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By Giselle Rhoden and Dalila Paul, CNN After 73 Confederate monuments were removed or renamed in 2021, there are now 723 left in the US, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The findings were announced Tuesday during the group’s news briefing on the release of the third edition of “Whose Heritage?” The report is

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Emmy award-winning news anchor Tom Brokaw. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1940 Birth place: Webster, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas John Brokaw Father: Anthony Orville “Red” Brokaw, construction foreman Mother: Eugenia “Jean” (Conley) Brokaw, post office clerk Marriage: Meredith (Auld) Brokaw (August 17, 1962-present) Children:

By Amanda Watts, CNN Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Wednesday, meaning that if you believe in a groundhog’s ability to predict the weather — we’re in for six more weeks of winter. Phil and his friends at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, have been predicting the seasons since 1887, according to his website. Though Phil

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN It’s Groundhog Day, and according to tradition, we’ll get six more weeks of winter if furry Phil sees his shadow. Shadow or not, forecasts are showing a powerful storm brewing that threatens to bring a potentially crippling combination of snow and ice across much of the US. More than 90 million

By Chris Boyette and Aya Elamroussi, CNN An off-duty New York Police Department officer was shot Tuesday night during an attempted robbery after he got out of his car when two men tapped on its window with a gun, police officials said. Two suspects were arrested in connection to the shooting, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell

By Rachel Ramirez, Ella Nilsen and John Keefe, CNN Amid a surge in gas prices and slow action on clean energy in Congress, a new poll shows Americans are unhappy with US energy policies and unsatisfied with the quality of their environment. The annual Gallup “Mood of the Nation” poll, which was conducted from January

By Travis Caldwell and Jenn Selva, CNN The man accused in the Tuesday shooting deaths of two police officers at Bridgewater College in Virginia was a former student-athlete, according to the school. Alexander Wyatt Campbell, 27, attended Bridgewater College from 2013-2017 and was member of the track and cross-country teams, Logan Bogert, a communications coordinator

By Eric Levenson, CNN About 18 months after ditching the “Redskins” for its racist connotations, the National Football League’s Washington franchise is set to unveil its new team name and logo on Wednesday. Washington will continue to use its burgundy and gold color scheme but have given few clues as to the new identity. Team

By Sara Smart, CNN After a Tennessee school board banned a graphic novel about the Holocaust from local middle schools, comic book store owners from near and far pledged to send students the book for free. The Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus” was banned on January 10 after a unanimous vote by the McMinn County,

By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Native American tribes, who have “suffered some of the worst consequences of the opioid epidemic of any population in the United States,” have reached a settlement in principle with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals and three drug distributors, attorneys representing the tribes said Tuesday. The settlement — which has been

By David Williams, CNN Melissa Brodt wasn’t sure what to expect when she peeled away the dark green shingles covering a bedroom wall in the Boise, Idaho, house she has been remodeling for her son. The asphalt roof shingles were an odd choice of wall covering, so she’d braced for just about anything — but

By Michelle Watson, CNN A New Mexico state senator has introduced a bill that would require film set employees who handle firearms to complete a safety training course, just months after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the “Rust” film set. Senate Bill 188, which Cliff Pirtle introduced on Monday, says, “All individuals

By Bill Kirkos and Omar Jimenez, CNN Another 19 people had their criminal convictions vacated as part of a review of convictions tied to a crooked Chicago cop, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said Tuesday. More than 100 people with over 133 cases have had their convictions vacated since 2017,

By Maya Brown, CNN More than 17.7 million public school students enrolled in almost 900 districts in the US have had their learning restricted when teaching concepts related to race, racism and gender, according to a new study. Researchers at UCLA and UC San Diego released a study, titled “The Conflict Campaign,” last week. The

By Maya Brown, CNN Rev. Robert W. Lee felt like his integrity was being challenged when Confederate defenders continued to accuse him of lying about being a distant relative of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. He proved them wrong with a 400-page genealogy report he received in October, but the North Carolina pastor and social

By Caroll Alvarado and Jenn Selva, CNN Two campus officers were shot and killed Tuesday during an active shooter situation at Bridgewater College in Virginia, according to college spokesperson Logan Bogert. “I can confirm that a campus police officer and a campus safety officer died from gunshot wounds today,” Bogert told CNN’s Josh Campbell. College

By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN As he stepped back and stared at his 66-year-old father and 12-year-old son following the family tradition of working on a car, Donald Fennoy made a life-changing decision. He needed more quality time with his aging parents and young children and less time dealing with other people’s parents

By Chris Boyette and Amy Simonson, CNN A fire that erupted Monday night at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, still poses a threat to the community Wednesday — and an evacuation radius remains in place, authorities said. The fire is still burning at the plant and the one-mile evacuation radius that

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Today is the Lunar New Year and people around the world are celebrating China’s biggest holiday with family, festivities and fun. Sending best wishes to all our readers who are welcoming the Year of the Tiger! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your

By Travis Caldwell and Jenn Selva, CNN Staying up late on Super Bowl Sunday to watch the game has notoriously left plenty of football fans needing a day to recover, win or lose. For long-suffering supporters of the Cincinnati Bengals — who are playing in their first title game in more than 30 years —

By Claudia Dominguez and Ana María Mejía, CNN The sole survivor of a boat that capsized off the coast of Florida last week lost his sister at sea and spent harrowing days fighting to survive, he told reporters at a news conference on Monday. Colombian national Juan Esteban Montoya, 22, was traveling with his sister

By David Shortell, CNN Federal prisons were placed on a temporary lockdown nationwide Monday after violence broke out at an institution in Texas and two inmates died. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) said it was acting with an “abundance of caution” and the facilities would be secured as “a temporary measure to ensure the

By Nick Valencia and Amanda Watts, CNN Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will meet with the Legislative Black Caucus on Tuesday to discuss recent new allegations in the Ronald Greene case. Both the governor’s office and the Department of Justice for the Western District of Louisiana are contesting recent reporting by the Associated Press that

By Jenn Selva, CNN The incoming executive director for Georgetown University’s Center for the Constitution has been placed on administrative leave after social media comments made last week questioning President Joe Biden’s intentions for the US Supreme Court vacancy. Biden last week confirmed that he would make good a campaign promise and nominate a Black

By Josh Campbell, CNN Federal agents and a Southern California sheriff’s department engaged in “highway robberies” after seizing more than a million dollars in cash from vehicles transporting funds from marijuana dispensaries to financial institutions during a series of traffic stops last year, a new lawsuit claims. In the civil suit filed in federal district

By Sara Smart, CNN An Ottawa soup kitchen has received an outpouring of support after a group of truckers protesting in the city allegedly harassed staff and assaulted a homeless man on Saturday. Located blocks away from Parliament Hill, the Shepherds of Good Hope shelter found itself in the thick of the protests this weekend.

By Stella Chan, CNN A captain in the Stockton, California, fire department has died after a man shot him at the scene of a fire, officials announced at a news conference Monday. Capt. Max Fortuna and other firefighters responded to a dumpster fire early Monday, Stockton Fire Department Chief Rick Edwards said. The Engine 2

By Gregory Lemos and Caroline Kucera, CNN More than 200 cities and towns were affected by a “notable” 4.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the Midwest, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said Monday. The early afternoon tremor was centered about 4.3 miles northwest of Medford, Oklahoma. The USGS gave the quake a “V” rating on its

By Melissa Alonso, CNN A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Sacramento, California, in connection with two explosions in a neighborhood, police said Sunday. Investigators served a search warrant on Saturday following an explosion that caused damage to a vehicle the previous day, a Sacramento Police Department news release states. Police canvassed the area and

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The United States is already spending tens of billions of dollars a year on flood damage as hurricanes get more intense, sea level rises along the coasts and extreme weather becomes more frequent. And a new study suggests that not only is flooding going to cost the US even more in

By Maeve Reston, Christina Maxouris and Nicole Chavez, CNN Heading into the new year, 24-year-old Heather McClintock had hoped she and her fiancé could finally move beyond the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic and focus on their future — namely their wedding in September. Instead, amid a highly transmissible variant still gripping large swaths of

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The mayor of a Connecticut city has ordered two police officers be placed on administrative leave after the families of two Black women criticized the police responses and investigations into their deaths. Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim expressed his condolences Sunday to the families of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, saying

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Angela Barajas and Melissa Alonso, CNN A federal judge Monday rejected the plea deal reached by prosecutors and Travis McMichael on hate crime charges, an agreement that would have precluded his federal trial in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. Earlier, McMichael had agreed to plead guilty to a single hate crime charge —

By Alaa Elassar, Liam Reilly and Mirna Alsharif, CNN Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died Sunday morning, said her family and the New York Police Department, which is investigating her death. She was 30. Kryst was an attorney who sought to help reform America’s justice system, as well as a fashion blogger and entertainment news

By Tina Burnside and Kelly Murray, CNN Nine people, including four children, have died following a multi-vehicle traffic collision in North Las Vegas, Nevada, officials said. They are among 15 people involved in the crash Saturday afternoon, according to Alex Cuevas, spokesperson for North Las Vegas Police. A Dodge Challenger was traveling at high speed

By Sarah Fortinsky and Kelly Murray, CNN The Washington Metropolitan Police Department and Amtrak Police announced Saturday the arrest of a man for allegedly spray-painting swastikas on columns at Union Station and for defacing three other buildings. Police say the vandalism occurred Friday, a day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day. For the graffiti at Union

By Josh Campbell, CNN A former Tennessee law enforcement officer was convicted Friday of federal civil rights offenses for using excessive force against two suspects, federal prosecutors said. Anthony “Tony” Bean, 61, faced a bench trial on charges related to separate incidents in 2014 and 2017. In 2014, when he was acting as the Tracy

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at General Motors, one of the Big Three US automakers. Facts Major GM automobile brands in the United States are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC. Domestic and international subsidiaries at one time included Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn and Saab. GM is one of the largest vehicle manufacturers and marketers

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of tennis ace and television analyst John McEnroe. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1959 Birth place: Wiesbaden, West Germany; grew up in Douglaston, New York Birth name: John Patrick McEnroe Jr. Father: John Patrick McEnroe Sr., an attorney Mother: Katherine (Tresham) McEnroe, a nurse Marriage:

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1964 Birth place: Sandpoint, Idaho Birth name: Sarah Louise Heath Father: Charles Heath, a teacher Mother: Sarah (Sheeran) Heath Marriage: Todd Palin (August 29, 1988-2020, divorced) Children: Trig, April

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oprah Winfrey, who hosted the award-winning “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Personal Birth date: January 29, 1954 Birth place: Kosciusko, Mississippi Birth name: Oprah Gail Winfrey Father: Vernon Winfrey, a barber Mother: Vernita Lee, a maid (parents never married) Education: Tennessee State University, B.A., Speech

By Alaa Elassar and Laura Studley, CNN Police recovered about 100 bags of fentanyl from the bedroom of a 13-year-old who died after a presumed fentanyl exposure at his school in Hartford, Connecticut. Forty bags of fentanyl were also removed from the teen’s school, according to police. Both sets of bags were packaged the same

By Alaa Elassar, CNN More than 500 acres of California redwood forestland has been officially returned to a group of Native American tribes whose ancestors were expelled from it generations ago. The land, formerly known as Andersonia West, was purchased by San Francisco conservation group Save the Redwoods League and donated to the InterTribal Sinkyone

By Andy Rose, CNN At least four people have been released from an Ohio hospital after breathing life-threatening levels of carbon monoxide in a Hampton Inn pool area. They are among 13 people, including an unconscious 2-year-old girl, who were hospitalized in the incident Saturday night in Marysville, Ohio. Two critical patients — now stabilized

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN On paper, the change was subtle — the word “caste” appearing in parentheses after the term “race and ethnicity.” But for many advocates and student leaders, the tweak to California State University’s anti-discrimination policy that quietly went into effect on January 1 was a civil rights victory: An acknowledgment from the

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Denise thought her divorce was behind her. Then the pandemic hit. And it wasn’t long before the custody case she thought was closed wasn’t anymore. Covid-19 is a daily reality millions of divorced and divorcing parents across the country are struggling to navigate. And divorce lawyers say for many families,

By Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Earlier this month, two NYPD officers were killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call. According to authorities, the suspect used a Glock 45 that was stolen in Baltimore in 2017, prompting city and state officials to call for stronger measures against gun violence and gun trafficking across state lines. The

By Michelle Watson, CNN The University of Nebraska has changed its mascot’s hand gesture after more than 47 years, the university said, after the traditional one became associated with racist groups. The Herbie Husker mascot changed from making what appears to be an “OK” hand gesture with his thumb and forefinger forming an O, to

Story by Jessie Yeung, CNN Photos by Rico Cruz, CNN One spring morning last year, Vilma Kari was strolling through midtown Manhattan on her way to church when she was suddenly attacked by a stranger. “You don’t belong here, you Asian,” he said, cursing and beating her so violently that Vilma, then 65, was left

By Michelle Watson, CNN A $426 million lottery ticket was sold in Woodland Hills, California, on Friday night, according to a tweet from the California Lottery. “The home team won big on Friday night when a #MegaMillions ticket sold in Woodland Hills hit the advertised $421 MILLION jackpot which resulted in a total of $426

By Michelle Watson and Emma Tucker, CNN A California sheriff’s deputy is in the hospital after he was shot multiple times by a suspect during a traffic stop on Friday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department were conducting a traffic stop on

By Jay Croft, CNN Cold weather is relative to where you are, right? A freezing wind chill in Minneapolis might be a warm snap. People in the Northeast are being crushed by a legitimate blizzard. And way down south in South Florida, all the way down to South Beach, the high temp Saturday will be

By Michelle Watson and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The US Navy has been granted a permit to discharge up to five million gallons of treated water a day from its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility after that water was contaminated by a petroleum leak that sickened military families and children in Hawaii. Statements from the

By Jay Croft, CNN Why do you think they’re called fortune cookies? After his weekly meal at a Chinese restaurant, a North Carolina man used the numbers in his fortune cookie to play the lottery. And now he is $4 million richer. “I don’t usually play my fortune cookie numbers but I tried them on

By Alaa Elassar, CNN With whiteout conditions predicted starting Friday as part of a strong winter storm poised to wallop a long stretch of the East Coast, officials warn drivers in affected areas to avoid getting on roads this weekend unless it is absolutely necessary — and to practice extreme caution if they do. That’s

By Steve Almasy, Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN The man who the Houston Police Department says shot three officers Thursday has a lengthy criminal record and now faces three counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer. Roland Caballero, 31, allegedly led police on a chase Thursday, shot at and wounded three officers,

By Jennifer Henderson and David Williams, CNN After a six-month undercover investigation, authorities in Florida have charged 68 people in connection with the sale of illegal narcotics on the mobile dating apps Grindr, Scruff and Taimi. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said 60 people have been arrested, and law enforcement has obtained arrest warrants

By Christina Maxouris, CNN A powerful nor’easter forming off the coast of the Carolinas Friday night is threatening millions of people with heavy snow and vicious winds as it makes its way up the East Coast. There are blizzard warnings in effect for millions of people in coastal areas from Virginia to New England. Officials

By Steve Almasy, CNN Using genetic genealogy and familial DNA, police in Colorado have solved the decades-old cases of the deaths of four females, saying the killer was a man who died by suicide in jail in 1981. The three women and a teenage girl were stabbed to death between 1978 and 1981 in the

By Jason Hanna, CNN A firearms rights group has sued the California city of San Jose over a proposal that would require many of the city’s gun owners to carry liability insurance for accidents and negligence — which would be a first in the nation — as well as pay a new annual fee. The

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Joe Exotic, of Netflix’s “Tiger King” fame, aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, has had his sentence in the murder-for-hire plot reduced by one year to 21 years, according to the courtroom sentencing sheet from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma – Oklahoma City. “We are unsatisfied with the