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By Veronica Miracle and Emma Tucker, CNN A man suspected of killing seven people and injuring one other person in shootings last month at two farms in Northern California pleaded not guilty to all charges against him at a an arraignment on Thursday. Chunli Zhao entered the pleas for seven counts of murder and one

By Justin Gamble, CNN First term Tennessee state representative Justin Pearson says he was trying to honor his ancestors for helping him rise to elected office when he wore his dashiki on the floor of the House chamber during his swearing-in ceremony Feb. 9. The freshman lawmaker says he was surprised to hear another member,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols Children: with

By Nicole Chavez, CNN There is no consensus among Black adults in America about how accepting society should be of transgender people, according to a new study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. Pew found that 36% of Black adults think society has not gone far enough in accepting transgender people. Thirty-one percent said

By Tina Burnside, CNN A woman in Pennsylvania and a man in North Carolina were charged this week after a six-year-old in each case brought a gun to school, officials said, marking at least three times an elementary school student has brought a weapon to campus this year, including when a six-year-old allegedly shot his

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old and described as “one of the most important and singular texts in human history” will soon go up for sale. An auctioneer said the “astonishing record” is likely to sell for up to $50 million after it concludes an exhibition tour to Israel

By Rob Frehse and Celina Tebor, CNN The man suspected of hitting pedestrians while driving a rental truck in Brooklyn Monday, killing one person and injuring eight, appeared in court Wednesday to face charges of murder and attempted murder, according to court records. Weng Sor, 62, allegedly was driving a U-haul truck and struck people

Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN One person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting Wednesday evening at a mall in El Paso, Texas, police said, sending patrons running or sheltering in a community scarred three years ago by a shooting massacre in a store just down the road. Two random groups had a physical

By Samantha Beech, Eric Levenson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday and said the agency plans to hold the train company Norfolk Southern accountable for its role in the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals earlier this month. Speaking to CNN’s

By Andy Rose and Bill Kirkos, CNN The father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, appeared in court Thursday after being indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury Wednesday. Robert Crimo Jr. was charged by the

By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Melissa Alonso and Ray Sanchez, CNN A Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer was arrested Thursday on a charge of negligent homicide in the fatal shooting earlier this month of Alonzo Bagley, an unarmed Black man, Louisiana State Police said. Officer Alexander Tyler made his initial appearance in court, where a

By Jamiel Lynch and Jennifer Feldman, CNN Two Shelby County sheriff’s deputies who were at the scene of Tyre Nichols’ deadly arrest in Tennessee last month violated department regulations and have been suspended for five days each without pay, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office obtained by CNN affiliate WHBQ. The suspensions

By Andy Rose, CNN A man who was photographed marching in the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 killed himself last week, according to a coroner’s report, just as he was scheduled to face trial on federal drug charges. Teddy Joseph Von Nukem, 35, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on

By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN One of the largest universities in Texas is now reviewing its hiring procedures after one department closely scrutinized candidates over their knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion, more commonly known as DEI. “We could see that this could be viewed as possibly exclusionary,” Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec

By Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Jackson, CNN One person is dead and three others injured after a shooting Wednesday evening at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, according to police. A suspect is in custody and police believe there may be another suspect still uncaught, said Sgt. Robert Gomez of the