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By Amy Simonson and Tina Burnside, CNN The Broward County public school district will pay more than $26 million to the shooting victims and the families of 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Members unanimously approved two legal settlements at a school board meeting Tuesday. “Following the tragedy that occurred at Marjory

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A man identified as homeless has been arrested after swastikas were spray-painted this week on a pillar at New York City Hall and on the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street, the New York Police Department said. The suspect was arrested on five counts of criminal mischief — a hate crime

By Carma Hassan and Ray Sanchez, CNN A policing expert testified Wednesday that Kim Potter was not justified in using deadly force when the former officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis. Video of the April 11 shooting shows that officers had pulled over Wright and tried to arrest him

By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner of the nation’s largest police force — leading an agency tasked with combating police misconduct and the recent rise in violent crime, while raising the stakes for departments around the country. New York

By Michelle Watson and Melissa Alonso, CNN The Chicago City Council unanimously approved a $2.9 million settlement Wednesday for Anjanette Young, who was found naked and distraught when police officers mistakenly broke into her home in February 2019. The deal was approved earlier this week by the council’s finance committee and had the backing of

By Paul P. Murphy, Nora Neus and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is forcing at least four more colleges and universities to move the last days of the fall semester online — including final exams. Princeton University announced Wednesday it is shifting all undergraduate

By Sonia Moghe, CNN A man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Malcolm X and exonerated last month is suing New York state for $20 million for the “serious miscarriages of justice” that led to his wrongful conviction. Muhammad Aziz, 83, was one of three men convicted in 1966 of Malcolm X’s murder

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Charles “Charlie” Munger, business partner of Warren Buffett. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1924 Birth place: Omaha, Nebraska Birth name: Charles Thomas Munger Father: Alfred C. Munger, lawyer Mother: Florence “Toody” (Russell) Munger Marriages: Nancy (Barry) Munger, (1956-February 6, 2010, her death); Nancy (Huggins)

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN When they heard the sound of a train coming, Philip and Patricia Bruce started to run. They’d been in their bedroom, about to turn in for the night, when the rumbling grew into a roar. They got up and scrambled toward the basement but made