Harvard University appoints Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president
By Amanda Musa, CNN Claudine Gay will serve as Harvard’s 30th president, the University announced Thursday. Gay is the first person of color…
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Former Texas police officer found guilty of manslaughter for the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson at her home
By Ray Sanchez and Andy Rose, CNN A former Forth Worth, Texas, police officer was found guilty of manslaughter Thursday in the 2019 shooting of…
Continue Reading Virginia Beach reaches $3 million settlement over fatal police shooting of Donovon Lynch
By Michelle Watson, CNN The city of Virginia Beach has reached a $3 million settlement with the family of Donovon Lynch — a 25-year-old man who…
Continue Reading Arkansas police officer killed, state trooper wounded, after pursuit of suspect who barricaded himself in a residence
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN An Arkansas police officer was shot and killed Wednesday night while attempting to take a man into custody after a vehicle…
Continue Reading ‘It’s being left in the dark,’ mother of murdered Idaho student says of police investigation
By Kevin Flower, CNN The mother of one of the four college students killed near the University of Idaho last month expressed frustration over police…
Continue Reading ‘It’s being left in the dark,’ mother of murdered Idaho student says of police investigation
Kristi Goncalves, mother of murdered University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves, believes there’s a lack of communication from police in Moscow,…
Continue Reading 5 Louisiana law enforcement officers indicted in death of Ronald Greene
By Jade Gordon, Alta Spells and Nick Valencia, CNN Five law enforcement officers involved in the May 2019 death of Black motorist Ronald Greene have…
Continue Reading Cambridge Dictionary’s definitions for ‘man’ and ‘woman’ now include trans people
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for “man” and “woman” to include transgender…
Continue Reading Mississippi executes Thomas Loden Jr. for 16-year-old waitress’ murder. He had sued over the lethal injection protocol
By Dakin Andone, CNN Mississippi has executed Thomas Loden Jr., who was sentenced to death for the 2000 murder of a 16-year-old girl, amid a legal…
Continue Reading Slain UVA football player talked to his mom shortly before he was killed, she tells NBC
By Michelle Watson and Jason Hanna, CNN One of the three University of Virginia football players shot dead as they returned from a field trip last…
Continue Reading A Washington state sheriff accused of tailing a Black man delivering newspapers is found not guilty
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A sheriff in Washington state who was accused of tailing a Black man delivering newspapers and falsely accusing the man of…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 15: Storms, Congress, Covid tests, US border, World Cup
A massive storm system that delivered heavy snow and blizzard conditions in the northern US states has caused over a dozen deadly tornadoes in states…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 15: Storms, Congress, Covid tests, US border, World Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’ve yet to begin your holiday shopping, don’t worry, you’re not alone. There’s still time to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 15: Storms, Congress, Covid tests, US border, World Cup
The severe storm threat that brought dozens of tornado reports to the South shifts to the Southeast as the North sees snow and ice. CNN meteorologist…
Continue Reading Michigan man pleads guilty to hate crimes targeting Black Lives Matter supporters after George Floyd’s murder in 2020
By Isa Kaufman Geballe, CNN A Michigan man accused of making death threats against Black Lives Matter supporters during unrest following George…
Continue Reading Family of Texas girl allegedly killed by a delivery driver sues FedEx and the driver’s employer
By Andy Rose, CNN The family of Athena Strand, the 7-year-old Texas girl allegedly kidnapped and killed by a delivery driver, is suing FedEx and one…
Continue Reading Host mother of missing US student studying in France suspects he left voluntarily. His parents disagree
By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Christina Maxouris, CNN The woman who hosted an American college student studying in France before he went…
Continue Reading Host mother of missing US student studying in France suspects he left voluntarily. His parents disagree
The woman who hosted Kenny DeLand Jr., an American college student studying in France before he went missing, told CNN she thinks he may have left…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations begin in murder trial of former Texas police officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson in her home
By Bill Kirkos and Ray Sanchez, CNN A Texas jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of a former Fort Worth police officer accused of murder…
Continue Reading Five people arrested on domestic terrorism charges in clash at Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ site
By Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Eric Levenson, CNN Five people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism in Atlanta on Tuesday after…
Continue Reading A Los Angeles jury to deliberate for a 10th day Monday in Harvey Weinstein’s 2nd sexual assault trial
By Nouran Salahieh and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A Los Angeles jury will meet for a 10th day Monday in the second sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein,…
Continue Reading How the climate crisis may be changing the way tornadoes behave
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Among the cocktail of extreme weather events that plow through the United States, tornadoes can be the most destructive and…
Continue Reading 2 police officers shot and killed in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
By Matt Phillips, CNN Two police officers were shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, officials said. Mississippi…
Continue Reading Nearly half of US states lack data on incarcerated mothers, new report finds. Here’s why that’s ‘very troubling’
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Nearly half of US states do not collect data on the number of incarcerated women with children making it difficult for…
Continue Reading Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm at World Cup, wife says
By Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN Grant Wahl, the American soccer reporter who collapsed and died while covering the World Cup in Qatar…
Continue Reading Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm at World Cup, wife says
Grant Wahl, the American soccer reporter who collapsed and died while covering the World Cup in Qatar, died of an aortic aneurysm that ruptured, his…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook parents push for changes in the decade since the school shooting
By Will Simon, CNN They were living ordinary and full lives in the small New England town of Newtown, Connecticut, unprepared for the devastation…
Continue Reading 10 years after Sandy Hook, the victims’ memories still endure
Ten years after the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, parents recall the day they learned their children were never coming home. Watch CNN’s…
Continue Reading At least 3 dead and multiple injured as tornadoes wreak havoc across Louisiana and the Southeast
By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN At least three people have died and more than a dozen were left injured across Louisiana over the past…
Continue Reading A massive storm is producing raging blizzards in the north and damaging tornadoes in the South, where a child was killed and homes flattened
The powerful storm continues to shift east, bringing ice and snow to parts of the North and a tornado and severe storm threat to the South. CNN…
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