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By Ray Sanchez, CNN Semiautomatic gunfire echoed in the hallways of The Covenant School, making a distinct noise teachers there would not soon forget. That was more than 14 months ago — before three children and three adults were gunned down on Monday in the stately stone school connected to Covenant Presbyterian Church, atop a

By Jai-Leen James, CNN Cinnamon, a goat, and Felix, a 1-year-old bulldog mix, are an unlikely duo, but best friends, nonetheless. The four-legged friends enjoy spending time together — eating, playing, and sleeping. And now, they can continue those things together at their new forever home. The pair was brought to Wake County Animal Center in Raleigh,

By Alaa Elassar, Taylor Romine and Andy Rose, CNN A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many because of their LGBTQ and racial content, must be placed back onto shelves within 24 hours, according to an order filed Thursday. Seven residents sued county

By Rebekah Riess, CNN One person was killed and 28 others were injured after a full roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday evening following devastating storms and tornadoes that ripped through the South and Midwest, officials said. Approximately 260 people, including guests, performers and staff, were inside the venue for

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN They say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice, but a winning lottery ticket just might. A man in North Carolina got a sizeable return on his investment when he scratched off a $20 ticket for a $2 million prize, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced Tuesday. Less than two years

By Mallika Kallingal and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Police in Canada said Friday they have recovered eight bodies in Akwesasne, the Mohawk Nation territory that straddles the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario along the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Authorities said all of people were attempting to enter the US from Canada illegally and

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By Andi Babineau and David J. Lopez, CNN The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to reorganize the city’s police department nearly three years after the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a White police officer sparked protests and scrutiny of law enforcement biases across the country. The deal with

By Mallika Kallingal and Laura Ly, CNN A man who brutally assaulted an Asian man in New York who later died was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Friday. Jarrod Powell, 51, had pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in connection with the man’s death, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s

By Josh Campbell, CNN Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of child violence that may be disturbing. Two Washington state fugitives wanted on murder and multiple child abuse charges have been arrested in Mexico, the US Marshals Service announced Friday, noting it was the first case involving a couple being placed on the agency’s Top

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Randall Robinson went from growing up in segregated Virginia to spending decades promoting equity for people of African descent from all over the world. The human rights advocate and lawyer led the fight to end the apartheid in South Africa, lobbied for humane policy for Haitian refugees and called for reparations

By Raja Razek, CNN Most of the big cats at Carole Baskin’s Florida animal sanctuary profiled in Netflix’s “Tiger King” series will be moving to a sanctuary in Arkansas and Big Cat Rescue’s land will eventually be sold. “Big Cat Rescue has entered into an agreement with Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, an accredited sanctuary in

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Andi Babineau, CNN The US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Thursday, alleging violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and seeking damages over the train derailment and subsequent environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, in February. The Norfolk Southern Railway Company and parent company Norfolk Southern Corporation

By Mallika Kallingal and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The day after a train carrying a highly flammable chemical derailed and burst into flames in a small city in southwestern Minnesota, crews are still working to clear the area as officials reassure residents the water and air are safe. Of the 22 cars that derailed in Raymond,