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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — In a 2014 joint interview, former Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia were asked a pressing legal question about immigrant rights. Do the five freedoms mentioned in the First Amendment – freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition – apply to undocumented immigrants? “Oh I

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the deaths of 13 people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. Facts Twelve students and one teacher were killed by students Dylan Klebold, 17, and Eric Harris, 18, in the initial attack. The pair made home videos prior to

By Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has suspended research grants totaling $210 million to Princeton University as part of an ongoing investigation into antisemitism on campus, according to the White House and the Department of Energy. “I can confirm the Energy Department has paused grant funding to Princeton University pending the completion

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado man facing two federal felony charges for allegedly firebombing a Tesla dealership denies a suggestion from the US Attorney General that he was trying to “run” from authorities. Cooper Frederick, 24, of Fort Collins, is charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device and malicious attempted destruction

By Holly Yan and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A box truck crash on a busy downtown Boston avenue injured at least six people Tuesday and left the rental vehicle wedged sideways against a building in what the police commissioner called a “tragic accident.” “We don’t have any reason to believe that this was an

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — When senators grilled the Federal Aviation Administration last week about how the agency could have let the high number of close calls between helicopters and commercial jetliners occur at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the acting head of the FAA replied, “Something was missed.” That thought came

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — White House aide Peter Navarro said he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods to bring in $6 trillion in revenue over the next decade. But most economists say the tariffs will be paid for by American businesses and consumers in the form of higher prices. That

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — White House aide Peter Navarro said he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods to bring in $6 trillion in revenue over the next decade. But most economists say the tariffs will be paid for by American businesses and consumers in the form of higher prices. That would

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — White House aide Peter Navarro said he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods to bring in $6 trillion in revenue over the next decade. But most economists say the tariffs will be paid for by American businesses and consumers in the form of higher prices. That

By Eric Levenson and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Selecting an unbiased jury in a criminal case is always a tricky process. But that task will be particularly difficult Tuesday as the second murder trial begins in the case against Karen Read, the woman accused of causing the 2022 death of her police officer boyfriend,

By Karina Tsui and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Newly released photos of a Connecticut house and body camera footage from the night it was set on fire bring to life an astonishing tale of captivity and abuse that remained hidden for decades. A 32-year-old man set the fire in February using printer paper and

By Gloria Pazmino and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Cornell University student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations has left the United States voluntarily after a judge declined to immediately block the government from taking steps to deport him. Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies, had his

By Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — An air traffic controller was charged with assault and battery after an “incident” at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday night, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority told CNN in a statement. Damon Marsalis Gaines, 39, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged with assault and

By Gloria Pazmino and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week was taken into custody because of a prior drunken driving incident and not for involvement in campus protests, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official. “This

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By Jeff Winter and Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — Three federal agencies are reviewing nearly $9 billion in contracts and grants between the government and Harvard University over the school’s response to antisemitism. The departments of Education; Health and Human Services; and the US General Services Administration announced Monday they are reviewing $8.7 billion in

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The White House Correspondents’ Association has canceled plans to have comedian Amber Ruffin headline its annual fundraising dinner. The board’s decision was announced after White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich took issue with comments she made on a podcast. Yet when the selection was announced in February,

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The White House Correspondents’ Association has canceled plans to have comedian Amber Ruffin headline its annual fundraising dinner. The board’s decision was announced after White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich took issue with comments she made on a podcast. Yet when the selection was announced in

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a dozen students and faculty members at colleges across the country are known to have been detained by federal agents amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, which on college campuses, has taken aim at pro-Palestinian student activists and Israel critics. Many of those detained have been granted