Mom says Southwest Airlines thought she was trafficking her biracial daughter
By Jenn Selva and Gregory Lemos, CNN A California woman is accusing Southwest Airlines of racial profiling, saying she was accused of human…
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Missing teen rescued after making a hand gesture she learned from TikTok to signal for help
By Amanda Jackson, CNN A missing teenager from North Carolina was rescued by Kentucky police after she signaled for help by using a hand gesture…
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WKYT, TIK TOK, LAUREL COUNTY SHERIFF. CANADIAN WOMENS FOUNDATION, CNN By Amanda Jackson, CNN A missing teenager from North Carolina was rescued by…
Continue Reading123 years later, a North Carolina Black man killed in a massacre receives a funeral
By Delano Massey, Daniel Shepherd and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Joshua Halsey was murdered in the November 1898 massacre of Black people in Wilmington,…
Continue Reading2 high school students, an engineering student and a man who was trying to save his fiancée are among the Astroworld Festival victims
By Alanne Orjoux, CNN Two high school students, a man who was trying to save his fiancée and a 9-year-old boy are among 10 people who died after a…
Continue ReadingHow Jewish delis are evolving — even as pastrami and matzoh ball soup become a rarity across the US
By Noah Sheidlower and Radhika Marya, CNN Lloyd Lederman grew up surrounded by the Jewish deli. His grandfather had a deli. His father had a deli.…
Continue Reading‘This was not a concert, this was a fight for survival’
By Alaa Elassar, CNN TK Tellez knows that festivals can get crazy. But nothing, he says, could have prepared him for the tragedy that unfolded Friday…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Houston, Colin Powell, Kobe Bryant, infrastructure, vaccine
By Faith Karimi, CNN Hope you remembered to set your clocks behind one hour! And speaking of sleep, people often ask whether it’s OK to share…
Continue ReadingAmerican Girl Dolls and Risk have been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Everyone has a favorite childhood toy. But is yours a hall of famer? This week, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted American…
Continue ReadingIsrael doubles down against US, saying there is no room in Jerusalem for an American Consulate for Palestinians
By Hadas Gold, CNN Sitting next to the Israeli Foreign Minister in Washington this October, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was clear: The…
Continue ReadingUS Navy launches ship named for gay rights activist Harvey Milk
By Andy Rose, CNN A Navy ship named for gay rights activist Harvey Milk, who was made to resign from the force because of his sexual orientation, was…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are investigating the causes behind a deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston
By Aya Elamroussi, Rosa Flores and Alaa Elassar, CNN After a crowd surge at a Houston concert that left eight people dead and dozens injured,…
Continue ReadingHow your photo could end up in the public domain — and used in ads around the world
By Faith Karimi, CNN Imagine if a photo of you, without your knowledge or consent, began appearing in advertisements around the world? That’s…
Continue ReadingVoters and public officials choose police reform in moderation after George Floyd’s murder
By Peter Nickeas and Emma Tucker, CNN Anti-police candidates and a policing overhaul referendum were rejected on Election Day in Seattle, Minneapolis…
Continue ReadingReality check: Here’s what the COP26 deals actually mean for our future climate
By Angela Dewan, Ivana Kottasová, Amy Cassidy and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Delegates from around the world hammered out a number of agreements in the…
Continue ReadingIraqi Prime Minister survives exploding drone assassination attempt
By Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted…
Continue Reading2 high school students, an engineering student and a man who was trying to save his fiancée are among the Astroworld Festival victims
CNN By Alanne Orjoux, CNN Two high school students, a mechanical engineering technology student from Illinois and a man who was trying to save his…
Continue Reading‘Beyond your control.’ The recipe for a deadly crowd crush
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Houston’s sold-out Astroworld Festival was packed Friday night with about 50,000 people in another sign of a nation anxious…
Continue Reading‘This was not a concert, this was a fight for survival’
CNN, KHOU By Alaa Elassar, CNN TK Tellez knows that festivals can get crazy. But nothing, he says, could have prepared him for the tragedy that…
Continue Reading‘Beyond your control.’ The recipe for a deadly crowd crush
CNN, KHOU, KTRK By Ray Sanchez, CNN Houston’s sold-out Astroworld Festival was packed Friday night with about 50,000 people in another sign of…
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