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A church is canceling people’s medical debt for pennies on the dollar. It wants others to join in

By AJ Willingham, CNN In March, Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, made a stunning announcement. For pennies on the dollar, the congregation had bought up $3.3 million of medical debt belonging to 3,355 local families. With bells ringing and confetti flying, the church held a “debt burning” ceremony marking the full forgiveness of

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FAA creates safety review panel after string of close calls at US airports

By Greg Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is establishing an independent safety review team following several near-collisions of commercial aircraft at US airports in recent months. The FAA National Airspace System Safety Review Team will be tasked with examining the air traffic system and delivering recommendations on how to enhance safety,

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Honoring the legacy of civil rights activist, artist, and singer Harry Belafonte

Throughout an acclaimed career spanning more than six decades, entertainer Harry Belafonte leveraged his passion and talents to champion the arts, spotlight humanitarian issues and advance justice. Born in 1927 Harlem, he moved to his mother’s native island, Jamaica. There, he embraced Caribbean culture and witnessed the impact of British colonization on the island. In

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The US in 2022 saw highest number of ‘active shooter’ casualties — deaths or injuries — of the past 5 years, FBI report finds

By Nouran Salahieh, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The United States suffered more casualties from “active shooter” incidents in 2022 than it did in the four years prior, according to an FBI report released Wednesday. The report tallied 50 active shooter incidents in 2022 that left 313 casualties, including 100 people killed, not including

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Minneapolis police ask for help to find possible suspect after multiple alleged arson attempts at area mosques

By David Close, CNN Minneapolis police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a possible suspect linked to separate fires at area mosques on Sunday and Monday. The police department posted pictures of the person along with the plea for assistance on Facebook. Surveillance video and pictures of the possible suspect were released after

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3 TSA officers were injured in an ‘unprovoked and brazen’ attack by a traveler at a Phoenix airport, agency says

By Ross Levitt and Pete Muntean, CNN Three Transportation Security Administration officers were injured in an “unprovoked and brazen” attack by a traveler at a Phoenix airport Tuesday morning, the agency said. The TSA officers were working at a security checkpoint at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport just before 6 a.m. local time when they

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A man has been arrested in decades-old rapes in Michigan and Pennsylvania after DNA from a coffee cup linked him to the crimes, officials say

By Celina Tebor, Gili Remen and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A Michigan man is facing felony charges after DNA from a coffee cup linked him to two rapes in different states from more than 20 years ago, a prosecutor said. Kurt Alan Rillema, 51, was arrested last week and arraigned in Michigan on charges of first-

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Attorneys for the Idaho murder suspect want a surviving roommate to testify. She is resisting the effort

By Cheri Mossburg and Jean Casarez, CNN One of the surviving roommates in a stabbing attack that left four University of Idaho students dead is being asked by suspect Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys to testify in his upcoming preliminary hearing — a demand she is resisting, according to new court documents. Kohberger’s attorneys are asking a

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Changes are coming to AP African American Studies course that’s faced criticism from Florida governor

By Kelly McCleary and Tina Burnside, CNN The College Board is making changes to the framework of its Advanced Placement African American Studies course for high school students amid criticism from Florida’s influential Republican governor and others who have accused the program of imposing a “political agenda.” The board, a non-profit that oversees AP coursework

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