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By Andy Rose and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma sheriff who allegedly participated in a secretly recorded conversation that included racist remarks about lynching Black people and comments about killing journalists will not face criminal charges and cannot be removed from office, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. In a letter to Oklahoma

By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A California woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after lying to authorities that a couple was attempting to kidnap her children, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office. Kathleen Sorensen, 31, was sentenced to jail Thursday on a single count of knowingly making a false

By Sara Smart and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — E. coli contamination from a sewage discharge has prompted the closure of a six-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River in Roswell, Georgia, ahead of the July 4th holiday weekend. The river is closed from the Chattahoochee Nature Center to Johnson Ferry Road, according to a tweet

By Nic F. Anderson and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A Philadelphia towing company has been accused of running an organized criminal enterprise which purchased millions of dollars’ worth of stolen catalytic converters from thieves to sell at a profit, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors said TDI Towing purchased $8.2 million dollars’ worth of stolen catalytic

By Nicole Chavez and Isabel Yip, CNN (CNN) — While most Americans support stricter gun measures, people of color are more likely to favor them compared to White Americans, a new report says. The Pew Research Center found Black adults showed the highest support for stricter laws, at 77%, followed by Asian adults at 74%

By Eli Masket and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A commercial truck driver who caused a fiery six-vehicle crash in January in Arizona was “actively using the TikTok application” when he rear-ended two passenger vehicles, killing five, according to officials. The driver, identified as Danny G. Tiner, collided with the vehicles in the early morning

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter told a forensic psychologist who evaluated him that he had identified multiple targets to carry out the mass shooting of Jews, testimony at the killer’s death penalty trial revealed Thursday. Under cross-examination by federal prosecutor Eric Olshan, defense witness Dr. Richard Rogers said convicted

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Today is the traditional getaway day for the long holiday weekend. We’re taking some time off here at 5 Things too. We’ll be back in your inboxes next Wednesday. Until then, happy Fourth of July! Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with

By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Homer Hogues, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died this week in Dallas, just two days after the death of his wife, according to an obituary provided by his family. He was 96. Hogues, who served in the US military as an airplane mechanic and

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety must release records related to last year’s deadly Uvalde elementary school shooting, a district court judge in Austin ruled Thursday. District court judge Daniella Deseta Lyttle ruled in favor of a coalition of media outlets – including CNN – that

By Justin Gamble, Meron Moges-Gerbi and Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — Navajo Nation police officers are searching for Native Americans who have been victimized by what the state of Arizona calls “fraudulent Medicaid providers.” According to state officials, treatment facilities designed to treat Native Americans for substance abuse and mental health issues allegedly defrauded the

By Brynn Gingras and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — If Megan Talkington’s daughter told her mother she wanted to be in law enforcement, the veteran police officer in West Virginia says she knows exactly her response. “I would tell her, ‘No.’ I would not want my daughter to walk through the halls of the West

By Samantha Beech (CNN) — A Virginia sheriff is facing federal fraud and conspiracy charges as the US Justice Department claims he handed out deputy sheriff badges in exchange for money to help fund his reelection campaign, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Howard Jenkins, 51, and three other Virginia men

By Nicole Chavez, Stephanie Elam and Anna-Maja-Rappard, CNN (CNN) — A task force examining reparations for Black residents in California released its final report Thursday with more than 115 recommendations for how the state should compensate those harmed by slavery and “historical atrocities.” Recommendations in the landmark report, comprised of more than 1,000 pages, include

By Devon M. Sayers and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Christine King Farris, the eldest sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died Thursday, according to a Twitter post by her niece, Rev. Bernice King. “I love you and will miss you, Aunt Christine,” Rev. King wrote. She was 95, the King Center

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative action policies focus on improving opportunities for groups of people, like women and minorities, who have been historically excluded in United States’ society. The initial emphasis was on education and employment. President John

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and then writing a children’s book about grief, is being sued by her late husband’s estate, new court filings show. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Eric Richins’ living trust and estate on Tuesday,

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A woman convicted of throwing a Molotov cocktail into a Southern California bank after becoming angry over the wait for a teller was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday, federal officials said. Teranee Millet, 35, threw the firebomb into a bank in Torrance following a dispute with

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Madonna, musician and actress. Personal Birth date: August 16, 1958 Birth place: Bay City, Michigan Birth name: Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Father: Silvio Ciccone, engineer Mother: Madonna (Fortin) Ciccone Marriages: Guy Ritchie (December 22, 2000-November 21, 2008, divorced); Sean Penn (August 16,