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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A decorated but controversial biologist ousted for alleged sexual misconduct from the MIT-affiliated Whitehead Institute is getting new funding with help from billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman. Dr. David Sabatini, best known for scientific discoveries in cell biology related to mTOR, a protein that helps regulate cell functions, resigned

By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN The man accused of serving as a getaway driver for his teenage son, who allegedly killed three other teens and wounded another at a Texas convenience store in 2021, has been convicted of capital murder in connection with the three deaths. Richard Acosta Jr. was found guilty Friday

By Andrew Torgan, CNN It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and it’s shaping up to be a day of firsts: the first Super Bowl to feature two Black starting quarterbacks, the first mother to have two sons play against each other in the Super Bowl, and the first pregame flyover to be performed by an all-women crew.

By Rebekah Riess, CNN An infant in Kentucky became the first in the state to be dropped off safely in a “baby box” at a fire station last week, following the passage of a state law allowing anonymous surrendering of newborns at such devices. The “baby box” at a Bowling Green, Kentucky, fire station had

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man died in their custody last month, according to statements and newly released videos from the Raleigh Police Department. Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died in a Raleigh hospital in the early hours of January

By Eddie Sun and Nicole Norman, CNN Parents across the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD), located in a Dallas, Texas, suburb, are reeling following a string fentanyl overdoses by nine students who attend schools in the district. The students, who range in age from 13 to 17 and are not identified by name in

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Kaya, a service dog who served as a beloved ambassador for PTSD treatment and veterans’ health, has died, according to her owner. The 8-year-old German shepherd was euthanized on February 4 after being diagnosed with cancer, her handler, Cole Lyle, told CNN in an interview. Kaya stood alongside Lyle as he

By Cheri Mossburg, Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi CNN A woman has filed a civil lawsuit against disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein for sexual battery, false imprisonment and other claims after he was convicted of raping her last December in Los Angeles. The model and actress, who is identified as Jane Doe 1 in

By Ray Sanchez and Mark Morales, CNN Since the night Tyre Nichols was kicked, pepper-sprayed, punched and struck with a baton by Memphis police officers, six cops have been fired and five of them charged with murder. Seven others face internal disciplinary charges. Nichols died three days after the January 7 traffic stop and subsequent

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Instant noodles account for almost a third of childhood burn injuries, according to a study published by researchers at the University of Chicago. The study, published in the journal “Burns” by a group of researchers at the university’s burn center, examined data regarding all pediatric patients who were admitted with scald

By Mallika Kallingal, Rebekah Riess and Kaylene Chassie, CNN A Moab, Utah, teen fell to her death Friday afternoon while hiking the Moab Rim Trail in the Kane Creek Canyon area, the Moab City Police Department said. The 17-year-old slipped while hiking with a group of friends and fell about 30 feet off a sheer

By AJ Willingham, CNN In between star-studded advertisements and a whole lot of football, this year’s Super Bowl watchers are being taken to church. “He Gets Us,” a campaign to promote Jesus and Christianity, is running two ads during the game as part of a staggering $100 million media investment. To many, the spots will

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources came to the rescue of a bear-y unlucky bear after it became trapped in a ditch. The bear had hunkered down in a culvert alongside the road near Wannaska, Minnesota, according to a Facebook post from the department. But when the snow began to melt,

By Andy Rose, CNN South Dakota is set to prohibit nearly all forms of gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors after a proposed law gained sweeping approval through its state legislature. The state Senate passed a House bill banning surgical and non-surgical gender-affirming treatment for minors on Thursday in a 30-4 vote, advancing the legislation to

By Veronica Miracle and Christina Maxouris, CNN Two California state agencies are investigating whether there were potential labor and workplace safety and health violations at the two Half Moon Bay, California, farms where seven people were fatally shot last month. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health and the state’s Labor Commissioner’s Office “want