5 things to know for December 15: Capitol riot, debt limit, Covid, Trump taxes, Haiti
CNN, KELO By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance.…
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NYC Mayor-elect selects Keechant Sewell to become the NYPD’s first female police commissioner
By Rob Frehse, Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect…
Continue ReadingKentucky candle factory survivor said a supervisor told him he would be fired if he left ahead of the storm. A company spokesperson denied the claim
By Brian Todd, Dugald McConnell and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A man working at the Mayfield, Kentucky, candle factory demolished by a tornado Friday…
Continue ReadingTexas county announces settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died during arrest
By Raja Razek, CNN Williamson County, Texas, announced Tuesday a $5 million settlement has been approved to settle a lawsuit in the wrongful death of…
Continue ReadingA former NFL player who killed 6 had ‘unusually severe’ stage 2 CTE that can change behavior, expert says
By Tina Burnside, Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Jason Hanna, CNN A former NFL player who fatally shot six people before taking his own life in…
Continue ReadingHuman remains found 40 years ago identified as member of The O’Jays R&B band
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank…
Continue ReadingDOJ reaches ‘historic’ settlement against a landlord accused of sexually harassing tenants
By Christina Carrega, CNN A New Jersey landlord has agreed to pay $4.5 million in damages to resolve a lawsuit alleging he demanded sexual favors…
Continue ReadingThe truck driver in a fatal 2019 Colorado crash was sentenced to 110 years in prison
By Melissa Alonso, Amir Vera and Michelle Watson, CNN A truck driver who crashed into traffic on Interstate 70 in Denver, killing four people, was…
Continue ReadingA giveaway at a hockey game saw schoolteachers scrambling on their knees to grab fistfuls of cash. Organizers are apologizing
By Faith Karimi and Bill Kirkos, CNN An unusual promotional giveaway at a hockey game in South Dakota saw a group of schoolteachers competing for a…
Continue ReadingO.J. Simpson is once again a free man, after being discharged from his parole two months early
By Steve Almasy and Michelle Watson, CNN O.J. Simpson was granted an early parole discharge last week, according to a statement from the Nevada…
Continue ReadingPolice commander outlines Kim Potter’s Taser training at her manslaughter trial
By Julia Jones, Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN Kim Potter was fully trained in her department’s Taser and use of force policies when she…
Continue ReadingOutdoor recreation has historically excluded people of color. That’s beginning to change
By Leah Asmelash, CNN In the United States, outdoor recreation and Whiteness have long gone hand in hand. Dubbed the “adventure gap” or…
Continue Reading‘She was stuck underneath a wall.’ Pastor describes holding trapped woman’s hand at collapsed candle factory
CNN, WTVF By Jason Hanna, CNN After a tornado demolished a candle factory in western Kentucky Friday night, the Rev. Stephen Boyken climbed the…
Continue ReadingCornell University reports more than 900 Covid-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students
By Elizabeth Stuart and Sarah Boxer, CNN Cornell University reported 903 cases of Covid-19 among students between December 7-13, and a “very…
Continue ReadingFlorida Department of Education releases paychecks it withheld from school board members that implemented mask mandates
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Florida Department of Education has reversed policy and paid the paychecks for school board members in eight districts…
Continue ReadingFlorida Department of Education releases paychecks it withheld from school board members that implemented mask mandates
CNN, ABC, CBS, CDC By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Florida Department of Education has reversed policy and paid the paychecks for school board members in…
Continue ReadingOlympic gymnast who helped negotiate $380 million for Larry Nassar victims says settlement will pay for critical help
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN For Larry Nassar’s abuse victims, a $380 million settlement doesn’t just mark the end of a five-year legal battle.…
Continue ReadingOlympic gymnast who helped negotiate $380 million for Larry Nassar victims says settlement will pay for critical help
By Holly Yan, CNN For Larry Nassar’s abuse victims, a $380 million settlement doesn’t just mark the end of a five-year legal battle.…
Continue ReadingTwo elderly sisters and beloved residents of Dawson Springs perish from tornado
CNN, KSDK, BEN HERON, KENTUCKY GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, YOUTUBE, Kentucky Governor’s Office/Youtube By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN…
Continue ReadingTwo elderly sisters and beloved residents of Dawson Springs perish from tornado
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Roughly 30 minutes before a tornado ripped apart her home on Friday night, Marsha Hall, 72, sent a separate…
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