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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Today is Columbus Day, one of the most inconsistently celebrated holidays in the US. For some, the day marks Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to America. But in more than 100 US cities, the day is recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Either way, it’s a federal holiday, so many will have the

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Emily Sisson set a new record for an American woman when she finished second at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday. Sisson finished with a time of 2:18:29, beating Keira D’Amato’s record by 43 seconds, the Chicago Marathon tweeted. D’Amato set the previous record at the Houston Marathon earlier this

By Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez has resigned as the legislative body’s president after making racist remarks about a fellow council member and his Black child. “I take responsibility for what I said and there are no excuses for those comments,” Martinez said in a statement. “I’m

By Dianne Gallagher and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has again been subpoenaed amid an ongoing civil suit in a multimillion-dollar welfare fraud scandal, and this time attorneys want to see communications between the ex-governor and former NFL and Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. Attorneys for one of the defendants in

By Jacob Lev, CNN The Tampa Bay Lightning have suspended defenseman Ian Cole while the National Hockey League investigates allegations of sexual abuse, the team announced Sunday. The NHL confirmed to CNN that the league is looking into the allegations, which were made by an anonymous Twitter account. The Lightning said they will cooperate with

By Amir Vera and Matt Foster, CNN Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater took a big hit Sunday and was unable to return to the game because of the new concussion protocol that went into effect the same day, making Bridgewater one of the first players to be sidelined under the new rules. Bridgewater suffered a

By Hannah Sarisohn and Kelly Murray, CNN Investigators are working 18-hour days as they scramble to find a toddler who was last seen Wednesday morning at his home in Savannah, Georgia, Chatham County police said. The FBI is also assisting with the investigation, according to police. The child’s mother, 22-year-old Lelani Simon, told police she

By Emma Tucker, CNN Police in Newport, Oregon have issued a warning to the public about multiple explosive hand grenades washing up on the shore of a beach. On Tuesday, officers were dispatched after receiving multiple reports of explosive hand grenades washing up on the shore of a beach in Newport, Oregon, the Newport Police

By Andrew Torgan, CNN After decades of hard work and (hopefully) proper planning, many of you out there may be approaching retirement. If you’ve been diligent in the care and feeding of your 401(k) or IRA, you might have enough money socked away to relax and enjoy yourself. But once you do stop working comes

By Michelle Watson, CNN Three male suspects are in custody following a fight that turned into a deadly hit-and-run in Golden, Colorado, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office said in a tweet. At least one man was killed, and eight others were left with injuries. The fight broke out in the parking lot of the Rock

By Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN When Amanda Trompeta was woken up by her dog barking early last Thursday morning, she assumed he was just frightened by Hurricane Ian. But then she got out of bed — and found herself standing ankle-deep in floodwater. By the time the storm passed, three and a half

By Holly Yan, CNN On a dark autumn evening almost four years ago, Janie Yoshida was driving her daughter home from high school play rehearsal when she noticed a teenager walking by himself next to a busy road. Tre Burrows, it turned out, was also in the play at Somerset Academy Canyons High School in

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN The announcement of the expansion of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site by more than 3,000 acres is welcome news for the governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. “The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are excited to see the additional 3,478 acres to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

By Andy Rose, CNN Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s transgender clinic in Nashville has paused gender affirming surgeries for patients under the age of 18, a top executive at the center told a Tennessee lawmaker Friday. Republican Tennessee state Rep. Jason Zachary — who had asked VUMC to permanently end gender affirming surgeries for minors —

By Rosa Flores and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Amid a spike in migrant encounters at the southern border, the City of El Paso, Texas, launched a migrant dashboard Saturday to follow activity at its welcome center. The city has served more than 14,900 migrants since early September and bused thousands to cities further north. More than