Florida death row inmate Louis Gaskin executed for 1989 murders
A man on death row in Florida for the 1989 killing of a couple was executed Wednesday evening, the Florida Department of Corrections said in a news…
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Memphis sends Justin J. Pearson back to the Tennessee House days after GOP lawmakers ousted him
CNN, WMC By Dakin Andone and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to confirm the reappointment of Justin J.…
Continue ReadingMemphis leaders pass measure that ends police stops for minor infractions, three months after Tyre Nichols’ death
By Nick Valencia, CNN The Memphis City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that puts an end to pretextual police stops. The “Driving…
Continue ReadingUS prosecutors tell family of Shanquella Robinson they won’t pursue charges in her death in Mexico
By Alta Spells and Macie Goldfarb, CNN Federal prosecutors told the family of Shanquella Robinson on Wednesday that the evidence they have…
Continue Reading‘I witnessed people being murdered.’ How the Louisville bank shooting unfolded
CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN About half an hour before opening for business, employees at the Old National Bank branch near the Ohio River in downtown…
Continue ReadingJessica Lynch Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Jessica Lynch, motivational speaker and former prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: April 26,…
Continue ReadingA Red Cross Snoopy T-shirt is going viral. It’s prompting more young people to donate blood
By Leah Asmelash, CNN If you’re cool, you’ll donate blood. That’s the message being sent in the latest American Red Cross…
Continue ReadingToxic smoke is spewing from an inferno at a recycling plant known as a ‘fire hazard,’ officials say. The flames could burn for days
WCPO By Omar Jimenez, Bonney Kapp, Sara Smart, Brenda Goodman, Michelle Krupa and Holly Yan, CNN The raging fire shooting toxic smoke from an eastern…
Continue ReadingMemphis sends Justin J. Pearson back to the Tennessee House days after GOP lawmakers ousted him
By Dakin Andone and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to confirm the reappointment of Justin J. Pearson to…
Continue ReadingHundreds still waiting for OK to go home after Indiana recycling plant fire. Officials set to evaluate the evacuation order today
CNN, WHIO, WTHR, WKEF By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Days after a blaze at an eastern Indiana plastics recycling plant forced evacuation orders for hundreds,…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 12: Louisville, Toxic fire, Document leak, Cyclone, Books
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The 2024 Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago, where the party will officially nominate candidates for…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 12: Louisville, Toxic fire, Document leak, Cyclone, Books
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The 2024 Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago, where the party will officially nominate candidates for…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the grand jury decision to not charge officers in police shooting of Jayland Walker
By Dakin Andone, Polo Sandoval, Christal Hayes and Celina Tebor, CNN The eight police officers who shot and killed Jayland Walker, a Black man in…
Continue Reading‘None of us deserved it’: Americans who survived kidnapping in Mexico share details of their captivity
CNN By Mitchell McCluskey and Nouran Salahieh, CNN More than a month after four Americans were attacked and kidnapped by a drug cartel in Mexico, the…
Continue Reading‘None of us deserved it’: Americans who survived kidnapping in Mexico share details of their captivity
By Mitchell McCluskey and Nouran Salahieh, CNN More than a month after four Americans were attacked and kidnapped by a drug cartel in Mexico, the two…
Continue ReadingKentucky has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the US
Josh Campbell, Jack Hannah & Elizabeth Joseph A 25-year-old man in Kentucky legally purchased an AR-15-style rifle at a local gun dealership.…
Continue ReadingLouisville officials release 911 calls revealing new details about mass shooting at bank
By Aya Elamroussi and Eric Levenson, CNN The mother of the shooter who killed five people at Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday…
Continue ReadingA Texas county that was ordered to return banned books to its shelves is set to consider shutting down its library system
By Andy Rose, CNN A rural Texas county that was ordered by a federal judge to return banned books to its public library shelves is now considering…
Continue ReadingLouisville gunman’s brain to be studied for CTE, father says
CNN By Adrienne Broaddus, Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The family of Connor Sturgeon — who was killed after he fatally…
Continue ReadingToxic smoke is spewing from an inferno at a recycling plant known as a ‘fire hazard,’ officials say. The flames could burn for days
By Omar Jimenez, Bonney Kapp, Sara Smart, Brenda Goodman, Michelle Krupa and Holly Yan, CNN The raging fire shooting toxic smoke from an eastern…
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