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By Alta Spells and Chuck Johnston, CNN One person was killed and at least six others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Lake Merritt in…

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It all began with a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 2013. That’s the year Eric Reed got his father, Ted Reed, and his…

By Alec Snyder, CNN Madison Vollbracht says she burned out after five years working as a veterinary technician. Her work was already grueling before…

By Leah Asmelash, CNN More than 60 years ago, Marion Gerald Hood was rejected from a medical school because of his race. This week, the school…

By Andy Rose, Hollie Silverman, Keith Allen and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Authorities say the incident in which two pedestrians were hit by a truck at…

By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN Maya Nepos had only a few days left before graduating from college at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when she…

By Christina Maxouris, CNN The Air Force’s Thunderbirds honored a man Friday who jumped into an Ocean City, Maryland, bay last month to save a…

By Kelly Murray and Deanna Hackney, CNN Police in Anchorage, Alaska, are investigating after five people were shot, one of whom later died. On…

By Rachel Trent, CNN There are some new faces on “Sesame Street” and they’re bringing a new layer of diversity to the decades-old…

By Jacob Lev and Ray Sanchez, CNN Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, in a challenge to the National Football League’s new Covid-19…

By Claudia Dominguez, CNN Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are searching for the suspects involved in an early Saturday mass shooting that left two…

By Rachel Trent, CNN It was a quick turnaround for federal employers to recognize Juneteenth as a new federal holiday. But some cities were ready…

By Hollie Silverman and Dakin Andone, CNN Police in Show Low, Arizona, on Saturday shot a suspect who they say struck multiple cyclists with a…

By Kelly Murray and Deanna Hackney, CNN Three people died and multiple people were injured when an SUV hit a transit bus head-on in Georgetown…

By Jason Hanna and Keith Allen, CNN Minneapolis police say they have identified a man whose remains were found in separate locations in the city this…

By Alta Spells, CNN At least five people were injured Friday night in two separate shootings less than a mile apart in Colorado Springs, Colorado,…

After a Portland police officer was indicted for allegedly beating a protester, almost 50 Portland police officers resigned from the rapid response…

By Ray Sanchez, Peter Nickeas, Emma Tucker and Mark Morales, CNN A team of Portland Police Bureau officers that responded to the city’s violent…

By Chuck Johnston, CNN A shooting in Minneapolis overnight left five people wounded, police said Saturday. Officers responded at 11:51 p.m. Friday to…

By Chris Boyette, CNN The search continues Saturday for a hiker missing since June 8 in the Grand Teton National Park, the National Parks Service…

Watch the celebrations commemorating one of America’s most pivotal historical turning…

By Alaa Elassar, CNN A Louisiana woman who went viral after mistakenly using Gorilla Glue in place of hair spray has launched her own hair care line.…

By Jenn Selva, CNN A student in Arizona was arrested after threatening to kill some of their medical school classmates and bomb the school campus,…

The NYPD released surveillance video showing a man shot in broad daylight next to two children in the…

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Design by Will Mullery, CNN You might see another red, white and blue flag flying today over state capitols and city buildings.…

By Tami Luhby, CNN Although Kashirah Jackson is back at work, she’s still far from recovering from the economic upheaval the coronavirus…

By Toby Lyles, CNN Editorial Research Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African Americans and others mark the…

By Laura Ly and Mallika Kallingal, CNN New York City police are looking for two individuals in connection with a brazen daytime assault in which a…

By Mallika Kallingal, CNN The US Postal Service has issued a set of stamps to celebrate a decade of watching the sun from NASA’s Solar Dynamics…

By Mallika Kallingal and Andy Rose, CNN Police in Oregon are searching for a suspect believed to be responsible for three separate attacks that left…

By David Williams and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The family of a Utah teen with Down syndrome says they’re grateful for the support she’s…

Controversy over cheerleading team manager with Down’s Syndrome being left out of yearbook…

Some of the biggest US cities are reforming policing while violent crime surges. CNN’s Josh Campbell…

By Ganesh Setty, CNN Citing a lack of evidence of malicious intent, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will not pursue charges against a county…

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A Florida agency is now allowing the city of Sarasota to light up a local bridge for Pride Month, after initially denying the…

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A Colorado baker, who was the subject of a 2018 Supreme Court case for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, has…

A police response team quits after they face scrutiny for their tactics during civil unrest in Portland,…

By Cheri Mossburg, Peter Nickeas and Emma Tucker, CNN A day after a Portland police officer was indicted for allegedly beating a protester, about 50…

By Amir Vera, Christina Carrega and Carma Hassan, CNN The Wisconsin pharmacist who tried tampering with vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine because…

Across the US, vaccination rates remain the same, despite warnings about the Delta variant, the latest concern to health officials. We’re also…

James Craig, former Detroit police chief, discusses the rise in crime across the US and how the challenges facing police departments, including low…

Sonia Moghe and Lauren Del Valle, CNN As R. Kelly shuffles his legal team two months ahead of trial, a federal judge is weighing potential conflicts…

By AJ Willingham, CNN The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to new…

Tropical Storm Claudette is likely to form today and impact much of the South this weekend while the Southwest continues to deal with very hot…

By Mallika Kallingal, Devon Sayers and Jade Gordon, CNN Two college students who were forcibly removed from their car and tased by police during a…

By Andy Rose, CNN Daredevil Alex Harvill died Thursday while practicing for a world record motorcycle ramp jump, officials in Washington state said.…

By Eric Levenson, CNN The US Navy has denied a request by football team captain Cameron Kinley to delay his military service and try to play in the…

CNN’s Don Lemon talks with Navy football team captain Cameron Kinley after the US Navy denied his request to delay his military service and try to…

By Mallika Kallingal and Jill Martin, CNN US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track…

By Nicole Chavez, Martin Savidge and Maria Cartaya, CNN After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a…

After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a predominantly Black town in Georgia is trying to break ties…

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The couple alleged to be involved in a Southern California road rage incident last month that ended in the fatal shooting of…

By Mallika Kallingal and Keith Allen, CNN The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their…

By Christina Bowllan and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A New Jersey man accused of four killings in two states was charged with a fifth this week,…

By Ashley Vaughan , CNN Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, 94-year-old Opal Lee was on a mission. “I’m not just going…

By Andy Rose, Jamiel Lynch and Jenn Selva, CNN Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with eight shootings near Phoenix, Arizona, on…

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Water in a key California reservoir will fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut…

By David Williams, CNN Some Connecticut communities could lose out on their share of a multimillion-dollar grant from the state’s casino fund…

By Leah Asmelash, CNN This young West Virginia lawmaker wants everyone to know: It’s possible to be both a conservative Republican and gay.…

The Covid-19 could not stop CNN Hero Shirley Raines from serving the homeless on Skid Row, but it did force her to make some…

CNN Hero Shirley Raines provides food, clothing, and other necessities to Skid Row’s homeless community. She also provides beauty treatments that…

She’s helping to keep Skid Row’s residents fed and cared for. Through Beauty 2 the Streetz, she gives them a chance to see something in themselves…

By Allie Torgan, CNN Before the Covid-19 health and economic crisis, the nation’s homeless population was already on the rise. Now, more than a…

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Dozens of brown pelicans have been attacked and injured in California, with whoever is responsible snapping some of the…

By Jason Hanna and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A north Georgia police officer and a motorist are dead after the fleeing driver’s car dragged the officer…

San Francisco is experiencing a surge in shoplifting, forcing retailers to close. CNN’s Dan Simon…

By AJ Willingham, CNN The first tropical system of the season could be headed our way by the end of the week. If the storm materializes, it will be…

Severe storms could bring some relief for the record heat which has been pushed into the Plains. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…

By Tina Burnside, CNN A missing hiker in Alaska was found alive Wednesday after being charged by multiple bears, officials said. Fina Kiefer, 55, was…

Families are mourning loved ones who died of coronavirus after being hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine. CNN’s Ed Lavandera…

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A 2-year-old boy from Florida is back in the hospital after suffering complications from swallowing part of a toy composed…

By Sarah Moon, CNN Three weeks after a gunman opened fire at a San Jose public transit rail yard and killed nine people, officials in the Northern…

By Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul has been sidelined following his placement on the league’s Covid-19 health…

By Andy Rose, Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN One Honolulu police officer has been charged with murder, and two others face attempted murder…

By Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A brazen daytime shoplifting incident captured on video at a Walgreens in San Francisco on Monday has…

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN For much of US history, Juneteenth has been a date observed mostly by Black Americans commemorating the symbolic end of slavery.…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Facts Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia,…

By Anna Sturla, CNN Survivors of alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a former University of Michigan athletics’ doctor called for an…

By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Jessica Barber said that when she saw video of her 18-year-old son, Taizier Griffin, being tased by Ocean City, Maryland.…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: June 25,…

Dozens of temperature records have already been broken or tied, including all-time heat records, for the West. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri…

By AJ Willingham, CNN The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a holiday…

Kelly McCleary, CNN Six people, including three children, were injured when a boat exploded on the Lake of the Ozarks Tuesday, officials said. It…

Georgia authorities have identified a grocery store cashier killed during a face mask dispute and the man accused of shooting her. DeKalb County…

By Jamiel Lynch, Steve Almasy and Gregory Lemos, CNN The manner of death of Jamal Sutherland, who died earlier this year in a South Carolina jail…

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report into the May 29 plane crash that killed seven people,…

By Amir Vera and Kay Jones, CNN A Colorado jury on Tuesday found one of the suspects in a deadly Colorado school shooting guilty of more than 40…

By Rebekah Riess After a mistrial was declared last month in the murder trial of Tevin Biles-Thomas, the brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone…

By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN A New York judge on Tuesday approved Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to Los Angeles County so that…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. Personal Birth date: June 22, 1949 Birth place: Summit,…

Ocean City police is under scrutiny after videos showing officers kicking a teen and tasing another during arrests have gone…

By Kendall Lanier and Camille Furst, CNN An 8-year-old boy is in a medically induced coma following a shooting in Cincinnati on Monday, according to…

By Gregory Lemos, CNN Three Arkansas police officers were injured Monday after being assaulted by a man wielding an iron pipe. An officer from the…