Pedestrian bridge collapses onto DC freeway, injuring several people
By Melissa Alonso and Eric Levenson, CNN A pedestrian bridge that likely was struck by at least one vehicle collapsed onto Interstate 295 in…
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He was fatally shot in the head trying to drive away from brazen robbers on a New York City street
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A robbery turned fatal when three gunmen approached two men in New York City and demanded their property, police said.…
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Kamala Harris to make first trip to the border as vice president this week
Vice President Kamala Harris will head to the US-Mexico border on Friday, a source familiar with the trip told…
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Mexico prison riot leaves 6 dead, 9 injured
A riot in a prison on Mexico’s Gulf coast on Tuesday left six prisoners dead and nine others…
Continue Reading What the NCAA ruling really means for student athletes
By Faith Karimi, CNN In a decision that could shake up college sports, the Supreme Court ruled this week against the NCAA’s restrictions on…
Continue Reading Civil rights leaders announce another March on Washington after voting rights bill fails in Senate
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN A group of civil rights organizations will host another March on Washington in August to demand that Congress pass…
Continue Reading R. Kelly moved to Brooklyn jail ahead of trial, adds new lawyer to team
By Sonia Moghe, CNN R. Kelly has been moved from a detention center in Chicago to New York where he will likely stay ahead of his August federal…
Continue Reading Nikole Hannah-Jones won’t take UNC position without tenure, lawyers say
By Shawn Nottingham and Delano Massey, CNN Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones won’t take a position at the University of…
Continue Reading Gun sales rise among Black people as they look for firearm training and education
By Ryan Young, Dakin Andone and Pamela Kirkland, CNN Deborah Roberts grew up in a family of gun owners. But it wasn’t until March this year…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 23: Voting rights, US violence, Covid-19, Hong Kong, Brexit
By AJ Willingham, CNN The Amazon rainforest may be headed for another devastating fire season. After a destructive 2020 and with drought conditions…
Continue Reading Personal information may have been leaked to the dark web after cyberattack on Tulsa’s computer system, officials warn
By Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN Officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are warning residents their personal information may have been leaked to the…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant’s widow, other families, settle wrongful death suit related to fatal helicopter crash
By Alexandra Meeks and Jon Passantino, CNN Vanessa Bryant and other families have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the company that owned and…
Continue Reading Connecticut become first state to make calls free for inmates and their families
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A bill in Connecticut makes calls from prison free for the inmates and their families, becoming the first state to do so.…
Continue Reading Texas grand jury declines to indict jailers involved in Marvin Scott in-custody death
By Keith Allen, CNN A grand jury in Texas declined Tuesday to indict the eight former detention officers involved in the in-custody death of Marvin…
Continue Reading Chicago is throwing its ‘whole government’ at summer violence
By Omar Jimenez, CNN “I’m not saying I’m God or I can prevent anything from happening, but I know in my heart I did what I can at 1…
Continue Reading 153 Houston Methodist employees resign or are fired after refusing to get Covid-19 vaccine, official says
By Keith Allen, CNN More than 150 Houston Methodist Hospital employees were officially out of a job Tuesday, 10 days after a judge dismissed a…
Continue Reading Students sue Indiana University in federal court over vaccine mandate
By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN A potential showdown is looming between eight students who want to come to the Indiana University campus in…
Continue Reading Police chief says slain Colorado officer was ‘targeted’ in Monday shooting
By Keith Allen, CNN The shooting that left three people dead in Arvada, Colorado, on Monday appears to have been a deliberate attack on a police…
Continue Reading This honors student considered giving up when he had to learn on his phone. He is far from alone, experts fear
By Jason Carroll and Meridith Edwards, CNN Lewis Echevarria has big dreams of becoming a lawyer, specializing in immigration or constitutional law.…
Continue Reading Disney World announces new events for 50th anniversary
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Disney World is turning the big 5-0, but the resort isn’t letting its age slow it down. Walt Disney World announced a…
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