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By Alex Leeds Matthews, Amy O’Kruk and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — There have been at least 75 school shootings in the United States so far this year, as of December 13. Forty-three were on college campuses, and 32 were on K-12 school grounds. The incidents left at least 31 people dead and more than

By Celina Tebor, John Miller, Evan Perez and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Investigators think a deadly crash Wednesday morning at the Rainbow Bridge, which links the US and Canada, involved a man who was traveling with his wife in a Bentley at a high rate of speed, law enforcement sources told CNN. The speeding

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old Native American boy in Kansas was forced to cut his hair to comply with his elementary school’s hair policy, according to the Kansas American Civil Liberties Union, which called the policy “discriminatory.” In a letter sent Friday to school officials with the Girard Unified School District in Girard, Kansas,

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the state’s chamber of commerce have engaged in a heated back-and-forth correspondence over the confirmation of Black judicial and board nominees in the state, according to a series of letters shared with CNN and published online. Cooper said in a letter sent Friday to the

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court struck down Maryland’s licensing requirements for handgun owners Tuesday, citing a 2022 landmark ruling by the conservative-majority US Supreme Court. Maryland’s Firearm Safety Act of 2013, passed in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, was deemed unconstitutional in the 2-1 ruling from the

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A former Obama-era National Security Council official was arrested Wednesday after a series of videos shared widely on social media showed him using hate-laden, Islamophobic language against an employee working inside a New York City food cart, police said. Stuart Seldowitz, 64, pleaded not guilty Thursday to two counts

By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — In the days following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Lisa Kaplan-Miller’s WhatsApp group fell uncharacteristically silent. Kaplan-Miller said she first joined the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, an interfaith organization that was founded by a Muslim and a Jewish woman in suburban New Jersey, shortly after the 2016

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — On the day before Thanksgiving, cities across the US are bustling with activity. The travel rush has begun, the table centerpieces are placed and now it’s time to prep the food for the big feast. Meanwhile, in New York City, the final rehearsals are underway for the Macy’s

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — On the day before Thanksgiving, cities across the US are bustling with activity. The travel rush has begun, the table centerpieces are placed and now it’s time to prep the food for the big feast. Meanwhile, in New York City, the final rehearsals are underway for the Macy’s Thanksgiving

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested a ninth suspect in the beating death of a 17-year-old Las Vegas high school student, they said in a news release. Jonathan Lewis died after being beaten when a fight broke out November 1 over stolen items near the Rancho High School campus, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police

By Catherine E. Shoichet and Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — Deep in the Arizona wilderness, as daylight faded in the desert mountains, a boy stood on a narrow road, holding a broken mirror. It was Thanksgiving Day 2007. Chris Buchleitner was 9 years old. The mirror had snapped off the side of his mother’s van

By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Alabama A&M University’s Marching Maroon and White Band will kick off the 97th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday in New York City. The band’s director, Carlton Wright, told CNN the performance will be a significant moment for the historically Black college. “This is going to be huge,” he

By Sarah Dewberry and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A pilot flying a single-engine aircraft that careened into a Texas shopping center parking lot on Tuesday has died, Plano Fire Department Lt. Daniel Daly told CNN. The pilot was the only person onboard the small Mooney M20, which crashed north of the Air Park-Dallas Airport in

By Michelle Watson and Skylar Harris, CNN (CNN) — A man who lived frugally all his life left an unexpected gift of $3.8 million after his death to his small New Hampshire town with less than 4,000 residents. Geoffrey Holt, who died on June 6, left his fortune to the town of Hinsdale, which borders Massachusetts,

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — Three people have been found dead, including a young girl, and others are still missing after a large landslide covered a highway near a remote community in southeast Alaska on Monday, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety. The landslide was reported Monday around 9 p.m.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1927 Death date: November 19, 2023 Birth place: Plains, Georgia Birth name: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Father: Wilburn Smith, a mechanic Mother: Allethea (Murray) Smith Marriage: Jimmy Carter (July

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Michael Chertoff, former secretary of Homeland Security. Personal Birth date: November 28, 1953 Birth place: Elizabeth, New Jersey Birth name: Michael Chertoff Father: Gershon Chertoff, rabbi Mother: Livia Chertoff Marriage: Meryl (Justin) Chertoff (1988-present) Children: Two Education: Harvard University, BA, 1975; Harvard

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen. Personal Birth date: December 1, 1935 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg Father: Martin Konigsberg, worked various jobs Mother: Nettie (Cherry) Konigsberg, bookkeeper Marriages: Soon-Yi Previn (December 22, 1997-present), Louise Lasser (divorced), Harlene Rosen (divorced)

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. Personal Birth date: November 29, 1957 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Janet Ann Napolitano Father: Leonard Michael Napolitano, anatomy professor and Dean, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of award-winning singer, actress, comedian and activist Bette Midler. Personal Birth date: December 1, 1945 Birth place: Honolulu, Hawaii Birth name: Bette Davis Midler Father: Fred Midler, house painter Mother: Ruth (Schindel) Midler, seamstress Marriage: Martin von Haselberg (1984-present) Children: Sophie Education: Attended