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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Rachel Janfaza, CNN A Texas high school policy banning braided or twisted hair has stopped a teenager from attending school, according to his mother, and brought renewed attention to the CROWN Act. Dyree Williams, 17, of East Bernard, Texas, is just one of many Black Americans who have felt discriminated against

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be taking sides in the bitter Republican primary in his home state of West Virginia that pits US Rep. David McKinley against Trump-backed Rep. Alex Mooney. In a 30-second video ad released Friday, Manchin says: “Alex Mooney has proven he’s all about Alex Mooney. But

By Jason Hanna and Paradise Afshar, CNN A former Idaho state lawmaker was found guilty Friday of raping a state legislative intern in 2021. Aaron von Ehlinger, 39, was found guilty in an Ada County court of a rape charge and was acquitted of a charge of forcible penetration by use of a foreign object,

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Connecticut lawmakers on Friday passed a bill designed to protect people who provide an abortion or receive support to obtain the procedure in Connecticut and are then sued in another state. House Bill 5414, sponsored by state Democratic lawmakers, would enable a person or corporation who “has had a judgment entered”

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The family of Trevor Reed, a US citizen and former Marine who had been detained in Russia since 2019, said he feels “horrible” that other Americans remain held there, including Paul Whelan. “He said, ‘I feel horrible about being home and not having Paul here.’ He said, ‘I don’t understand why

By Sam Fossum, Maegan Vazquez and Ellie Kaufman, CNN President Joe Biden expressed dismay Friday at the news that an American, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. “It is very sad. He left a little baby behind,” Biden told reporters at the White House where he was hosting a meeting of

By Steve Contorno, CNN Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed on Friday that he would make Florida a so-called constitutional carry state, which would allow people to publicly carry firearms without permits. “The legislature will get it done,” DeSantis said during a news conference in north Florida. “I can’t tell you if it’s going to be next

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Charles Young, the first Black US Army colonel whose groundbreaking military career was hampered a century ago by the racism of the era, was posthumously promoted on Friday to brigadier general. Young’s promotion retroactively makes him the first Black American recognized with that rank, the Army said. The honorary designation, following

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A member of the ISIS terror cell nicknamed the “Beatles” was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by US District Judge T. S. Ellis in Alexandria, Virginia, after gut-wrenching statements in court from family members of victims. Alexanda Kotey had pleaded guilty in September to taking part in a hostage

By Tami Luhby, CNN More Americans than ever before have health coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which is helping send the nation’s uninsured rate to near record lows, the Biden administration announced Friday. Fueled by Covid-19 relief measures and renewed federal investment, enrollment in Obamacare plans, Medicaid expansion and Basic Health Plan policies

By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Elizabeth Stuart and Brian Stelter, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox’s Sean Hannity exchanged more than 80 text messages between Election Day 2020 and Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration, communications that show Hannity’s evolution from staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump’s election lies to