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Fights erupted at a high school in Louisiana. So these dads took matters in their own hands

October 29, 2021 1:20 PM CNN

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

Fights erupted at a high school in Louisiana. So these dads took matters in their own hands

October 29, 2021 12:09 PM CNN Newsource

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

Jovita Moore attends a screening in October 2019 in Atlanta. Moore died on October 28 at 53 after a months-long battle with cancer

Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore dies months after brain cancer diagnosis

October 29, 2021 12:02 PM CNN Newsource

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

Demonstrators marching to defund the police in June 2020 in Minneapolis

Voters will decide on the future of policing in Minneapolis. The question goes beyond ‘defunding the police’

October 29, 2021 11:34 AM CNN Newsource

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

The European Parliament sued the European Commission -- the EU's executive arm -- on October 29 for failing to punish member states who violate the "rule of law" within the bloc.

European Parliament sues Commission over ‘failure’ to apply rule of law powers

October 29, 2021 9:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox, CNN The European Parliament sued the European Commission — the EU’s executive arm — on Friday for failing to punish member states who violate the “rule of law” within the bloc. The move, which places pressure on the Commission to withhold funding from states in breach of the EU “rule of law,”

Family members of Alex Murdaugh’s former housekeeper speak out publicly for the first time

October 29, 2021 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

By 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

Through a phenomenon called "ghost fishing

Discarded tires in the oceans are trapping hermit crabs, with no way out

October 29, 2021 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Sherry Liang, CNN Hermit crabs are finding their way into discarded tires in the ocean — and they can’t get out, a new study from Hirosaki University found. The concave interior of a car tire can trap hermit crabs that go there in search of food and shelter. The study refers to this phenomenon

CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place

October 29, 2021 7:45 AM CNN

These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you — our audience — and selected by CNN to each receive a $10,000 prize. And now you can vote on who you think should be named

CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place

October 29, 2021 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you — our audience — and selected by CNN to each receive a $10,000 prize. And now you can vote on who you think should be named

CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place

October 29, 2021 7:45 AM CNN

These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you — our audience — and selected by CNN to each receive a $10,000 prize. And now you can vote on who you think should be named

A British trawler is seen moored in the port of Le Havre after it was seized by France on October 28.

France summons captain of seized British fishing boat to court as UK warns ‘two can play that game’

October 29, 2021 6:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Joseph Ataman, Martin Goillandeau and Nada Bashir, CNN The captain of a British fishing trawler detained in France was ordered to appear before a French court over allegations of illegal fishing, as the war of words between the two countries over post-Brexit fishing rights escalated on Friday. French authorities seized the vessel, fined another

In the wake of a sexual assault investigation

Boston University’s largest fraternity suspended as it faces a sexual assault investigation

October 29, 2021 5:48 AM CNN Newsource

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