By Sarah Moon, CNN The increasingly heated debate over the presence of certain books in school libraries was aired at an Illinois school board meeting this week. After two objections were made to the presence of “Gender Queer” in the library in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, residents and students showed up Monday night
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By Raja Razek, CNN The family of Axel Acosta Avila, one of 10 people who died in the chaotic crowd surge during the Astroworld Festival in Houston this month, is among 125 plaintiffs who brought a lawsuit Tuesday against the event’s organizers and others. The lawsuit seeks damages for loss of mental and physical health,
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By Eric Levenson and Brad Parks, CNN The jury deliberating in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial on Wednesday asked to review a series of videos that show the teenager fatally shooting two people and wounding another during last year’s unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The 12-person jury, made up of five men and seven women, started deliberating
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By Monica Garrett and Judson Jones, CNN A wildfire that sparked in Colorado on Tuesday quickly grew in size, prompting evacuations in the town of Estes Park, near Rocky Mountain National Park. The Kruger Rock Fire was reported just before 7 a.m. and grew to more than 130 acres by 6:30 p.m. local time, Larimer
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By Raja Razek and Amir Vera, CNN A Texas State University student who the FBI said wrote “I set a synagogue on fire” has been federally charged with arson, according to a Tuesday news release from the US Department of Justice. The charges stem from a fire that was intentionally set at the Congregation Beth
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By Chris Boyette, CNN Less than 24 hours after the Tennessee university system lifted its mask mandates, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville said it has reinstated its mandate Tuesday to comply with the federal executive order requiring federal contractor buildings to follow CDC mask guidance. “Despite our very low Covid-19 numbers on campus, we
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Jury and trial consultant Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, known for having developed the juror profile in O.J. Simpson’s trial, has worked “hand in hand” with attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse in his trial to help develop a jury profile that would best fit their case, her firm Dimitrius & Associates told CNN. In the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A 12-year-old Boy Scout in Hawaii takes the organization’s motto “be prepared” very seriously and used his knowledge to help rescue a couple and their injured dog on a trail. David King was on the way back from a 15-mile hike near his home in Kailua with his mom, Christine,
Continue ReadingBy Kay Jones, CNN The mayor of Cambridge, Maryland, was arrested and charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn, according to a news release from the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor. Court records state Andrew Bradshaw, who took office this past January, was arrested on Monday and had his first court appearance on
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York and a former Democratic presidential candidate for 2020. Personal Birth date: December 9, 1966 Birth place: Albany, New York Birth name: Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Father: Douglas Paul Rutnik, attorney and lobbyist Mother: Polly (Noonan) Rutnik, attorney
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois who served eight years in federal prison. Personal Birth date: December 10, 1956 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Rod Blagojevich (has no middle name, uses the initial R to honor his father) Father: Rade Blagojevich, steelworker Mother:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia (Kerns) Bird Marriages: Dinah (Mattingly) Bird, (1989-present); Janet Condra (1975-1976, divorced) Children: with Dinah Bird: Mariah (adopted
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By Gregory Lemos and Chris Boyette, CNN A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat after he posted on social media about planning “a mass murder” at his church, authorities said. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department said it received a tip from the FBI that prompted an investigation into Ryan
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By Eric Levenson, Brad Parks, Brian Stelter and Carma Hassan, CNN A man who identified himself to police as a producer for MSNBC said he was instructed to follow the jury bus after deliberations had ended for the day Wednesday in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told the court
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By Eric Levenson and Brad Parks, CNN A group of 12 jurors began deliberating Tuesday morning on five felony charges in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial in connection to last year’s shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The jury deliberated for about 23 hours combined on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Jurors concluded their first day of deliberations just
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of singer, songwriter and painter Joni Mitchell. Personal Birth date: November 7, 1943 Birth place: Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada Birth name: Roberta Joan Anderson Father: William “Bill” Anderson, Air Force officer and grocer Mother: Myrtle (McKee) Anderson, teacher Marriages: Larry Klein, (1982-1994, divorced); Chuck Mitchell
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A man and his daughter were missing for hours after their single-engine plane crashed in Pennsylvania, but investigators say they were able to locate them thanks to a signal from his daughter’s iPad. On Sunday, a plane leaving from Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, went missing on radar
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By Stella Chan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Vanessa Bryant must turn over mental health records in her lawsuit regarding leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and others, a judge has ruled. Bryant’s lawsuit against Los Angeles County claims photos of the January 2020 crash site were shared
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By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Jason Hanna, CNN The prosecution in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing rested its case Tuesday afternoon after eight days of testimony and 23 witnesses. Three White men — Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. — are accused of chasing down
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Jason Hanna, CNN The prosecution in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing rested its case Tuesday afternoon after eight days of testimony and 23 witnesses. Three White men — Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. — are accused of chasing down
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