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Federal prosecutors ask judge to sentence Derek Chauvin to 25 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

By Brad Parks, CNN Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge in the District of Minnesota on Wednesday to sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 25 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin pleaded guilty in December to depriving Floyd of his civil rights when the former officer kneeled on Floyd’s

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Uvalde school police chief is suspended after weeks of brewing anger over botched response to gunman

By Travis Caldwell and Rosa Flores, CNN For weeks, the heartbroken families of children massacred in an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school have been calling for accountability over the delayed police action in tackling the gunman. On Tuesday, the top Texas official in charge of the investigation described the response as an “abject failure.” At the

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6 killed after Vietnam War-era helicopter giving a tour crashes onto road in Logan County, West Virginia

By Amy Simonson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Vietnam War-era helicopter that crashed Wednesday killing 6 was being used for reunion festivities, according to an emergency management official. “The Huey that crashed was the one that was being used at the reunion,” Logan County Emergency Ambulance Authority Chief of Operations Ray Bryant Bryant said. An

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Owner of Louisiana nursing homes indicted on 15 felony charges after residents died at temporary hurricane shelter last year

By Amir Vera, Amanda Musa and Paul Murphy, CNN The owner of seven nursing homes across Louisiana that evacuated residents to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year has been indicted on felony charges after seven residents died at the temporary shelter, officials said. Bob Glynn Dean was arrested and charged with eight felony

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A Georgia father was charged with murder for leaving his toddler in a hot car. The state Supreme Court just overturned that ruling. Here’s how we got here

By Amir Vera, CNN It’s been eight years since Cooper Harris, a 22-month-old, died in a sweltering hot car. Since then, the twists and turns in the case surrounding Cooper’s father, Justin Ross Harris, who left the toddler in the car for seven hours, have garnered national attention. It was also revealed that Harris was

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6 killed after Vietnam War-era helicopter giving a tour crashes onto road in Logan County, West Virginia

By Amy Simonson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Vietnam War-era helicopter that crashed Wednesday killing 6 was being used for reunion festivities, according to an emergency management official. “The Huey that crashed was the one that was being used at the reunion,” Logan County Emergency Ambulance Authority Chief of Operations Ray Bryant Bryant said. An

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