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By Dakin Andone, CNN A Tennessee judge this week vacated the death sentences of Pervis Payne, who has spent more than three decades on death row for…

By Paul Vercammen, CNN After nearly losing her life in a porch swing accident, Lalia Susini is committed to helping other injured and sick children…

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Most college students can’t wait for their 21st birthdays. But Lakshmi Parvathinathan is terrified. It’s…

By Andy Rose, CNN A shooting inside a Nashville apartment Friday night left three young men dead and four injured, police said. Those injured…

By Andy Rose, CNN One person was shot at the Tacoma Mall in Washington state on Friday night, sending shoppers scrambling for safety, officials said.…

By Sarah Moon, CNN One person was shot and killed at the entrance of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego Friday, authorities have confirmed…

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN After a driver rammed an SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Brock Held knew he had to do something to…

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A Maryland medical student who took a wrong turn after getting lost answered a young gunshot victim’s prayer. Now,…

By Chris Boyette, Raja Razek and Steve Almasy, CNN Three people were shot and three more injured during a shooting Friday at a packed shopping mall,…

By Peter Nickeas, CNN The Milwaukee County district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of the man accused of running over…

By John Blake, CNN Zak Khogyani has seen sights and wonders that would fill you with awe. He’s walked through Antelope Canyon in Northern…

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…

By Gregory Lemos The mother of Ahmaud Arbery expressed gratitude Thanksgiving morning for the guilty verdicts of the three men who killed her son,…

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s daytime, and the woman screams, “Call 911! Call 911!” as pedestrians walk down a sidewalk near a…

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”…

By Brandon Tensley, CNN A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up…