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By Liam Reilly, Annie Cohen and Christina Maxouris, CNN The state of Massachusetts reached a $56 million settlement with the plaintiffs of a class-action lawsuit regarding a deadly Covid-19 outbreak at a veteran’s home roughly two years ago, officials announced. At least 84 veterans at the facility died of Covid-19 related issues and many others

By Sonia Moghe and Alaa Elassar, CNN Frank James, the man authorities say is behind the mass shooting inside a New York City subway that left dozens injured, pleaded not guilty Friday to the two charges he is facing. James, 62, is accused of setting off smoke grenades and firing a handgun 33 times on

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Ashley Killough and Raja Razek, CNN After a pause on investigations of families seeking gender-affirming care for their transgender children, the Texas Supreme Court said the state’s child protective services investigations can continue while an appeals process plays out on the merits of the case. The opinion released Friday still restricts the

By Faith Karimi, CNN The chaotic 11-day escape started with a simple lie. Around 9:30 a.m. on April 29, Vicky White, a 5-foot-5 blonde woman, was working her last day on the job as an assistant director of corrections in Lauderdale County, Alabama. She ordered her subordinates to prepare Casey White, 38, for transport from

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, but more than a dozen states have passed laws that will continue to protect a woman’s ability to access an abortion. An analysis by the Guttmacher Institute finds 22 states have laws in place to limit abortions, including 13 that have so-called

By AJ Willingham, CNN Plunging cryptocurrency prices have caught the attention of federal regulators and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who worry the crypto rollercoaster could shake investors of all stripes. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know

By Steve Almasy and Amy Simonson, CNN A manhunt continued Friday for a murderer who is on the run in Leon County in eastern Central Texas after assaulting a corrections officer and fleeing a prison bus, officials said. Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was serving a life sentence for capital murder and attempted capital murder, the Texas

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN At least 11 people have died and 38 suspected migrants were rescued Thursday after a vessel capsized near Puerto Rico, a US Coast Guard official said. A US Customs and Border Protection aircrew on Thursday morning spotted the troubled vessel and people in the water about 10 nautical miles north of

By Paradise Afshar, CNN A soldier in Alaska died Tuesday after being attacked by a bear who wildlife officials say may have been trying to protect her cubs. After he was mauled, Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant was transported to the Army base hospital where he was pronounced dead, Army Alaska said in a news