By Theresa Waldrop, CNN A sentence uttered by a defense attorney in the trial of those accused in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery brought an audible gasp from people in the courtroom Monday — and elicited outrage from his family and legal experts. The defense attorneys for Gregory and Travis McMichael, who on Wednesday were
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, CNN A sentence uttered by a defense attorney in the trial of those accused in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery brought an audible gasp from people in the courtroom Monday — and elicited outrage from his family and legal experts. The defense attorneys for Gregory and Travis McMichael, who on Wednesday were
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN Blustery and dry Santa Ana winds are whipping up a wildfire risk in Southern California, threatening a potential power shutoff over the Thanksgiving holiday. By the way, 5 Things is taking a holiday hiatus this Thursday and Friday. We’ll see you next week! Here’s what you need to know to Get
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The tragedy in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday brought the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies into a sad spotlight. Members of the group were among the five people killed when an SUV driver slammed into a Christmas parade, according to its Facebook page. The Grannies who died “were extremely passionate,” the post said. “Their
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The tragedy in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday brought the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies into a sad spotlight. Members of the group were among the five people killed when an SUV driver slammed into a Christmas parade, according to its Facebook page. The Grannies who died “were extremely passionate,” the post said. “Their
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia, CNN Arrest warrants were issued Monday for five Georgia police officers indicted on murder charges for the 2019 killing of a 24-year-old man. Fernando Rodriguez died of asphyxiation after being placed in a prone position while he was handcuffed and held down, allegedly in violation of state law. The indictment accuses Henry
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By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton, Keith Allen and Kelly McCleary, CNN The celebratory sounds of a Wisconsin Christmas parade were interrupted by terrified screams Sunday after a vehicle plowed into participants and spectators gathered for the event in Waukesha, a city about 20 miles west of downtown Milwaukee. Five people were killed and more than
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By Claudia Dominguez and Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Five people were killed and 48 were injured after a red SUV sped into Waukesha’s Christmas parade Sunday afternoon. The five deceased victims from Sunday’s incident range in age from 52 to 81 and include 4 females and one male, according to Police Chief Dan Thompson. The
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By Ralph Ellis, Kay Jones, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN The man accused of careening his SUV into a Wisconsin parade, killing six people and injuring more than 60 others, was a registered sex offender in Nevada and had an active arrest warrant in that state, court records show. He was also released
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery sought Tuesday to simplify the events that led to the 25-year-old’s death, taking the podium the day after defense teams spent closing arguments trying to criminalize Arbery, alleging he brought his death on
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At least 18 children were hospitalized after the Waukesha Christmas parade, said Children’s Wisconsin, a pediatric hospital in nearby Milwaukee.
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By Emma Tucker, CNN Criminal charges against a St. Louis County police officer who shot a Black woman were dropped Monday after the victim requested a restorative justice mediation that focuses on repairing the harm caused by an offense. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Ashley Fountain Hall asked that assault charges be
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By Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The families of the “Groveland Four” got some closure Monday after Florida officially cleared four young Black men wrongly accused of raping a 17-year-old White girl in 1949. Circuit Court Judge Heidi Davis in Lake County, Florida, granted the State’s motion to posthumously dismiss the indictments of Ernest Thomas and Samuel
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN From universities to sports games to city council meetings to Twitter bios, it’s becoming increasingly common to see statements recognizing that the land on which one is standing once belonged to Indigenous people. These statements, known as land acknowledgments, are an attempt to address the past, present and future of a
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, CNN A woman smiled wide and was dressed warmly, ready to take part in her first Milwaukee Dancing Grannies parade on November 21, 2021. Tamara Durand wrote she was “so excited” for her parade debut with the group, she said in a Facebook post.
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Devon M. Sayers and Alta Spells, CNN Travis McMichael’s attorney painted Satilla Shores, where McMichael killed Ahmaud Arbery last year, as stricken with crime, its residents as living in fear and his client as a well-trained former Coast Guardsman who was only protecting himself and his neighborhood. In Monday’s closing arguments,
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, Jason Hanna and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Prosecutors and attorneys representing three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery as he jogged through their Glynn County, Georgia, neighborhood last year began delivering closing arguments Monday in the murder trial. The arguments follow 10 days of proceedings and testimony from more than 20
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN A wave of “smash-and-grab” crimes is plaguing upscale stores in major US cities, with mobs of thieves making off with expensive goods in brazen, nighttime raids. At least 18 people broke into a Nordstrom department store in Los Angeles Monday night and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise, the city’s police
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton, Keith Allen and Kelly McCleary, CNN The celebratory sounds of a Wisconsin Christmas parade were interrupted by terrified screams Sunday after a vehicle plowed into participants and spectators gathered for the event in Waukesha, a city about 20 miles west of downtown Milwaukee. Five people were killed and more than
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN If it seems like it’s taking longer to get your order at the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant, it is — and you can blame Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
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