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5 things to know for February 18: Ukraine, Covid-19, Winter storm, Trump, Immigration

February 18, 2022 4:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Let’s check in on your New Year’s resolutions. Behavioral scientists say most of these goals lose steam and fail…

Authorities found 6-year-old girl missing since 2019 after receiving a tip different from any other information they had

February 18, 2022 2:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN Authorities had been searching more than two years for Paislee Shultis, a 4-year-old reported missing from her legal guardian…

Kim Potter, ex-officer convicted in fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, sentenced to 2 years in prison — less than prosecutors requested

February 18, 2022 1:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, Brad Parks and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly drew a gun instead of a Taser…

Cold War ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen dies at 101

February 17, 2022 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN A US airman who became known as the “Candy Bomber” for his unique supply drops in Germany after World War II died…

100-vehicle pileup shuts down a 30-mile stretch of highway in Illinois during wintry weather

February 17, 2022 7:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Parks and Amir Vera, CNN A 30-mile stretch of highway in Illinois was closed Thursday after over 100 cars were involved in multiple crashes.…

Derek Chauvin joked while restraining George Floyd, former officer testifies

February 17, 2022 4:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Bill Kirkos and Amir Vera, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng laughed at a joke made by Derek Chauvin while restraining…

As BA.2 subvariant of Omicron rises, lab studies point to signs of severity

February 17, 2022 1:57 PM CNN

The BA.2 virus — a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant — isn’t just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more…

The Paislee Shultis case shows how a constitutional right complicates the search for missing children

February 17, 2022 1:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Nickeas and Mark Morales, CNN A 6-year-old girl who had been reported missing in 2019 was found alive with her non-custodial parents living…

More US adults identify as LGBTQ now than at any time in the past decade, a new poll says

February 17, 2022 12:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN More adults in the US say they identify as LGBTQ than they did a decade ago, according to a new Gallup poll, a trend largely…

Video showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage

February 17, 2022 11:49 AM CNN

CNN By Rob Frehse and Laura Studley, CNN A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New…

‘There was something about the staircase that bothered him.’ Inside the search for Paislee Shultis

February 17, 2022 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales and Dakin Andone, CNN Police had gone up and down the basement stairs several times while searching a home in the Saugerties, New…

Fatal drug overdoses tripled in the last six years

February 17, 2022 8:50 AM April Hettinger, CNN

Drug overdoses are skyrocketing across the United…

Gambling surged to new high records in 2021

February 17, 2022 7:46 AM CNN, Cole Johnson

(KYMA, KECY/ CNN) – America’s gaming industry had another record-breaking year in…

Brazil mudslide death toll reaches 105, with dozens missing

February 17, 2022 7:46 AM The Associated Press

Rio de Janeiro state’s government now says that at least 105 people died in landslides that ravaged the city of Petropolis, but it’s unclear how…

Joseph Lieberman Fast Facts

February 17, 2022 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut. Personal Birth date:…

Loretta Lynch Fast Facts

February 17, 2022 7:11 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Personal Birth date: May 21, 1959 Birth…

Authorities found 6-year-old girl missing since 2019 after receiving a tip different from any other information they had

February 17, 2022 6:22 AM CNN

CNN, WCBS By Travis Caldwell, CNN Authorities had been searching more than two years for Paislee Shultis, a 4-year-old reported missing from her…

Family and friends mourn Amir Locke at Minneapolis funeral after he was killed by police executing a no-knock warrant

February 17, 2022 4:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Members of the Minneapolis community gathered Thursday to honor the life of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man whose killing…

Brutal killing of a mother and son in 1994 is solved through DNA evidence, police say

February 17, 2022 1:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN More than 27 years after a woman and her son were killed in a Seattle suburb, authorities have charged a man in…

Florida appeals court overturns conviction of Miami police officer who shot autistic man’s caretaker

February 16, 2022 10:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Musa, CNN A South Florida appeals court Wednesday overturned the conviction of a former North Miami Police Department officer who was found…