Natural vs. artificial: Which Christmas tree option is better for the climate?
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN It’s the time of the year when most Americans finish Thanksgiving leftovers and venture out in search for the best…
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A year after Mary Johnson’s disappearance, federal officials are finally acting on the crisis of missing Indigenous people in America
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Mary Johnson was on her way to a friend’s home in Oso, Washington, the day before Thanksgiving, but she never made it. A…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s mother expresses gratitude Thanksgiving morning, saying, ‘We finally got justice’
By Gregory Lemos The mother of Ahmaud Arbery expressed gratitude Thanksgiving morning for the guilty verdicts of the three men who killed her son,…
Continue Reading Houston’s Thanksgiving ‘Super Feast’ is overcoming supply chain challenges to feed tens of thousands
By Rosa Flores and Dakin Andone, CNN Volunteers are converging on the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, overcoming supply chain…
Continue Reading Philadelphia hits grim record of 500 homicides as leaders stress the victims are more than numbers
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s daytime, and the woman screams, “Call 911! Call 911!” as pedestrians walk down a sidewalk near a…
Continue Reading Philadelphia hits grim record of 500 homicides as leaders stress the victims are more than numbers
Philadelphia has topped 500 homicides for the year after a woman was killed on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Bear featured in countless films and TV shows dies
By Amanda Watts, CNN Bart the Bear II, a famed grizzly bear who had appeared in countless movies and TV series such as “We Bought a Zoo”…
Continue Reading National Day of Mourning turns Thanksgiving into something more honest
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Continue Reading Thousands of people have raised more than $1 million for a man who served 43 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit
Kevin Strickland was released after 43 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The state of Missouri does not pay restitution for wrongfully…
Continue Reading Thousands of people have raised more than $1 million for a man who served 43 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Thousands of people are raising money online for a Missouri man who served 43 years in prison for a crime he didn’t…
Continue Reading Hundreds of FedEx packages were found tossed into an Alabama ravine, sheriff says
A massive and mysterious mound of mis-delivered Fedex packages is found in an Alabam ravine! Today in…
Continue Reading Hundreds of FedEx packages were found tossed into an Alabama ravine, sheriff says
By Gregory Lemos Hundreds of FedEx packages were discovered discarded in a ravine Wednesday in Blount County, Alabama, some 40 miles northeast of…
Continue Reading Judge vacates 1974 rape conviction after Massachusetts fails to preserve evidence, victim raises ‘serious doubts’ about her identification
By Rob Frehse, CNN A Massachusetts judge vacated Tyrone Clark’s 1974 rape conviction after the commonwealth failed to preserve evidence and the…
Continue Reading New Jersey officer faces charges after body of hit-and-run victim was found in the back seat of his car, prosecutors say
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A Newark, New Jersey, police officer is facing multiple charges after prosecutors said he was involved in a hit-and-run that…
Continue Reading Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing deliberated between charges of malice murder and felony murder. Here’s what that means
By Travis Caldwell, Elise Hammond and Mike Hayes, CNN Three men convicted Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery each faced nine possible charges…
Continue Reading Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing deliberated between charges of malice murder and felony murder. Here’s what that means
CNN analyst Bakari Sellers reacts to the guilty verdicts of three men who chased and killed 25-year-old Ahmaud…
Continue Reading Groups of thieves target two more high-end stores in California
By Joe Sutton, CNN Groups of thieves stole goods from at least two more high-end stores in California on Wednesday, according to officials, adding to…
Continue Reading Groups of thieves target two more high-end stores in California
A wrap of some of the latest smash and grabs with a look at why experts say we might be seeing more of them…
Continue Reading Guilty verdicts in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s murder were an answer to prayers, family says. Here’s what comes next
Defense attorneys speak outside the Georgia courtroom after three defendants were found guilty of murdering Ahmaud…
Continue Reading Guilty verdicts in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s murder were an answer to prayers, family says. Here’s what comes next
By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Travis Caldwell, CNN The family of Ahmaud Arbery reacted with joy and relief Wednesday after three White men were…
Continue Reading More than a dozen remain hospitalized after deadly Waukesha parade crash
By Kay Jones, Christina Zdanowicz and Aya Elamroussi, CNN More than a dozen people remain hospitalized after a driver rammed an SUV through a…
Continue Reading Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing deliberated between charges of malice murder and felony murder. Here’s what that means
CNN senior legal analyst Laura Coates says that a guilty verdict in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery was “absolutely the right call” and the “essence of…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers explain why they had faith in the jury despite its racial makeup
By Amir Vera and Chris Boyette, CNN Prosecutors in the trial of three White men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing were not concerned about…
Continue Reading He spent years in prison for the rape of author Alice Sebold, the subject of her memoir, ‘Lucky.’ A judge just exonerated him
By Kiely Westhoff and Theresa Waldrop, CNN For decades, throughout his years in prison and even after he was released, Anthony Broadwater insisted he…
Continue Reading A statue of Thomas Jefferson is removed from New York City Hall after 187 years
By Sara Smart, CNN After 187 years, a statue of America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, no longer sits in New York City Hall. The statue,…
Continue Reading The Arctic Ocean began warming decades earlier than previously thought, new research shows
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The Arctic Ocean has been warming since the onset of the 20th century, decades earlier than instrument observations would…
Continue Reading The Arctic Ocean began warming decades earlier than previously thought, new research shows
Numbers of sunflower sea stars have crashed in recent years, but researchers in California are working to restore the…
Continue Reading He visited his mother’s grave for the first time after spending 43 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The first thing Kevin Strickland did after being exonerated for a triple murder he didn’t commit was visit his…
Continue Reading Thousands of people have raised more than $1 million for a man who served 43 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit
After being in prison for 43 years for a crime he didn’t commit, Kevin Strickland speaks with CNN’s Brianna Keilar about visiting his mother’s grave…
Continue Reading Heather Heyer’s mom on Unite the Right verdict: Free speech is protected, but violent actions are not
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN After a jury awarded more than $26 million in damages in a lawsuit against White nationalists who organized and participated…
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