By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Black leaders are rallying around Howard University students who have been protesting since earlier this month what they say are subpar living conditions such as mold, mice and roaches in campus dorms. Students at the historically Black college in Washington, DC, have been assembling for sit-ins at
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By Christina Carrega and Dakin Andone, CNN A former Monroe, Louisiana, police officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury for kicking a man who was under arrest and then attempting to cover up the “unjustified force,” the Department of Justice said Thursday. Jared Desadier, 43, faces two counts in the indictment, including willfully
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By Faith Karimi and Gregory Lemos, CNN A violent week of fistfights at a Louisiana high school led to the arrests of at least 22 students last month. So a group of concerned fathers decided enough was enough. They formed a volunteer group, Dads on Duty, and began roaming the halls of Southwood High School
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi and Gregory Lemos, CNN A violent week of fistfights at a Louisiana high school led to the arrests of at least 22 students last month. So a group of concerned fathers decided enough was enough. They formed a volunteer group, Dads on Duty, and began roaming the halls of Southwood High School
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By Melissa Alonso and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Longtime TV news anchor Jovita Moore died Thursday night at 53 after a monthslong battle with cancer, WSB announced Friday morning. “Jovita died overnight, seven months after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer,” the station’s statement said. “Back in April doctors discovered two masses
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By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez The pledge to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department made by city councilors in Powderhorn Park after the murder of George Floyd has come to represent all manner of political and media aspirations over the future of policing in America. The nearly 18 months since Floyd’s death on Memorial Day
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN The family of Alex Murdaugh’s former housekeeper said on NBC’s “Today” on Friday they considered the Murdaughs to be extended family and hadn’t learned about the settlement awarded to them until after Murdaugh’s shooting incident made headlines. Gloria Satterfield, who spent more than two decades as the Murdaugh family housekeeper, died
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By Mallika Kallingal and Amy Simonson, CNN In the wake of a sexual assault investigation, the largest fraternity at Boston University has been suspended after breaking a moratorium on all activities that was imposed by the Dean of Students, the university said. “Effective immediately and until further notice, your organization, the Mu Psi Chapter of
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
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By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre repaid the state of Mississippi $600,000 that he allegedly received illegally from welfare funds intended to serve families in need, according to the state’s auditor. But he could still face a civil legal battle if he doesn’t pay the remaining money the state
Continue ReadingMartin Savidge, Mallika Kallingal, Angela Barajas and Eric Fiegel, CNN It’s been nearly two weeks since jury selection began in the trial of the three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, and of the thousand people summoned for jury duty, less than half have turned up. Of the first batch of 600 people summoned when
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida state senator said Thursday she has been receiving death threats for speaking out about the state’s top medical official’s refusal to wear a mask during a meeting at her legislative office, even after she informed him she’s battling cancer. “The way he treated me, refusing to
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By Jason Hanna and Raja Razek, CNN An Oklahoma death row inmate who was executed Thursday convulsed and vomited shortly after receiving the first drug, a witness said, in the state’s first execution since it postponed lethal injections years ago for a review. The first drug used in John Grant’s execution was midazolam, a sedative
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Months after convicting the former Minneapolis Police officer who murdered George Floyd, jurors describe the trial as a life-altering experience that still haunts them. It was their first and only interview since finding Derek Chauvin guilty in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Seven jury members told
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