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By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is taking a new step to address its overworked and chronically understaffed air traffic controller corps, CNN has learned. The agency is expected to announce this week that it is convening a special panel to review the impact and safety risks of on-the-job fatigue facing

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A medical examiner’s office has confirmed the wife of a Hollywood agent’s son is dead more than a month after the agent’s son was charged in his wife’s death and the deaths of her parents. Mei Li Haskell’s date of death is listed as November 8 – the

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted a planned removal of the Confederate Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia a day after two groups filed a lawsuit. US District Judge Ronnie D. Alston in Virginia granted a temporary restraining order barring the memorial’s removal after the groups Defend Arlington and

By Devon M. Sayers and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — For the second time in a little over one week, an Army drill sergeant has been found dead at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, 30, who was with 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, was found unresponsive in his car on

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A school district in Kansas has changed its hair policy after the state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said an 8-year-old Native American boy was forced to cut his hair to comply with his elementary school’s dress code. On Thursday, the Girard Unified School District (USD) Board of Education voted to remove the district’s dress code policy requirements

By Brammhi Balarajan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A judge denied a second motion to dismiss the case against Bryan Kohberger – the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students last year. Court records show Judge John Judge ruled against Kohberger’s team to dismiss the grand jury indictment in the quadruple

By Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old Ohio boy who allegedly crafted “a detailed plan” to carry out a shooting at a synagogue in September reached a plea agreement with a juvenile court Friday, requiring him to undergo counseling and write a book report about a diplomat who organized a Jewish rescue operation during

By Holmes Lybrand, Josh Campbell, John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — More than 400 Jewish facilities across the US have received false bomb threats over email since Saturday, according to the Anti-Defamation League, an international Jewish non-profit organization. Oren Segal, Vice President of the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League, told CNN

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is safe after a car unintentionally crashed into his motorcade Sunday night as he was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. The impacted SUV wasn’t the president’s, but reporters said Biden appeared startled by the loud bang. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

CNN Jason Kravarik, CNN Malibu, California (CNN) — Bridget Thompson says she should be dead. If not for a late cheer team meeting on a Tuesday night in October, the Pepperdine University senior would have been with her four best friends — three were her roommates — heading to an off-campus mixer. “I should have

Jason Kravarik, CNN Malibu, California (CNN) — Bridget Thompson says she should be dead. If not for a late cheer team meeting on a Tuesday night in October, the Pepperdine University senior would have been with her four best friends — three were her roommates — heading to an off-campus mixer. “I should have been

By Melissa Alonso and Jessica Flynn, CNN (CNN) — Chance Comanche, a former player with the NBA G League’s Stockton Kings, and his girlfriend have been arrested and charged in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a missing woman whose remains were found in a desert near Las Vegas, police announced Sunday. Comanche, 27,

By Paradise Afshar and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The convicted sex offender who escaped Sunday from a prison near Houston was captured in a nearby county on Monday morning, officials said. Robert Yancy Jr. was taken into custody in Matagorda County, about 45 miles southwest of the Brazoria County prison, and now faces felony

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A man was arrested and charged in Washington DC on Sunday after he allegedly sprayed an unknown substance at two people while shouting an antisemitic phrase, police said. Officers responded to an area of Northwest DC just before 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, found the suspect and arrested him, according

By Melissa Alonso and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt—a prolific artist whose public art explored civil rights—died Saturday aged 88, according to his official website. Hunt “passed away peacefully… at his home,” an obituary on the site said. No cause of death was given. Hunt’s “prolific art career spanned nearly seven decades,” according to his obituary,

By Sabrina Souza and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — More than 400 Yazidi-Americans represented by renowned human rights attorney Amal Clooney filed a lawsuit in New York Thursday, alleging French conglomerate Lafarge SA conspired to provide material and funds to support ISIS terrorist campaigns against the ethnic minority. Filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act in the Eastern

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The Confederate Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is set to be removed this week, officials said. Arlington National Cemetery spokesperson Kerry Meeker told CNN in an email Sunday they anticipate the monument to be completely removed by Dec. 22. The move is the latest action in

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Madia Willis, Jasmine Hudson and J’Aaron Merchant were all working at the Walmart corporate headquarters in Arkansas in 2019 when they discovered they all had something in common. All three women loved Christmas. And, as Black women, they all wanted to see more Black representation in holiday decor.

By Faith Karimi and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are decoding what the past smelled like. Nine mothers around the world share their mental health struggles. Tipping’s getting weird, and we’re all confused. Those are just a few of our favorite projects from CNN Visuals’ list of their best work of 2023. Here’s what

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 28-year-old man caught some heat with the US Customs and Border Protection in Southern California after officers say they found thousands of pounds of narcotics hidden in a jalapeño paste shipment. The agency’s officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility encountered a driver in a commercial tractor

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A guilty verdict against two Colorado paramedics for the 2019 death of Elijah McClain could have a chilling effect nationwide, experts said, due to the unprecedented nature of a criminal case against medics who are largely protected from liability while treating people in emergencies. The prosecution rested its case

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — With a pink, week-old surgical wound etched across a few inches of her neck, medical student Sally Rohan said somehow, she’d never had a scar until now. “This is my first,” Rohan, a second-year medical student at the New Jersey-based Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, told CNN on

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Three people died when a small plane crashed in Oregon and ignited a fire on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The single-engine plane crashed into power lines in the city of Independence shortly before 5 p.m. local time, knocking out power and sparking the small brush fire, according to the

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Saturday marked a momentous occasion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, where officials announced an African elephant calf was born at the park for the first time in seven years. The baby girl named Corra weighed 218 pounds at birth and is bonding backstage with her mother, Nadirah, said

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Wake County Public Health Department is investigating 241 complaints of people feeling ill after eating at a Raleigh, North Carolina, sushi restaurant, including a groom who filed a lawsuit claiming he got sick before his wedding. So far, three cases of norovirus have been linked to Sushi Nine restaurant, the

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who filed for personal bankruptcy a year ago after being ordered to pay more than a billion dollars to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims for defamation, is asking the families to accept a small fraction of what they are owed. In a Texas bankruptcy

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A hiker from California who fell about 1,000 feet to the bottom of a mountain down a trail in Hawaii called his rescue “a miracle” after he survived three days before being found. “I never expected a day of hiking like this to go the way it did,”

By Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — When Tim Wollak’s 6-year-old daughter first saw something unusual while fishing in Lake Michigan, she thought it was an octopus. But the unusual item they detected off Wisconsin’s Green Island over the summer turned out to be something much more rare: The never-before-seen wreck of a

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — At just 17 years old, a California law clerk has become the youngest person ever to pass the state’s rigorous bar exam, achieving the history-making feat on his first attempt. Peter Park, who took the California Bar Exam in July and received his results in November, has been

By Skylar Harris and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Michigan State University reached a $15 million settlement with the families of the three students who were killed in a mass shooting on campus this year, an attorney for two of the slain victims said Friday. The university’s board of trustees agreed to a settlement with

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after a jury found him guilty in the 2022 murder of his roommate, an LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor. The Leon County jury found Steven R. Yinger guilty of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, grand

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations has requested the US Department of Education investigate the expulsion of a Palestinian American high school student over pro-Palestinian content his mother posted on social media. Jad Abuhamda, 15, was expelled on November 19 from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and

By Brian Todd, Carma Hassan and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first grade teacher in January was sentenced Friday to two years in prison, according to the court in Newport News. Deja Taylor had pleaded guilty to a state charge of felony child neglect in August.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean. About Puerto Rico (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 9,104 sq km Population: 3,019,450 (2024 est.) Capital: San Juan Other Facts The people of Puerto Rico are US citizens. They vote in US

By Jay Croft and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Sheriff’s officials in Maine “reasonably” responded to concerns about Lewiston mass shooter Robert Card’s mental health in the months before he killed 18 people at a bowling alley and restaurant, but improvements to the department’s strategy are recommended, a third-party review has found. “After an objective analysis,

By Melissa Alonso, Carroll Alvarado and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire’s attorney general has filed a civil rights lawsuit against 20 members of a neo-Nazi group for violating anti-discrimination laws during a protest outside a drag story hour in June. Attorney General John M. Formella filed the lawsuit against members of the group

By Andi Babineau and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — For over a year, a three-story house near the University of Idaho campus has served as “the grim reminder” of the gruesome stabbing deaths of four beloved students there in November 2022. Now, the house on King Road is set to be torn down on December

CNN By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia middle school teacher was arrested last week after multiple witnesses told authorities he threatened to behead a 13-year-old Muslim student who said the Israeli flag hanging in his classroom offended her. Benjamin Reese, a 51-year-old seventh grade teacher at Warner Robins Middle School, was arrested on charges of

By Paradise Afshar and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Two Illinois cousins who have spent most of their lives locked up for crimes they never committed walked free Thursday after 42 years behind bars – the latest in a series of exonerations this week involving innocent people wrongfully imprisoned for decades. James Soto, 62, and David

By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Calvin Lawrence has dedicated his career to artificial intelligence. But even after decades of experience in computer engineering, he said one thing remains incredibly rare. “I’ve worked on many AI projects over the last 25 years, not more than two [of my colleagues] looked like me,” Lawrence, who is Black, said. Artificial intelligence

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Some of America’s legacy airlines are hiring aggressively and adjusting flight schedules to accommodate staffing shortages as they prepare to to fly around 2.8 million passengers a day during the end-of-year holiday rush. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Some of America’s legacy airlines are hiring aggressively and adjusting flight schedules to accommodate staffing shortages as they prepare to to fly around 2.8 million passengers a day during the end-of-year holiday rush. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Emergency medical exceptions to the Texas abortion ban are extremely rare, and experts say the law leaves medical providers with their hands tied and puts patients at risk. The Texas Supreme Court, comprised of nine Republicans, on Monday ruled against a woman seeking an abortion under the “medical emergency”

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jessica Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A rambunctious steer who wandered onto the tracks at Newark’s Penn Station and disrupted train traffic between New Jersey and New York City will spend the rest of his days at an animal sanctuary, where he has been dubbed “Ricardo.” The young Texas Longhorn drew

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jessica Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A rambunctious steer who wandered onto the tracks at Newark’s Penn Station and disrupted train traffic between New Jersey and New York City will spend the rest of his days at an animal sanctuary, where he has been dubbed “Ricardo.” The young Texas Longhorn drew attention

By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in Minneapolis are investigating whether the killing of a transgender woman last month should be charged as a hate crime, as local activists said the death has amplified safety concerns for some in the city’s transgender community. Savannah Williams was shot in the head on November 29, and a man has been

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The son of North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer is facing a new charge of homicide while fleeing a peace officer after authorities say he was involved in a car chase that ended in the death of a sheriff’s deputy, court records show. Ian Cramer, 42, was initially charged

By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — The Mississippi police officer who wrongfully shot an 11-year-old after the boy called 911 for help has been suspended without pay effective immediately, according to a member of the Indianola Board of Aldermen. Alderman Marvin Elder tells CNN that on Monday night a motion was made at the Indianola

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two men in Montana have been indicted after allegedly killing around 3,600 birds – including bald and golden eagles – and selling them on the black market. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson were both indicted on December 7 on charges of conspiracy, unlawful trafficking of bald and golden

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia teacher who was arrested last month after witnesses told police he threatened to behead a student over comments she made about the Israeli flag hanging in his classroom is no longer employed at the middle school where the incident happened, officials said. Benjamin Reese, a 51-year-old seventh

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kenneka Jenkins, a 19-year-old woman who died in an Illinois hotel’s walk-in freezer more than six years ago, has settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $10 million. The young woman’s body was found in the freezer in September 2017 after she attended a party at the Crowne

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — 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,

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Discussions about the Holocaust, genocide and eugenics could be part of the science curriculum for middle and high school students in Maine as education officials update the state’s learning standards. A group of educators tasked with reviewing the state’s current science learning standards proposed the inclusion of those topics as discussions. Maine’s education standards are routinely reviewed

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where cost-cutting measures led to tainted drinking water that contained lead and other toxins. Facts Flint once thrived as the home of the nation’s largest General Motors plant. The city’s economic decline began during the 1980s, when GM downsized.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Kwanzaa, an African American holiday celebrated each year from December 26 to January 1. Facts Kwanzaa is based on traditional African harvest festivals. Also spelled Kwanza. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Pan-African studies at California State University at Long Beach, created the holiday in 1966 to

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of George Tenet, former director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: January 5, 1953 Birth place: Flushing, NY Birth name: George John Tenet Father: John Tenet, restaurant owner Mother: Evangelia Tenet Marriage: A. Stephanie Glakas-Tenet Children: John Michael Education: Georgetown University, B.S.F.S., 1976;

CNN, WCBS By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Amid growing concerns about antisemitism on elite college campuses, some Jewish families are removing top-tier institutions from their lists and prioritizing safety. Universities have scrambled to address issues related to freedom of speech, hate speech and political debate as the Israel and Hamas war enters its third

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Amid growing concerns about antisemitism on elite college campuses, some Jewish families are removing top-tier institutions from their lists and prioritizing safety. Universities have scrambled to address issues related to freedom of speech, hate speech and political debate as the Israel and Hamas war enters its third month, but

By Rob Frehse, Kelly McCleary and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old boy in Ohio is facing criminal charges after allegedly crafting “a detailed plan” for a mass shooting at a synagogue in September, according to an incident report and court documents obtained by CNN. The teen, whom authorities have not publicly identified, posted “a

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — If you need a break from it all, it may be time to disconnect from your devices and reconnect with nature. US national parks offer the perfect backdrop for a mental reset, and they’ll be free to visit on certain days next year. Here’s what else you need to

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — If you need a break from it all, it may be time to disconnect from your devices and reconnect with nature. US national parks offer the perfect backdrop for a mental reset, and they’ll be free to visit on certain days next year. Here’s what else you need

WLS, PATRICK WATSON, ILLINOISNAACP.ORG, CNN By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP is under fire from the state’s governor and others after a leaked video call with NAACP leaders around the state appears to show her comparing recent migrant arrivals to “savages” and saying “they’ve been raping people.” Asked about

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 years after a couple sought the help of a Boston, Massachusetts, fertility specialist, their daughter discovered through a purchased DNA kit that the doctor is her biological father, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts. The suit alleges Dr. Merle Berger secretly

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The University of Arizona is ramping up security as police search for a suspect in a series of incidents involving female students, including an apparent attempted abduction, authorities said. The incidents all took place within a mile of campus in the past week, Tucson Police Department Assistant Chief Christopher Dennison

KGUN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The University of Arizona is ramping up security as police search for a suspect in a series of incidents involving female students, including an apparent attempted abduction, authorities said. The incidents all took place within a mile of campus in the past week, Tucson Police Department Assistant Chief Christopher

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Two men wrongfully convicted in separate murder cases in California have been exonerated after “collectively spending decades in prison,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Wednesday. Giovanni Hernandez was only 14 years old when he was arrested and charged in the death of a 16-year-old boy in a

By Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has voted 11 to 6 for a deal with GOP lawmakers to cut back diversity initiatives in exchange for state funding — a deal the same board rejected four days ago. The agreement allows for more than $800 million to be used for several initiatives, including pay raises and projects, university system officials said. Among the concessions made by

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Metro Police Department detective federally charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death, will face a new civil rights trial after a jury last month reported it was deadlocked in his initial trial. The judge declared a mistrial in November after jurors told the court they could

By Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old Mississippi boy who was arrested for urinating in a parking lot has been placed on probation and ordered to write a book report. During a Tuesday hearing in the Youth Court of Tate County, Quantavious Eason was given three months’ probation and assigned a two-page book report on the

By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP has been suspended, according to the organization, after a leaked video call with NAACP leaders around the state appears to show her comparing recent migrant arrivals to “savages” and saying “they’ve been raping people.” In a recording of the Oct.

By Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL punter Matt Araiza will be dropped from a civil lawsuit accusing him and others of gang rape, and he is dropping his counter-lawsuit alleging defamation against his accuser as part of an agreement between the parties, attorneys for both sides told CNN Tuesday. The

By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A Detroit man has been charged with murder in the October killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll during a home invasion, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, has been charged with committing a felony murder during the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a larceny and/or

By Cindy Von Quednow and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Before the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, Arizona lawmakers outlawed nearly all abortions after 15 weeks. By taking away the federal right to an abortion, however, the nation’s highest court enabled Arizona’s attorney general to also enforce a 1901 abortion ban that

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Golden Globe Awards. January 11, 2026 – The 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on CBS, with Nikki Glaser hosting. January 5, 2025 – The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on CBS. Facts The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at college football’s Heisman Trophy. December 13, 2025 – Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza is named the Heisman Trophy winner. December 14, 2024 – University of Colorado’s Travis Hunter, a wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffaloes, is named the Heisman Trophy winner. Facts The Heisman Memorial

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation. The 6-year-old beauty pageant queen was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996. No one has ever been charged in the case and the investigation is still open. Early suspicion fell on her parents, but

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Facts The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock index comprised of 30 “blue-chip” US stocks. It is meant to be a way to measure the strength or weakness of the entire US stock market. The Dow began in 1896

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Secret Service, a federal agency tasked with protecting the president of the United States, among many other responsibilities. Facts The Secret Service is one of the country’s oldest federal investigative agencies, founded in 1865 to stop counterfeiters. There are approximately 3,200 special agents and

By Brammhi Balarajan and Asher Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, died of carbon monoxide poisoning and two other students were hospitalized with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Monday night, the Washington State Patrol said Friday. The Washington State Patrol said in a news release that the medical examiner’s

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — In one corner: Pope Francis, who insists on a merciful Catholic Church open to everyone, a “field hospital” ready to bind up the wounds of a suffering humanity. In the other corner: a small but vocal minority that has set itself against the Pontiff and his reforms. A showdown

By Carma Hassan, Asher Moskowitz and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Two people have been arrested and charged after seven Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a plastic baggie that later tested positive for the potentially deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. At first, it seemed the students were

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — AI language tools like ChatGPT can be eerily convincing, but don’t be fooled by their authoritative tones. Chatbots are known to confidently make stuff up, or “hallucinate” — chosen as Dictionary.com’s word of the year. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — AI language tools like ChatGPT can be eerily convincing, but don’t be fooled by their authoritative tones. Chatbots are known to confidently make stuff up, or “hallucinate” — chosen as Dictionary.com’s word of the year. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A man wrongfully convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old boy in Illinois is free after 35 years behind bars, the Cook County State’s Attorney Office said. Brian Beals, who was a college athlete studying to be a police officer when he was arrested, was released after a

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Police investigating the October killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll are now seeking charges in the case, a spokesperson for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said, nearly two months after she was found fatally stabbed outside her home. “We have a warrant request from the Detroit Police Department and it’s being

By Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Adelson, a Florida man convicted in connection to the 2014 murder of his former brother-in-law, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In a Tallahassee courtroom on Tuesday, the 47-year-old stated, “I would just like to say that I maintain my innocence.” Adelson, a South Florida periodontist, is

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A Florida high school has been placed on one-year administrative probation and fined $16,500 for allowing a transgender girl to play on the girls’ volleyball team, state athletic officials announced Tuesday. In a three-page letter to Monarch High School’s interim principal, the Florida High School Athletic Association accused

WSVN, FHSAA, TWITTER, @COMMMANNYDIAZJR, @EQUALITYFL, CNN, Twitter/@CommMannyDiazJr, Twitter/@equalityfl By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A Florida high school has been placed on one-year administrative probation and fined $16,500 for allowing a transgender girl to play on the girls’ volleyball team, state athletic officials announced Tuesday. In a three-page letter to Monarch High School’s interim

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of the University of Pennsylvania’s president quitting after critiques of her handling of antisemitism on campus, a group of Republican state representatives announced a legislation package promoting education about antisemitism in the commonwealth’s schools. “I can’t believe I have to stand here at a podium in 2023 to

By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — After a whirlwind record-breaking year that included making Grammy history, the super-sized spotlight on Taylor Swift is shining even brighter as she cheers on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. Throughout her massively successful career, Swift has often used her enormous platform

By Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia judge on Tuesday recessed the racketeering trial against alleged members of Young Slime Life, or YSL – a street gang Fulton County prosecutors say is led by Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug – until the new year, after one of the co-defendants was stabbed in jail. The trial will

CNN, WCCO By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a crime he never committed. Even the current local prosecutor said what happened to Haynes, who was 16 when he was charged with murder in 2004 and convicted the following

By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Every December, Deb Conti’s grandmother would pull out the wrinkled letter and faded photograph she received from her brother just weeks before he was killed in Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor over 80 years ago. “Dear ‘little’ Eve,” the letter reads. “I am thinking of the family, every day.”

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Every year, Google releases a list of users’ most-searched terms. The top trending term in the US and globally in 2023 was “War in Israel and Gaza,” the tech giant announced Monday. Other leading topics included NFL player Damar Hamlin, the “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” movies, and the late actor

By Carma Hassan and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — For more than a decade, a large bronze top hat has rested next to a stately statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting on a rock in Louisville, Kentucky’s Waterfront Park and, until recently, the accessory had been securely bolted to the former president’s perch. But police are

By Zoe Sottile, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — In one of the most high-profile abortion cases since the fall of Roe V. Wade, a Texas woman has been battling the state to terminate her high-risk pregnancy — a legal dispute that could have ripple effects for many as the Texas law, one

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of firing a shotgun into the air outside of an Albany, New York, synagogue before Hanukkah observance last week has been charged with a second firearms offense, federal prosecutors announced. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, is now facing a charge of conspiracy to make a false statement during

WCCO, JUSTICE FOR MARVIN HAYNES 16, CNN By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a crime he never committed. Even the current local prosecutor said what happened to Haynes, who was 16 when he was charged with murder in

By Ryan Young and Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — Gretchen Hankins says she waited a year and seven months to find out what had happened to her missing son – only to learn he had died and already been buried. Earlier this month, journalists told the family Jonathan David Hankins’ body had been buried in

CNN By Zoe Sottile, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — In one of the most high-profile abortion cases since the fall of Roe V. Wade, a Texas woman has been battling the state to terminate her high-risk pregnancy — a legal dispute that could have ripple effects for many as the Texas law,