By Jade Walker, CNN President Donald Trump is planning to make a big adjustment to his Cabinet. On Monday, he told reporters that the Department of Defense is going to change its name within “the next week or so.” Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — College students are heading back to campus under sexual assault rules created during President Donald Trump’s first term – ones that survivor advocates say offer more protections for students accused of sexual assault than those who survive it. The Trump administration told schools in January that Title IX, the
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By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just like he had done thousands of times before. This time, he noticed a tiny scratch on his leg –
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on an airborne conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers trying to solve a problem with his fighter jet before he ejected and the plane plunged to the ground in Alaska earlier this year, an accident report released this week says.
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By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A man was arrested in Dallas Monday night after he allegedly walked to an entrance of an ICE facility and told officials he had a bomb in his backpack, the Department of Homeland Security said in a news release Tuesday. Bratton Dean Wilkinson, a 35-year-old US citizen, arrived at
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, CNN It’s a love story, baby just said yes! Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged. After nearly two years together, the pop icon and NFL star shared the news in a joint Instagram post — sending Swifties (my little sister included!) into a frenzy. And to think: It all started
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail” is a term for criminal justice reform policies that have upended the traditional practice of making bail –
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN Want to learn more about the victims of Jeffrey Epstein? A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of the late convicted sex offender’s most prominent accusers, will be published this fall. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A terrifying text message sent students running for cover, barricading themselves in bathrooms and knocking over chairs in the frantic rush to hide from the active shooter reported on their university campus. Then, a few hours later and 700 miles away, it happened again. Reports of active shooters wielding
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By Mark Morales, CNN New York City (CNN) — Tennis fans, many with the US Open’s signature Honey Deuces in hand, are making their way to New York City to watch the sport’s biggest stars. The focus will be on Venus Williams’ return and which newcomer could have a breakout tournament. Law enforcement wants it
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would represent around 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said. The cutter Hamilton offloaded about 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Thousands more emails related to the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, are to be released after a lawyer said a mistake had been made in withholding them. The error was admitted at an emotional school board meeting Monday night, where elected
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By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A “network security incident” that forced Nevada state government offices to close this week and shut down some state websites and phone lines is the result of a cyberattack, Gov. Joe Lombardo said Tuesday. “The incident is under active state and federal investigation,” a statement from Lombardo’s office said.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning artist Michael Jackson. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1958 Death date: June 25, 2009 Birth place: Gary, Indiana Birth name: Michael Joseph Jackson Father: Joseph Jackson, crane operator/The Jackson 5 manager Mother: Katherine (Scruse) Jackson Marriages: Debbie Rowe (November 15,
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN Have you purchased a ticket for tonight’s lottery drawing? If one lucky person selects all six numbers, they’ll win the 10th largest jackpot in Powerball history. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Crime crackdown In the first week
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN Have you purchased a ticket for tonight’s lottery drawing? If one lucky person selects all six numbers, they’ll win the 10th largest jackpot in Powerball history. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Crime crackdown In the first week
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN Have you purchased a ticket for tonight’s lottery drawing? If one lucky person selects all six numbers, they’ll win the 10th largest jackpot in Powerball history. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Crime crackdown In the first week after
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A report of an active shooter at the University of South Carolina’s campus library Sunday was part of a swatting hoax, a school spokesperson said. “USCPD dispatch received two separate calls Sunday reporting an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper Library, at 6:30:42 and 6:32:20 p.m., respectively,” spokesperson Jeff
Continue ReadingBy Nic Anderson, Leigh Waldman, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a movie or video game, Rob Glinski said. A tour bus, heading back to New York City after a trip to the American side of Niagara Falls, was swerving between lanes on the New York State Thruway when it crashed just
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SPECTRUM NEWS ROCHESTER By Nic Anderson, Leigh Waldman, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a movie or video game, Rob Glinski said. A tour bus, heading back to New York City after a trip to the American side of Niagara Falls, was swerving between lanes on the New York State Thruway when
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