1 killed, 7 others shot at crowded MLK Day block party in Florida, authorities say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN One person was killed and seven others were shot at a block party packed with more than 1,000 people…
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Virginia school district under investigation for alleged violation of human rights act
By Sara Smart, CNN Multiple schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, are under investigation after allegedly failing to give students their National…
Continue ReadingIndiana man arrested after toddler shown on live TV with handgun
CNN, WTHR, BEECH GROVE POLICE, ON PATROL: LIVE AND REELZ Michelle Watson and Aaron Eggleston, CNN A man was arrested in Beech Grove, Indiana, after…
Continue ReadingPolice report says driver was speeding in crash that killed University of Georgia football player and staffer
CNN, WSB By Isabel Rosales, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Ryan Young, CNN The SUV carrying four members of the University of Georgia football program, two of…
Continue ReadingA new monument dedicated to MLK and Coretta Scott King prompts mockery and criticism
CNN By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN Backlash ensued soon after a monument meant to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta…
Continue ReadingMemphis Police relieve officers pending investigations into the arrest of man who later died, chief says
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The Memphis Police Department and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have launched investigations into the action of officers…
Continue Reading23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate
CNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN When authorities in Newport News, Virginia, announced on January 6 that a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to school and…
Continue ReadingFormer Wagner commander flees to Norway and seeks asylum
By Mick Krever and Katharina Krebs, CNN A former commander in Russia’s Wagner private military company has fled to Norway and is seeking asylum…
Continue ReadingIndiana man arrested after toddler shown on live TV with handgun
Michelle Watson and Aaron Eggleston, CNN A man was arrested in Beech Grove, Indiana, after video was shown on live TV of a toddler, reportedly the…
Continue ReadingA new monument dedicated to MLK and Coretta Scott King prompts mockery and criticism
By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN Backlash ensued soon after a monument meant to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta…
Continue Reading6 people, including a baby, were killed in a ‘cartel-style execution,’ California sheriff’s office says
By Stella Chan, CNN At least six people, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby, are dead after an “early morning massacre” Monday…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Alabama basketball player provided gun for shooting, court document says
CNN, WBRC By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jillian Sykes and Andy Rose, CNN After University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was charged with murder in…
Continue ReadingUK government blocks Scotland’s new gender recognition law
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The UK government has blocked a new law intended to allow trans people in Scotland to change their legal gender without a…
Continue ReadingArmed men kidnap 50 women and girls foraging for food in Burkina Faso
By Saskya Vandoorne, Marguerite Lacroix and Allegra Goodwin, CNN A group of women and girls foraging for wild fruits were abducted by armed men in…
Continue ReadingProsecutors drop charges against NYPD officer accused of acting as foreign agent for China
By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn moved to dismiss charges against a New York Police Department officer who…
Continue ReadingIn parts of Ancient Greece, first-cousin marriage was not only allowed but encouraged, DNA shows
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN If you wanted to hang on to your land in Bronze Age Greece, you could do worse than marry your cousin. A team of international…
Continue ReadingDeadly Yeti Airlines crash highlights dangers of flying in Nepal
By Rhea Mogul, Manveena Suri and Jessie Yeung, CNN A search and rescue operation has been underway in Nepal following a deadly plane crash that once…
Continue ReadingDallas Zoo monkey enclosure fencing cut on same day as tampering that allowed leopard to escape, police say
By Andy Rose and Ashley Killough, CNN Fencing that was cut at the Dallas Zoo’s clouded leopard habitat Friday — resulting in the escape…
Continue ReadingStabbing of student of Asian descent was motivated by race, suspect allegedly said. Now, another US community is pushing back on anti-AAPI hate
By Tina Burnside, Christine Sever and Dakin Andone, CNN The suspect in an unprovoked attack allegedly said she was motivated by race when she…
Continue Reading23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate
By Christina Maxouris, CNN When authorities in Newport News, Virginia, announced on January 6 that a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to school and shot…
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