Outdoor recreation has historically excluded people of color. That’s beginning to change
By Leah Asmelash, CNN In the United States, outdoor recreation and Whiteness have long gone hand in hand. Dubbed the “adventure gap” or…
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Cornell University reports more than 900 Covid-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students
By Elizabeth Stuart and Sarah Boxer, CNN Cornell University reported 903 cases of Covid-19 among students between December 7-13, and a “very…
Continue Reading Florida Department of Education releases paychecks it withheld from school board members that implemented mask mandates
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Florida Department of Education has reversed policy and paid the paychecks for school board members in eight districts…
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In the midst of battling one coronavirus variant, the threat of another increases. Omicron now identified in at least 29 states and Washington…
Continue Reading Olympic gymnast who helped negotiate $380 million for Larry Nassar victims says settlement will pay for critical help
By Holly Yan, CNN For Larry Nassar’s abuse victims, a $380 million settlement doesn’t just mark the end of a five-year legal battle.…
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Former USA Olympin on Larry Nassar settlement: It will help pay for mental health services for…
Continue Reading Two elderly sisters and beloved residents of Dawson Springs perish from tornado
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Roughly 30 minutes before a tornado ripped apart her home on Friday night, Marsha Hall, 72, sent a separate…
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Rescuers are racing the clock to find remaining survivors in the aftermath of the weekend’s deadly storms. Isabel Rosales…
Continue Reading Potential witnesses in Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense case wish to testify anonymously, attorney says
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Potential witnesses in Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense case wish to testify anonymously because they “might get a…
Continue Reading A year after the first vaccinations, coronavirus restrictions are back
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN It has been exactly a year since the first Covid-19 vaccination shots, but rising case numbers and hospitalizations are…
Continue Reading ‘She was stuck underneath a wall.’ Pastor describes holding trapped woman’s hand at collapsed candle factory
By Jason Hanna, CNN After a tornado demolished a candle factory in western Kentucky Friday night, the Rev. Stephen Boyken climbed the rubble and…
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When Jordan Baize came out of his basement, he found his home destroyed after tornadoes devastated the area. His piano was still standing so he…
Continue Reading 3 men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery will be sentenced on January 7
By Alta Spells, CNN A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for the three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their south…
Continue Reading Judge schedules sentencing in Ahmaud Arbery murder for early January
By Alta Spells, CNN A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for the three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their south…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 14: Capitol riot, Covid-19, Biden, software, migrants
The massive storm that brought Cat 1 equivalent gusts to at least five states out West is pushing into the Plains, prompting wind alerts across a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 14: Capitol riot, Covid-19, Biden, software, migrants
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Nominations for the 79th annual Golden Globe Awards, celebrating the best in television and film, were announced yesterday. But…
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Dr. Shabir Madhi, professor of vaccinology at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, says that even though Omicron is spreading at a higher…
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CNN’s Don Lemon weighs in on text messages from lawmakers, Fox News hosts and Donald Trump Jr. to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows…
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Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that “negotiations are continuing” to win Sen. Joe Manchin’s support for President Biden’s…
Continue Reading 9 years after Sandy Hook, the victims’ memories still endure
Compiled by CNN Staff They were pianists and painters, swimmers and dancers, budding readers, little brothers and big sisters. Then, in a flash of…
Continue Reading 26 playgrounds honor the students and the teachers killed at Sandy Hook
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN From afar, it looks like any playground. Kids are playing after school on a cold fall…
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Investigators find remains at location mapped out by convicted killer before his execution
By Kelly McCleary and Amy Simonson, CNN Investigators in Mississippi found remains Sunday at a site they found using a map provided by a man executed…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts of America announces proposed $800 million settlement with insurer Chubb for sexual abuse victims
By Brian Vitagliano, CNN The Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative $800 million settlement agreement with insurer Century Indemnity Company…
Continue Reading ‘We’re heartbroken:’ Minnesota doctors plead in newspaper ad for people to get vaccinated
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Doctors in Minnesota took the unusual step of pleading in a full-page newspaper ad for people to get vaccinated against…
Continue Reading Chicago City Council set to vote on $2.9 million settlement for woman who police found naked when they broke open door of wrong home
By Steve Almasy and Raja Razek, CNN The Chicago City Council is set to vote Wednesday on a proposed $2.9 million settlement for Anjanette Young, who…
Continue Reading Dawson Springs mother clutched her 2 kids in bed when the storm lifted her mattress into the air
By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and Theresa Waldrop, CNN That Breeana Glisson and her two children are still alive after a tornado tore through…
Continue Reading Dawson Springs mother clutched her 2 kids in bed when the storm lifted her mattress into the air
A mother and her two children survive being thrown into the air by tornado and landing 200 feet away from their home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky.…
Continue Reading Two Texas fishermen were stranded with no cell phone service. All they had was a whistle to save them.
By Sara Smart, CNN An early morning boat ride on the river was supposed to lead to a day of fishing but instead turned into hours of rescue attempts…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin to change plea in federal civil rights case in death of George Floyd
By Evan Perez and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in April on state murder charges for…
Continue Reading Larry Nassar victims reach $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, US Olympic Committee and insurers
By Jean Casarez, Eric Levenson and Laura Ly, CNN USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurers agreed to pay $380…
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