3 charged with capital murder in the shooting death of an off-duty Houston-area deputy
By Chris Boyette, CNN Three people are facing capital murder charges after an off-duty Harris County deputy was shot and killed while leaving a…
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Five more women, including Bessie Coleman and Maria Tallchief, will appear on US quarters next year
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN The US Mint has announced the next five women to appear on American quarters. After honoring such figures as Maya Angelou and…
Continue ReadingGolden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says moments of silence won’t solve gun violence
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Following Sunday’s mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, that left six people dead and a dozen injured,…
Continue ReadingAll 6 victims killed in the Sacramento mass shooting are identified as police arrest a suspect
By Susannah Cullinane, Holly Yan, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Police on Monday said they have arrested one man who is a suspect in…
Continue ReadingBooks about LGBTQ and Black people were among the most challenged books in 2021
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Books that tell the stories of Black and LGBTQ people or by authors in those communities were among the 10 most challenged…
Continue ReadingJury selection starts today for panel that’ll help decide if Parkland school shooter gets the death penalty
By Dakin Andone, CNN Potential jurors arrived Monday at a Florida courthouse where they could be chosen to help decide the fate of Nikolas Cruz more…
Continue ReadingBaby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
By Pooja Salhotra and Kelly McCleary, CNN Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was…
Continue ReadingTeen arrested on hate crime charge in connection with alleged group beating of Hasidic man in Brooklyn
By Liam Reilly, CNN A 16-year-old was arrested in an alleged group assault of a Hasidic man in Brooklyn Friday, police said. Police did not release…
Continue ReadingBody of missing Florida woman Cassie Carli found after police arrest suspect
By Susannah Cullinane, Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Police have discovered the body of missing Florida woman Cassie Carli in a “shallow…
Continue ReadingMillions of families can now research their history with 1950 US census records
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Close to 7 million records from the 1950 US census have been made public. The digital records were released on Friday and are…
Continue ReadingSacramento mass shooting was the result of gang violence and involved at least 5 gunmen, police say
CNN, KOVR By Amir Vera, Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sacramento police say a Sunday mass shooting that left six dead was the result of gang…
Continue Reading5 people injured in South Carolina shooting law officials call ‘chaotic scene’
By Alaa Elassar and Chuck Johnston, CNN Five people were injured Friday night in a shooting along a rural road in South Carolina. The Colleton County…
Continue ReadingCalifornia snowpack is critically low, signaling another year of devastating drought
CNN, KTVN, KGO, KFSN, KOVR, KRCR By Stephanie Elam, CNN Snowpack in the California Sierra this winter is just 38% of normal, California water…
Continue Reading6 dead, at least 12 wounded after a shooting in downtown Sacramento, police say
By Chuck Johnston and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Sacramento police are appealing for the public’s help to find multiple shooters who opened fire…
Continue Reading1 person was killed and 2 injured during a Virginia mall shooting
By Alaa Elassar and Tina Burnside, CNN Police are searching for people involved in a shooting at a Virginia mall that left one person dead and two…
Continue ReadingCalifornia once prohibited Native American fire practices. Now, it’s asking tribes to use them to help prevent wildfires
By Alaa Elassar, CNN California is calling upon Native American tribes to bring back the once-prohibited practice of lighting controlled burns to…
Continue Reading1 dead, 10 wounded in shooting at Dallas concert
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN One person was killed and at least 10 others were wounded in a shooting at a Dallas concert Saturday night, the Dallas Police…
Continue ReadingA 22-year-old was attacked on the subway by a person shouting anti-gay slurs, police say
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN The New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an incident in which an unidentified individual was…
Continue ReadingCBP intercepts shipment of fake driver’s licenses in Cincinnati
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Someone won’t be getting past the bouncer this weekend. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted a shipment of…
Continue ReadingVirginia woman realizes she won the lottery after already trashing her ticket
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN Sometimes you don’t know what you have until it’s gone — or, in this case, thrown away. Mary Elliot of…
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