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5 things to know for Feb. 22: Ukraine, Covid, Severe storms, Oil & gas drilling, 3G

February 22, 2022 4:34 AM CNN

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN It’s going to be a terrific Twosday! Today is 2/22/22 and unique festivities are happening around the world to…

How an Ivy League swimmer became the face of the debate on transgender women in sports

February 22, 2022 4:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN Lia Thomas stood tall and smiled wide atop the championship podium, her nearly 6-foot-4 frame pushing her head past the top of…

A shark bite victim near the Bahamas was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter

February 22, 2022 2:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN A man who was bitten by a shark while fishing near Bimini, Bahamas, was rescued via helicopter, the US Coast Guard said in a…

Father faces charges for encouraging 4-year-old to shoot at police at a McDonald’s, authorities say

February 22, 2022 1:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A 4-year-old child in Utah fired a weapon from the back seat of a car toward a police officer, after allegedly being…

Jury finds Ahmaud Arbery’s killers were racially motivated in chasing him

February 21, 2022 11:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna and Travis Caldwell, CNN A jury has found the three White men who killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 guilty of all charges in their federal…

Dashcam video leads to arrest in killing of Uber driver

February 21, 2022 10:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Liam Reilly, CNN An Uber driver found dead near Pittsburgh was robbed and killed by her passenger, with key moments of the incident recorded on…

College dorm damaged by explosion caused by a resident making rocket fuel; 22 students displaced

February 21, 2022 8:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, CNN A resident at a college dorm in Utah decided to try to make rocket fuel on his kitchen stove, leading to a fireball causing…

Barbershop project to help make a change in mental health

February 21, 2022 6:07 PM Marcos Icahuate, CBS News, Mercedes Martinez

One barbershop in Los Angeles is using a project to help change the negative stigma towards mental…

Delay in spring training may put some businesses in danger

February 21, 2022 6:25 PM Marcos Icahuate, CNN, Mercedes Martinez

A labor dispute has put spring training on hold, which has disappointed many baseball fans and may have a bad outlook towards some businesses in…

Three former officers have testified about what they saw when George Floyd died. Here’s what they said

February 21, 2022 4:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, CNN Defense attorneys rested their case Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former officers involved in George…

Breonna Taylor had big plans before police knocked down her door

February 21, 2022 3:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Faith Karimi, CNN Before her face graced magazine covers, before protesters chanted her name, before she became a rallying cry in the fight…

Kentucky Derby Fast Facts

February 21, 2022 12:27 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Kentucky Derby. The Derby is traditionally run on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in…

Alan Greenspan Fast Facts

February 21, 2022 11:31 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Personal Birth date: March 6, 1926 Birth…

1965 Selma to Montgomery March Fast Facts

February 21, 2022 8:38 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama. Facts Throughout March of 1965, a group of demonstrators…

Headstone makers struggle to serve grieving families as supply chain woes continue

February 21, 2022 8:01 AM CNN

One of the toughest parts of Jonathan Modlich’s job these days is telling grieving families that he doesn’t know when he’ll have the headstones for…

Fear of biggest European war since World War Two as violence unfolds

February 21, 2022 7:30 AM Cole Johnson, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/ CNN) – The world is watching, waiting and bracing for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next move as U.S. Intelligence shows Russian…

Proposal would suspend federal gas tax to combat rising prices

February 21, 2022 7:24 AM CNN

Gas prices continue to creep upward, and experts have warned that a conflict between Ukraine and Russia could cause more pain at the…

Racist messages were key evidence in the hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

February 21, 2022 5:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN The federal hate crimes trial for the three White men convicted of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man,…

Texas skydiving instructor dies after parachute fails to open

February 21, 2022 5:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Boyette and Andy Rose, CNN A skydiving instructor whose parachute did not open during a jump on Saturday has died, according to the Texas…

Jury in federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers excused after first day of deliberations

February 21, 2022 3:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, CNN After deliberating for a little more than two and a half hours, the jury in the federal hate crimes trial of the three men…