Voting Rights By the Numbers 2022
By Toby Lyles, CNN Editorial Research The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted because of voter suppression by state governments, local governments…
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The last Salem witch has been exonerated, thanks to an eighth-grade teacher and her students
By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s never too late to right a historical wrong — even if that restoration of justice comes nearly 330 years…
Continue ReadingA toddler was killed after a cement truck tumbled over overpass onto a vehicle in Houston
By Melissa Alonso and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A toddler was killed Friday after a cement truck tumbled over an overpass in Houston and landed on top…
Continue ReadingA record number of women are running in Kenya’s elections but many face harassment and abuse
By Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Just before sunset, Umra Omar boards a speedboat that will take her around the historic Lamu channel for…
Continue ReadingNebraska and Colorado are sparring over water rights. It could be the new norm as rivers dry up
By Stephanie Elam and Jason Kravarik, CNN Residents on this state line have built their industry, economy and lives around the South Platte River.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s McKinney fire has destroyed nearly 90 homes and is only 40% contained
By Susannah Cullinane and Cheri Mossburg, CNN California’s McKinney Fire has destroyed nearly 90 houses and is only 40% contained a week after…
Continue ReadingThey survived a mass shooting at their California high school 30 years ago. It still affects them today
By Faith Karimi, CNN Angela Welch still recalls every detail. The stocky gunman in a camo ​vest. The gunshots, one after another. The piercing…
Continue ReadingTaiwan says multiple Chinese aircraft and vessels spotted in possible simulated attack
By Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan says it detected “multiple” Chinese aircraft and naval vessels taking part in military drills…
Continue ReadingOne of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers fears being slain in a Georgia state prison, court document says
By Paradise Afshar and Susannah Cullinane, CNN One of the men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery fears being killed in state prison and wants to…
Continue ReadingFlash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
By Reuters Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities…
Continue Reading4 dead at multiple crime scenes in Ohio town. Police are searching for a man who is likely armed and dangerous
By Kiely Westhoff and Amya Henry, CNN Four people were fatally shot Friday at multiple sites in a small Ohio town just north of Dayton, and police…
Continue ReadingTop Russian hypersonic missile scientist arrested on treason charge
Uliana Pavlova and Jonny Hallam, CNN A leading Russian scientist in hypersonic flight was arrested on suspicion of treason on Friday, according to…
Continue ReadingParents of transgender 3rd grader sue the state over Tennessee school bathroom law
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The parents of a third-grade transgender child in Tennessee filed a lawsuit in federal court this week, challenging a state…
Continue ReadingSome of the approximately 1,000 people stranded at Death Valley National Park have left in spite of flooding
By Amanda Musa, CNN Death Valley National Park announced its closure Friday due to substantial flooding within the park, according to a news release.…
Continue ReadingDNA links two men in prison to cold case from 1983 that originally sent the wrong man to prison for 37 years
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Amy Simonson, CNN Two men serving life sentences for murder in a Florida prison have been linked to two other murders with…
Continue Reading10 people — including three children — were killed in a house fire in Pennsylvania, state police say
By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN Ten people — including three children — have died following a house fire in Nescopeck,…
Continue ReadingUnexpected discovery could make story of very early humans ‘more real,’ scientists say
By Rachel Fadem, CNN Research on ancient footprints has previously challenged what’s known about when people arrived in North America, and a…
Continue Reading3 Muslim men in Albuquerque were murdered. Police are investigating possible ties to same killer
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Albuquerque police and the FBI are investigating three recent murders of Muslim men for “possible ties to the same…
Continue ReadingDonations pour in after boy was ripped off with counterfeit bill at his lemonade stand
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN Everett Police in Washington state is hoping the public can help identify the man that stiffed an 11-year-old boy with a…
Continue ReadingJuneteenth Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half…
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