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Woman charged with manslaughter in fatal shoving of Broadway vocal coach released on bail

By Laura Studley and Kiely Westhoff, CNN The woman who allegedly pushed an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach to the ground outside her apartment building has been released on bail, her attorney confirmed to CNN. Lauren Pazienza, 26, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon on one count of first-degree manslaughter and two counts of second-degree assault. Judge Michael

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‘He had a great future ahead of him.’ Friends and teammates of teen killed in Florida theme park ride honor him in vigil

By Christina Maxouris, CNN He was a gentle giant who always supported others. A teammate often turned mentor. A kind and funny friend, always soft-spoken. That’s how friends and family in a Missouri vigil remembered 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who died last Thursday when he fell off an amusement park thrill ride while on a spring

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A probe by the The Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission into the existence of "deputy gangs" is expected to last up to six months.

Los Angeles County is investigating sheriff’s department’s ‘deputy gangs’

By Taylor Romine, CNN The Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) is launching an investigation into “deputy gangs” or groups participating in gang-like activity at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department, the Commission said Thursday. The investigation, which will be conducted by pro bono attorneys and is expected to last up to six months,

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A memorial was set up for the high school students who died Tuesday.

Six high school-aged girls killed in a crash with semitruck had come to rolling stop, witnesses say, as first victim is identified

By Mallika Kallingal, CNN The car driven by six high school-aged girls who died in a crash with a semitruck on Tuesday came to a “rolling stop” at a stop sign before entering the highway, witnesses said, according to an ongoing National Transportation Safety Board investigation, as the first victim was identified on Friday. The

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The "No Place for Hate Pledge" Nicole Matheny's kindergarten students recited during Austin ISD's Pride Week.

Texas attorney general says a week celebrating LGBTQIA+ students, staff and families in an Austin school district violates state law

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN For eight years, a school district in Texas has celebrated its LGBTQIA+ students, staff and families through a Pride Week. But this year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the activities are breaking state law. In a Tuesday letter to the Austin Independent School District’s superintendent, Paxton, a Republican, wrote, “The

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