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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Amazon is turning to artificial intelligence to make it simpler to sift through thousands of user reviews. The company is incorporating a new tool to help customers quickly determine the pros and cons of various products — which could also cut down the time shoppers spend contemplating before making

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — US students give their schools an overall B- grade on average, according to a new report released Wednesday that asked fifth through twelfth graders to assess their school’s quality in multiple categories, including teaching, effectiveness in preparing them for the future and mental health support. Two-thirds of students graded

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Houston police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old K-9 who suffered heat exhaustion Monday after being left in an air-conditioned patrol car when the engine unexpectedly shut off, police said. Houston Police Department K-9 vehicles are equipped with a system that notifies the handler, activates cooling fans and

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A young woman walking along a road in Upstate New York was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver – a coworker whom she had been drinking with earlier in the night and refused to ride with, authorities say. Madison Faltisco, 22, was bar hopping with the coworker

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Six suspects were convicted of directly participating in the bombing. The seventh suspect, Abdul Rahman Yasin, is still at large. Facts The explosion created a hole 200 feet by 100

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama. Facts Throughout March of 1965, a group of demonstrators faced violence as they attempted to march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama, to demand the right to vote for black people. One of the pivotal days was March

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. June 11, 2023 – The 76th Tony Awards take place. Facts The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. Only productions staged in designated Broadway theatres are eligible for nominations. The musical that

By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — The Mississippi police officer who wrongfully shot an 11-year-old after the boy called 911 for help has been suspended without pay effective immediately, according to a member of the Indianola Board of Aldermen. Alderman Marvin Elder tells CNN that on Monday night a motion was made at the Indianola

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A California-based startup is on a mission to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs in space, arguing medicine may be better produced in microgravity. If the firm is successful, analysts say some of this work may lead to changes in the drugs that people on Earth take today. Here’s what else you

By Tina Burnside, Andi Babineau and Lucy Kafanov, CNN (CNN) — At least nine people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Denver, police said, as crowds gathered to celebrate the Nuggets’ first NBA championship. Shots were fired from “multiple firearms” during an altercation involving several people, police said, hours after the Nuggets defeated

By Nouran Salahieh, Celina Tebor, Lauren Mascarenhas and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — The body recovered from the wreckage of the Interstate 95 collapse in Philadelphia was identified by officials Tuesday as the driver of the truck that crashed underneath the freeway and ignited a fire. The truck driver, Nathan Moody, died of blunt trauma

By Jamiel Lynch and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her neighbor, a Black mother who confronted her during a dispute over children playing outside, told police in a 911 call she felt threatened just moments before authorities say she killed the mother of four.

By Isabel Yip and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to prohibit book bans Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced, as states across the country continue to challenge and axe literature from public schools and libraries. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Monday to prohibit libraries from banning

By Veronica Miracle and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the stabbing death of CashApp founder Bob Lee was also accused of stabbing two teenagers in 2005, according to documents uncovered by the San Francisco Chronicle. Nima Momeni, 38, is accused of fatally stabbing Lee in April in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighborhood.

By Mitchell McCluskey and Kara Devlin, CNN (CNN) — The owner of a building that partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, last month has pleaded guilty to a civil infraction for not maintaining safe conditions, court documents filed Monday show. Andrew Wold, who owns the six-story building that collapsed on May 28, killing three people, was

By Eric Levenson, Laura Ly and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A tour boat capsized in an underground cave along the Erie Canal in upstate New York on Monday, leaving one person dead and sending nearly a dozen others to the hospital, officials said. A total of 28 visitors from a tour group and one

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Daffne Cruz has worked at public elementary, middle and high schools in Polk County, Florida, for 10 years. And for all 10 years, she’s never made an effort to downplay or hide her queerness. A high school assistant principal, Cruz has faced criticism from other school administrators in the

By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger – charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death last year – is asking a judge for more time to decide whether to offer a formal alibi in the case. Kohberger’s public defender, Anne Taylor, said in a motion filed Friday in