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By Rebekah Riess, Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN A school district board near Dallas, Texas, has passed a set of policies restricting how race and gender are addressed, including allowing teachers call students by pronouns that do not match their gender identity. The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School Board trustees passed the policies in a 4-3

By Eric Bradner, CNN The day before classes are scheduled to start, teachers in Ohio’s largest school system say they won’t end their strike without improvements to what they describe as dilapidated schools where a lack of heating and air conditioning has led to miserable classroom environments. Union members in Columbus hit the picket line

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of longtime fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger, who was found guilty of racketeering and involvement in 11 killings. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1929 Death date: October 30, 2018 Birth place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Birth name: James Joseph Bulger Jr. Father: James Joseph Bulger Sr., a laborer Mother:

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A 19-year-old has been arrested after allegedly posting what the FBI called a “credible threat” against attendees of the Student Action Summit, a conference hosted by the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA in Tampa, Florida, last month, court records show. Alejandro Richard Velasquez of San Antonio, Texas, faces a charge

Michelle Watson, CNN A Massachusetts student and her family are fighting for her religious identity after her school says her hijab represented a school uniform infraction. Aya Zeabi said her younger sister went to Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden last week for her first day of school and had officially taken a “a

By Chris Boyette and Jason Hanna, CNN Canine parvovirus has been identified as the illness that has killed dozens of dogs in the last month in the northern and central parts of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, state officials said Wednesday. It has killed more than 20 dogs in Otsego County alone, usually within days of them

By Eric Levenson, Jamiel Lynch, Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, saying the officers acted reasonably in response to a deadly threat. “Both acted as

By Ryan Young, CNN The founders of Earn Your Leisure wear T-shirts with the words “Assets over Liabilities” with pride. It’s a catchphrase they use with a goal to reach as many African Americans as possible — and to increase financial literacy and motivate as many Black people as possible to invest in the stock

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN With inflation driving up the cost of nearly everything in the US, a growing number of Americans are crossing the border to make Mexico City their new home. Some expats are fleeing their expensive cities in search of cheaper rent and a better quality of life, but locals say gentrification is

By Claudia Dominguez and Raja Razek, CNN Dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago have been revealed at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas due to severe drought conditions that dried up a river, the park said Monday in a statement. “Most tracks that have recently been uncovered and discovered at different parts of

By Raja Razek, CNN An Oklahoma County sheriff’s deputy was killed and another was seriously injured after being shot while serving a court order at a residence, officials said. Sgt. Bobby Swartz died from his injuries, and the other deputy is in stable condition after being rushed to the hospital, the sheriff’s office wrote on

By Kiely Westhoff, CNN An off-duty New York City correction officer accused of fatally shooting a teenager in the face was indicted on murder and manslaughter charges Monday, prosecutors said. The indictment alleges Dion Middleton shot and killed 18-year-old Raymond Chaluisant in the Bronx on July 21. Middleton, 45, was charged with one count of

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN After torrential rains struck parts of northeastern Texas and sent floodwaters rushing through streets and homes, rescue crews fanned out across the region on Monday, responding to hundreds of calls for aid from residents stunned by the severity of the downpour. Heavy rain and flash flooding brought record