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By Ryan Young, CNN The founders of Earn Your Leisure wear T-shirts with the words “Assets over Liabilities” with pride. It’s a catchphrase they use with a goal to reach as many African Americans as possible — and to increase financial literacy and motivate as many Black people as possible to invest in the stock

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN With inflation driving up the cost of nearly everything in the US, a growing number of Americans are crossing the border to make Mexico City their new home. Some expats are fleeing their expensive cities in search of cheaper rent and a better quality of life, but locals say gentrification is

By Claudia Dominguez and Raja Razek, CNN Dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago have been revealed at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas due to severe drought conditions that dried up a river, the park said Monday in a statement. “Most tracks that have recently been uncovered and discovered at different parts of

By Raja Razek, CNN An Oklahoma County sheriff’s deputy was killed and another was seriously injured after being shot while serving a court order at a residence, officials said. Sgt. Bobby Swartz died from his injuries, and the other deputy is in stable condition after being rushed to the hospital, the sheriff’s office wrote on

By Kiely Westhoff, CNN An off-duty New York City correction officer accused of fatally shooting a teenager in the face was indicted on murder and manslaughter charges Monday, prosecutors said. The indictment alleges Dion Middleton shot and killed 18-year-old Raymond Chaluisant in the Bronx on July 21. Middleton, 45, was charged with one count of

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN After torrential rains struck parts of northeastern Texas and sent floodwaters rushing through streets and homes, rescue crews fanned out across the region on Monday, responding to hundreds of calls for aid from residents stunned by the severity of the downpour. Heavy rain and flash flooding brought record

By Amy Simonson, CNN A jury in Oregon awarded a Black man $4.4 million in damages after he claimed in a lawsuit that a White Walmart employee racially profiled him while shopping and tried to have law enforcement act on false charges, according to court documents. Michael Mangum was awarded $400,000 in non-economic damages and

By Nouran Salahieh and Amy Simonson, CNN A man in custody on suspicion of killing two Muslim men in Albuquerque has been charged with the murder of a third man, authorities announced Monday. Muhammad Syed, 51, now faces murder charges in the case of three of four fatal shootings of South Asian men that rattled

By Matthew J. Friedman and Taylor Romine, CNN The parent of a Robb Elementary student who was not injured but is suffering emotional effects following the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead said Monday he and four other parents have each filed complaints with the school district calling for the superintendent’s removal.

By Amir Vera and Kacey Cherry, CNN Law enforcement officials believe the body found in a submerged vehicle Sunday is “more than likely” that of Kiely Rodni, the missing 16-year-old last seen almost three weeks ago at a campground party in Northern California, authorities said Monday. Kiely was at the Prosser Family Campground on August

By Amanda Watts, CNN Two people have died following multiple shootings in Midtown Atlanta and a suspect was detained at the airport, police department officials said Monday. “The female suspect was located at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and taken into custody without incident,” police said in a tweet. Another victim who was wounded is hospitalized,

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Rapper Fetty Wap has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, according to the prosecutor’s office. No sentencing date has been set. but an attorney for the rapper requested an expedited sentencing date, a spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office for

By Eric Levenson, Denise Royal and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN An attorney for Nikolas Cruz asked jurors Monday to consider the Parkland school shooter’s dysfunctional family life and his serious mental health issues when they decide whether to sentence him to death. “In telling you Nik’s story, in telling you the chapters of his life, we