Driver shot by Washington state troopers after high-speed chase, officials say
By Alta Spells and Kaylene Chassie, CNN Washington state police on Thursday shot a driver after a high-speed chase that began when the suspect…
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Evidence shows suspect fatally shot by law enforcement in Minneapolis fired gun, investigators say
By Carma Hassan, Kara Devlin and Amanda Watts, CNN The agency investigating the fatal shooting of a suspect during an arrest attempt in Minneapolis…
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Utah governor asks residents to pray for rain to help combat a record drought
By Travis Caldwell and Andy Rose, CNN The governor of Utah is calling on a higher power to help combat the extreme dry weather afflicting the state.…
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Texas HS valedictorian slams ‘heartbeat’ abortion law
Paxton Smith, the valedictorian at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, swapped her school-approved speech for one about the restrictive “heartbeat”…
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A man who killed his wife on an Alaskan cruise after she demanded divorce was sentenced to 30 years in prison, federal prosecutors say
A Utah man who admitted to beating his wife to death aboard a cruise ship in Alaska in 2017 was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years in prison followed…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer gets emotional reliving January 6th
In a CNN exclusive, CNN’s Whitney Wild spoke to two Capitol Police officers who relived the vivid details of the January 6th…
Continue Reading At least 10% of the world’s giant sequoias lost in a single wildfire, report suggests
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN About 10 to 14% of the world’s giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single wildfire that swept through…
Continue Reading CNN Heroes: Chef Q. Ibraheem
The pandemic put the brakes on her catering business and supper club. Through her nonprofit program, Kids with Coworkers, Chef Q kept a food insecure…
Continue Reading When the pandemic brought her business to a halt, this chef tackled food insecurity with farm-to-table meals
By Laura Klairmont, CNN Before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, Chef Q. Ibraheem ran an upscale catering business and underground supper club in…
Continue Reading Famed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies at 87
By Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN F. Lee Bailey, a prominent and controversial defense attorney, died Thursday at age 87. His death was confirmed to CNN…
Continue Reading Juneteenth by the Numbers 2020
By Toby Lyles, CNN Editorial Research Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the…
Continue Reading Reward being offered in suspected road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy in California increased to $450,000
By Amir Vera and Sarah Moon, CNN The reward for information in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy in a suspected road rage shooting in California…
Continue Reading A Florida teacher is suing her school district for allegedly retaliating against her after she spoke out about racism
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN After the murder of George Floyd and the summer of protests that followed led to greater dialogue among her students, Amy…
Continue Reading ‘It’s shameful.’ Massacre survivors’ lawyers demand Tulsa be the next city to pay reparations
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Two years after the Tulsa massacre left some 300 Black people dead and a once-booming neighborhood destroyed, another…
Continue Reading Florida children’s home pauses emergency shelter program after youths are charged with attempted murder of deputies
By Jason Hanna, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN A central Florida children’s group home says it is pausing its emergency shelter program…
Continue Reading Minneapolis crews remove barricades at George Floyd Square as city pledges to create a permanent memorial
By Brad Parks, Sara Sidner and Eric Levenson, CNN Minneapolis city workers on Thursday removed parts of a memorial at the intersection where George…
Continue Reading Investigators ask for surveillance video to help in their search for a missing 11-year-old
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Authorities are seeking the public’s help in the search for an 11-year-old boy who remains missing in central Iowa after…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 3: Coronavirus, cyberattacks, Israel, Capitol riots, Taliban
By AJ Willingham, CNN Add another unexpected pandemic effect to the list: According to a new study, lockdowns led to reduced crime in several global…
Continue Reading Oakland police officers disciplined over excessive use of tear gas during George Floyd protests last year
By Madeline Holcombe and Alexandra Meeks, CNN Some Oakland police officers have been disciplined in response to the excessive use of tear gas during…
Continue Reading Houston woman kept child’s body in a plastic storage tote, court documents say
By Chris Boyette, Aya Elamroussi and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Houston woman who was charged with tampering with physical evidence in the case of a…
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