By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN While dismantling the pedestal that once held a Jefferson Davis statue in Richmond, Virginia, workers on Wednesday discovered a box encased in stone, the city said. “Until we see what’s inside, it’s just a box, but most historians believe it is a time capsule,” James Nolan, the mayor’s press secretary wrote to CNN on Friday. Protesters
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By Dakin Andone, Brad Parks and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly drew a gun instead of a Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. The sentence comes nearly two months after Potter was convicted of first-
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN The judge presiding over Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial justified the former policewoman’s two-year sentence Friday by comparing the case to two other local police killings — one of them George Floyd’s. The law permits a judge to use her discretion depending on the facts, Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu told
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Brad Parks and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly drew a gun instead of a Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. The sentence comes nearly two months after Potter was convicted of first-
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Family selfies, nature photos, an unanswered text and several calls that were never connected detail the final hours of a California couple and their child before they died on a hiking trail near Yosemite last August. Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, died from hyperthermia, the condition of
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By Amanda Musa, CNN Two students have sued a Missouri school district over its decision to remove eight books from school libraries, arguing the novels were banned because they discuss issues surrounding race, gender and sexual identity. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU) against the Wentzville School
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Tina Burnside, CNN The family of a teenage Florida girl who was falsely accused and arrested for making threats against her former school via social media has filed a lawsuit against the school and Meta, the parent company of Instagram, in connection with the incident. In the 12-page lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Broward County
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Iditarod dogsled race. The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and supply route, traveled by dogsleds from Seward and Knik to Nome, Alaska. March 14, 2023 – Ryan Redington wins his first Iditarod. March 15, 2022 – Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod.
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By Paradise Afshar, Tanika Gray, Caroll Alvarado, CNN No one was injured after a fire erupted at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on Thursday Oakland County Executive David Coulter said. “I’m thankful that no one was hurt in the blaze and hope for a speedy recovery and rebuild for the club
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cautioned people to avoid certain powdered infant formulas that may be tied to bacterial infections in four babies who were hospitalized. The infections, which may have led to the death of one baby, were found in Texas, Ohio and Minnesota, the FDA said
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Let’s check in on your New Year’s resolutions. Behavioral scientists say most of these goals lose steam and fail by mid-March, so it may be time for a reboot! On Monday, we’re celebrating President’s Day — and resetting too — so we’ll see you again on Tuesday. Here’s what you need
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Let’s check in on your New Year’s resolutions. Behavioral scientists say most of these goals lose steam and fail by mid-March, so it may be time for a reboot! On Monday, we’re celebrating President’s Day — and resetting too — so we’ll see you again on Tuesday. Here’s what you need
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Let’s check in on your New Year’s resolutions. Behavioral scientists say most of these goals lose steam and fail by mid-March, so it may be time for a reboot! On Monday, we’re celebrating President’s Day — and resetting too — so we’ll see you again on Tuesday. Here’s what you need
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Let’s check in on your New Year’s resolutions. Behavioral scientists say most of these goals lose steam and fail by mid-March, so it may be time for a reboot! On Monday, we’re celebrating President’s Day — and resetting too — so we’ll see you again on Tuesday. Here’s what you need
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN Authorities had been searching more than two years for Paislee Shultis, a 4-year-old reported missing from her legal guardian in Cayuga Heights in upstate New York, without any luck. But a new piece of information turned the entire investigation around, police said, leading them straight to a place they long suspected
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Brad Parks and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly drew a gun instead of a Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. The sentence comes nearly two months after Potter was convicted of first-
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By Andy Rose, CNN A US airman who became known as the “Candy Bomber” for his unique supply drops in Germany after World War II died Wednesday in Utah. Col. Gail S. Halvorsen was 101 years old. The Gail S. Halvorsen Aviation Education Foundation said on Facebook that he died surrounded by family after a
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By Brad Parks and Amir Vera, CNN A 30-mile stretch of highway in Illinois was closed Thursday after over 100 cars were involved in multiple crashes. Interstate 39 southbound from Normal to Minonk will be closed for about 12 hours due to the pileup, Illinois State Police tweeted Thursday. Normal Illinois is part of the
Continue ReadingBy Bill Kirkos and Amir Vera, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng laughed at a joke made by Derek Chauvin while restraining George Floyd, according to testimony Thursday. Citing body camera video transcripts, Assistant US Attorney Manda Sertich asked Kueng during cross-examination what he was laughing at on video. Kueng told the jury
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By Peter Nickeas and Mark Morales, CNN A 6-year-old girl who had been reported missing in 2019 was found alive with her non-custodial parents living in a home police had visited several times during the two-plus-year search for the girl. The circumstances surrounding the discovery of Paislee Shultis cast a spotlight on the murky issues
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