bell hooks, famed feminist writer, dies at age 69
By Leah Asmelash, CNN bell hooks — the beloved poet, author, feminist and professor — has died, announced Berea College, the university…
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A couple that lost a relative and their home in Kentucky’s tornadoes counts themselves lucky. But they wonder what’s next
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN When they heard the sound of a train coming, Philip and Patricia Bruce started to run.…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 17: SCOTUS, Coronavirus, Kentucky, Afghanistan, Facebook
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Economic disaster averted: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the debt limit increase passed by Congress earlier this…
Continue ReadingHuman remains found 40 years ago identified as member of The O’Jays R&B band
CNN, HLN, WEWS By Amanda Jackson, CNN Partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank…
Continue ReadingNYPD top cop pick highlights the slow rise of female police chiefs nationwide
CNN, WABC By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former NFL star O.J. Simpson. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1947 Birth place: San Francisco,…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Richard Reid, also known as the “shoe bomber” because of his attempt to…
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin pleads guilty in federal court to violating George Floyd’s civil rights
By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN Months after he was convicted of murder, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 15: Capitol riot, debt limit, Covid, Trump taxes, Haiti
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 15: Capitol riot, debt limit, Covid, Trump taxes, Haiti
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 15: Capitol riot, debt limit, Covid, Trump taxes, Haiti
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 15: Capitol riot, debt limit, Covid, Trump taxes, Haiti
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s what…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 15: Capitol riot, debt limit, Covid, Trump taxes, Haiti
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s…
Continue Reading4 women testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial that they were sexually abused. Here’s what they said
By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN The case against Ghislaine Maxwell primarily relied on the testimony of four women who said they were…
Continue ReadingKentucky man raises money to buy toys for kids affected by deadly tornadoes
By Sharif Paget and Travis Caldwell, CNN Shawn Triplett knew there was a desperate need to help the children of Mayfield, Kentucky, after a deadly…
Continue ReadingO.J. Simpson is once again a free man, after being discharged from his parole two months early
CNN By Steve Almasy and Michelle Watson, CNN O.J. Simpson was granted an early parole discharge last week, according to a statement from the Nevada…
Continue ReadingTesla employee accused of fatally shooting a co-worker outside California factory
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A Tesla employee is accused of fatally shooting one of his coworkers outside of the company’s manufacturing plant in…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 15: Capitol riot, debt limit, Covid, Trump taxes, Haiti
CNN, KELO By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance.…
Continue ReadingNYC Mayor-elect selects Keechant Sewell to become the NYPD’s first female police commissioner
By Rob Frehse, Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect…
Continue ReadingKentucky candle factory survivor said a supervisor told him he would be fired if he left ahead of the storm. A company spokesperson denied the claim
By Brian Todd, Dugald McConnell and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A man working at the Mayfield, Kentucky, candle factory demolished by a tornado Friday…
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