5 things to know for October 12: Gas prices, Texas, NFL, ISIS, Facebook
CNN By Faith Karimi, CNN International shipping giant Maersk has suspended five crew members and is investigating after a student posted an explosive…
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Florida is short more than 5,000 teachers, education group says. The pandemic and low pay are to blame
By Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Florida’s teacher shortage has worsened since the start of the school year, with vacancies for teachers surging to…
Continue ReadingJon Gruden has resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after reports of homophobic, racist and misogynistic emails
By Steve Almasy, CNN Jon Gruden resigned Monday as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after reports emerged of him using homophobic, racist and…
Continue ReadingMiami’s rock star police chief suspended, likely to be fired after falling out with city leaders, cops
By Amir Vera, Rebekah Riess, Emma Tucker and Ryan Young, CNN Following weeks of turmoil over his relationship with city leaders and rank-and-file…
Continue ReadingWisconsin parents file lawsuits against school districts over their children’s Covid-19 infections
By Madeline Holcombe and Raja Razek, CNN Wisconsin parents are suing two school districts over their Covid-19 mitigation efforts, arguing that the…
Continue ReadingUS Marshals were justified in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith Jr., prosecutor says
WCCO, SMITH FAMILY, CNN By Amir Vera and Raja Razek, CNN US Marshal task force members were justified in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith in June,…
Continue ReadingUS Marshals were justified in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith Jr., prosecutor says
By Amir Vera and Raja Razek, CNN US Marshal task force members were justified in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith in June, Donald F. Ryan, Crow…
Continue ReadingA pilot who died in WWII has finally been laid to rest in his Maine hometown
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A pilot from World War II has finally been laid to rest 76 years after his death. US Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest N.…
Continue ReadingAfter several attempts, wildlife officers remove tire that was around an elk’s neck for over two years
By Amanda Jackson, CNN For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife officials have freed the…
Continue ReadingUPS driver among at least two killed after small plane crashes in Southern California neighborhood
By Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN At least two people died when a twin-engine Cessna crashed in a Southern California neighborhood on Monday…
Continue ReadingUNC Chapel Hill to cancel classes Tuesday for a ‘Wellness Day’ after suicide investigations
WTVD, TWITTER, CNN By Claire Colbert, CNN The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced Sunday, World Mental Health Day, it is canceling…
Continue ReadingUNC Chapel Hill to cancel classes Tuesday for a ‘Wellness Day’ after suicide investigations
By Claire Colbert, CNN The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced Sunday, World Mental Health Day, it is canceling classes Tuesday to…
Continue ReadingProsecutors granted second hearing after evaluators find Colorado supermarket mass shooting suspect incompetent to stand trial
By Kay Jones, CNN The suspect in a Colorado supermarket shooting that claimed 10 lives has been declared incompetent to stand trial by evaluators,…
Continue ReadingJennifer Sewell, missing Fort Hood soldier, found safe
By Claire Colbert, CNN Missing Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Jennifer Sewell has been found safe, officials said in a press release. Sewell’s family…
Continue ReadingAdvocates fear Texas and Mississippi abortion laws will worsen the Black maternal health crisis
CNN By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Briana McLennan was 19 years old and at least eight weeks pregnant when she had to make a tough decision: get an…
Continue ReadingAdvocates fear Texas and Mississippi abortion laws will worsen the Black maternal health crisis
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Briana McLennan was 19 years old and at least eight weeks pregnant when she had to make a tough decision: get an abortion…
Continue ReadingInvestigators find unidentified human remains while searching for Lauren Cho, who’s been missing since June
By Claire Colbert, CNN Authorities in Southern California found “unidentified human remains” Saturday during their search for Lauren Cho,…
Continue ReadingTexas woman died after an unsafe abortion years ago. Her daughter fears same thing may happen again
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Outside the only abortion clinic in the border city of McAllen, Texas, a debate has played out for years. Some people pray and…
Continue ReadingHuntington Beach reopens shore after oil spill shut it down last week
By Claire Colbert, CNN Huntington Beach has reopened its shoreline after water testing results came back with non-detectable amounts of…
Continue ReadingBodycam video shows Dayton, Ohio, police officers dragging a Black paraplegic man out of his car during a traffic stop
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, Sharif Paget, Sahar Akbarzai and Amir Vera, CNN A Black paraplegic man from Ohio has filed a complaint with the NAACP after…
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