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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — If every dog has its day, graduating with honorary “dogtorate” degrees marked that moment for a group of service and therapy dogs who have gone above and beyond. The University of Maryland, Baltimore presented the dogs, dressed in their caps and gowns, with their special degrees alongside their

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Families affected by the Harvard morgue manager who allegedly stole, sold and shipped human remains that were donated to the university for medical research have filed a class action lawsuit against the manager along with the university’s president and fellows, according to a court filing. “We started hearing from

By Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — The family of Jayland Walker, who was shot dead by eight police officers after a traffic stop last summer, is taking the city of Akron to federal court. The 32-page civil complaint was filed Friday – about two months after a state grand jury declined to indict eight officers

By Sara Smart and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The wing of a United Airlines flight clipped the tail of a Delta plane Friday evening at a Boston airport, federal aviation officials told CNN. The incident happened around 7:20 pm at Boston Logan International Airport when the United plane was taxing to a holding pad

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey police officer has been hailed as a hero after helping save the life of a father who was struck by lightning. Woodbridge Township employee Eric Baumgartner, 39, was painting lines on a middle school’s practice soccer field Wednesday afternoon, hoping to wrap before the rain

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Facts Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, contains the remains of more than 400,000 people from the United States and 11 other countries, buried there since the 1860s. More than three million people visit the cemetery annually. The Arlington estate was

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The trial for the father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more at the Highland Park, Illinois, 2022 Fourth of July parade is scheduled to begin in fall, a judge decided Friday. Robert Crimo, Jr. was charged by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office

By Mallika Kallingal and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Florida executed death row inmate Duane Owen by lethal injection on Thursday evening, nearly four decades after he murdered a 14-year-old babysitter and a single mother of two in separate attacks. Owen was convicted for the 1984 rape and fatal stabbing of teenager Karen Slattery and

By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — June 19, 2023 is the third annual observance of Juneteenth. The federal holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their emancipation two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Although Juneteenth has recently become more widely recognized, the date has long

By Sabrina Souza, Sarah Boxer and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, was convicted by a federal jury Friday on all 63 charges against him. Bowers, 50, now faces the possibility of the death sentence at the hands of the

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US is facing a serious shortage of airline pilots that is already grounding planes ahead of a record-breaking travel season. Some lawmakers believe shorter training programs would bring more pilots on board, but others are concerned that decreasing standards may produce inadequately trained flight crews. Here’s what else

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Helena, Montana (CNN) — It’s a Big Sky story fit for a big screen. On one side: 16 kids from ranches, reservations and tourist boomtowns across Montana – a group of wannabe climate avengers ranging in age from 5 to 22 and assembled to fight for a livable

By Jamiel Lynch, Rebekah Riess, Matt Foster and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by UFC fighter Conor McGregor after Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami on June 9, according to demand letters written by her attorney. McGregor has denied the allegations. When asked about the allegations,

By Taylor Romine, Elizabeth Joseph and Alexandra Coenjaerts, CNN Temecula, California (CNN) — Parents in the southern California city of Temecula are pushing back against the local school board’s recent decision to reject a social studies curriculum that includes gay rights after some board members claimed there was not enough parental involvement in the process

By Mallika Kallingal and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Five dogs died Tuesday after an RV caught fire ahead of an American Kennel Club-sanctioned all-breed dog show in Tampa, Florida, according to fire officials. Bystanders noticed smoke coming out from the vent of a parked RV Tuesday afternoon. Some of them tried to enter the

By Andi Babineau and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — As the city of Denver celebrated its first NBA championship, a police sergeant providing security for players riding on a fire truck was run over as people at a victory parade moved into the street, officials said Thursday. Chief of Police Ron Thomas told reporters a

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1937 Birth place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Birth name: William Henry Cosby Jr. Father: William Henry Sr., US Navy mess steward Mother: Anna (Hite) Cosby Marriage: Camille (Hanks) Cosby (January 25, 1964-present) Children: Evin, 1976;

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A landmark youth climate trial is playing out in Montana, as more than a dozen young plaintiffs aged 5 to 22 said they are already being hurt by climate change-fueled wildfires, drought, reduced snowpack and impacts to wildlife. The case is historic. It is the first youth climate case

By Laura Ly, CNN (CNN) — Nathan Carman, the man accused of killing his mother at sea in 2016 to get family and insurance money, has died in federal custody, according to a new court filing from federal prosecutors. “The United States received information from the U.S. Marshal that Carman died on or about June