The nation’s largest school district could ban cell phones by January
By Jeff Winter and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Adding to a growing list of school districts banning cell phones, the nation’s largest could…
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5 things to know for June 27: Debate day, Supreme Court, Bolivia coup attempt, Midwest flooding, Cell phone ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Car dealerships across the US are trying to resume normal operations after a crippling cybersecurity…
Continue ReadingPart of a Minnesota home has plunged into the Blue Earth River as deadly Midwest flooding threatens the nearby Rapidan Dam
By Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into…
Continue ReadingAt 71, Marissa Teijo is the oldest person to compete in Miss Texas USA. She says she hopes to inspire others
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Bejeweled and sequined with her hair teased high, Marissa Teijo, 71, made history last weekend when she donned…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 26: CNN Debate, Immigration, Kenya protests, Truck recalls, Evan Gershkovich
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago today, the first official barcode was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. The symbol of…
Continue ReadingRobert Crimo III, accused in July 4th parade mass shooting, backs out of plea deal in court hearing
By Eric Levenson and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Robert Crimo III, the man accused of opening fire from a rooftop onto Fourth of July parade revelers in…
Continue ReadingTexas executes Ramiro Gonzales after failed appeals that argued he was no longer a threat nor eligible for death penalty
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Texas executed Ramiro Gonzales by lethal injection on Wednesday for a 2001 murder, the state Department of…
Continue ReadingProsecutors in Alameda County death penalty cases may have acted criminally during trials, district attorney says
By Stephanie Becker and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Alameda County District Attorney’s office said it has uncovered possible criminal…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to 2007 Connecticut home invasion, attempted extortion using injected substance
By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to an extortion charge relating to a 2007 Connecticut home invasion in which he…
Continue ReadingThe former executive assistant to a tech CEO found decapitated in a Manhattan apartment in 2020 has been convicted of murder
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The former executive assistant of a tech CEO was found guilty Monday of murdering his boss – whom he then…
Continue ReadingAlabama man denied office after winning election reaches proposed settlement to become town’s first Black mayor
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The town of Newbern, Alabama and a Black man who was prevented from becoming the town’s mayor after winning…
Continue ReadingArkansas grocery store shooting suspect pleads not guilty to capital murder charges, prosecutor says
By Dalia Faheid, Raja Razek, Jamiel Lynch and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing four people and injuring nine others during a…
Continue ReadingSuspect sought in killings of 5 in North Las Vegas dies by suicide after overnight manhunt, police say
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An overnight manhunt for a gunman sought in the deaths of five people in North Las Vegas ended Tuesday morning after…
Continue ReadingA peek inside the Olympic Village, fast food outrage, nude beach etiquette: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Summer is officially here, and parts of the US are baking under triple-digit temperatures. So…
Continue ReadingLinda Ronstadt Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer Linda Ronstadt. Personal Birth date: July 15, 1946 Birth…
Continue ReadingAt Karen Read’s murder trial, prosecutors accuse her of drunken crash while defense alleges a vast police cover-up
By Eric Levenson and Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Is Karen Read a rage-filled cop killer, or the convenient patsy of a vast police cover-up?…
Continue ReadingSoldier on Soldier Attacks Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at soldier on soldier attacks in the US military. 2009 Fort Hood Shooting November 5, 2009…
Continue ReadingNation’s first publicly funded religious charter school blocked by Oklahoma Supreme Court
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An effort to establish the first publicly funded religious charter school in the country has been blocked by the…
Continue Reading14-year-old is bitten by a shark at a North Carolina beach
WWAY, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Rebekah Riess and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy is recovering at Camp Lejune Naval Hospital after…
Continue Reading14-year-old is bitten by a shark at a North Carolina beach
By Rebekah Riess and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy is recovering at Camp Lejune Naval Hospital after being bitten in the leg by…
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