Keechant Sewell seen as ‘absolutely ready’ to succeed as NYPD’s top cop
By Peter Nickeas, CNN When Keechant Sewell became the first Black woman to oversee Nassau County’s detective division 15 months ago, she said…
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Former officer Kim Potter tells court she’ll testify at her manslaughter trial
Prosecution rests in Kim Potter…
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By Ray Sanchez and Carma Hassan, CNN Kim Potter, the former officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis,…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense opens its case with testimony from former assistant and memory expert
By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN A former assistant and an expert on false memories testified for Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense on…
Continue Reading Dallas nonprofit helps refugee women stitch together a bright future
Vickery Trading Company is using sewing to help refugee women from around the world get a fresh start as the resettle in the…
Continue Reading Dallas nonprofit helps refugee women stitch together a bright future
By Lauren Lee, CNN When refugees arrive in the US, they face unique challenges. “They’ve been dumped in a new country where they…
Continue Reading Claudette Colvin’s juvenile record has been expunged, 66 years after she was arrested for refusing to give her bus seat to a White person
By Pamela Kirkland and Dakin Andone, CNN The juvenile court records of Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused in 1955 to give up her…
Continue Reading 3 companies charged with negligence in Southern California oil spill
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Three companies have been accused of illegally discharging about 25,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean off the…
Continue Reading A 90-year-old was serving life for marijuana despite serious illness. Now he’s going home
By Casey Tolan, CNN In a dramatic reversal, a 90-year-old, seriously ill federal inmate serving life in prison for a nonviolent marijuana trafficking…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 16: Covid, software, Biden, condo collapse, extreme weather
By AJ Willingham, CNN If the metaverse actually does become widely accepted, what will we wear in it? Industry leaders are looking forward into our…
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An extreme tornado and high wind event impacted parts of the Midwest yesterday. Today the tornado threat is over, but the high winds remain. CNN…
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Super Typhoon Rai makes landfall in the Philippines, bringing heavy rain, high winds, storm surge, and landslides. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on whether is it safe to gather indoors and to travel this holiday…
Continue Reading A Louisiana judge is on unpaid leave and facing pressure to resign after a home video with racist language surfaced
Judge faces criticism over video that includes racist…
Continue Reading A Louisiana judge is on unpaid leave and facing pressure to resign after a home video with racist language surfaced
A judge in Lafayette, Louisiana, is taking a leave of absence and facing calls for her resignation after a video with racist language recorded at her…
Continue Reading A Louisiana judge is on unpaid leave and facing pressure to resign after a home video with racist language surfaced
By Ryan Young, Maria Cartaya, Alta Spells and Tina Burnside, CNN A judge in Lafayette, Louisiana, is taking a leave of absence and facing calls for…
Continue Reading Covid-19 outbreak at Manhattan District Attorney’s office after offsite holiday party causes shortages and disruptions
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A Covid-19 outbreak at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office mainly stemming from an offsite holiday party is causing…
Continue Reading Firing of Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is upheld after a board review
Detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor said he ‘did what I thought was right’ that…
Continue Reading Firing of Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is upheld after a board review
By Amir Vera and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A review board upheld the termination of the former police detective who fired the shot that killed…
Continue Reading Grand jury recommends how to avert another disaster like the Surfside condo collapse
By Amanda Watts, CNN In a new report, a Miami-Dade grand jury overseeing the Surfside condo collapse offered a litany of recommendations to help…
Continue Reading School district will pay more than $26 million to Parkland shooting victims and families
By Amy Simonson and Tina Burnside, CNN The Broward County public school district will pay more than $26 million to the shooting victims and the…
Continue Reading An arrest has been made after swastikas were spray-painted on the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street and at New York City Hall
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A man identified as homeless has been arrested after swastikas were spray-painted this week on a pillar at New York City…
Continue Reading Kim Potter was not justified in using deadly force against Daunte Wright, expert testifies
By Carma Hassan and Ray Sanchez, CNN A policing expert testified Wednesday that Kim Potter was not justified in using deadly force when the former…
Continue Reading NYPD top cop pick highlights the slow rise of female police chiefs nationwide
By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner of the…
Continue Reading Chicago council OKs $2.9 million settlement for woman police found naked when they broke open door of wrong home
By Michelle Watson and Melissa Alonso, CNN The Chicago City Council unanimously approved a $2.9 million settlement Wednesday for Anjanette Young, who…
Continue Reading Princeton, other colleges shifting classes and holding finals online due to Covid-19 increase
By Paul P. Murphy, Nora Neus and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is…
Continue Reading Man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X sues New York state for $20 million
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Malcolm X and exonerated last month is suing New York state for $20 million…
Continue Reading bell hooks, famed feminist writer, dies at age 69
By Leah Asmelash, CNN bell hooks — the beloved poet, author, feminist and professor — has died, announced Berea College, the university…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 17: SCOTUS, Coronavirus, Kentucky, Afghanistan, Facebook
After Joseph Tyler’s home was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, KY., he is grateful to not have lost what was most important to him. See how he…
Continue Reading A couple that lost a relative and their home in Kentucky’s tornadoes counts themselves lucky. But they wonder what’s next
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN When they heard the sound of a train coming, Philip and Patricia Bruce started to run.…
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