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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Biden administration said it has deployed federal medical experts to help assess what dangers remain at an Ohio village where a train carrying hazardous materials derailed this month — a ramp-up of federal support at the governor’s request as anxious residents point to signs of adverse effects. Ohio Gov. Mike

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Watts, CNN After the Michigan State University community was paralyzed by a horrific mass shooting that killed three students, injured five others and halted campus activity, the school will begin to resume athletic and academic life, as many are still struggling to make sense of the tragedy. Athletic events, some

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The death of a man being held in an Alabama jail last month has sparked a state investigation as well as a lawsuit from the man’s family, claiming his body temperature was dangerously low after he received delayed medical attention and that he died of hypothermia. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

By Andy Rose, CNN A Denver city council member who uses a wheelchair faced a difficult situation this week when he participated in a political debate at a venue that did not have full accessibility, prompting him to drag himself onto its stage. Chris Hinds, who is running for reelection, said he has received apologies

By Veronica Miracle and Emma Tucker, CNN A man suspected of killing seven people and injuring one other person in shootings last month at two farms in Northern California pleaded not guilty to all charges against him at a an arraignment on Thursday. Chunli Zhao entered the pleas for seven counts of murder and one

By Justin Gamble, CNN First term Tennessee state representative Justin Pearson says he was trying to honor his ancestors for helping him rise to elected office when he wore his dashiki on the floor of the House chamber during his swearing-in ceremony Feb. 9. The freshman lawmaker says he was surprised to hear another member,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols Children: with

By Nicole Chavez, CNN There is no consensus among Black adults in America about how accepting society should be of transgender people, according to a new study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. Pew found that 36% of Black adults think society has not gone far enough in accepting transgender people. Thirty-one percent said

By Tina Burnside, CNN A woman in Pennsylvania and a man in North Carolina were charged this week after a six-year-old in each case brought a gun to school, officials said, marking at least three times an elementary school student has brought a weapon to campus this year, including when a six-year-old allegedly shot his