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By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Native American tribes, who have “suffered some of the worst consequences of the opioid epidemic of any population in the United States,” have reached a settlement in principle with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals and three drug distributors, attorneys representing the tribes said Tuesday. The settlement — which has been

By David Williams, CNN Melissa Brodt wasn’t sure what to expect when she peeled away the dark green shingles covering a bedroom wall in the Boise, Idaho, house she has been remodeling for her son. The asphalt roof shingles were an odd choice of wall covering, so she’d braced for just about anything — but

By Michelle Watson, CNN A New Mexico state senator has introduced a bill that would require film set employees who handle firearms to complete a safety training course, just months after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the “Rust” film set. Senate Bill 188, which Cliff Pirtle introduced on Monday, says, “All individuals

By Bill Kirkos and Omar Jimenez, CNN Another 19 people had their criminal convictions vacated as part of a review of convictions tied to a crooked Chicago cop, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said Tuesday. More than 100 people with over 133 cases have had their convictions vacated since 2017,

By Christina Maxouris and Joe Sutton, CNN Two suspects are in custody in connection with a shooting in Richfield, Minnesota, that left one teenage student dead and another critically injured, Police Chief Jay Henthorne said at a Wednesday news conference. The shooting occurred Tuesday just after noon at the South Education Center, the chief announced.

By Maya Brown, CNN More than 17.7 million public school students enrolled in almost 900 districts in the US have had their learning restricted when teaching concepts related to race, racism and gender, according to a new study. Researchers at UCLA and UC San Diego released a study, titled “The Conflict Campaign,” last week. The

By Maya Brown, CNN Rev. Robert W. Lee felt like his integrity was being challenged when Confederate defenders continued to accuse him of lying about being a distant relative of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. He proved them wrong with a 400-page genealogy report he received in October, but the North Carolina pastor and social

By Caroll Alvarado and Jenn Selva, CNN Two campus officers were shot and killed Tuesday during an active shooter situation at Bridgewater College in Virginia, according to college spokesperson Logan Bogert. “I can confirm that a campus police officer and a campus safety officer died from gunshot wounds today,” Bogert told CNN’s Josh Campbell. College

By Mirna Alsharif, CNN A New York City police officer is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly punched a motorist until he was unconscious while using anti-Muslim slurs, according to the district attorney’s office. Riggs Kwong, 50, was off-duty when the incident occurred on January 16, according to a news release from the office

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A growing number of historically Black colleges and universities have had to lock down or postpone classes due to bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month. At least 14 HBCUs reported bomb threats Tuesday. At least one of them, Howard University, also

By Chris Boyette and Amy Simonson, CNN A fire that erupted Monday night at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, still poses a threat to the community Wednesday — and an evacuation radius remains in place, authorities said. The fire is still burning at the plant and the one-mile evacuation radius that