tense Wednesday as the ex-officer snapped at the prosecutor for asking why he…
Continue Reading Two of the men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery used racist slurs in messages, a witness testifies at their federal hate crime trial
By Jason Hanna, Pamela Kirkland and Alta Spells, CNN Texts and social media messages from two of the White men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery…
Continue Reading 2 more Houston-area neighborhoods littered with racist and anti-Semitic flyers
By Rosa Flores, CNN Two neighborhoods in northeast Harris County were littered with hundreds of racist and anti-Semitic flyers over the weekend,…
Continue Reading Culture of fear at Merchant Marine Academy silences students who say they were sexually harassed and assaulted
By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN On a 1,000-foot cargo ship in the middle of the ocean, the 19-year-old student felt trapped. Trapped by the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 16: Ukraine, Sandy Hook, Covid, Prince Andrew, Alec Baldwin
The same storm system that produced thunder snow, hail, strong winds and dust storms across the Southwest is moving into the Plains. Areas from…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington
Two parents who lost their son in the Sandy Hook mass shooting share their mixed feelings on winning a $73 million settlement from gun manufacturer…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 16: Ukraine, Sandy Hook, Covid, Prince Andrew, Alec Baldwin
President Joe Biden made an appeal for diplomacy to continue as the world watches to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 16: Ukraine, Sandy Hook, Covid, Prince Andrew, Alec Baldwin
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN You’ve probably heard all the hype about the metaverse, but is it really the next big thing? Developers think so…
Continue Reading Mississippi prison inmate captured after running out of gas during escape, officials say
By Amy Simonson, CNN A convicted murderer who escaped from a Mississippi prison was captured Tuesday after he ran out of gas, according to prison…
Continue Reading Two Texas deputies injured after responding to call that ended in a shootout, with the suspect dead
By Chris Boyette, CNN Two Harris County, Texas, deputies are recovering after being shot while exchanging gunfire with a suspect at a Houston-area…
Continue Reading ‘A real local presence.’ Family of Paislee Shultis has deep roots in quaint New York town
Police are reporting Paislee Shultis, a 6-year-old girl missing since 2019, has been found alive and hidden underneath a staircase in her…
Continue Reading Police chief reveals how 6-year-old girl was found alive under staircase two years after she was reported missing
By Mark Morales, Mirna Alsharif, Christina Maxouris and Ray Sanchez, CNN A child who was reported missing in 2019 when she was 4 years old was found…
Continue Reading Middle schoolers launched a boat from New Hampshire in 2020. It was found in Norway 462 days later
By Sara Smart, CNN A miniboat built by fifth graders took to the seas on October 25, 2020, charging off into the Gulf Stream for its maiden voyage.…
Continue Reading Prosecutor seeks more than 7 years in prison for ex-officer Kim Potter for Daunte Wright’s death
By Brad Parks, CNN Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter to more than seven years in…
Continue Reading A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the Houston area on Valentine’s Day has died
By Rosa Flores, CNN A 9-year-old girl has died after she was shot while in a car with her family in the Houston area, police say. “Sadly, the…
Continue Reading Coast Guard suspends search for passengers of plane that crashed off North Carolina coast
By Amy Simonson and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for passengers who were on board an airplane that apparently…
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