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By Brian Todd, Carma Hassan and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first grade teacher in January was sentenced Friday to two years in prison, according to the court in Newport News. Deja Taylor had pleaded guilty to a state charge of felony child neglect in August.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean. About Puerto Rico (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 9,104 sq km Population: 3,019,450 (2024 est.) Capital: San Juan Other Facts The people of Puerto Rico are US citizens. They vote in US

By Jay Croft and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Sheriff’s officials in Maine “reasonably” responded to concerns about Lewiston mass shooter Robert Card’s mental health in the months before he killed 18 people at a bowling alley and restaurant, but improvements to the department’s strategy are recommended, a third-party review has found. “After an objective analysis,

By Melissa Alonso, Carroll Alvarado and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire’s attorney general has filed a civil rights lawsuit against 20 members of a neo-Nazi group for violating anti-discrimination laws during a protest outside a drag story hour in June. Attorney General John M. Formella filed the lawsuit against members of the group

By Andi Babineau and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — For over a year, a three-story house near the University of Idaho campus has served as “the grim reminder” of the gruesome stabbing deaths of four beloved students there in November 2022. Now, the house on King Road is set to be torn down on December

CNN By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia middle school teacher was arrested last week after multiple witnesses told authorities he threatened to behead a 13-year-old Muslim student who said the Israeli flag hanging in his classroom offended her. Benjamin Reese, a 51-year-old seventh grade teacher at Warner Robins Middle School, was arrested on charges of

By Paradise Afshar and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Two Illinois cousins who have spent most of their lives locked up for crimes they never committed walked free Thursday after 42 years behind bars – the latest in a series of exonerations this week involving innocent people wrongfully imprisoned for decades. James Soto, 62, and David

By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Calvin Lawrence has dedicated his career to artificial intelligence. But even after decades of experience in computer engineering, he said one thing remains incredibly rare. “I’ve worked on many AI projects over the last 25 years, not more than two [of my colleagues] looked like me,” Lawrence, who is Black, said. Artificial intelligence

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Some of America’s legacy airlines are hiring aggressively and adjusting flight schedules to accommodate staffing shortages as they prepare to to fly around 2.8 million passengers a day during the end-of-year holiday rush. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Some of America’s legacy airlines are hiring aggressively and adjusting flight schedules to accommodate staffing shortages as they prepare to to fly around 2.8 million passengers a day during the end-of-year holiday rush. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Emergency medical exceptions to the Texas abortion ban are extremely rare, and experts say the law leaves medical providers with their hands tied and puts patients at risk. The Texas Supreme Court, comprised of nine Republicans, on Monday ruled against a woman seeking an abortion under the “medical emergency”