MS-13 gang leader known as ‘Reaper’ is sentenced to life in prison
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN An MS-13 gang leader whose brutality a federal prosecutor described as “almost unfathomable” has been sentenced to…
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MS-13 gang leader known as ‘Reaper’ is sentenced to life in prison
CNN’s Ryan Young reports on the rise in carjackings across the country and talks with police to learn some tips you can use to avoid becoming a…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor has flipping fun with April Fools’ Day joke
By Jay Croft, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pointedly played a practical joke Friday with a fake April Fools’ Day proclamation of a new state…
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It’s April Fools’ Day! The one day devoted to jokes and pranks. While this day may seem silly, a clinical psychologist says it can also be good for…
Continue Reading He kidnapped 27 people from a school bus and helped bury them alive. Now a victim is stunned that he may soon walk free
By Holly Yan, CNN After Fred Woods and two accomplices kidnapped dozens of California children from a school bus in 1976 and trapped them…
Continue Reading A boy fell from a free-fall ride in Florida. An investigation is underway, but who regulates these parks?
By Amir Vera, CNN Questions always arise when tragedy strikes. So when a 14-year-old boy fell to his death on March 24 on an amusement park ride in…
Continue Reading An Ohio therapy dog is this year’s Cadbury Bunny
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Annie Rose, a therapy dog from Ohio, has been named the 2022 Cadbury Bunny. The winning canine is an English Doodle — a…
Continue Reading New York mob hitman Dominic Taddeo, set to be released next year, escapes federal custody
By Liam Reilly and Christina Maxouris, CNN Dominic Taddeo — a Rochester, New York, mobster who fatally shot three people and attempted to kill…
Continue Reading NAACP files lawsuit against Tennessee comptroller, claims threat to take over majority-Black town is discriminatory
By Maya Brown, CNN The NAACP is representing a majority-Black town in Tennessee and helped it file a lawsuit on Friday alleging that the state…
Continue Reading Former US women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo arrested on DWI, misdemeanor child abuse charges
By Amy Simonson and Emma Tucker, CNN Former US women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested in North Carolina on Friday on charges of…
Continue Reading Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp poised to sign bill that would allow residents to carry a concealed gun in public without a permit
By Emma Tucker and Amanda Musa, CNN The Georgia State Senate on Friday gave final approval to legislation that would allow eligible residents to…
Continue Reading Federal judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for new trial over jury issue
By Eric Levenson, CNN A federal judge upheld Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction on sex trafficking charges Friday, ruling that a juror’s…
Continue Reading USC awarding honorary degrees to Japanese American students whose education was disrupted during WWII
Giselle Rhoden, CNN Kristina Hayashi was a teacher’s assistant in a US history class when she saw a picture of her great uncle for the first…
Continue Reading Gay substitute teacher says he was fired after handing out Pride bracelets to students
By Tiffany Anthony, CNN A gay Ohio substitute teacher was fired last week after handing out Pride bracelets to high school students, the latest…
Continue Reading City of Los Angeles agrees to provide thousands of beds in homelessness crisis lawsuit settlement
By Stella Chan and Christina Maxouris, CNN The city of Los Angeles has agreed to provide thousands of permanent beds for members of its unsheltered…
Continue Reading California snowpack is critically low, signaling another year of devastating drought
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Snowpack in the California Sierra this winter is just 38% of normal, California water officials said Friday, in the latest…
Continue Reading California snowpack is critically low, signaling another year of devastating drought
Snowpack in the California Sierra this winter is just 38% of normal, California water officials said Friday, in the latest sign the state’s drought…
Continue Reading Biden celebrates April as Arab American Heritage Month
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated April as Arab American Heritage Month and thanked the Arab American community…
Continue Reading Xcel Energy named in lawsuit alleging power lines were ‘substantial factor’ in Colorado fire
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Xcel Energy Inc. in Colorado, alleging its power lines and equipment “were…
Continue Reading Parents sue state police and DA over fatal shooting of their son
By Ray Sanchez and Jennifer Henderson, CNN The parents of a 19-year-old man who was fatally shot by Pennsylvania state troopers have filed a wrongful…
Continue Reading Critics of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law say it will damage LGBTQ students, parents and teachers
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Todd and Jeff Delmay know how to fight for the things they cherish most: the right to…
Continue Reading Critics of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law say it will damage LGBTQ students, parents and teachers
Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s new law…
Continue Reading A 12-year-old boy was shot dead while eating in a car in New York. Police say it appears he was hit mistakenly in a shootout
By Jason Hanna and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A 12-year-old boy eating in a parked car in New York City was shot dead, and a relative seated with him was…
Continue Reading A 12-year-old boy was shot dead while eating in a car in New York. Police say it appears he was hit mistakenly in a shootout
A 12-year-old boy is dead in another shocking case of gun violence. Police say the child was hit by stray bullets while sitting in a car in Brooklyn;…
Continue Reading ‘He came up with this plan’: Brothers’ confession video shows how Jussie Smollett’s story unraveled
By Eric Levenson, CNN The brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo were kept in Chicago Police detention for nearly two days after they were accused…
Continue Reading ‘He came up with this plan’: Brothers’ confession video shows how Jussie Smollett’s story unraveled
The new documentary “Chicago v. Jussie Smollett” explores Jussie Smollett’s stranger-than-fiction saga and dives in to unanswered questions about…
Continue Reading ‘He came up with this plan’: Brothers’ confession video shows how Jussie Smollett’s story unraveled
The new documentary “Chicago v. Jussie Smollett” is now available on CNN+. It features newly obtained video of the Osundairo brothers confessing to…
Continue Reading ‘He came up with this plan’: Brothers’ confession video shows how Jussie Smollett’s story unraveled
The new documentary “Chicago v. Jussie Smollett” is now available on CNN+. It features newly obtained video of the Osundairo brothers confessing to…
Continue Reading ‘He came up with this plan’: Brothers’ confession video shows how Jussie Smollett’s story unraveled
The new documentary “Chicago v. Jussie Smollett” is now available on CNN+. It features newly obtained video of the Osundairo brothers confessing to…
Continue Reading 5-year-old child killed following pursuit of kidnapping suspect in Florida, police say
By Tina Burnside, CNN A high-speed police chase of a kidnapping suspect ended in the death of a 5-year-old child, the Jacksonville, Florida,…
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