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By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN It was just a few trips around a hospital bed but for Agnes Velasquez, seeing her 15-year-old daughter off a…

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A Methodist ministry at Virginia Tech has been flying rainbow pride flags for years and vandals…

By Steve Almasy and Sonia Moghe, CNN Seven men and five women have been selected and sworn in as jurors in the R. Kelly federal trial in New York, a…

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Decades after Lupe Alemán was forced to repeat the first grade three times, her son is making it his life’s work to…

By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN When alarm noises start coming from your radio, television, or cell phone, don’t worry. At 2:20 p.m. ET,…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at same-sex marriage in the United States and worldwide. Facts: According to Pew Research Center, support…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the March on Washington, led by Martin Luther King Jr. and others, on August…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1955…

By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Tina Certain took a pay cut when she quit being an accountant to become a member of the Alachua County…

By AJ Willingham, CNN Tropical Storm Fred has formed off the coast of Puerto Rico, and much of the Caribbean — plus South Florida by…

By Alexandra Meeks and Madeline Holcombe, CNN A former college instructor has been arrested and charged with starting a fire in drought-ravaged…

By Raja Razek, CNN A five-year-old child died in northern Virginia after being left in a car for what could have been several hours, officials said…

By Keith Allen and Christina Maxouris, CNN Two Texas judges have issued restraining orders which will temporarily block the enforcement of Gov. Greg…

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Hall of Fame hockey goaltender Tony Esposito died Tuesday at age 78 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a…

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A week after the state attorney general found he sexually harassed multiple women, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in his…

By Amir Vera and Kay Jones, CNN An argument over unpaid rent ended with a shooting Tuesday, leaving two women dead and a man injured, according to a…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning artist Michael Jackson. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1958 Death date:…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Senator John McCain. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1936 Death date: August 25, 2018 Birth…

By Amir Vera and Maria Cartaya, CNN The Broward County School Board voted Tuesday to maintain the school district’s mask mandate that was…

By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail is steadily growing after officials in the state unveiled a fourth marker this week honoring a…

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Will Hayes was supposed to start the new school year Tuesday, but instead he’s staying home because of Florida Gov.…

By Gregory Lemos and Eric Levenson, CNN A report of an active shooter at a high school in northeast Tennessee on Tuesday morning led to an emergency…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US Open Tennis Tournament. It is held annually at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center…

By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Joe Sutton, CNN Miami officials are rushing Tuesday to find temporary housing for residents evacuated from an eight-story…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of entrepreneur, philanthropist and NBA Hall of Fame point guard Magic Johnson. Personal Birth…

By Rosa Flores and John Couwels, CNN As Terry Greear looked at his selfie — showing him with an oxygen mask on his first night at the hospital…

By AJ Willingham, CNN The US had a record 10.1 million jobs available in June. That mismatch between worker demand and supply has been one of the…

By Omar Jimenez, Carma Hassan and Steve Almasy, CNN Prosecutors on Tuesday outlined the cases against two brothers charged in connection with the…

By Keith Allen, CNN Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked a Texas court Monday for a temporary restraining order seeking to hold portions of Gov.…

By Sonia Moghe and Laura Ly, CNN Virginia Roberts Giuffre has filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew for alleged sexual abuse, according to federal…

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A hospital system in Texas is prepping tents for the overflow of patients after a surge in Covid-19 cases filled its…

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced “very startling numbers,” including the state’s largest…

By Amanda Jackson, CNN A young boy in Las Vegas had a surprise waiting for him as he headed out for the first day of fourth grade on Monday — a…

By Carma Hassan, CNN Minnesota officials are offering a reward of up to $180,000 for information that solves the shootings of three children. The…

By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN In a move that escalated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fight over mask mandates, the governor’s…

By Amir Vera, Paul Vercammen and Eric Levenson, CNN Robert Durst, the eccentric millionaire subject of the HBO crime documentary “The…

By Amir Vera, CNN Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has now had Covid-19 twice, but when asked by reporters Monday whether the Ravens have…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. Personal Birth…

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The NAACP is partnering with several other civil rights groups to launch a national voter mobilization campaign this week…

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN The University of Wisconsin removed a 42-ton boulder from its Madison campus Friday after complaints from students of…

By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Nakeenya Wilson takes a breath and uses the practiced, patient voice of a mom as she talks to her…

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jury selection for singer R. Kelly’s trial begins Monday, with hundreds of potential jurors expected to appear in federal…

By Kay Jones and Amanda Watts, CNN An Ohio man says he will not get vaccinated despite a judge ordering him to get a Covid-19 vaccine shot as a…

By Kay Jones, Gregory Lemos and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Rising cases of Covid-19 in Louisiana have led to the cancellation of the New Orleans Jazz…

By Liam Reilly, CNN Actor Julie Bowen of “Modern Family” and her sister helped rescue a hiker when she fainted last week at Arches…

By Liam Reilly and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Two people were killed and three others wounded when a gunman opened fire at a party in New York City…

By Amanda Watts and Camille Furst, CNN The Dixie Fire in California, the largest wildfire currently burning in the country, has grown to become the…

By Kay Jones, Amir Vera and Alta Spells, CNN Five people were taken to a hospital after a shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Sunday,…

By Amanda Jackson, CNN In just two weeks, six members of a Florida church died from Covid-19. All were unvaccinated, their pastor said. Now the…

By Alta Spells and Dakin Andone, CNN Three shootings in Chicago overnight killed two people, including a Chicago police officer, and left at least 11…

By Camille Furst, CNN One person died and six others were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning at an after-hours bar in Houston, according to a…

By Josh Campbell, CNN Gunfire in broad daylight along a busy street in the nation’s capital last month sent bystanders running. “The guns…

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Halfway into a challenging school year of teaching second graders in-person with coronavirus safety protocols, a…

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Jeniffer Hall was hesitant to get vaccinated until early July when a Detroit pastor convinced her that she needed the…

By Alaa Elassar, CNN An FBI agent in Puerto Rico is believed to be the first Black woman to be selected to train for any of the bureau’s SWAT…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of award-wining filmmaker, philanthropist and environmentalist Robert Redford. Personal Birth…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1961 Birth place:…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Stephen Breyer, retired associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August…

By Alaa Elassar, CNN The Sierra Nevada red fox, a rare California species whose population is dramatically dwindling, has been listed as endangered.…