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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Bárbara Abadía-Rexach spent months appearing in webinars and radio shows talking to Puerto Ricans about why they should identify as Black or more than one race on the 2020 Census. “If you are constantly being described as non-White, why would you still choose White?” said Abadía-Rexach, a Black Latina and member

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, last year’s National League Cy Young Award winner, is denying allegations made against him years ago by an Ohio woman that were reported Saturday by The Washington Post. Bauer, who is currently on administrative leave imposed by Major League Baseball following allegations of assault against

By Ashley Vaughan, CNN “She’s like a sister for me,” Laila Alsheikh tells CNN, reflecting on colleague and friend Robi Damelin. “She’s funny and she laughs and she has a beautiful smile—and she went through a transformation,” Damlin responds. “And for me, I’m grateful to be a part of anybody’s life to pursue transformation.” Damelin,

By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN A Georgia grand jury has indicted one man for murder and another on related charges in the shooting death of an 8-year-old Atlanta girl during a protest last year, according to prosecutors. Secoriea Turner was riding in a vehicle with her mother and a friend on July 4,

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Dyanna Volek was never someone who dreamed of becoming a mother. From an early age, she knew deep down that she didn’t want children. Maybe it stemmed from seeing her mother sacrifice her dream of becoming a flight attendant and work three jobs to raise two kids alone. Or maybe it

By Alaa Elassar, CNN A coyote attacked a small child on a Massachusetts beach, prompting fears of a rabies infection, according to the National Park Service. The incident occurred on North Herring Cove Beach within Cape Cod National Seashore on Wednesday evening. The child who was bitten was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with non-life-threatening

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Michael Kagan, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says the cancerous lymph nodes in his neck are like a “ticking time bomb.” But there’s little he can do. MountainView Hospital, where he was scheduled to have his procedure last week, has put all surgeries requiring an overnight stay

By Laura Studley, CNN Three former Philadelphia Police Department detectives have been charged with perjury and false swearing stemming from a 1991 rape and murder case, according to a statement released Friday by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Former homicide detectives Frank Jastrzembski, Manuel Santiago and Martin Devlin were charged with perjury for allegedly providing

By Mallika Kallingal, CNN Poppy, a young golden retriever, was found wandering the streets north of Shanghai before she was rescued and brought to the US. Claire Mracek and her family were mourning the loss of their child before Poppy came into their lives and provided joy and comfort. But now, a recent ban by