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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In a move to reduce smoking across the US, the FDA has proposed a sweeping ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.…

By Christina Maxouris, CNN A former top official with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has accused Sheriff Alex Villanueva of…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the kidnapping of three women in Cleveland and the case against now-deceased kidnapper Ariel Castro. Facts…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1961…

By Mallika Kallingal and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Federal public defenders in Tennessee are calling for a statewide moratorium on executions and an…

By Meg Dunn, CNN Growing up in rural Indiana, DeAnna Ellenberger Pursai and her sister, Angel, were constant companions and playmates. Only a year…

By Sara Smart, CNN Over the next couple of months, one man will attempt to row close to 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Peter Harley, 61,…

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Nothing makes Dyree Williams feel more like himself than his hair, which he has proudly worn in twists, braids and locks all…

By Mark Morales, CNN Prosecutors are pushing back against allegations that the accused Brooklyn subway shooter‘s constitutional rights were…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the PGA Championship, one of the four Grand Slam golf tournaments; the others are the Masters, British…

By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Author Melissa Hart refuses to give in to other parents challenging the content of books aimed at…

By Jason Hanna, CNN The year’s second-largest Powerball jackpot is off the board, with only one winning ticket to claim it. A ticket sold in…

CNN Editorial Research Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May in the United States. It is also celebrated in many other…

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to managing your finances, you may use an app on your phone or your computer to help rein in overspending. But…

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Musa, CNN A shooting spree in Mississippi left four people dead and resulted in a police standoff with the suspect…

By Amir Vera and Rebekah Riess, CNN Lily Peters, a 10-year-old girl who prosecutors say was killed by an eighth grader in Wisconsin, suffered…

By Stephanie Elam, CNN The West is in the grips of a climate change-fueled megadrought, and Lake Mead — the largest manmade reservoir in the…

By Amir Vera, CNN Morris Brown College may have had the comeback of the year on Wednesday. The historically Black college in Atlanta received its…

By Omar Jimenez, CNN The Kenosha Police Department has asked the FBI to look into the case of an off-duty police officer seen on video putting his…

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Crosley Green has received the news he didn’t want to hear — a federal appeals panel is reinstating his…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Armed Forces Day, a holiday observed in some areas of the United States to honor all branches of the…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta. Personal Birth date: May 14, 1984 Birth place: Dobbs…

By Ray Sanchez and Omar Jimenez, CNN A state investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department launched after the Memorial Day 2020 killing of…

By Eric Levenson and Steve Contorno, CNN Nearly 55 years ago, Florida passed a law that created the Reedy Creek Improvement District, effectively…

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Lawmakers have advanced an effort to create a national museum of Asian American and Pacific Islander history and culture. The…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter, producer and activist. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1950…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were…

By Stephanie Elam and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Facing the “new reality” of extreme drought conditions caused by a “changing…

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has asked the state Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction…

By Nick Valencia and Jade Gordon, CNN An annual audit of the Louisiana State Police determined that for at least the past four years the agency…

By David Williams, CNN North Charleston, South Carolina, officials are offering a $10,000 reward after dozens of shots were fired in the parking lot…

By Amanda Musa and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Ocoee Whitewater Center in Polk County, Tennessee, which hosted the 1996 Atlanta Olympics whitewater…

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Harvard University is dedicating $100 million to create a fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with…

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A woman who was stranded for six days in the woods of Lassen County, in northeastern California, rationed a six-pack of yogurt…

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded to…

By Amanda Jackson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Authorities have found 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar, who they say was kidnapped Monday in San Jose,…

By Amy Simonson and Chris Boyette, CNN A criminal investigation is underway after a man died after being tasered by an Indianapolis officer during a…

By Amir Vera, Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Musa and Andy Rose, CNN Police in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, have arrested a juvenile suspect in connection…

By Alta Spells and Dakin Andone, CNN Jury selection in the case of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz must start over after two weeks of…

By Greg Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN A live-streamed, mid-air “plane-swap” stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert…

By Amir Vera, Melanie Zanona, David Shortell and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The body of Spc. Bishop Evans, the Texas Army National Guard member who went…

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many utility companies have been lenient about late payments — or no payments at all — due to the economic crisis…

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN Wildfires continue to burn across the Southwest with two blazes in New Mexico merging to form a perimeter of more than 180…

By Claudia Dominguez and Laura James, CNN Two people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a block party early Sunday in Indiana, the…

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A Wisconsin man charged with a federal hate crime was released on his own recognizance last week, according to court…

By Amir Vera, Hannah Sarisohn and Caroline Kucera, CNN Evacuation orders have been lifted for neighborhoods affected by the Tunnel Fire, which has…

By Hannah Sarisohn, Rosa Flores and Emma Tucker, CNN Texas officials have identified Bishop E. Evans as the National Guard soldier who went missing…

By Tina Burnside, Emma Tucker, Michelle Watson and Cara-Lynn Clarkson, CNN The search for three children who were last seen entering the Mississippi…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A 55-year-old woman has been honored 38 years after her Illinois high school failed to make her its first Black valedictorian.…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at some US citizens who have been convicted of spying against the United States. Aldrich Ames 1962 –…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. She is the fourth woman to serve on the US…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at The Pledge of Allegiance, a promise of loyalty to the United States. Facts “I pledge allegiance…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1931 Birth…