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By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Supreme Court on Monday reversed a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed a woman to obtain an abortion under the state’s “medical emergency” exception, though the woman’s attorneys hours earlier said she had left the state to have the procedure. Kate Cox sought

By Bill Kirkos and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of opening fire at a Fourth of July parade – killing seven people and wounding dozens of others in suburban Chicago – is expected to represent himself when he goes on trial early next year. Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III is accused of

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey man was sentenced to eight years in prison after being caught on camera “harassing and using racial slurs against several of his neighbors,” according to a press release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Edward C. Mathews was sentenced Friday after a police investigation that

By Alta Spells, Jason Morris and Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A defendant in the racketeering trial against alleged members of Young Slime Life, a street gang prosecutors say is led by Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug, was stabbed overnight at the Fulton County jail, authorities in Atlanta said. Shannon Stillwell is in the hospital, according

By Paradise Afshar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Connecticut police are investigating the “desecration” of a menorah near the Yale University campus as a potential hate crime, New Haven Assistant Police Chief David Zannelli said Monday. Police are working with state and federal agencies to learn more about the incident, Zannelli said at a

By Camila Bernal, Melissa Alonso, Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man arrested in Beverly Hills over the weekend faces multiple charges in an alleged hate crime after prosecutors said he “violently attacked” a Jewish couple as they were walking to their synagogue to celebrate Shabbat. The suspect, Jarris Jay Silagi, 44,

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — As the war between Israel and Hamas enters its third month, reports of hate crimes and bias incidents targeting Jews, Muslims and Arabs continue to surge across the United States. New data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reveal a dramatic spike in

By Tori Morales Pinales, CNN (CNN) — US-based advocacy groups are reporting a sustained spike in hate incidents against Jewish and Muslim individuals since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas. The Anti-Defamation League found that in the eight weeks since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, antisemitic incidents in the US increased 337%, according

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The surest way to stress less at the airport during the holidays? Arrive with time to spare, of course. At least two hours early is fine for domestic flights, according to standard Transportation Security Administration advice. A good timing strategy will be crucial if you’re among the record crowds

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A “person of interest” has been taken into custody as the investigation into the October killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll continues, the Detroit Police Department said Sunday night. Police did not provide further details on the person “to ensure the integrity of this ongoing investigation,” the department said in a statement,

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Six African painted dog pups were recently born at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, zoo officials have announced. The dogs were born on November 5 and 6 to first-time mother Pele, a 3-year-old African painted dog who first arrived at the zoo in October 2021, according

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Kids say the darnedest things, like “What is the atomic mass of Tennessine?” That question was posed by 6-year-old Declan Lopez, a kindergartner from New Jersey who is a member of Mensa, an international society for people with high intelligence quotients. Learn more about this pint-size

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In the pre-dawn hours of January 29, 2022,  a man was found dead in a blizzard outside a house in suburban Boston. He was wearing two shirts, blue jeans, socks and one black Nike sneaker. On the blanket of snow near his body were shards of glass and splotches of blood. His name was John O’Keefe, and

By Zenebou Sylla, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Detroit is on pace to record its lowest number of homicides in 57 years, according to city and county officials. The Michigan city has tracked an “unprecedented” reduction of homicides as of November 30, down 18% in the first 11 months of 2023

By Macie Goldfarb and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Kenneth Dodson and younger brother Axel visited the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta Thursday to take a picture. For a moment, it was like the retired New York City Police Department officers were back on the job. Someone called out that

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — An officer in a small city in western Alabama was placed on administrative leave after video surfaced showing her using a stun gun on a handcuffed Black man last week. The video, posted by a witness, starts with a White female officer from the Reform Police Department and a

By Alaa Elassar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a discrimination complaint on behalf of a Black Muslim Arab American teacher in Maryland, who was placed on administrative leave for her email signature, which included a controversial phrase supporting Palestinian rights.  Hajur El-Haggan, a middle school math teacher employed by the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) since 2015, was informed November 20 by

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN; Photographs by Alyssa Pointer for CNN (CNN) — Vernette Kountz had given birth to four children in hospitals — including a set of surrogate twins — before deciding she was ready for a different experience. Kountz said while her previous deliveries had all been healthy and smooth, she felt her hospital

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after Michigan’s deadliest school shooting, a judge imposed a historic sentence – and the harshest possible penalty – for the teenage gunman. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kwamé Rowe sentenced Ethan Crumbley, 17, on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for

By Macie Goldfarb and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says it has “exhausted all possible investigative avenues” in its efforts to track down the person responsible for leaking three photos of writings from the killer of three children and three adults at a private school in March. The department announced the update