FBI file shows bureau kept tabs on Aretha Franklin’s activism, a common focus during the Civil Rights era
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN There “ain’t no way” agents with the highest domestic law enforcement office in the country were…
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Start your week smart: Ukraine, Earthquake, King Charles III, The Queen, Mar-a-Lago
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Today is September 11, and if you are old enough to remember the events of that day 21 years ago, you know the painful memories…
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CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN Today is September 11, and if you are old enough to remember the events of that day 21 years ago, you know the painful…
Continue Reading3 injured in explosion at Aurora, Colorado apartment building, forcing hundreds of residents from their homes
By Raja Razek and Dakin Andone, CNN Hundreds of people will need to find new homes after an explosion at their apartment building in Aurora,…
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KCNC, ALLYSON GOODWIN, CNN By Raja Razek and Dakin Andone, CNN Hundreds of people will need to find new homes after an explosion at their apartment…
Continue ReadingFrom an old convent to rooms for rent, schools are desperate to find affordable housing for struggling staff
CNN By David Culver and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Shanika Whiten has devoted over two decades to working for the Los Angeles Unified School District.…
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By David Culver and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Shanika Whiten has devoted over two decades to working for the Los Angeles Unified School District. But…
Continue ReadingA verbal encounter with police at a Black Lives Matter protest led pregnant activist to 4-year prison sentence
By Nicole Chavez and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Lawyers are pushing for a judge to reconsider the prison sentence of a South Carolina activist who was…
Continue Reading‘Miracle baby’ giraffe born at Columbus Zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Columbus Zoo has welcomed a long-legged, endangered new addition: a baby Masai giraffe. The unnamed newborn was born to…
Continue ReadingA Black pastor arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers has filed a federal lawsuit
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Attorneys for Michael Jennings, a Black pastor arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers, filed a lawsuit in…
Continue ReadingNYC officials say water at public housing development cleared for drinking after lab retracts incorrect results that found high arsenic levels
By Liam Reilly and Christina Maxouris, CNN New York City officials say the water at a Manhattan public housing complex has been cleared for drinking…
Continue ReadingWaukesha Christmas parade suspect’s attorneys withdraw insanity plea
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Public defenders for the man accused of driving an SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Friday requested…
Continue ReadingHundreds of sea turtles are stranding on a Texas beach. Officials don’t know why
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials are baffled after hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles have become stranded on Texas beaches. A record-high total of 282…
Continue ReadingFormer California principal charged after shoving special needs student to the ground, authorities say
CNN, KFSN By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A former principal in California was charged with a misdemeanor Wednesday for “cruelty to child by…
Continue ReadingYeet! Merriam-Webster adds ‘baller,’ ‘cringe’ and ‘pumpkin spice’ to the dictionary
By Scottie Andrew, CNN If you like to turn a lewk, regularly pwn your friends in “Fortnite” or find the ordinary dictionary janky,…
Continue ReadingA Black retiree won money at a casino and is suing bank after she says she was turned away while trying to deposit a check
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN A Michigan retiree is suing a Detroit bank after she says employees refused to cash a check she received from a casino…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County closes beach due to sewage discharge, recommends not swimming at others
By Topher Gauk-Roger, CNN The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is recommending residents avoid swimming and surfing at multiple ocean…
Continue ReadingPrinceton University is now free for families making under $100,000
By Zoe Sottile and Chuck Johnston, CNN The considerable cost of attending one of the top American universities will now be covered for students whose…
Continue ReadingHow the Northeast’s extreme drought could spoil this year’s fall colors
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Three years ago, Andy Finton planted a sugar maple tree — his favorite species — in his suburban Boston backyard.…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco takes one step closer to decriminalizing plant-based psychedelics
By Zoe Sottile, CNN It was probably only a matter of time before San Francisco made it easier to use magic mushrooms in the City by the Bay. On…
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