Former Louisiana police officer charged with 2nd felony count in death of Alonzo Bagley
By Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer charged in the February shooting death of Alonzo…
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Department of Education launches civil rights probe after lawsuit accuses Harvard of giving preferential treatment to legacy applicants
By Celina Tebor and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Education has begun a civil rights investigation into whether Harvard…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Robert Mueller, former special counsel for the Department of Justice and former…
Continue ReadingFlorida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and…
Continue ReadingBryan Kohberger’s attorneys suggest they’ll present evidence that he was elsewhere during the killings of 4 Idaho students
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall,…
Continue Reading‘A lot of evidence’ recovered as search of Gilgo Beach suspect’s home ends, DA says
By Ray Sanchez, Jean Casarez and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — The search of Rex Heuermann’s Long Island home has ended after investigators turned…
Continue ReadingFlorida Supreme Court reprimands judge who oversaw Parkland school shooter’s death penalty trial
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the death penalty trial of the…
Continue ReadingEx-Columbia University gynecologist sentenced to 20 years in prison on federal sex abuse charges
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate…
Continue ReadingFormer pastor charged with killing 8-year-old girl who was walking to Bible camp nearly 50 years ago
CNN, WPVI, WSB By Danny Freeman (CNN) — An 83-year-old former pastor has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a neighboring…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 25: Air quality, Immigration, Emmett Till, Taxes, Israel
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — NASA is building a telescope to help find life beyond Earth. Engineers are aiming to launch the advanced…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 25: Air quality, Immigration, Emmett Till, Taxes, Israel
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — NASA is building a telescope to help find life beyond Earth. Engineers are aiming to launch the advanced…
Continue Reading‘Catastrophic’ reactor failure ignites large blaze at Pittsburgh power substation, officials say
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A large blaze erupted at a power substation in Pittsburgh after a reactor “catastrophically failed,” public…
Continue ReadingWhat was the first meme? A critical question, answered (sort of)
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Trying to pinpoint the earliest internet meme is like trying to discern the first written word, or the first time…
Continue ReadingFormer pastor charged with killing 8-year-old girl who was walking to Bible camp nearly 50 years ago
By Danny Freeman (CNN) — An 83-year-old former pastor has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a neighboring pastor’s daughter in…
Continue ReadingFormer White House chef and Obama employee found dead at Martha’s Vineyard pond after falling while paddleboarding, police say
By Celina Tebor, Kevin Liptak and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A former White House chef who was working for the Obama family was found dead Monday…
Continue ReadingCarlee Russell, who went missing in Alabama after 911 call about child, says through attorney she wasn’t kidnapped. Authorities are mulling charges
By Alta Spells and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who earlier this month went missing for 49 hours after making a…
Continue ReadingWillis Tower Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, located in Chicago. Facts The…
Continue Reading2 more former student-athletes sue Northwestern over alleged hazing
By Virginia Langmaid and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — A former volleyball player has filed a lawsuit alleging hazing within Northwestern…
Continue ReadingChildren from wealthiest families more than twice as likely to attend elite universities, study finds
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Children from families in the top 1% financially are more than twice as likely to attend an elite university…
Continue Reading‘They’re trying to kill me’: 911 calls capture unarmed Black man’s comments before being attacked by police K-9
By Isabel Rosales, Dakin Andone, Raja Razek and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — The unarmed Black man who was attacked by a police K-9 while…
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