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By Travis Caldwell, CNN Gregory McMichael is expected to face trial on federal hate crime charges for his role in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery after withdrawing a plea agreement. Attorneys for Gregory McMichael informed the court that the prior plea agreement over hate crime charges is null and void, according to court documents

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Michael Igel had listened to his grandparents’ memories of the Holocaust for years when as a tween, he first confronted a friend who had a swastika drawn on his shoe. At that moment, he quickly realized the atrocities his family survived were unknown to many. The other boy drew the symbol

By Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a Listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads that has resulted in two deaths. The outbreak has also sickened 17 people and resulted in 13 hospitalizations across 13 states. The recalls began at the end of December and are for products

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Millions of people in the US celebrate Lunar New Year, and as the Asian American population continues to grow, that number only stands to increase. Democratic Rep. Grace Meng of New York wants to recognize that reality by making Lunar New Year the next federal holiday, introducing a bill last week

By Mirna Alsharif and Chris Hippensteel, CNN A former Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officer was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday “for using excessive force on an arrestee” in May 2020, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Cory Evans, 34, was also sentenced to two years of

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN After months of extreme drought in the West triggered unprecedented water cuts and primed the landscape for massive wildfires, the final stretch of 2021 gave a tiny glimpse of hope for drought-weary Californians. Storms were coming. California — facing back-to-back dry years and record-breaking heat waves that pushed the drought into

By Josh Campbell and Stella Chan, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with Sunday’s assault of someone who was wearing a San Francisco 49ers jersey outside the SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles, police said Friday. News about the arrest came from Inglewood police Lt. Nicole Loudermilk, who gave no other details. More information

By Travis Caldwell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The FBI has identified people suspected of making bomb threats this week directed at historically Black colleges and universities — which the bureau is investigating as hate crimes, a law enforcement official said. No arrests have been made, the official said. At least 14 HBCUs reported bomb threats

By Jessica Flynn and Topher Gauk-Roger, CNN A suspect has been apprehended after a shooting aboard a Greyhound bus in Northern California on Wednesday night left one person dead and several others wounded, authorities said. Five people were shot aboard the bus, including the person who died, Oroville mayor Chuck Reynolds told CNN. The Oroville

By Omar Jimenez, CNN From “16 shots and a cover-up!” to 16 shots and an early release from prison. The former became a familiar rallying cry for protesters on the streets of Chicago after the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The latter is the newest reality for former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke,

By Cheri Mossburg and Sarah Moon, CNN San Francisco is formally apologizing to its Chinese residents for discriminatory actions taken during the city’s storied history. The Board of Supervisors passed the apology resolution presented by city supervisor Matt Haney on Monday, coinciding with the Lunar New Year. Citing heinous behavior from the mid-1800s when the

By Faith Karimi, CNN On February 4, 2019, the Miami Dolphins introduced Brian Flores as the team’s 13th head coach at a press conference full of smiles and heady talk about the team’s future. It was the day after Flores had won his third Super Bowl as a longtime assistant coach with the New England

By Nick Valencia, Maria Cartaya and Christina Maxouris, CNN Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called the actions of state troopers involved in Ronald Greene’s death “criminal” and rejected a recent report alleging that he purposefully did not speak out against false narratives by state police about the death. Greene, a 49-year-old Black man,

By Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN In a growing number of American cities, if you call the police, there are fewer officers taking the call. Police departments across the nation are raising concerns about current and future staffing levels. CNN reached out to nearly 20 departments nationwide, along with other key stakeholders including