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By Travis Caldwell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The FBI has identified people suspected of making bomb threats this week directed at historically Black colleges and universities — which the bureau is investigating as hate crimes, a law enforcement official said. No arrests have been made, the official said. At least 14 HBCUs reported bomb threats

By Jessica Flynn and Topher Gauk-Roger, CNN A suspect has been apprehended after a shooting aboard a Greyhound bus in Northern California on Wednesday night left one person dead and several others wounded, authorities said. Five people were shot aboard the bus, including the person who died, Oroville mayor Chuck Reynolds told CNN. The Oroville

By Omar Jimenez, CNN From “16 shots and a cover-up!” to 16 shots and an early release from prison. The former became a familiar rallying cry for protesters on the streets of Chicago after the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The latter is the newest reality for former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke,

By Cheri Mossburg and Sarah Moon, CNN San Francisco is formally apologizing to its Chinese residents for discriminatory actions taken during the city’s storied history. The Board of Supervisors passed the apology resolution presented by city supervisor Matt Haney on Monday, coinciding with the Lunar New Year. Citing heinous behavior from the mid-1800s when the

By Faith Karimi, CNN On February 4, 2019, the Miami Dolphins introduced Brian Flores as the team’s 13th head coach at a press conference full of smiles and heady talk about the team’s future. It was the day after Flores had won his third Super Bowl as a longtime assistant coach with the New England

By Nick Valencia, Maria Cartaya and Christina Maxouris, CNN Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called the actions of state troopers involved in Ronald Greene’s death “criminal” and rejected a recent report alleging that he purposefully did not speak out against false narratives by state police about the death. Greene, a 49-year-old Black man,

By Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN In a growing number of American cities, if you call the police, there are fewer officers taking the call. Police departments across the nation are raising concerns about current and future staffing levels. CNN reached out to nearly 20 departments nationwide, along with other key stakeholders including

By Liam Reilly, CNN Speaking to a sea of police officers mourning slain NYPD detective Wilbert Mora, Mayor Eric Adams vowed Wednesday to give them resources to fight the “senseless violence” linked to guns. “New Yorkers understand the risk and sacrifice you make every day, and we applaud you for that,” he said to those

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1931 Death date: August 5, 2019 Birth place: Lorain, Ohio Birth name: Chloe Anthony Wofford Father: George Wofford Mother: Ella Ramah (Willis) Wofford Marriage: Harold Morrison (1958-1964, divorced) Children: Slade and Harold