By Maeve Reston, Christina Maxouris and Nicole Chavez, CNN Heading into the new year, 24-year-old Heather McClintock had hoped she and her fiancé could finally move beyond the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic and focus on their future — namely their wedding in September. Instead, amid a highly transmissible variant still gripping large swaths of
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By Paul P. Murphy and Laura Ly, CNN At least six historically black colleges and universities received bomb threats Monday morning, disrupting campus operations and launching police investigations. Southern University and A&M, Howard University, Bethune-Cookman University, Albany State University, Bowie State University and Delaware State University all received bomb threats this morning, according to campus
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By Alaa Elassar, Liam Reilly and Mirna Alsharif, CNN Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died Sunday morning, said her family and the New York Police Department, which is investigating her death. She was 30. Kryst was an attorney who sought to help reform America’s justice system, as well as a fashion blogger and entertainment news
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Anything is possible! The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are heading to Super Bowl LVI after yesterday’s thrilling NFL conference championship games. The Bengals have zero Super Bowl wins in the history of the franchise, but never doubt an underdog! They may have what it takes to shock the world
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The mayor of a Connecticut city has ordered two police officers be placed on administrative leave after the families of two Black women criticized the police responses and investigations into their deaths. Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim expressed his condolences Sunday to the families of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, saying
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Angela Barajas and Melissa Alonso, CNN A federal judge Monday rejected the plea deal reached by prosecutors and Travis McMichael on hate crime charges, an agreement that would have precluded his federal trial in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. Earlier, McMichael had agreed to plead guilty to a single hate crime charge —
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, Liam Reilly and Mirna Alsharif, CNN Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died Sunday morning, said her family and the New York Police Department, which is investigating her death. She was 30. Kryst was an attorney who sought to help reform America’s justice system, as well as a fashion blogger and entertainment news
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By Tina Burnside and Kelly Murray, CNN Nine people, including four children, have died following a multi-vehicle traffic collision in North Las Vegas, Nevada, officials said. They are among 15 people involved in the crash Saturday afternoon, according to Alex Cuevas, spokesperson for North Las Vegas Police. A Dodge Challenger was traveling at high speed
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Denise thought her divorce was behind her. Then the pandemic hit. And it wasn’t long before the custody case she thought was closed wasn’t anymore. Covid-19 is a daily reality millions of divorced and divorcing parents across the country are struggling to navigate. And divorce lawyers say for many families,
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By Sarah Fortinsky and Kelly Murray, CNN The Washington Metropolitan Police Department and Amtrak Police announced Saturday the arrest of a man for allegedly spray-painting swastikas on columns at Union Station and for defacing three other buildings. Police say the vandalism occurred Friday, a day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day. For the graffiti at Union
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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
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By Josh Campbell, CNN A former Tennessee law enforcement officer was convicted Friday of federal civil rights offenses for using excessive force against two suspects, federal prosecutors said. Anthony “Tony” Bean, 61, faced a bench trial on charges related to separate incidents in 2014 and 2017. In 2014, when he was acting as the Tracy
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at General Motors, one of the Big Three US automakers. Facts Major GM automobile brands in the United States are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC. Domestic and international subsidiaries at one time included Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn and Saab. GM is one of the largest vehicle manufacturers and marketers
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of tennis ace and television analyst John McEnroe. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1959 Birth place: Wiesbaden, West Germany; grew up in Douglaston, New York Birth name: John Patrick McEnroe Jr. Father: John Patrick McEnroe Sr., an attorney Mother: Katherine (Tresham) McEnroe, a nurse Marriage:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1964 Birth place: Sandpoint, Idaho Birth name: Sarah Louise Heath Father: Charles Heath, a teacher Mother: Sarah (Sheeran) Heath Marriage: Todd Palin (August 29, 1988-2020, divorced) Children: Trig, April
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oprah Winfrey, who hosted the award-winning “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Personal Birth date: January 29, 1954 Birth place: Kosciusko, Mississippi Birth name: Oprah Gail Winfrey Father: Vernon Winfrey, a barber Mother: Vernita Lee, a maid (parents never married) Education: Tennessee State University, B.A., Speech
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