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By Maria Cartaya and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A North Carolina police chief has been placed on unpaid leave and probation for telling officers about a “clinic” that would issue them a Covid-19 vaccination card without actually receiving the shot, local officials said. T.J. Smith — the police chief of Oakboro Town, North Carolina — violated

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN The phone call lasted just three minutes, but it gave Sara Espinoza the first proof in six weeks that her son is alive. His voice was shaky, she said, almost unrecognizable from the confident commentary he would post to YouTube charting his foreign travels. “Towards the end, I guess as they

By Michelle Watson, CNN Jeff Green, reportedly one of the richest people from Utah, has officially left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is donating $600,000 to Equality Utah, according to a letter obtained by CNN. Equality Utah describes itself as, “Utah’s Premier LGBTQ Civil Rights Organization.” In the letter dated Thursday

By David Williams, CNN A Colorado district attorney is asking the court to reconsider the 110-year prison sentence given to truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was convicted in the 2019 crash on Interstate 70 that killed four people. A status hearing in the case has been set for Monday morning, according to online court records.

By Michelle Watson, CNN A missing college student was found and reunited with her family on Saturday after she went missing on December 13, Snow College officials said in a news conference Sunday. Madelyn Allen was found at a house in Wayne County, Utah, college police said. Brent Brown, a 39-year-old man from Utah, was

By Amanda Jackson, CNN A sixth grader in Oklahoma was honored for heroism for jumping into action to save a classmate who was choking and rescue a woman from a house fire all in one day. And for his actions, 11-year-old Davyon Johnson was named an honorary police officer, honorary sheriff’s deputy and a hero

By Mark Morales, CNN New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail is in the midst of an “emerging Covid-19 crisis” as the number of confirmed Covid cases among inmates has exploded over the past 10 days, and nearly doubled from Monday to Tuesday, the head of the New York City Department of Correction said on

By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s not Christmas if there isn’t a highly coveted toy that rises above the rest. And it’s not the most-wanted toy of the year if the attempt to purchase it doesn’t drive consumers absolutely bonkers. We’ve chosen two of the most popular toys from each decade since the 1950s to wax

By Kay Jones and Tina Burnside, CNN Two people died after a small plane collided with a paraglider outside of Houston on Tuesday, the Fort Bend County constable told CNN on Wednesday. The single-engine Cessna 208 crashed Tuesday morning shortly after colliding with a paraglider outside of Fulshear, just west of Houston, a statement from

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York City’s mayor is hopeful that the annual New Year’s Eve Times Square celebration will happen as planned amid a Covid-19 case surge, though he’s talking with health leaders and sponsors about whether to add safety measures, he said Wednesday. “We’re looking to add additional measures to make it even

By David Williams and Sara Smart, CNN An 1875 almanac, two withered books, a coin and a cloth envelope were among the artifacts inside an 1887 time capsule that was opened Wednesday. The capsule was found last week in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia. CNN affiliate

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Jurors in the manslaughter trial of the White former Minnesota police officer who said she mistook her firearm for her Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright ended deliberations Wednesday evening. They had returned to work Wednesday after asking what they should do if they can’t reach a verdict — and have