By Giselle Rhoden, CNN A little more than two months into the new year, lawmakers in dozens of states have introduced a slew of bills that could limit the rights of LGBTQ Americans. The proposals range from prohibiting instruction about gender identity in the classroom to restricting access to gender-affirming health care and excluding transgender
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A US bankruptcy judge approved the settlement that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families reached with a group of states that will require the Sacklers to pay out as much as $6 billion to states, individual claimants and opioid crisis abatement, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced Wednesday. The new
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By Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday he is suing the Biden administration over guidance from federal health officials that conflicts with his legal opinion that gender affirming procedures in children should be considered “child abuse.” Paxton’s February legal opinion — which was seen by many as an
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Larry Page, co-founder of Google. Personal Birth date: March 26, 1973 Birth place: Lansing, Michigan Birth name: Lawrence Edward Page Father: Carl Page, a computer science professor Mother: Gloria Page Marriage: Lucinda “Lucy” Southworth (December 2007-present) Children: A son born in 2009 and another
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By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Two hate crime charges have been filed against an individual for allegedly assaulting a 29-year-old Asian man at a subway station in New York City Tuesday, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Christian Jeffers, 48, was charged with attempted assault in the first degree as a hate crime and attempted
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Sherri Papini claimed she was abducted in Northern California, investigators were led to believe they were looking for two Hispanic women who spoke Spanish, played Mariachi music and fed her mostly tortillas and rice. Papini’s elaborate story of her 2016 kidnapping, which federal prosecutors now allege was false, reinforced a
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN TikTok is a place to ponder life’s big questions, like: What would a crowdsourced musical based on Pixar’s “Ratatouille” sound like? Will a Southern sorority hopeful get a bid to her favorite Greek house? And what will today be like — bones or no bones? But few TikTok prompts have inspired
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Bowe Bergdahl, former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho Birth name: Bowe Robert Bergdahl Father: Robert Bergdahl Mother: Jani Bergdahl Military: US Army, 2008-2020 Other Facts Traveled throughout Europe before enlisting in the Army. Worked as a crew member
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and actress, Mariah Carey. Personal Birth date: March 27, 1970 Birth place: Long Island, New York Birth name: Mariah Carey Father: Alfred Roy Carey, aeronautics engineer Mother: Patricia (Hickey) Carey, opera singer and voice coach Marriages: Nick Cannon (2008-2016, divorced); Tommy Mottola
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Thinner toilet paper rolls. Emptier snack bags. A little less shampoo in the bottle. Instead of charging buyers more to compensate for inflation, some companies are just, well, offering less. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Thinner toilet paper rolls. Emptier snack bags. A little less shampoo in the bottle. Instead of charging buyers more to compensate for inflation, some companies are just, well, offering less. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Thinner toilet paper rolls. Emptier snack bags. A little less shampoo in the bottle. Instead of charging buyers more to compensate for inflation, some companies are just, well, offering less. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Thinner toilet paper rolls. Emptier snack bags. A little less shampoo in the bottle. Instead of charging buyers more to compensate for inflation, some companies are just, well, offering less. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Thinner toilet paper rolls. Emptier snack bags. A little less shampoo in the bottle. Instead of charging buyers more to compensate for inflation, some companies are just, well, offering less. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
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By Andy Rose, CNN A Nebraska man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday in the 2020 shooting deaths of two employees at a Sonic Drive-In, prosecutors said. Roberto Silva Jr. also pleaded guilty to arson, the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office said in a news release Tuesday. Police had said Silva set a rental truck on
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN DNA evidence taken from a bite mark left on a victim led California detectives to charge a man with murder nearly 28 years after a woman was stabbed to death in her apartment, officials said Tuesday. Sharron Eugene Gadlin, 48, was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree murder in the killing
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN One person died and another was injured after suffering a steep fall on Oregon’s Mount Hood, where deep snow and avalanche conditions hindered the two-day rescue effort, officials said. Lei Wang, 50, and Pradnya Mohite, 34, fell about 200 feet in the Leuthold Couloir area of the mountain shortly after 5
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By Theresa Waldrop and Paradise Afshar, CNN Hawaii’s mask mandate will expire March 25, Gov. David Ige said Tuesday, making it the last US state to announce its face-cover requirement will be dropped. “It’s taken the entire community to get to this point — with lowered case counts and hospitalizations,” Ige said in a tweet.
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By Andy Rose, CNN A southwest Missouri community is mourning a police officer who was fatally shot as he and others tried to take a suspect into custody on Tuesday. The suspect, who crashed a stolen squad car, was also killed after police returned fire. Joplin police Cpl. Benjamin Cooper, a 19-year officer, was killed
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill overcame its final legislative hurdle on Tuesday, when the state Senate voted to pass the measure. Now, it’s headed to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has indicated his support for the bill. Even as it is poised to become law, young people in
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