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By Brandon Griggs, CNN In times of grief, we often turn to poets to describe the indescribable. Last Wednesday, writer John Keene put on a tuxedo and won a National Book Award for a new poetry collection that includes his poem “Pulse,” a tribute to the people killed and wounded in 2016 at the Pulse

By Andrew Torgan, CNN AAA predicts that nearly 55 million people in the US will be traveling this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The 5 Things team is also heading out to spend time with family and friends, so we’re taking a few days off. We’ll be back on Sunday. Until then, here’s what you need to

By Aya Elamroussi, Ray Sanchez, Nick Watt and Bill Kirkos, CNN The 22-year-old accused of carrying out a mass shooting over the weekend at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will remain held without bond following a court appearance Wednesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, appearing in court via video conference for the first time since

By Kevin Dotson New Mexico State University basketball player Mike Peake was identified as the student who was wounded in a fatal shooting on the University of New Mexico campus over the weekend, according to NMSU. New Mexico State Police said in a news release that Peake was targeted by Brandon Travis, a 19-year-old UNM

By Christina Maxouris, CNN James Slaugh was with his sister and his partner Saturday night at a special place, marking a very important day. It was one year since Slaugh and his sister, Charlene Slaugh, lost their mother to Covid-19. Charlene had also recently gone through a breakup and Slaugh was hoping to cheer her

By Holly Yan, Ariane de Vogue, John Miller, Curt Devine and Christina Maxouris, CNN Authorities have identified five of the six people who were killed in a Virginia Walmart after the store’s manager began firing Tuesday night before killing himself. Five of the deceased victims were identified as Lorenzo Gamble; Brian Pendleton; Kellie Pyle; Randall

By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine and Scott Glover, CNN The suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado had a tumultuous upbringing in which he was bullied as a teenager and raised for a time by his grandmother, according to an emerging portrait of the alleged gunman pieced together by

By Amir Vera, Sharif Paget and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two employees of WBTV, a CNN affiliate, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash in Charlotte, North Carolina, the station confirmed. Meteorologist Jason Myers and pilot Chip Tayag were identified as the employees in the crash, the station said. “The WBTV family is grieving a terrible loss.

By Nicole Chavez and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN An alumni group of the Virginia Military Institute is publicly questioning why the college’s first Black superintendent was awarded a more “generous” bonus than last year. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins has served as superintendent of the public military college since 2020. He first assumed the

By Pamela Kirkland, CNN Three employees of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia have been arrested in connection to the beating of a Black man who was being detained in the county detention center in September. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said it has wrapped up an investigation into the beating of 41-year-old Jarrett Hobbs. “Charged

By Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN Florida officials are seeking more than $250,000 in fines from the operator of a drop tower amusement park ride from which 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death in March, they announced Tuesday. Commissioner Nikki Fried of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has filed an

By Faith Karimi, CNN Michael Anderson was mixing drinks at Club Q Saturday night when he heard popping sounds amid the loud, thumping music. He wasn’t worried at first. The pops sounded like some sound effects popular at LGBTQ clubs, the bartender told CNN’s Don Lemon. Then he looked up and a figure came into

By AJ Willingham, CNN Disney is saying goodbye to Bob and hello to, well … a different Bob. The company ousted CEO Bob Chapek, and is bringing former CEO Bob Iger back to the helm. It’s quite the media shakeup. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with