By Rebekah Riess and Dave Alsup, CNN The 60,000 students attending classes in an eastern Tennessee county will be required to wear face masks indoors and on school buses starting Monday following a court order. On Friday, US District Judge J. Ronnie Greer granted a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Knox County Board
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Danielle Sills, CNN The search for a missing man turned into a recovery operation after his half-brother was found dead at Yellowstone National Park, the park service said Friday. Kim Crumbo, 74, and his half-brother Mark O’Neill, 67, were first reported as “overdue” by a relative last Sunday when they did
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN A Louisiana coroner has identified the remains found inside a 504-pound alligator as Timothy Satterlee Sr., 71, who went missing last month as he walked in floodwaters following Hurricane Ida. Satterlee was attacked by the alligator on August 30 outside his Slidell home, his wife previously told authorities. The woman saw
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By Carma Hassan, CNN A school board meeting in Idaho to discuss a temporary mask mandate was canceled Friday due to “security concerns” related to the size of a crowd of people protesting the proposed requirement. One-hundred people attempted to participate in the Coeur d’Alene Public Schools board meeting, exceeding the meeting room’s capacity, according
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By Sarah Moon and Stella Chan, CNN Criminal charges, including four counts of involuntary manslaughter, have been filed against California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) over last year’s deadly Zogg Fire, which killed four people and destroyed hundreds of buildings, a Shasta County prosecutor announced Friday. The 31-count complaint alleges PG&E committed 11 felonies,
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By Christina Carrega A Washington, DC, police officer and a police lieutenant were indicted Friday in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man, the Justice Department announced. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Terence Sutton was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Karon Hylton-Brown along with federal charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, CNN As New York City became inundated with record rainfall earlier this month and dozens found themselves in danger of drowning, a pair of police officers made sure a stranded driver in the middle of Central Park would make it out alive. Police Sgt. Matt Moschetto waded through rising waters in Central
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, CNN As New York City became inundated with record rainfall earlier this month and dozens found themselves in danger of drowning, a pair of police officers made sure a stranded driver in the middle of Central Park would make it out alive. Police Sgt. Matt Moschetto waded through rising waters in Central
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A turned-over gravestone served as the perfect surface to make fudge for a woman living in Michigan. How the gravestone got inside the home in Okemos, Michigan, outside Lansing? Now that’s a mystery, according to Friends of Lansing’s Historic Cemeteries (FOLHC) President Loretta S. Stanaway. The monument
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at directors of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As part of America’s intelligence community, the CIA collects information about foreign governments, organized crime and terrorist groups. Facts September 18, 1947 – The Central Intelligence Agency is established. It was created by President Harry S. Truman under the National Security
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of American fashion designer and philanthropist Ralph Lauren. Personal Birth date: October 14, 1939 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Ralph Rueben Lifshitz Father: Frank Lifshitz, housepainter and artist Mother: Frieda (Cutler) Lifshitz Marriage: Ricky (Low-Beer) Lauren (December 1964-present) Children: Dylan, 1974; David, 1971; Andrew,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on the CIA and its detention and interrogation program. Facts The report, completed in 2014, is the result of an investigation into six years of detention and “enhanced interrogation techniques” used by the CIA against suspected terrorists in secret
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By Mallory Simon, CNN Thousands of New York City teachers may not be in the classroom come Tuesday morning because they have not been vaccinated against coronavirus. That’s the morning after a city vaccine mandate for educators goes into effect. Unions representing classroom teachers, principals and supervisors say the mandate’s introduction has been so poorly
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By Rosa Flores, Conor Powell and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Del Rio Port of Entry in Texas was to reopen to vehicle traffic Saturday afternoon after a week-long shutdown prompted by a surge of migrants along the border with Mexico. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was to resume at 4 p.m. local time Saturday, and cargo
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jurors on Friday began their deliberations in R. Kelly’s federal trial in Brooklyn, where he faces racketeering and sex trafficking charges. The jury deliberated about four hours in the afternoon before the case was adjourned until Monday. Before leaving for the day, they sent a note saying, “We the jurors have
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By Ray Sanchez and Dakin Andone, CNN The mother of Jelani Day, an Illinois graduate student whose body was identified nearly a month after he was reported missing, is criticizing the way authorities handled her son’s case. “To them, Jelani didn’t mean anything,” Carmen Bolden Day told CNN on Friday. “There is no effort. There
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Dakin Andone, CNN The mother of Jelani Day, an Illinois graduate student whose body was identified nearly a month after he was reported missing, is criticizing the way authorities handled her son’s case. “To them, Jelani didn’t mean anything,” Carmen Bolden Day told CNN on Friday. “There is no effort. There
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Dakin Andone, CNN The mother of Jelani Day, an Illinois graduate student whose body was identified nearly a month after he was reported missing, is criticizing the way authorities handled her son’s case. “To them, Jelani didn’t mean anything,” Carmen Bolden Day told CNN on Friday. “There is no effort. There
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, Dakin Andone and Conor Powell, CNN After several days of living in squalid conditions under the Del Rio International Bridge, the last remaining migrants departed a makeshift camp there just before noon local time on Friday. A CNN team captured images under the bridge of the final two buses as they departed
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By Dakin Andone and Raja Razek, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin plans to appeal his conviction earlier this year on charges in the murder of George Floyd. According to a court filing Thursday, Chauvin aims to appeal based on 14 issues with his case, claiming the court in which he was tried repeatedly
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