2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Idaho shopping mall
BOISE, Idaho — Police in Boise said two people were killed and four injured in a shooting Monday afternoon at a shopping mall; one person was in…
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History Refocused: Meet Claudette Colvin, a Civil Rights hero whose story was mostly ignored by history books. In 2021, 66 years after she was…
Continue Reading Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Now she’s fighting to get her record expunged
By Devon M. Sayers and Maria Cartaya, CNN Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who in March 1955, at the age of 15, was arrested for refusing to…
Continue Reading Australia PM announces net zero pledge, but no new emissions cuts ahead of COP26
By Angela Dewan, Ben Westcott and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed the plan he’ll take to COP26 in…
Continue Reading John Wayne Gacy victim identified through DNA from tooth
By Steve Almasy, CNN Francis Wayne Alexander’s remains were found more than 40 years ago in the crawl space of infamous serial killer John…
Continue Reading Accused gunman in a Boise mall shooting dies in hospital
Six people, including a police officer, were injured when shots were reportedly fired at an Idaho mall, according to tweets from the Boise Police…
Continue Reading Accused gunman in a Boise mall shooting dies in hospital
By Jenn Selva, Amanda Watts and Amir Vera, CNN The accused gunman in an Idaho mall shooting on Monday died Tuesday at a local hospital, according to…
Continue Reading 10,000 trees, including giant sequoias, are a hazard and must be removed in California, park officials say
By Amanda Jackson, CNN As fire crews work to contain the KNP Complex Fire that has destroyed many of California’s iconic sequoia trees, it has…
Continue Reading A cyclist survived an attack from a 500-pound bear by kicking the animal after it charged toward him
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A cyclist lived to tell his tale after a bear attacked him while riding alone in Cantwell, Alaska. Alaska Wildlife Troopers…
Continue Reading A statue honoring the US Colored Troops was unveiled across the street from a Confederate monument in Tennessee
By Nicole Chavez and Claudia Dominguez, CNN When numerous cities across America fought to remove Confederate monuments, a city in Tennessee chose to…
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Six-year-old survivor of cable car crash must be returned to Italy, court rules
By Amir Tal, CNN An Israeli court has ruled that a six-year-old child who was the sole survivor of a cable crash accident in Italy in May should be…
Continue Reading These lemurs could win a Grammy for their rhythmic singing abilities
By Megan Marples, CNN If animals could be nominated for Grammys, these lemurs could win. That’s because they’ve got rhythm. The Indri…
Continue Reading German ISIS bride sentenced to 10 years in prison over death of Yazidi girl left to die in sun
By Claudia Otto, Jo Shelley and Hannah Ritchie, CNN A German woman who joined ISIS was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday over the death of a…
Continue Reading Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says he’ll never step down ‘willingly’ in the wake of coup
Adam Hireka, the economic adviser to Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, explains to CNN’s Becky Anderson why the country’s government could see…
Continue Reading The military has taken over in Sudan. Here’s what happened
By Ivana Kottasová and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country’s power-sharing…
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Appeals court hears claims of jury bias at ‘El Chapo’ trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman says the U.S. conspiracy conviction of the notorious…
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2,000 migrants continue trek through southern Mexico
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — More than 2,000 mostly Central American migrants were walking along a highway in…
Continue Reading Ex-Saudi intelligence official describes Crown Prince as a ‘psychopath’ who boasted he could kill the sitting monarch in 2014
By Jo Shelley, CNN Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is a “psychopath,” who “poses a threat to his people, to the…
Continue Reading Miami private school reverses course on a 30-day quarantine for vaccinated students
By Gregory Lemos and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Miami private school that came under scrutiny for its Covid-19 protocols has reversed course, saying…
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3 children found abandoned in an apartment with another child’s remains in Texas, sheriff says
The eldest child, who is 15, told deputies that no adult has lived in the apartment for several months, and that his room was next door to where he…
Continue Reading German police stop far-right vigilantes attempting to patrol Polish border
By Claudia Otto and Inke Kappeler, CNN, and Reuters German police say they intercepted 50 “right-wing” vigilantes on their way to try and…
Continue Reading House Oversight report shows inadequate discipline for border agents connected to offensive Facebook groups
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection determined that 60 CBP agents “engaged in misconduct and were subject to…
Continue Reading Sudan Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Sudan, a North African country bordering the Red Sea, Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic,…
Continue Reading DeSantis says plan to offer $5,000 bonuses to out-of-state police relocating to Florida is not related to vaccine mandates
By Gregory Lemos, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday his plan to offer $5,000 bonuses to law enforcement officers who relocate to Florida for…
Continue Reading Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds. It is the second…
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A West Coast storm breaks records as another storm threatens 70 million Americans in the eastern US
CNN’s Paul Vercammen reports heavy rain is triggering landslides in California, with one that shut down a highway — likely for…
Continue Reading 3 children found abandoned in an apartment with another child’s remains in Texas, sheriff says
By Andy Rose, Ralph Ellis and Raja Razek, CNN A Texas mother and her boyfriend have been charged after authorities found three young siblings…
Continue Reading Iran Hostage Crisis Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days. Timeline 1978…
Continue Reading Sudan’s military dissolves transitional government in coup
Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his wife Muna Abdallah have been arrested and taken to an undisclosed location, the prime minister’s economic…
Continue Reading Jury hears opening statements in trial over whether Charlottesville Unite the Right rally was intended to spur violence
CNN’s Elle Reeve revisits Charlottesville, Virginia five years after the “Unite the Right” rally. The civil trial against the rally’s organizers has…
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