Florida wildlife officials are distributing 3,000 pounds of lettuce a day to save starving manatees
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Florida’s manatees — which are dying at an alarming rate, largely from starvation — are being treated to…
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Video showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage
New Jersey police are being criticized for their handling of a fight between a White teen and a Black teen. The mom of the Black teen, joined by her…
Continue Reading Video showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage
By Rob Frehse and Laura Studley, CNN A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New…
Continue Reading Video showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage
A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New Jersey mall has prompted outrage over the…
Continue Reading Former officer snaps at prosecutor when asked why he didn’t try to get Derek Chauvin off George Floyd
By Bill Kirkos and Amir Vera, CNN Cross-examination of Tou Thao got tense Wednesday as the ex-officer snapped at the prosecutor for asking why he…
Continue Reading Two of the men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery used racist slurs in messages, a witness testifies at their federal hate crime trial
By Jason Hanna, Pamela Kirkland and Alta Spells, CNN Texts and social media messages from two of the White men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery…
Continue Reading 2 more Houston-area neighborhoods littered with racist and anti-Semitic flyers
By Rosa Flores, CNN Two neighborhoods in northeast Harris County were littered with hundreds of racist and anti-Semitic flyers over the weekend,…
Continue Reading Culture of fear at Merchant Marine Academy silences students who say they were sexually harassed and assaulted
By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN On a 1,000-foot cargo ship in the middle of the ocean, the 19-year-old student felt trapped. Trapped by the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 16: Ukraine, Sandy Hook, Covid, Prince Andrew, Alec Baldwin
The same storm system that produced thunder snow, hail, strong winds and dust storms across the Southwest is moving into the Plains. Areas from…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington
Two parents who lost their son in the Sandy Hook mass shooting share their mixed feelings on winning a $73 million settlement from gun manufacturer…
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President Joe Biden made an appeal for diplomacy to continue as the world watches to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN You’ve probably heard all the hype about the metaverse, but is it really the next big thing? Developers think so…
Continue Reading Mississippi prison inmate captured after running out of gas during escape, officials say
By Amy Simonson, CNN A convicted murderer who escaped from a Mississippi prison was captured Tuesday after he ran out of gas, according to prison…
Continue Reading Two Texas deputies injured after responding to call that ended in a shootout, with the suspect dead
By Chris Boyette, CNN Two Harris County, Texas, deputies are recovering after being shot while exchanging gunfire with a suspect at a Houston-area…
Continue Reading ‘A real local presence.’ Family of Paislee Shultis has deep roots in quaint New York town
Police are reporting Paislee Shultis, a 6-year-old girl missing since 2019, has been found alive and hidden underneath a staircase in her…
Continue Reading Police chief reveals how 6-year-old girl was found alive under staircase two years after she was reported missing
By Mark Morales, Mirna Alsharif, Christina Maxouris and Ray Sanchez, CNN A child who was reported missing in 2019 when she was 4 years old was found…
Continue Reading Middle schoolers launched a boat from New Hampshire in 2020. It was found in Norway 462 days later
By Sara Smart, CNN A miniboat built by fifth graders took to the seas on October 25, 2020, charging off into the Gulf Stream for its maiden voyage.…
Continue Reading Prosecutor seeks more than 7 years in prison for ex-officer Kim Potter for Daunte Wright’s death
By Brad Parks, CNN Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter to more than seven years in…
Continue Reading A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the Houston area on Valentine’s Day has died
By Rosa Flores, CNN A 9-year-old girl has died after she was shot while in a car with her family in the Houston area, police say. “Sadly, the…
Continue Reading Coast Guard suspends search for passengers of plane that crashed off North Carolina coast
By Amy Simonson and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for passengers who were on board an airplane that apparently…
Continue Reading US sea levels will rise rapidly in the next 30 years, new report shows
By Rachel Ramirez A new report provides an alarming forecast for the US: Sea level will rise as much in the next 30 years as it did in the past 100…
Continue Reading Woman found dead in Manhattan apartment after being followed home, police say
The killing of an Asian woman in New York City’s Chinatown has again raised fears in the city and across the country where Asians have been affected…
Continue Reading Woman found dead in Manhattan apartment after being followed home, police say
New York City Council Member Julie Won joins CNN’s Amara Walker to speak on the murder of Christina Yuna Lee. Lee was forced into her home and…
Continue Reading Woman found dead in Manhattan apartment after being followed home, police say
By Liam Reilly and Laura Studley, CNN A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after he allegedly followed a woman to her New York apartment…
Continue Reading San Francisco Police will review its policies after DA claims it used sexual assault victims’ DNA in unrelated investigations, chief says
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The San Francisco Police Department immediately will start reviewing its DNA collection practices and policies after the…
Continue Reading Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre agree to settle sex abuse lawsuit
By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre have reached an out-of-court settlement in her sexual abuse lawsuit…
Continue Reading First of the officers involved in George Floyd’s death testifies that using a knee to restrain a subject was a common Minneapolis PD practice
By Amir Vera and Bill Kirkos, CNN Former Minneapolis Police Officer Tou Thao was called to testify in his own defense Tuesday after the prosecution…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 16: Ukraine, Sandy Hook, Covid, Prince Andrew, Alec Baldwin
Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre have reached an undisclosed settlement in a sexual abuse lawsuit, according to a court document filed by Giuffre’s…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington
By Sarah Jorgensen, Jason Hanna and Erica Hill, CNN The families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 15: Ukraine, Covid-19, Trump business, USPS, Afghanistan
Newly released testimony from US military survivors of the August 26 attack at Kabul airport has cast doubt on the findings of the Pentagon’s…
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