‘A complete loss’: Fire destroys 1996 Olympics whitewater venue
By Amanda Musa and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Ocoee Whitewater Center in Polk County, Tennessee, which hosted the 1996 Atlanta Olympics whitewater…
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Melissa Lucio’s execution was halted days before she was to be put to death. Here’s what we know
By Dakin Andone, CNN Just two days before Melissa Lucio was scheduled to be to be put to death, a Texas court on Monday halted her execution and sent…
Continue Reading Harvard commits $100M to redress its complicity with slavery
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Harvard University is dedicating $100 million to create a fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with…
Continue Reading Civil rights lawyer and WWII veteran Johnnie Jones Sr. dies at 102
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Decorated World War II veteran and pioneering civil rights lawyer Johnnie Jones Sr. has died at the age of 102. “We are…
Continue Reading Woman stranded in California woods for 6 days survived on yogurt and snow
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A woman who was stranded for six days in the woods of Lassen County, in northeastern California, rationed a six-pack of yogurt…
Continue Reading Assaults, vandalism and harassment targeting Jewish communities and people are higher than ever, audit shows
By Nicole Chavez, CNN The number of reports of assaults, vandalism and harassment targeting Jewish communities and individuals in the United States…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded to…
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Voices charged with raw frustration, agony and desperation are among the montage of audio recordings featured in “Voices of April,” a video…
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A cold front will bring rain, storms, and cool temperatures for the Northeast as the central US sees a critical fire threat. CNN meteorologist Pedram…
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While shadowing paramedics in Kharkiv, Ukraine, CNN’s Clarissa Ward and her team were forced to run for safety after getting caught in Russian…
Continue Reading A 3-month-old baby kidnapped from his grandmother’s home in California has been reunited with his mother, police say
By Amanda Jackson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Authorities have found 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar, who they say was kidnapped Monday in San Jose,…
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Suspect allegedly kidnapped baby from San Jose home while grandmother was unloading…
Continue Reading A man in Indianapolis died after police say an officer deployed a Taser during a disturbance call
By Amy Simonson and Chris Boyette, CNN A criminal investigation is underway after a man died after being tasered by an Indianapolis officer during a…
Continue Reading Juvenile suspect arrested in connection with the death of a 10-year-old girl in Wisconsin
By Amir Vera, Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Musa and Andy Rose, CNN Police in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, have arrested a juvenile suspect in connection…
Continue Reading Jury selection for Parkland shooter must start over, judge rules
By Alta Spells and Dakin Andone, CNN Jury selection in the case of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz must start over after two weeks of…
Continue Reading Grand Rapids police chief names officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya
By Amir Vera, Amy Simonson and Omar Jimenez, CNN The chief of police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Monday identified Christopher Schurr as the…
Continue Reading FAA investigating plane-swap stunt that resulted in crash
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mid-air stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert after organizers…
Continue Reading FAA investigating plane-swap stunt that resulted in crash
By Greg Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN A live-streamed, mid-air “plane-swap” stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert…
Continue Reading Body of a Texas National Guard member found, identified 3 days after he tried to pull migrants from the Rio Grande River
By Amir Vera, Melanie Zanona, David Shortell and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The body of Spc. Bishop Evans, the Texas Army National Guard member who went…
Continue Reading Texas court grants stay of execution for death row inmate Melissa Lucio
By Dakin Andone, CNN The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday granted a stay of execution for Melissa Lucio, halting her execution scheduled for…
Continue Reading Public defenders call for moratorium on executions in Tennessee after ‘temporary reprieve’ for death row inmate
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for a mom convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in 2007, putting Melissa…
Continue Reading Family of a teen who died after falling from an amusement park ride sues, saying many mistakes were made
By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt and Holly Yan, CNN A month after a 14-year-old plummeted to his death from a Florida amusement park ride, his…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 25: Ukraine, French elections, Covid-19, Twitter, Nigeria
A round of severe storms head towards the eastern US as the western US prepares for poor fire weather later this week. CNN meteorologist Pedram…
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Emmanuel Macron will win France’s presidential election, pollsters project, fending off a historic challenge from right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen.…
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Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, discusses what he expects to happen over the next couple of months as the BA.2…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many utility companies have been lenient about late payments — or no payments at all — due to the economic crisis…
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Following their meeting, the…
Continue Reading 2 wildfires have combined in New Mexico as fires also rage in Arizona and Nebraska
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN Wildfires continue to burn across the Southwest with two blazes in New Mexico merging to form a perimeter of more than 180…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 4 injured in Indiana block party shooting attended by over 100 people, police say
By Claudia Dominguez and Laura James, CNN Two people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a block party early Sunday in Indiana, the…
Continue Reading Wisconsin man charged with federal hate crime after allegedly leaving threatening notes on Black neighbors’ vehicles and slashing their tires
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A Wisconsin man charged with a federal hate crime was released on his own recognizance last week, according to court…
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