Outside firm to review Louisiana State Police after death of Ronald Greene
By Rebekah Riess, CNN The Louisiana State Police has hired an outside consultant to conduct a “comprehensive top-to-bottom assessment” of…
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Now, that’s just icky: Border agents seize boxes of blood-sucking leeches
By Jay Croft, CNN Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia recently made a series of slimy discoveries — some 300 leeches sent…
Continue Reading She’d just celebrated her baby shower in Ukraine. Hours later, she was fleeing bombs
Death and destruction lie in the wake of Russia’s bombardment of a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine. The reported attack came…
Continue Reading Authorities claimed these Black men had excited delirium just before they died. But the diagnosis itself is a problem and should be abandoned, a new study says
By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN In videos that show George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis police custody, an officer holding down the Black…
Continue Reading What could be next for Brittney Griner
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN There are many details we still don’t know about WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia. But…
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As a new photo emerges of an American shortly before her Moscow arrest, friends and family of 3 US detainees worry that war will prevent any release…
Continue Reading An Ohio grand jury declined to indict officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant, state AG says
By Christina Maxouris A Franklin County, Ohio, jury declined to indict the police officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager,…
Continue Reading DA’s office to drop criminal charges against Denver security guard who fatally shot a man last year after political rally
By Hannah Sarisohn. CNN Prosecutors will drop a second-degree murder charge for a Denver security guard who shot a man at a political rally in…
Continue Reading Gabby Petito’s parents sue Brian Laundrie’s parents, claiming they knew of her killing and were helping son escape
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The family of Gabby Petito has filed a civil lawsuit against Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, alleging they knew their son…
Continue Reading Camel kills two people after escaping from a petting zoo in Tennessee
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN A camel escaped from a petting zoo and killed two people in Tennessee Thursday, authorities said. Deputies received a call of a…
Continue Reading Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, and prosecutors are requesting additional DNA testing in the case
By Rebekah Riess, Amanda Watts and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office and Adnan Syed, whose case became…
Continue Reading Judge issues temporary injunction barring Texas from investigating pediatric gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse’
By Andy Rose, Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Ray Sanchez, CNN A judge in Texas blocked the state from enforcing Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to…
Continue Reading Three Maryland middle schoolers are charged with a hate crime for social media threats aimed at Black students
By Amy Simonson, CNN Three Maryland middle schoolers have been charged as juveniles with a hate crime after threatening Middletown Middle…
Continue Reading Three Maryland middle schoolers are charged with a hate crime for social media threats aimed at Black students
Three 8th graders are charged with a hate crime for social media threats aimed at Black…
Continue Reading She had a near-death experience because of Covid. But it wasn’t a glimpse of an afterlife that changed her
By John Blake, CNN The doctor pleaded with Paige Deiner to close her eyes and sleep. But she refused to listen. She was terrified. “If I go to…
Continue Reading Alabama becomes the 22nd state to allow people to carry concealed guns without permit
By Jamiel Lynch and Aya Elamroussi, CNN People in Alabama will not be required to obtain a permit or undergo a background check to carry a concealed…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 11: Ukraine, Pandemic, MLB, North Korea, Facebook
As a potent winter storm continues to strengthen, over 70 million Americans across much of the Central and Eastern US are under winter weather…
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A pair of staff members with Ukraine state emergency services diffuse a bomb from a downed Russian fighter jet in Chernihiv. CNN’s Anderson Cooper…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN America, the “land of the free,” is getting quite costly. Prices for gas, food and housing — which are all…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 11: Ukraine, Pandemic, MLB, North Korea, Facebook
CNN’s Tom Foreman reports that Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player’s Association have agreed to a tentative deal on a new…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 11: Ukraine, Pandemic, MLB, North Korea, Facebook
Meta’s VP of Social Impact Emily Dalton Smith says “we’re doing everything we can to restore our services and make sure” that Facebook, Instagram,…
Continue Reading Police are warning drivers to protect against gas thefts as oil prices soar. Here’s what they recommend
By Paradise Afshar, Amy Simonson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Police in the US and Canada are warning drivers to take extra steps to protect their…
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Los Angeles Area Residents Claim Thieves Are Siphoning Gas From Their…
Continue Reading Texas confirms 9 investigations of transgender minors receiving gender-affirming health care
By Ashley Killough, CNN Texas has opened nine alleged abuse investigations of minors receiving gender-affirming health care, Patrick Crimmins, a…
Continue Reading The 2020 census undercounted Latino, Black and Native American people
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Latino, Black and Native American populations were significantly undercounted in the 2020 census, officials announced…
Continue Reading Rare wolverine sighting in Yellowstone was captured on video
By Megan Marples, CNN A wolverine was captured on video by a tourist in Yellowstone National Park this week — an impressive feat considering a…
Continue Reading Size of drought in US increased by the area of California in the past month
By Brandon Miller and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The West is far from the only region experiencing remarkably dry weather so far this year. According to…
Continue Reading Victims of opioid crisis confront owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
Ryan Hampton, a victim of the opioid crisis, tells CNN’s Jake Tapper the message he gave to the Sacklers, the family behind Oxycontin maker Purdue…
Continue Reading Victims of opioid crisis confront owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
By Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Victims of opioid abuse and their families on Thursday confronted members of the family behind OxyContin…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 10: Ukraine, Congress, South Korea, Capitol riot, crypto
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A friendly reminder: Don’t wait until the last minute to file your taxes. The deadline is April 18, but get going now…
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