By Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The families of the “Groveland Four” got some closure Monday after Florida officially cleared four young Black men wrongly accused of raping a 17-year-old White girl in 1949. Circuit Court Judge Heidi Davis in Lake County, Florida, granted the State’s motion to posthumously dismiss the indictments of Ernest Thomas and Samuel
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN From universities to sports games to city council meetings to Twitter bios, it’s becoming increasingly common to see statements recognizing that the land on which one is standing once belonged to Indigenous people. These statements, known as land acknowledgments, are an attempt to address the past, present and future of a
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, CNN A woman smiled wide and was dressed warmly, ready to take part in her first Milwaukee Dancing Grannies parade on November 21, 2021. Tamara Durand wrote she was “so excited” for her parade debut with the group, she said in a Facebook post.
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Devon M. Sayers and Alta Spells, CNN Travis McMichael’s attorney painted Satilla Shores, where McMichael killed Ahmaud Arbery last year, as stricken with crime, its residents as living in fear and his client as a well-trained former Coast Guardsman who was only protecting himself and his neighborhood. In Monday’s closing arguments,
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, Jason Hanna and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Prosecutors and attorneys representing three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery as he jogged through their Glynn County, Georgia, neighborhood last year began delivering closing arguments Monday in the murder trial. The arguments follow 10 days of proceedings and testimony from more than 20
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN A wave of “smash-and-grab” crimes is plaguing upscale stores in major US cities, with mobs of thieves making off with expensive goods in brazen, nighttime raids. At least 18 people broke into a Nordstrom department store in Los Angeles Monday night and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise, the city’s police
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By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton, Keith Allen and Kelly McCleary, CNN The celebratory sounds of a Wisconsin Christmas parade were interrupted by terrified screams Sunday after a vehicle plowed into participants and spectators gathered for the event in Waukesha, a city about 20 miles west of downtown Milwaukee. Five people were killed and more than
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN If it seems like it’s taking longer to get your order at the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant, it is — and you can blame Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN If it seems like it’s taking longer to get your order at the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant, it is — and you can blame Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN If it seems like it’s taking longer to get your order at the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant, it is — and you can blame Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan Jr., face charges including malice murder and felony murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was chased by the trio on February 23, 2020, in the Satilla Shores neighborhood near Brunswick, Georgia. Defense attorneys contend the
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Closing arguments are expected to begin Monday morning in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing, after jurors heard from more than 20 witnesses, including the man who shot and killed the 25-year-old jogger. Travis McMichael, who took the stand last week, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan Jr.,
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By Joe Sutton, Keith Allen, Travis Caldwell, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN Authorities in Wisconsin have identified the driver of a red SUV who they say intentionally drove his SUV through barricades and into a crowd celebrating the Waukesha Christmas parade. Darrell E. Brooks Jr., 39, is believed to have acted alone Sunday and
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By Aya Elamroussi, Mark Morales and Amir Vera, CNN Jurors deliberating in the civil case involving White nationalists who organized a two-day rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 asked the judge Monday whether they need to be unanimous on counts four, five and six if they cannot reach a unanimous decision on counts one, two
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By Andy Rose and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Three suspects were arrested Saturday night after dozens ransacked a Nordstrom department store near San Francisco in what police are calling a “smash-and-grab” incident. About 80 suspects were involved in the crime at the department store in Broadway Plaza, an outdoor mall in Walnut Creek east of San
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Keith Allen and Travis Caldwell, CNN Five people were killed and more than 40 were injured when a vehicle drove into a Christmas parade Sunday afternoon in Waukesha, Wisconsin, city officials said. “These numbers may change as we collect additional information. Many people have self-transported to area hospitals,” the city of Waukesha
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By Alaa Elassar, Keith Allen and Joe Sutton, CNN Police reported “some fatalities” after more than 20 people, including children, were struck by a vehicle that ran through a crowd at a Wisconsin holiday parade, Police Chief Daniel P. Thompson said in a press conference. Authorities are working with the Waukesha County Medical Examiner’s Office
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Sahar Akbarzai and Taylor Romine, CNN A man who pleaded guilty to the rape and sexual assault of four teenage girls will avoid prison time after a New York state judge said time behind bars would be inappropriate. Christopher Belter, now 20, entered a plea deal in 2019 in which he agreed
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Sahar Akbarzai and Taylor Romine, CNN A man who pleaded guilty to the rape and sexual assault of four teenage girls will avoid prison time after a New York state judge said time behind bars would be inappropriate. Christopher Belter, now 20, entered a plea deal in 2019 in which he agreed
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By Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Philadelphia police say a 7-months-pregnant woman was fatally shot in the head and stomach after attending her own baby shower Saturday night. According to CNN affiliate KYW, the woman had been unloading gifts when she was fired upon. In a statement, the Philadelphia Police Department said the 32-year-old
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