5 things to know for March 9: Ukraine, USPS, South Korea, Jan. 6 riot, Teacher strike
By AJ Willingham, CNN Thinner toilet paper rolls. Emptier snack bags. A little less shampoo in the bottle. Instead of charging buyers more to…
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5 things to know for March 9: Ukraine, USPS, South Korea, Jan. 6 riot, Teacher strike
A jury has found Guy Reffitt, a January 6 Capitol rioter, guilty on all counts he faced. CNN’s Whitney Wild details the scenes from the courtroom,…
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President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian energy imports to the US, while the UK and the EU plan to phase out their reliance on Russian oil and…
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South Korea’s presidential election is just one day away. Whoever wins will have to deal with threats from North Korea, rising tensions between the…
Continue Reading A double murder suspect in a Sonic Drive-In shooting makes surprise guilty plea, death penalty still on the table
By Andy Rose, CNN A Nebraska man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday in the 2020 shooting deaths of two employees at a Sonic Drive-In,…
Continue Reading DNA from bite mark leads to arrest in 1994 killing of California woman, authorities say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN DNA evidence taken from a bite mark left on a victim led California detectives to charge a man with murder nearly 28 years…
Continue Reading Oregon crews find 1 climber dead and another seriously injured after avalanches delay rescue mission
By Paradise Afshar, CNN One person died and another was injured after suffering a steep fall on Oregon’s Mount Hood, where deep snow and…
Continue Reading Hawaii will drop its mask mandate this month, the last state in the nation to do so
By Theresa Waldrop and Paradise Afshar, CNN Hawaii’s mask mandate will expire March 25, Gov. David Ige said Tuesday, making it the last US…
Continue Reading An officer was killed and 2 others wounded after a chase in Missouri, police say. The suspect is also dead
By Andy Rose, CNN A southwest Missouri community is mourning a police officer who was fatally shot as he and others tried to take a suspect into…
Continue Reading Gen Z won’t stay quiet on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill overcame its final legislative hurdle on Tuesday, when the…
Continue Reading Prince Andrew has paid settlement to Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Prince Andrew has paid a settlement to sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney, and a US district…
Continue Reading Philadelphia police commissioner moves to fire officer who shot and killed 12-year-old who was allegedly armed
By Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN The Philadelphia Police Commissioner announced Tuesday she plans to fire the officer who shot and killed…
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Philadelphia Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 12-Year-Old Thomas Siderio To Be Fired, Police Commissioner…
Continue Reading More law enforcement departments are limiting risky police chases
Peter Nickeas, CNN The Cincinnati Police Department implemented a new policy limiting police chases to “violent felony offenses,” the…
Continue Reading Tentative settlement of more than $55M reached in Surfside Condo collapse lawsuit
By Alta Spells and Randi Kaye, CNN The families of victims and survivors of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, that killed 98…
Continue Reading California legislators propose law to stop police from using rape kit DNA in other crimes
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is partnering with legislators on a proposal to ban victim…
Continue Reading Giant venomous spiders infiltrated the southeastern US and are expected to spread rapidly, experts say
By Megan Marples, CNN The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout … and all across the East Coast. Except in this case, the spider in…
Continue Reading Minneapolis educators go on strike, canceling school for more than 30,000 students
By Gregory Lemos and Dakin Andone, CNN Minneapolis educators began striking Tuesday after failing to reach a deal with Minneapolis Public Schools,…
Continue Reading California woman’s alleged fake abduction cost the public hundreds of thousands of dollars, authorities say
By Dakin Andone, CNN A California woman’s abduction claim, which federal prosecutors allege was false, cost the public hundreds of thousands of…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 8: Ukraine, Covid, school shooting, weather, LGBTQ rights
Close to 400 strong or damaging wind reports were reported over a 24 hour span, as an Arctic front brought winter back to the Lower 48. That front…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Upset about gas prices? Trust me, you’re not alone. The price for a gallon of regular gasoline soared to a new record…
Continue Reading Man charged for allegedly slashing stranger on New York City subway
By Pooja Salhotra and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A man in New York has been charged with a felony after allegedly slashing a stranger across the face with a…
Continue Reading Juror in Ghislaine Maxwell trial testifies he made ‘inadvertent mistake’ when filling out jury questionnaire
By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN A juror who voted to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking testified under oath on Tuesday that he…
Continue Reading 6 teenagers arrested in drive-by shooting at Iowa high school that left 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
By Eric Levenson, Kara Devlin and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Six teenagers were arrested and charged with murder following a drive-by shooting outside a…
Continue Reading Florida students participate in massive walkout to protest the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
By Amir Vera and Caroll Alvarado, CNN More than 500 students participated in a massive walkout Monday at Winter Park High School in Orange County,…
Continue Reading Texas Children’s Hospital halts hormone therapies for transgender children in response to governor and AG’s recent actions
By Amir Vera and Gregory Lemos, CNN Texas Children’s Hospital has halted providing hormone therapies for transgender children, the hospital…
Continue Reading New Mexico’s governor just signed a bill to make college tuition-free
By Leah Asmelash, CNN For most New Mexico residents, college will now be officially tuition-free. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed on…
Continue Reading 1 teen is dead and 2 are in critical condition after a shooting outside an Iowa high school
By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton and Jenn Selva, CNN One teen is dead and two remain hospitalized after a shooting Monday outside a high school in Des…
Continue Reading US military to close fuel storage facility in Hawaii where water was contaminated by leak
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Department of Defense will close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii permanently, Pentagon spokesman John…
Continue Reading US military to close fuel storage facility in Hawaii where water was contaminated by leak
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Department of Defense will close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii permanently, Pentagon spokesman John…
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