By Mark Morales and Steve Almasy, CNN The civil case involving White nationalists who organized a two-day rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017 that saw one person killed and others injured in the chaos that ensued will be given to the jury Friday. In Thursday’s closing arguments, attorneys representing the plaintiffs told the jury
Continue Reading
By Chris Boyette, CNN A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to murdering his wife and sexually assaulting her 12-year-old daughter was executed Wednesday, making him the first death row inmate put to death in the state since 2012. David Neal Cox was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. after a mixture of three chemicals — midazolam,
Continue Reading
By Eric Levenson, Brad Parks, Brian Stelter and Carma Hassan, CNN The jury in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial concluded its third day of deliberations Thursday without a verdict in a day that featured the judge’s decision to ban MSNBC from the courtroom for allegedly following a jury bus. The 12-person jury, made up of five
Continue Reading
By Amir Vera and Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted clemency to Julius Jones, commuting Jones’ death sentence just hours before he was scheduled to be executed for a 1999 murder he says he did not commit. Jones’ sentence will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according
Continue Reading
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN When defense attorney Kevin Gough attempted to ban Black pastors from the courtroom during the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Pastor Jamal H. Bryant said it was an affront to all Black pastors across the country. Bryant said since the civil rights movement, Black ministers have always been
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN Travis McMichael, one of three men charged with murder in 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery’s death, testified Wednesday he shot the Black jogger in self-defense, saying Arbery attacked him and grabbed his shotgun. McMichael testified about the moments that led up to the shooting, saying
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Jed Mottley played varsity football 28 years ago at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, when nothing screamed ultimate pride in your sport and school like a letterman jacket — but Mottley didn’t have one. “I went down to the store that year and picked everything out,” Mottley told CNN. “You
Continue Reading
By Mark Morales and Steve Almasy, CNN The final witnesses testified Wednesday in the civil case involving White nationalists who organized a two-day rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017 that saw one person killed and others injured in the chaos that ensued. The violence — which surrounded the Unite the Right rally to protest
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Dale and Julie Marks and their neighbors go all out with their Christmas decorations every year and people come from all over the Des Moines, Iowa, area to see their homes covered in festive lights and holiday displays. The couple weren’t sure how they would be able participate this year, after
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Stuart and Kiely Westhoff, CNN More than 20 public school districts across the nation are extending their Thanksgiving breaks by several days to allow for mental health days for students and staff. Districts in at least six different states including Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, and Maryland have amended their schedules to
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Stuart and Kiely Westhoff, CNN More than 20 public school districts across the nation are extending their Thanksgiving breaks by several days to allow for mental health days for students and staff. Districts in at least six different states including Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, and Maryland have amended their schedules to
Continue Reading
By Sonia Moghe, Brynn Gingras, Ray Sanchez and Lauren del Valle, CNN Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during a court hearing Thursday after a half-century effort to clear their names. New York County Supreme Court Administrative Judge Ellen Biben granted the motion to vacate the convictions of Muhammad
Continue Reading
By Amir Vera, Raja Razek and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With the execution of Julius Jones just one day away, his fate lies in the hands of Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant clemency to the death row inmate who says he is innocent. Jones is scheduled to be executed at 4 p.m. CT, according
Continue Reading
By Emma Tucker and Peter Nickeas, CNN The police killing of a Colorado man praised as a hero for preventing a mass shooting earlier this year illustrates how laws that allow the concealed or open carry of guns in public complicate police response to shootings. Police say that John Hurley, 40, confronted Ronald Troyke after
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Jed Mottley played varsity football 28 years ago at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, when nothing screamed ultimate pride in your sport and school like a letterman jacket — but Mottley didn’t have one. “I went down to the store that year and picked everything out,” Mottley told CNN. “You
Continue Reading
By Christina Zdanowicz and Noah Sheidlower, CNN Dontae Sharpe, a Charlotte, North Carolina, resident, breathed a heavy sigh of relief Friday upon receiving a pardon for a murder he didn’t commit — after spending 24 years in prison. Sharpe, 46, who’s Black, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the 1994 murder of
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Dale and Julie Marks and their neighbors go all out with their Christmas decorations every year and people come from all over the Des Moines, Iowa, area to see their homes covered in festive lights and holiday displays. The couple weren’t sure how they would be able participate this year, after
Continue Reading
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A school board member in Florida wants someone to be criminally prosecuted for allowing a young-adult memoir for Black queer boys on school library shelves. Jill Woolbright, a member of the Flagler County School Board, filed a report with the county’s sheriff’s office last week claiming that having the book “All
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. Personal Birth date: November 29, 1957 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Janet Ann Napolitano Father: Leonard Michael Napolitano, anatomy professor and Dean, University of New Mexico School of Medicine Mother: Jane
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Caroline Kennedy, former US ambassador to Japan and current US ambassador to Australia. Personal Birth date: November 27, 1957 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Caroline Bouvier Kennedy Father: John F. Kennedy, 35th US president Mother: Jacqueline (Bouvier) Kennedy Marriage: Edwin Arthur
Continue Reading