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By Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for parole on Friday. After 53 years in prison, the 77-year-old inmate’s fate is now in the hands of California’s governor. Two of Kennedy’s surviving sons, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Douglas Kennedy,

By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates in schools will not remain in place, Leon County’s 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge John Cooper ruled Friday. The court said that under the law the defendants “did not have the authority for a blanket mandatory ban against face mask policy, that does

By Keith Allen and David Williams, CNN Health officials in Houston have confirmed the city’s first pediatric Covid-19 death of a youth who did not have underlying heath conditions. The Houston Health Department (HHD) announced Thursday that a male between 10 and 19 died in late July at a hospital. The victim was not vaccinated,

By Cheri Mossburg, Jack Hannah and Natasha Chen, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, faces his 16th parole hearing Friday seeking a release from prison — this time with no opposition from prosecutors. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has no plans for his prosecutors to

By Devon M. Sayers and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Arkansas Medical Board is investigating after a doctor said he prescribed an anti-parasitic drug “thousands” of times for treatment of Covid-19, including to inmates in an Arkansas jail. The FDA has been warning against the use of ivermectin for treatment of Covid-19 since March. The drug

By Cheri Mossburg and Christina Maxouris, CNN California health officials say the number of new Covid-19 infections reported statewide appears to be leveling off and recent trends are showing “encouraging” signs following a surge of cases and hospitalizations driven by the Delta variant. The state reported roughly 11,769 new cases on Thursday, according to the

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN The first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 has been eradicated in Washington, according to state officials. The nest was found by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) in the base of a dead alder tree in rural Whatcom County Wednesday. The nest consisted of nine layers of comb

By Melissa Alonso and Rebekah Riess, CNN A North Carolina mother is suing the Transportation Security Administration and an agency supervisor for a May 2019 incident involving her transgender teenager who was asked to undergo a strip search at an airport. According to a complaint filed Monday, Kimberly Erway and her 15-year-old daughter, Jamii Erway,

By Eric Levenson, CNN Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that all PreK-12 public school teachers and staff, all higher-education personnel and students, and health care workers in a variety of settings must be vaccinated against Covid-19 by September 5 or face regular testing requirements. Illinois is also instituting a statewide indoor mask requirement, regardless