The Cherokee Nation reckons with its history of slavery in a new exhibit
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN From life before European contact to the Trail of Tears to the modern-day tribal government, the Cherokee National History…
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Over 100 Cuban migrants apprehended over the weekend in waters off South Florida
By Melissa Alonso, CNN US Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 100 Cuban migrants after multiple vessels reached land in South Florida over…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Texas DPS chief rejects claims of cover-up in Uvalde investigation and denies telling his captains ‘no one is losing their jobs’
CNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Texas’ top cop Col. Steven McCraw vowed Thursday to fire any member of his…
Continue ReadingSecond suspect in Saskatchewan mass stabbing is still at large after his brother was found dead
By Nouran Salahieh and Paula Newton, CNN A manhunt is underway for one of two brothers suspected in a mass stabbing that left 10 dead and 18 injured…
Continue ReadingUvalde children return to school after 21 students and teachers were slaughtered. But some kids refuse to go back to classrooms
By Holly Yan, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Zayon Martinez spent his final hour of second grade hiding under a desk while bullets flew…
Continue ReadingA hiker died from heat exhaustion in Arizona and others were injured as dangerously high temps grip the West
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A hiker in Arizona died and five others were rescued Monday after getting lost on trails and suffering heat exhaustion as…
Continue Reading2 people were killed and multiple structures destroyed after a fast-moving wildfire erupted in Southern California
By Nouran Salahieh and Taylor Romine, CNN Two people were killed as a fast-moving wildfire swelled rapidly over parched vegetation in Southern…
Continue ReadingRecord high temperatures continue to bake the West. Here’s how days of extreme heat are impacting life
By Dakin Andone, CNN More than 50 million people across the American West are under heat alerts Tuesday, as a prolonged heat wave continues to grip…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Memphis teacher’s abduction and death ordered held without bond
CNN, WHBQ, WMC By Jason Hanna, Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A man suspected of abducting and killing a Memphis teacher who was out jogging…
Continue ReadingTexas Department of Public Safety suspends 2 officers with pay during internal review of Uvalde response
CNN, KABB, KSAT, WOAI By Andy Rose, CNN Two officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety who were at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre…
Continue ReadingBody found in Memphis is that of abducted teacher and a suspect is being charged with murder, police say
By Jason Hanna, Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A body found this week in Memphis is that of a teacher who was abducted there while jogging…
Continue ReadingSaskatchewan mass stabbing suspect underwent ‘medical distress’ and died after his arrest, police say
CNN, CTV NETWORK By Amir Vera, Eric Levenson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Myles Sanderson, the suspect in the mass stabbing in Canada, died Wednesday…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about the Mississippi airport employee accused of stealing a plane and threatening to crash into a Walmart
By Amir Vera, CNN The Mississippi man accused of stealing a twin-engine plane Saturday morning and threatening to crash it into a Walmart was denied…
Continue Reading2 years after a pledge to rename Confederate-named schools, some students left wondering when will the change come
CNN, WSFA By Nadia Romero and Kevin Conlon, CNN Shortly after the US Supreme Court ordered schools to desegregate in 1954, Robert E. Lee High School…
Continue ReadingFire conditions are ‘extremely dangerous’ in California, officials say, with 2 dead and thousands of acres scorched
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Prolonged drought has exacerbated fire conditions throughout California, where six active wildfires have consumed tens of…
Continue Reading2 years after a pledge to rename Confederate-named schools, some students left wondering when will the change come
By Nadia Romero and Kevin Conlon, CNN Shortly after the US Supreme Court ordered schools to desegregate in 1954, Robert E. Lee High School in…
Continue ReadingWhy we celebrate Labor Day and the meaning behind it
By Zoe Sottile, CNN You probably associate Labor Day with sales, family barbecues and the unofficial end of summer. For most Americans, the long…
Continue ReadingRobb Elementary School may be demolished. Here’s what happened to schools after other horrifying attacks
By Holly Yan and Zoe Sottile, CNN Just months after the devastating mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, students are set to return to class on Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingMemphis police find unidentified body 3 days after a teacher was violently abducted
By Tina Burnside, Jamiel Lynch and Amir Vera, CNN Memphis police found an unidentified body Monday about 20 minutes from where teacher Eliza…
Continue ReadingBlack Lives Matter executive accused of ‘syphoning’ $10M from BLM donors, suit says
CNN By Michelle Watson, CNN An executive at Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (GNF), is accused of “syphoning” more than $10…
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