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‘It was crushing’: Denver Post editor talks about difficult process of covering another Colorado mass shooting

March 23, 2021 8:49 PM CNN

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Lee Ann Colacioppo,…

A state lawmaker said Asian Americans have never faced discrimination. He later apologized

March 23, 2021 8:37 PM CNN Newsource

Connecticut officials are expressing their outrage after a state representative downplayed racism against Asian Americans during a General Assembly…

‘Gun, gun, gun! Run, run, run!’ Grocery store witnesses describe the deadly rampage in Colorado

March 23, 2021 8:33 PM CNN Newsource

A trip to the grocery store turned into a fight for survival at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado. The shooter entered the store Monday afternoon…

10 dogs found dead in trash bags in a North Carolina ditch

March 23, 2021 8:06 PM CNN Newsource

Authorities in North Carolina said they are conducting an investigation after they discovered ten dead dogs in trash bags that were thrown into a…

A firefighter is missing and a resident is dead after a fire at an assisted-living center in New York

March 23, 2021 6:40 PM CNN Newsource

A residential assisted living center in New York caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving one resident dead and a firefighter…

Analysis: Mass shootings signal a dubious ‘back to normal’ in America

March 23, 2021 6:21 PM CNN

Americans have been saying for a year they want to get back to normal. Tragically, they’re getting their wish. With the gradual return to…

What has to happen after the Colorado killings

March 23, 2021 6:09 PM CNN

Once again Americans are grieving over lives lost to another mass shooting. On Monday, 10 people, including a police officer, were killed at a…

A doctor moves back home after living out of a camper for a year to keep her family safe from Covid-19

March 23, 2021 6:05 PM CNN Newsource

After a year of living in a camper and caring for Covid-19 patients at a hospital, one doctor is finally home. Dr. Tiffany Osborn moved back in with…

‘Be relentless’: What it will take to free two Canadians detained in China

March 23, 2021 5:35 PM CNN

From her home in Toronto, Vina Nadjibulla fields hundreds of emails, texts, and phone calls, all about the only person she really wants to hear from.…

Boulder banned assault weapons in 2018. A judge recently ruled that the city cannot enforce the ban.

March 23, 2021 4:43 PM CNN

In 2018, the city of Boulder, Colorado, passed a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Earlier this month,…

The police officer killed in the Boulder supermarket shooting was the father of 7

March 23, 2021 3:30 PM CNN

When the call came in about someone at a grocery store possibly armed with “a patrol rifle,” Officer Eric Talley headed straight toward…

North Korea fired off 2 short-range missiles over weekend, U.S. Official says

March 23, 2021 2:38 PM ABC News

A U.S. official confirmed Tuesday that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles sometime over Saturday and Sunday. The firing of the two…

Maya Angelou Fast Facts

March 23, 2021 1:48 PM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning author and poet Maya Angelou. Personal Birth date: April 4, 1928 Death date: May 28, 2014 Birth place:…

Easter Egg Roll at the White House Fast Facts

March 23, 2021 12:53 PM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. March 19, 2021 – The White House Easter Egg Roll is canceled for the second time…

A charismatic grocery store manager. A heroic officer. They were among the victims in Boulder — from ages 20 to 65

March 23, 2021 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

Rikki Olds was a vivacious, strong, and independent young woman who worked as a front-end manager at a King Soopers grocery store. “She was so…

Vaccine trial participant and CNN correspondent’s big reveal. Was it the placebo or the real thing?

March 23, 2021 10:40 AM CNN Newsource

My Covid vaccine trial routine is automatic now. Twice a week, I attest via an app that I am not experiencing any Covid-like symptoms. Every 35 days…

Biden is botching his first crisis

March 23, 2021 10:10 AM CNN

What’s the old saying? The first step to fixing your problem is admitting you have one. And yet President Joe Biden’s administration just…

The Colorado attack is the 7th mass shooting in 7 days in the US

March 23, 2021 9:48 AM CNN

The mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday took place less than a week after eight people were killed in a series of attacks…

Suspect in Colorado grocery store shooting charged with 10 counts of murder

March 23, 2021 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

[Breaking news update, published at 11:35 a.m. ET] Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, the 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at the King Soopers…

What we know about the jurors selected so far in Derek Chauvin’s trial

March 23, 2021 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

The jurors selected so far in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd are unnamed and unseen on camera, but we do know basic details…

Terry Nichols Fast Facts

March 23, 2021 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols. Personal Birth date: April 1, 1955 Birth place: Lapeer…

10 dead in shooting at a grocery store in Colorado — less than a week after the spa killings in Atlanta

March 23, 2021 8:47 AM CNN Newsource

[Breaking news update, published at 10:47 a.m. ET] The 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder,…

Boston Marathon Terror Attack Fast Facts

March 23, 2021 7:57 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the Boston Marathon terror attack. On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three…

High schoolers face catalog of issues, as lower grades are prioritized for return to classrooms

March 23, 2021 7:55 AM CNN Newsource

High school held such a promise for Ja-Lin Guzman — an escape from the crime-riddled streets of north Philadelphia’s Kensington…

My daughter’s simple words remind me why Asian Americans should be proud

March 23, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

Sometimes it takes the youngest among us to show us where we currently reside as a society. I was reminded of this when my daughter, age 11, a…

Colorado congressman calls for federal action on gun legislation in wake of Boulder mass shooting

March 23, 2021 7:05 AM CNN

Rep. Jason Crow is urging Congress to act on gun measures that he argues would make communities safer in the wake of a deadly mass shooting Monday in…

After another mass shooting in America, these survivors stand ready to help the victims’ families

March 23, 2021 6:39 AM CNN Newsource

Sandy Phillips says every single time there’s another mass shooting in the US, her mind runs back to the moment she received the dreaded news…

A resident is dead and firefighters hurt in a fire at a New York senior center

March 23, 2021 6:01 AM CNN

One resident is dead and two firefighters injured following a fire at a residential assisted-living center in New York City’s northern suburbs,…

A firefighter and some residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a New York senior center

March 23, 2021 5:14 AM CNN

One firefighter is missing and residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a residential senior center in New York City’s northern suburbs, an…

One firefighter and some residents are unaccounted for in fire at New York senior center

March 23, 2021 5:08 AM CNN

One firefighter is missing, and some residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a residential senior center located in the northern suburbs of New…