How Denver is trying to help students’ mental health, 20 minutes at a time
CNN By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Eighth-grade teacher Amanda Winters keeps the main lights turned down in her room. Pink fabric…
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Amir Locke’s family calls for a full ban on no-knock warrants as the Minneapolis mayor answers City Council questions about city’s policies
CNN, WCCO By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Steve Almasy, CNN The parents of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man killed during a police raid in Minneapolis…
Continue ReadingBody camera video shows Minneapolis officers shooting Black man during no-knock warrant. Attorneys say he wasn’t the target
CIITY OF MINNEAPOLIS By Omar Jimenez, Ray Sanchez, Brad Parks and Peter Nickeas, CNN In the early morning hours Wednesday, Minneapolis police…
Continue Reading5 things to know for February 4: ISIS, Ukraine, Olympics, Covid-19, Afghanistan
CNN By Alexandra Meeks CNN America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout…
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CNN By Alexandra Meeks CNN America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in connection with assault of San Francisco 49ers fan outside SoFi Stadium, police say
KGO, DANIEL LUNA, FACEBOOK, KABC, LUNA FAMILY, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, CNN, Daniel Luna/Facebook By Josh Campbell and Stella Chan, CNN A man has been…
Continue ReadingWhen and how the winter storm will hit major US cities
CNN By Caitlin Kaiser, Monica Garrett, Brandon Miller, Allison Chinchar and Dave Hennen, CNN A winter storm has begun to bring heavy snow, sleet and…
Continue ReadingWhen and how the winter storm will hit major US cities
CNN By Caitlin Kaiser, Monica Garrett, Brandon Miller, Allison Chinchar and Dave Hennen, CNN A winter storm has begun to bring heavy snow, sleet and…
Continue ReadingWhy police forces are struggling to recruit and keep officers
CNN, KSTU, WLS, WBAL, WBBM, WJZ, WSB, KYW By Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN In a growing number of American cities, if you call the police,…
Continue ReadingA Florida man took his grandson magnet fishing. Police are now investigating what they reeled in
CNN, WFOR By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Florida man and his grandson couldn’t believe their eyes when they reeled in more than just some scrap…
Continue Reading16 shots and an early release: Former officer Jason Van Dyke, who killed Laquan McDonald, leaves prison
CNN By Omar Jimenez, CNN From “16 shots and a cover-up!” to 16 shots and an early release from prison. The former became a familiar…
Continue ReadingGroundhog Day Fast Facts
CNN CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. February 2,…
Continue ReadingPunxsutawney Phil sees his shadow — 6 more weeks of winter loom
CNN By Amanda Watts, CNN Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Wednesday, meaning that if you believe in a groundhog’s ability to predict the…
Continue ReadingWhen and how the winter storm will hit major US cities
CNN By Caitlin Kaiser, Monica Garrett, Brandon Miller, Allison Chinchar and Dave Hennen, CNN A winter storm has begun to bring heavy snow, sleet and…
Continue ReadingFormer UCLA lecturer tied to a violent ‘manifesto’ is in custody after allegedly making threats against university, authorities say
CNN, KCNC, KUSA By Cheri Mossburg, Stella Chan and Kevin Flower, CNN A former UCLA lecturer is in custody for allegedly making threats toward the…
Continue ReadingSuspect who allegedly killed 2 officers in shooting at Virginia college was former student athlete
CNN, WCCO, WTVR, WHSV, BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE, TWITTER By Travis Caldwell and Jenn Selva, CNN The man accused in the Tuesday shooting deaths of two…
Continue ReadingThe FBI has identified suspects accused of making threats to HBCUs this week, official says
CNN, WJLA, WBAL, WBFF By Travis Caldwell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The FBI has identified people suspected of making bomb threats this week directed…
Continue ReadingDivide over how to teach about race plays out more in school districts with shifting demographics, study finds
CNN By Maya Brown, CNN More than 17.7 million public school students enrolled in almost 900 districts in the US have had their learning restricted…
Continue Reading6,000 urged to evacuate as North Carolina fertilizer plant fire threatens an ammonium nitrate explosion
CNN, WXII By Chris Boyette and Amy Simonson, CNN A fire that erupted Monday night at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, North…
Continue ReadingDealing with schools in the pandemic made him lose 50 pounds and collapse. So this superintendent got out
CNN, WPBF, WPEC, WPTV, WFAA By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN As he stepped back and stared at his 66-year-old father and 12-year-old son…
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