Why some have mixed feelings about the terms Asian American and AAPI
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Asian American. APA. APIDA. AAPI. AANHPI. There are a lot of terms and acronyms to describe this population of more than 24…
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Rutgers union leaders approve tentative agreement with school less than a month after historic strike
By Liam Reilly, CNN Leaders of three Rutgers University unions approved a tentative agreement with the school Sunday evening, just weeks after going…
Continue ReadingAmerican trapped in Sudan is desperate to escape amid deadly military clashes
By Nicole Grether and Samantha Beech, CNN An American woman who traveled from New York to Sudan to celebrate Ramadan with family there is now…
Continue Reading2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers player drowns in swimming pool
By Jacob Lev, CNN The 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in a swimming pool Sunday at the family’s…
Continue Reading200 officers are in a manhunt for the Texas suspect accused of killing his 5 neighbors. Authorities are offering $80,000 for information
By Christina Maxouris, Holly Yan and Nouran Salahieh, CNN More than 200 officers from multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for the gunman…
Continue ReadingWhat is a vampire straw? A closer look at the weapon confiscated from a Boston traveler’s luggage
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A man was arrested earlier this month at Boston Logan International Airport for allegedly carrying a “vampire straw”…
Continue ReadingTrans and nonbinary students have long had a place at women’s colleges. Here’s what they want you to know
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Just weeks before stepping foot on Smith College’s campus, Avery finally came to understand something that cast doubt…
Continue ReadingMississippi 19-year-old arrested for shooting that left 2 teens dead, 4 wounded, police say
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN Authorities have arrested and charged a 19-year-old for a shooting early Sunday morning that left two teenagers dead and…
Continue ReadingHaitian family struggles to find a place to stay in Boston, as asylum-seekers sleep in a hospital lobby
By Liam Reilly, CNN Fleeing what she called the “dire condition” of life in Haiti, Dieuvena came to the US, hoping “she can at…
Continue Reading3 teens were killed and 1 was injured in a Philadelphia mass shooting. 2 teen boys have been arrested
By Celina Tebor, CNN Three teenagers — including a 14-year-old — were killed and another was injured during a shooting in Philadelphia…
Continue ReadingThis White officer led Black troops during the Civil War. 110 years after his death, he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
By Phil Gast, CNN It wasn’t just bullets and slashing swords that Isaac C. Hart had to fear during the Civil War. As a White Army officer…
Continue ReadingWhat a Black man discovered when he met the White mother he never knew
Essay by John Blake, CNN I don’t remember what I said because I was too shocked to respond. But I remember where I stood when it happened. I…
Continue ReadingNevada firefighters came to the rescue of a bear that got stuck in a tree
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A team of firefighters and wildlife officials in Nevada accomplished a “bear-y” important rescue mission Wednesday. A…
Continue ReadingMore migrants are showing up nightly at a Boston hospital. Dozens, most from Haiti, slept in the lobby this week
By Celina Tebor, CNN Amid humanitarian and security crises in their home country, Haitian migrants arriving in Boston have been sleeping overnight at…
Continue ReadingBorder detention facilities reach capacity amid spike in migrants
By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN Detention facilities along the US-Mexico border have surpassed capacity as a growing number of migrants…
Continue Reading‘Mom, these bad men have me’: She believes scammers cloned her daughter’s voice in a fake kidnapping
CNN By Faith Karimi, CNN Jennifer DeStefano’s phone rang one afternoon as she climbed out of her car outside the dance studio where her younger…
Continue Reading1 employee dead, 2 injured after ‘road incident’ at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant
By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN One Volkswagen employee died and two others were injured after being struck by a vehicle at the German…
Continue ReadingNeighbors asked a man to stop firing a rifle outside. He then opened fire on them, killing 5 people, a Texas sheriff says
KTRK By Raja Razek, Andy Rose and Ray Sanchez, CNN A gunman is still at large after allegedly fatally shooting five people, including a child, in a…
Continue ReadingA rare ‘wanted’ poster for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated Lincoln sold for over $160,000
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A rare reward poster seeking the capture of the men responsible for President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination has sold at…
Continue ReadingTwo Amur leopard cubs born at Pittsburgh Zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Pittsburgh Zoo has welcomed two adorable — and critically endangered — new bundles of joy. The zoo announced the…
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