Parents sue Minnesota charter school alleging racist behavior
By Evan Simko-Bednarski and Maya Brown, CNN The parents of several Black and biracial students are suing the operator of a Minnesota charter school…
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Two of Africa’s Covid experts are leaving the continent. Is this a brain drain or gain for Africa?
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two of Africa’s Covid experts are clearing out their desks and counting the hours as they prepare to take up new roles…
Continue Reading Fully-vaccinated foreign visitors can start entering U.S. on Nov. 8
WASHINGTON, DC — Fully vaccinated foreign visitors will be able to travel to the United States starting on November 8, the White House said…
Continue Reading FDA panel votes to authorize booster shots for J&J vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC — A day after voting in support of Moderna booster shots for certain at-risk Americans, an independent Food and Drug Administration…
Continue Reading U.S. plans to reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy next month
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it plans to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month to make…
Continue Reading Black state trooper in Louisiana faces termination after accusing colleagues of murder
By Sharif Paget and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Louisiana state trooper who accused colleagues involved in the death of Ronald Greene of murder and an…
Continue Reading China isn’t about to invade Taiwan. But the two sides are on a dangerous path
By Ben Westcott and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s Defense Minister, former general Chiu Kuo-cheng, stood in front of the island’s legislature…
Continue Reading California oil spill that shut down beaches was about 25,000 gallons, well below earlier estimate
By Sarah Moon, CNN When crude oil leaked into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California earlier this month, the amount spilled was about…
Continue Reading New CDC data shows the risk of dying from Covid-19 is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Throughout August, the risk of dying from Covid-19 was 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading Man injured in Kenosha protests shooting sues city, county and law enforcement officers
By Carma Hassan and Sara Sidner, CNN Gaige Grosskreutz, the sole survivor of the Kenosha protests shootings, is suing the City of Kenosha, Kenosha…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh waives his extradition hearing in Florida and returns to South Carolina to face charges
By Amanda Watts and Alta Spells, CNN Alex Murdaugh waived an extradition hearing in Florida on Friday, according to the Orange County Corrections…
Continue Reading China’s historic crewed mission arrives at new space station
By Jessie Yeung and Steven Jiang, CNN China’s three-person crew arrived at its new space station Saturday morning — a major step for the…
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Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The lawyers for accused Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz say he plans to plead…
Continue Reading Nikolas Cruz intends to plead guilty to Parkland shooting charges, his lawyer says
By Amanda Watts and Jason Hanna, CNN Nikolas Cruz intends to plead guilty next week to charges stemming from the February 2018 massacre at South…
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Police officer attacked by woman carrying a baseball bat near US Capitol
By Whitney Wild, CNN A US Capitol Police officer was attacked on Friday morning by a woman carrying a baseball bat along First Street SW in…
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Authorities call fatal stabbing of UK lawmaker terrorist act
By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death during a…
Continue Reading Meet the 63-year-old college athlete with a killer golf swing
By Martin Savidge, Pamela Kirkland and Scottie Andrew, CNN Debbie Blount is, for the most part, your average college undergrad, trying to make it…
Continue Reading Meet the 63-year-old college athlete with a killer golf swing
After the death of her husband and father, 63-year-old, Debbie Blount, becomes the first person in her family to go to college as she joins the…
Continue Reading Fatal stabbing of British lawmaker David Amess called terrorist incident by UK police
By Nic Robertson, Rob Picheta and Jo Shelley, CNN Counter-terrorism police in the United Kingdom have formally declared the fatal stabbing of British…
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For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife officials have freed the animal of the rubber…
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A wedding cake fiasco has the bride seeing spots. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports on the “crying cake” that cries out for a…
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The pop icon was on Fallon’s show promoting her new documentary “Madame X” when she decided to make some “good…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN An elk ditches his spare tire, Madonna flashes more than a smile, and a husband gives his wife the view of her dreams. These…
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“Jeopardy!” contestant Matt Amodio saw his 38-game winning streak come to an end, putting him behind only Ken Jennings on the list of most…
Continue Reading More than 30 killed as suicide attack rocks mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar
By Ehsan Popalzai and Mostafa Salem, CNN A suicide attack at the largest Shia mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar killed 32 people and…
Continue Reading Officer killed on new beat considered career change but decided, ‘I love what I’m doing,’ his father said
A 5-year-old boy who survived a fire that killed his mother got special treatment from the Miami Police Department. These officers went beyond the…
Continue Reading Officer killed on new beat considered career change but decided, ‘I love what I’m doing,’ his father said
By Jason Hanna, CNN Just weeks ago, Dylan Harrison’s father tried to persuade him to leave law enforcement to be an electrician. Instead,…
Continue Reading NASA’s Lucy mission is ready to launch and explore never-before-seen asteroids
“Star Trek” actor William Shatner, along with three other crewmembers, completed a successful sub-orbital space trip aboard Amazon founder Jeff…
Continue Reading NASA’s Lucy mission is ready to launch and explore never-before-seen asteroids
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission to fly by a total of eight ancient asteroids is ready for launch. Weather conditions will be 90%…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 15: Covid, Capitol riot, Lebanon, United Nations, China
Santa Ana winds increase southern California fire threat as the East finally sees fall temperatures. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend…
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