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By Ivan Rodriguez and Cole Higgins, CNN (CNN) — Azira G. Hill hasn’t forgotten the days she used to volunteer as an usher for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in order to save money on tickets for performances. A passion that was fueled during her childhood in Cuba. “I grew up with music all the time

By Chandelis Duster and Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Nelva Williamson has been a teacher in Houston for more than 40 years. Two years ago, she began teaching AP African American studies and Williamson told CNN during her lectures she can see her students have “lightbulb moments.” “I teach that [African Americans] did not start

By Chandelis Duster and Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ruled Thursday that the state’s CROWN Act does not make it unlawful for school dress codes to limit a student’s hair length. The decision is a blow to Darryl George, a Houston-area high school student who sued the Barbers Hill Independent School District

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III was seen back at work for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. The monarch was filmed greeting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a broad smile as he thanked the public for their support. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III was seen back at work for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. The monarch was filmed greeting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a broad smile as he thanked the public for their support. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to

By Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man in Flint, Michigan, has become the first person to be charged under the state’s new safe firearms storage law after his 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his gun, leaving her in critical condition, prosecutors said. The father, Michael Tolbert, is also

By Chandelis Duster (CNN) — A monthslong legal battle between a Texas high school student and his school district over the length of his locs hairstyle has renewed calls to pass a national CROWN Act. Here’s what that means. What is the CROWN Act? The CROWN Act and similar laws protect against race-based hair discrimination

By Taylor Romine and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — China is sending two giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo – the first time it has granted new panda loans to the United States in two decades. A spokesperson for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed to CNN Wednesday that the zoo would be

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Julie Eshelman and her husband conceived their 2-year-old daughter through in vitro fertilization and kept their frozen embryos in storage, hoping to keep available a vital option for growing their family. But with the military family potentially being redeployed to Alabama, that option is now shrouded with uncertainty following

By Maria Sole Campinoti and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A man who “viciously and repeatedly” assaulted a 65-year-old Asian woman in New York City in 2021 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the hate crime attack, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Brandon Elliot, 43, pleaded guilty to one count

By Nic F. Anderson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A man pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl who was on a weekend camping trip with her family in upstate New York, officials announced. The girl, who authorities said was under 13, vanished on a bike ride with friends in Moreau Lake State Park some 45 miles

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Family and friends of Audrii Cunningham, the east Texas 11-year-old who was found dead after vanishing on the way to school, mourned her as a bright and friendly child during a Wednesday night vigil near the river where her body was recovered earlier this week. “No

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A suspect in the killing of a woman at a New York City hotel – who was arrested in Arizona in connection with a different case – will not be extradited, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said Wednesday, citing the handling of other cases by Manhattan prosecutors. Raad Almansoori,

By Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a bill Wednesday that allows people in the state to refuse to “solemnize,” or perform, a marriage if they disagree with it. Last week, Tennessee state lawmakers passed HB 878, which states “a person shall not be required to solemnize a marriage.” In Tennessee, only certain people can “solemnize” the “rite of matrimony,” including state notary

By Melissa Alonso and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A 7-year-old girl died and her 9-year-old brother was hospitalized after they became trapped in a sand hole on a Florida beach Tuesday, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The children were digging a hole on a beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea when they became trapped in the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols

By Isabel Rosales, Christina Maxouris, Meg Tirrell, Chris Youd and Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — A third fertility clinic in Alabama has halted part of its IVF treatment programs following the state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children. The Center for Reproductive Medicine at Mobile Infirmary said it will stop treatments on Saturday

By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old student died following a fight at an Oklahoma high school – and as an investigation into the cause of death continues, advocates point to a heightened and hostile climate against the LGBTQ+ community. Nex Benedict, whose family says identified as nonbinary, died February 8,

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Traffic is one of the biggest sources of carbon pollution in the US, as big cities often earn failing grades for air quality. However, a new report from the American Lung Association says millions of children’s lives would be made a lot healthier if all new car shoppers

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Traffic is one of the biggest sources of carbon pollution in the US, as big cities often earn failing grades for air quality. However, a new report from the American Lung Association says millions of children’s lives would be made a lot healthier if all new car shoppers picked

Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN Electric vehicle sales hit a new milestone last year, with more than a million sold across the US — and buyers might not be following partisan patterns, new data suggests. The research by the Environmental Defense Fund Action, which acquired the voter and vehicle data from L2, a political firm that

By Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek, Holly Yan, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Don Steven McDougal, the family friend accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in Livingston, Texas, is now charged with capital murder, according to court documents filed in Polk County on Wednesday. McDougal – who was already in jail

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Family and friends of Audrii Cunningham, the east Texas 11-year-old who was found dead after vanishing on the way to school, mourned her as a bright and friendly child during a Wednesday night vigil near the river where her body was recovered earlier this week.

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In a first-of-its-kind ruling, Alabama’s Supreme Court said frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death – a decision that puts back into national focus the question of when life begins and one that reproductive rights advocates say could have a

By Andi Babineau, Cindy Von Quednow and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — A University of Colorado at Colorado Springs student who is accused of fatally shooting two people in a dormitory at the college last week was a roommate of one of the victims, a police spokesperson said Tuesday, the day that bond was set

By Mark Morales and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected in the brutal killing of a woman inside a New York City hotel on February 8 was arrested in Arizona and may be involved in other incidents around the country, police officials said at a news conference Tuesday. Raad Almansoori, 26, was arrested

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Two men were charged with murder and other felony charges for their roles in the mass shooting after a Kansas City Chiefs championship rally last week, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Tuesday. Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, and Dominic M. Miller, of Kansas City, were both charged with

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who police say killed three first responders in Burnsville, Minnesota, Sunday during a lengthy standoff killed himself, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38, died by suicide, according to a release Tuesday morning from the Medical Examiner of Hennepin, Dakota and Scott Counties. The report

By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The body of Audrii Cunningham, an 11-year-old girl who disappeared while on her way to school in Texas, was found Tuesday in the Trinity River, according to Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons. “Audrii’s body was located at the Trinity River under US Highway 59,”

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — All US states and territories will receive a new round of funding to help clean up the nation’s drinking water, the Biden administration announced today. The bipartisan effort aims to fix America’s vast underground water system and replace miles of corroded pipes that are creating health risks. Here’s

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — All US states and territories will receive a new round of funding to help clean up the nation’s drinking water, the Biden administration announced today. The bipartisan effort aims to fix America’s vast underground water system and replace miles of corroded pipes that are creating health risks. Here’s what

By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A sheriff’s deputy and a woman he arrested have both been found dead after officials say the officer accidentally drove his patrol car into the Tennessee River. Robert J. Leonard, a deputy with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, made a radio call Wednesday saying he was

By Sarah Davis and Brammhi Balarajan and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The search for four fishermen missing off Florida’s Gulf Coast has been suspended, the Coast Guard said. The search was called off at 8 p.m. Monday, “pending any new information,” the agency said in a statement. Boaters are asked to “stay vigilant” and

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned the funeral of a trans activist that was held last week in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, expressing outrage over what it called “scandalous behavior.” More than 1,000 people filled the pews of the revered New York cathedral on February 15 to honor

By Rosa Flores, Holly Yan, Sara Weisfeldt, Steve Almasy and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The last time Audrii Cunningham’s family saw her alive, the 11-year-old was getting ready for school Thursday morning and heading out to catch the bus. But she never made it onto the school bus or into her classroom in the

KHOU, KPRC, KTRK, CNN By Rosa Flores, Holly Yan, Steve Almasy, Raja Razek and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Livingston, Texas (CNN) — One of the few clues in Audrii Cunningham’s disappearance might be a red “Hello Kitty” backpack she was supposed to carry to school with her last week. The 11-year-old vanished after she left to

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A community is in mourning Monday, a day after two police officers and a firefighter were fatally shot in Burnsville, Minnesota, while responding to a domestic incident. Officials identified the three men as officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27 years old, and 40-year-old firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth. “We’re

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Joaquin Oliver’s voice echoes through the hallways of Congress on the sixth anniversary of his death. It comes from his mother’s cell phone outside the office doors of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The disembodied voice of the 17-year-old, who was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has a message

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of US employers are observing Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday that commemorates George Washington’s birthday. While most retailers and restaurants will remain open, many banks, post offices and non-essential government agencies will be closed. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A bill recently signed into law in Utah sets up a process for the state to overrule or otherwise ignore federal rules and decisions, the latest move in a Republican-led push against what they see as federal overreach. The Utah bill, introduced as the “Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act,” was

By Paradise Afshar and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — At least one cougar stalked and then attacked a group of five mountain bikers on a trail in Washington Saturday, injuring one cyclist, wildlife officials say. The cyclists managed to pin down the cougar and call emergency services before a wildlife officer arrived and killed the

CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A community is in mourning Monday, a day after two police officers and a firefighter were fatally shot in Burnsville, Minnesota, while responding to a domestic incident. Officials identified the three men as officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27 years old, and 40-year-old firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth.

By Ashley R. Williams, Jeanne Bonner and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Services at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston resumed Sunday morning with a large security presence, one week after a woman accompanied by her 7-year-old son walked into the megachurch armed with a rifle. “Our God is still on the throne. Our God

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A person in police custody on unrelated charges is suspected of involvement in the case of an 11-year-old girl who went missing Thursday in Livingston, Texas, according to local authorities. Audrii Cunningham was last seen near her home, around 7 a.m. on February 15, and was supposed to catch a school

KTRK By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A person in police custody on unrelated charges is suspected of involvement in the case of an 11-year-old girl who went missing Thursday in Livingston, Texas, according to local authorities. Audrii Cunningham was last seen near her home, around 7 a.m. on February 15, and was supposed to catch a

By Chris Boyette and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Two police officers and a firefighter were fatally shot and another officer was injured after responding to a domestic incident early Sunday morning in Burnsville, Minnesota, according to local authorities. The incident began around 1:50 a.m. CT, when Burnsville police were called to a home where

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — A Beatles mystery that dates back more than 50 years has finally been solved. Paul McCartney’s left-handed bass guitar — purchased in Germany in 1961 and used on tracks such as “Twist and Shout” and “She Loves You” — was stolen in 1972. But thanks to

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Naimah Muhammad was first introduced to gymnastics at the age of nine when her parents signed her up for a community gym in Rochester, New York. Muhammad said she became passionate about the sport, competing locally and statewide with other gymnasts. But over the years, Muhammad said one thing consistently

KABB, KMGH, CNN By Raja Razek, Michael Williams, Camila DeChalus and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced plans to build an 80-acre base to house up to 1,800 Texas National Guard members near Eagle Pass – the border city at the center of a contentious feud between the state

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Outside the limestone exterior of the century-old Union Station at the southern edge of downtown, a light snowfall washed away the dried blood from the pavement. The euphoria that swept this city after back-to-back Super Bowl wins by its beloved Chiefs now seemed a distant memory,

WVLT, CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Blount County Sheriff’s office in Tennessee released body and dash camera video on Friday showing what led up to the shooting of two deputies during a traffic stop last week that triggered a dayslong manhunt for the gunman. The video shows the February 8 traffic stop

By Sarah Dewberry and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s foundation has donated $100,000 to victims of the deadly Super Bowl victory parade shooting on Wednesday. According to the GoFundMe page, Kelce, through his Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation, bestowed two $50,000 donations to the Reyes Family on Friday, according to GoFundMe.

By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Yale University has issued a formal apology for its historical ties to slavery. The apology is part of Yale’s “ongoing work to understand its history and connections to slavery,” the university said in a news release Friday. Yale also announced the release of a book, “Yale and Slavery: A

CNN By Justin Gamble and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a parent, Chuck Walter said he’s used to signing papers that his children bring home from school. But Walter said a recent request from his daughter’s teacher caught him off guard. Earlier this month, Walter was among the parents at Coral Way K-8 Center, a Miami-Dade County

WUSA, CNN By Christal Hayes, Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13 others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say. The injured first responders and two civilians were

By Gabe Cohen, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — On a recent Tuesday morning, guards escort Malcolm, a 17-year-old from DC, into a circuit courtroom in Maryland where he’ll soon be sentenced for attempted robbery. As he walks to his seat, slumped and handcuffed in a jail jumpsuit, with an exhausted look on his face, he gives a

WJLA, WUSA, CNN By Gabe Cohen, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — On a recent Tuesday morning, guards escort Malcolm, a 17-year-old from DC, into a circuit courtroom where he’ll soon be sentenced for attempted robbery. As he walks to his seat, slumped and handcuffed in a jail jumpsuit, with an exhausted look on his face, he gives

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN | Photographs by Laura Oliverio, CNN New York (CNN) — On a chilly Thursday morning, hundreds of people packed the pews of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York to pay their respects to a woman venerated as a saint. The woman being honored in this storied place of worship was activist

KUSA, MATT GLAUSE, ASHLEY NUNEZ, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Sarah Moon and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — A former funeral service operator is facing multiple charges after a woman’s corpse and the cremated remains of at least 30 people were found at a home in Denver, Colorado, last week, police say. The owners of the

By Sarah Moon and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — A former funeral service operator is facing multiple charges after a woman’s corpse and the cremated remains of at least 30 people were found at a home in Denver, Colorado, last week, police say. The owners of the house discovered several boxes containing cremated human remains

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Blount County Sheriff’s office in Tennessee released body and dash camera video on Friday showing what led up to the shooting of two deputies during a traffic stop last week that triggered a dayslong manhunt for the gunman. The video shows the February 8 traffic stop begin with

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City continued mourning after a mass shooting at the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally left a mother of two dead and injured more than 20 others – including children – as investigators worked to figure out exactly how the violence unfolded. Authorities on Friday said two teenagers

By Christal Hayes, Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13 others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say. The injured first responders and two civilians were hospitalized after

By Raja Razek, Michael Williams, Camila DeChalus and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced plans to build an 80-acre base to house up to 1,800 Texas National Guard members near Eagle Pass – the border city at the center of a contentious feud between the state and Biden administration

By Jay Croft and Deanna Hackney, CNN (CNN) — A policeman near Boston was fatally shot with his own service weapon Sunday morning by a man who used the same gun to kill a female bystander in her home, authorities said. Weymouth Officer Michael Chesna, 42, responded to an “erratic driver” call about 7:30 a.m.,

By Sarah Dewberry, Raja Razek and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was arrested on murder charges Monday in the fatal dorm shooting of two people at the school, authorities said. The student suspect, Nicholas Jordan, 25, of Detroit, was taken into custody after authorities found

By Ashley R. Williams and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The deadly mass shooting that unfolded Wednesday following a Super Bowl celebration rally in Kansas City – a city that recorded its deadliest-ever year in 2023 – occurred in a state known to have some of the weakest gun laws in the country. The gunfire

By Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — The jury in the civil corruption trial against the National Rifle Association and its top executives will continue deliberations when court resumes on Tuesday. Court is now in recess for the weekend, including the Monday public holiday. The jury began deliberations Friday morning in a case that

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two teenagers in custody in connection with the deadly shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally that left one woman dead and more than 20 others injured were charged Thursday, according to Missouri court officials. The Office of the Juvenile Officer said the teens face gun-related

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Cold weather is keeping many American shoppers at home after a robust holiday spending season. New data from the Commerce Department shows sales at retailers and restaurants tumbled last month, likely due to the prolonged cold snaps across the nation. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Utah’s State Legislature has voted to censure a state board of education member whose social media post last week appeared to raise questions about a high school girl’s gender. Natalie Cline, a member of the Utah State Board of Education since 2020, posted a photo of the high school basketball player

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two teenagers in custody in connection with the deadly shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally that left one woman dead and more than 20 others injured were charged Thursday, according to Missouri court officials. The Office of the Juvenile Officer said the teens face gun-related and

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Elizabeth “Lisa” Lopez-Galvan was a natural at making people laugh. She was known as the office jokester, a DJ full of life and contagious joy and a passionate music lover who brought Kansas City a burst of culture through Tejano songs. She was also an avid Kansas City Chiefs

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in connection with Wednesday’s shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally, which left one dead and more than 20 wounded, police said. At least 23 victims have been identified, including

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Dolezal, the White woman and former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter president who courted major controversy nearly 10 years ago for falsely claiming she was Black, has been fired from her position with an Arizona school district over an OnlyFans account. Dolezal was

By Amy Simonson, Rebekah Riess, Chris Boyette and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Montana Air Force base went on lockdown for 10 minutes Thursday morning after “a suspicious person was reported on base as an active shooter,” the base said in a Facebook post. “There were no confirmed shots fired and there are no

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — The conquering heroes had just rolled down Grand Boulevard, waving to a crowd packed more than a dozen deep – a sea of red, gold and white against a clear blue sky, celebrating their Kansas City Chiefs’ second-in-a-row Super Bowl victory. One after another, double-decker buses

By Justin Gamble and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a parent, Chuck Walter said he’s used to signing papers that his children bring home from school. But Walter said a recent request from his daughter’s teacher caught him off guard. Earlier this month, Walter was among the parents at Coral Way K-8 Center, a Miami-Dade County public

By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — When Cathy Austrian’s then-14-year-old son came home from a Vermont gas station with stolen vape pens on May 15, 2021, she called the police to teach him a lesson. Austrian and her son, J.A., who has intellectual disabilities, had worked with the Burlington Police Department to peacefully resolve behavioral

By Janie Boschma, Curt Merrill, John Murphy-Teixidor, CNN Last year, the United States recorded 407 mass shootings, the lowest total in a year since before the pandemic began. 2021 remains the worst year for mass shootings in the US since GVA began tracking them in 2013, with 690 across 44 states and Washington, DC. GVA

By Brammhi Balarajan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A missed deadline last weekend means someone in Florida lost out on $36 million. No one stepped up to claim the prize from the August drawing before the deadline, rendering the Mega Millions lottery ticket void. As a result, the winner has forfeited the winnings

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — At least nine Los Angeles city firefighters have been injured in a semi-truck explosion and two are in critical condition, fire officials said Thursday. The semi-truck was fueled by compressed natural gas and one of the two 100-gallon tanks aboard exploded as firefighters attempted to put out a fire, Los Angeles Fire Capt. Erik

By Cindy Von Quednow and Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — A high school student in California was arrested and is facing attempted murder charges in a plot to carry out a shooting on campus that was uncovered after a classmate expressed concerns the teen was “fixated on school shootings and had access to weapons,” police

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Security experts are raising concerns about artificial intelligence and how it can be used to spread misinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Congress, however, doesn’t appear ready to pass any major legislation on AI before Americans head to the polls in less than nine months. Here’s what

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Security experts are raising concerns about artificial intelligence and how it can be used to spread misinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Congress, however, doesn’t appear ready to pass any major legislation on AI before Americans head to the polls in less than nine months. Here’s what else

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in connection with Wednesday’s shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally, which left one dead and more than 20 wounded, police said. At least 23 victims have been identified, including

By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in connection with Wednesday’s shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally, which left one dead and more than 20 wounded, police said. At least 23 victims have been identified, including a

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A single rabid coyote in Rhode Island is believed to have attacked two people in neighboring towns in the span of two days, state environmental officials said this week. Around 12:15 p.m. Friday, a 58-year-old hiker was attacked by the coyote in a wooded area north of Belfield Drive

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A woman who fired a rifle inside a Houston megachurch Sunday and was killed by law enforcement had a history of mental illness, a string of arrests spanning nearly two decades and family who had previously sought help from authorities to prevent her from accessing weapons, according to interviews

By Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — The National Archives in Washington, DC, closed early on Wednesday after two people dumped red powder on the display that protects the US Constitution, Archives officials said in a news release. “The Constitution was unaffected in its encasement. No damage was done to the document itself,” the Archives said

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The FBI’s “repeated and continued failures, delays and inaction” allowed Jeffrey Epstein to continue his sex trafficking operation for more than 20 years, 12 alleged victims claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The suit, filed against the United States in the Southern District of New York, claims the FBI’s

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Former neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was acquitted in the case. Facts Trayvon Benjamin Martin, born February 5, 1995, was an African American high school student who lived in Miami Gardens, Florida, with his mother, Sybrina Fulton.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress, Joanne Woodward. Personal Birth date: February 27, 1930 Birth place: Thomasville, Georgia Birth name: Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward Father: Wade Woodward, school administrator and traveling salesman Mother: Elinor (Trimmier) Woodward, aircraft factory worker Marriage: Paul Newman (January 29, 1958-September 26, 2008,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Iditarod dogsled race. The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and supply route, traveled by dogsleds from Seward and Knik to Nome, Alaska. March 17, 2026 – Jessie Holmes wins the 54th running of the Iditarod. He is the third competitor

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Six suspects were convicted of directly participating in the bombing. The seventh suspect, Abdul Rahman Yasin, is still at large. Facts The explosion created a hole 200 feet by 100

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League. February 8, 2026 – Super Bowl LX takes place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The Seattle Seahawks defeat the New England Patriots 29-13. February 9, 2025 – Super Bowl LIX takes place at