By CNN Staff The Nashville Public Library (NPL) is hoping to give out 5,000 free “banned books” library cards to local readers by the end of the month as Tennessee is among the states embroiled in the ongoing censorship debate across the nation. The “Freedom to Read” campaign, which launched last week, is a direct
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN A Great Dane has been crowned the world’s tallest living dog by Guinness World Records. Two-year old Zeus from Bedford, Texas stands at a whopping 1.046 meters (3 feet, 5.18 inches), making him the tallest dog in the world. He officially received the paw-some plaudit on March 22, after his height
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Mother Nature is cooking up a historic heat wave for Mother’s Day weekend. Hot temperatures will bake much of Texas, the Plains and the Midwest tomorrow and into early next week — with some areas feeling like 110 degrees due to the humidity. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Mother Nature is cooking up a historic heat wave for Mother’s Day weekend. Hot temperatures will bake much of Texas, the Plains and the Midwest tomorrow and into early next week — with some areas feeling like 110 degrees due to the humidity. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Mother Nature is cooking up a historic heat wave for Mother’s Day weekend. Hot temperatures will bake much of Texas, the Plains and the Midwest tomorrow and into early next week — with some areas feeling like 110 degrees due to the humidity. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Mother Nature is cooking up a historic heat wave for Mother’s Day weekend. Hot temperatures will bake much of Texas, the Plains and the Midwest tomorrow and into early next week — with some areas feeling like 110 degrees due to the humidity. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Mother Nature is cooking up a historic heat wave for Mother’s Day weekend. Hot temperatures will bake much of Texas, the Plains and the Midwest tomorrow and into early next week — with some areas feeling like 110 degrees due to the humidity. Here’s what you need to know to Get
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN In the weeks following the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, Greg McMichael, one of the men later convicted in Arbery’s death, participated in 16 phone calls with the former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, according to court documents filed in the Superior Court of Glynn County on Wednesday. Arbery,
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Ryan Young, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Paradise Afshar and Christina Maxouris, CNN The escape vehicle used by Vicky White and Casey White, the missing former Alabama corrections officer and inmate, was found in Tennessee — and authorities are trying to determine whether the pair may now have another car. The orange 2007 Ford Edge
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Katie Wright, the mother of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, is calling for the firing of a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who she says tried to arrest her for filming a traffic stop. Daunte Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter in April 2021 during a traffic
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN Katie Wright, the mother of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, is calling for the firing of a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who she says tried to arrest her for filming a traffic stop. Daunte Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter in April 2021 during a traffic
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By Meg Dunn, CNN Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, attacks on Asian Americans have surged across the country. In the first half of 2021, New York City alone saw a 395% increase over the previous year in reported anti-Asian hate crimes. Michelle Tran, a Chinese and Vietnamese American medical student living in the
Continue Reading By Meg Dunn, CNN Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, attacks on Asian Americans have surged across the country. In the first half of 2021, New York City alone saw a 395% increase over the previous year in reported anti-Asian hate crimes. Michelle Tran, a Chinese and Vietnamese American medical student living in the
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Shawna Toya was eager to carry on her ancestor’s legacy of pottery making in New Mexico when her mother’s cellphone rang about 3:45 a.m. and the “worst call” came in last year. “Oh no, it can’t be … I just talked to her. You have the wrong person,” Geraldine Toya recalls
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Indianapolis 500, known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” May 28, 2023 – The 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to take place. May 29, 2022 – Marcus Ericsson wins the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. It is his first win at the track.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Personal Birth date: May 27, 1923 Birth place: Furth, Germany Birth name: Heinz Alfred Kissinger Father: Louis Kissinger, teacher Mother: Paula (Stern) Kissinger Marriages: Nancy (Maginnes) Kissinger (March 30, 1974-present); Ann Fleischer (1949-1964, divorced) Children:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Memorial Day, a day honoring American soldiers who died serving the country in wars. It is observed annually in the United States on the last Monday in May. Facts Several towns claim to be the originators of Memorial Day, but in 1966 Congress declared Waterloo, New York, to
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By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN Drought conditions worsened in much of the Southwest over the past week, according to the latest update from the US Drought Monitor, deepening the region’s water crisis and fueling record-setting wildfires across multiple states. More than 98% of the Southwest is in drought this week, according to the
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By Paradise Afshar and Michelle Krupa, CNN Wildfires and straight-line winds that have ravaged New Mexico for a month have created a major disaster, President Joe Biden declared, unlocking critical federal aid as the state continues to battle the largest wildfire burning in the United States. The presidential action Wednesday makes federal money available for
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and also the perfect time to check in with those around you with a gentle call or text. Research shows the mental health of many people has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the damage wasn’t limited to adults. Here’s what you need to
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