US Census Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the census, a count of US residents that takes place every 10 years. The Census Bureau is part…
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5 things to know for May 17: Trump trial, Southern storms, Middle East, Immigration, Marijuana
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy has been spotted about 1,200 light-years from Earth. Astronomers say…
Continue ReadingFIRST ON CNN: Fighting early-stage Alzheimer’s with intensive lifestyle changes works, study finds
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As her memory faded from Alzheimer’s disease in her late 50s, Tammy Maida began to lose track of her life.…
Continue ReadingFormer US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting
CNN By Emma Tucker, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a…
Continue ReadingIt’s been 70 years since Brown v. Board of Education. The US is still trying to achieve the promise of integration.
By Chandelis Duster, Nicquel Terry Ellis and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas – the landmark…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s stories: Cheap groceries, a polarizing graduation speech, health care cyberattacks
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! First it was the new official portrait of King Charles III that had people seeing red. Now…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s stories: Cheap groceries, a polarizing graduation speech, health care cyberattacks
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! First it was the new official portrait of King Charles III that had people seeing red. Now…
Continue ReadingFormer US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting
By Emma Tucker, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a…
Continue ReadingFamily of Lewiston, Maine, shooter testifies about struggle to get him help before the tragedy
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — In emotional testimony Thursday morning, family members of Robert Card, the man responsible for two shootings…
Continue ReadingMorehouse College might halt graduation ‘on the spot’ if there are disruptions when President Biden speaks
By Victor Blackwell, CNN (CNN) — Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the…
Continue ReadingHundreds of pelicans have been stranded on the California coast for the second time in 2 years
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Droves of starving brown pelicans have been found stranded on the California coast since late April and the root…
Continue ReadingUnmasking counterprotesters who attacked UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment
By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Allison Gordon, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Em Steck, Daniel Medina, Kyung Lah and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — A…
Continue ReadingColumbia University president hit with no-confidence vote from faculty group over handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Palestinian encampments have been cleared from more US college campuses as school officials have called in…
Continue ReadingMan charged in death of Jewish protester in California will face trial
By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man charged with manslaughter in the death of a Jewish protester he’s accused of striking…
Continue ReadingFamily of California man who died days after police restrained him is getting $7.5M in settlement with city
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Northern California city has agreed to pay $7.5 million to the family of a 30-year-old man who died days…
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement detains at least a dozen protesters at University of California, Irvine, as they clear encampment
By Taylor Romine and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Police detained at least a dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of California,…
Continue ReadingMississippi school district faces Title IX lawsuit after trans teen barred from attending band concert for wearing a dress
By Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Mississippi have filed a federal complaint against…
Continue ReadingRev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Rev. William Lawson, a long-time civil rights advocate and founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s stories: Cost of child care, best diets for your health, a divisive royal portrait
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Eating a vegan or vegetarian diet significantly reduces your risk of developing cancer or heart…
Continue ReadingFrom one generation to the next, Palestinians aim to keep the history of al-Nakba alive
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Mohammad Zarqa trembled with fear as he watched panicked crowds of people, screaming and covered in blood, rush…
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