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Thousands of people who had drug convictions in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, may soon see them vacated due to a “catastrophic failure of management,” the county’s district attorney Rachael Rollins said Monday. The district attorney unveiled a plan in a court filing called the “Hinton Lab Initiative,” aimed at vacating the drug convictions for all whose

Anger and grief are giving way to calls for action as Americans of all backgrounds demand justice and change. Long-simmering fears of violence boiled over for many Asian Americans last week, when eight people were gunned down at Atlanta-area spas — include six women of Asian descent. Supporters rallied across the country over the weekend

Texas has been mask-free since the beginning of March, but it has created a standoff between business owners across the state trying to mitigate Covid-19 outbreaks and their customers. Gov. Greg Abbott announced March 2 that he was lifting the mask mandate. A week later, businesses of all types were allowed to open to 100%

Multiple people, including a Boulder police officer, have been killed at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said Monday. A suspect is in custody, Boulder Police Cmdr. Kerry Yamaguchi said. When pressed several times on how many people died, authorities said they couldn’t give a specific number and they were still trying to notify the

[Breaking news update, published at 9 p.m. ET] Multiple people, including a Boulder police officer, have been killed at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said Monday. A person of interest was taken into custody, police Commander Kerry Yamaguchi said. [Previous story, published at 8:49 p.m. ET] One law enforcement officer was killed in the

A simple trip to the grocery store for many became a fight for survival Monday at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado. Witnesses said a person came into a grocery store in south Boulder, Colorado, and began shooting. Ryan Borowski told CNN’s Erin Burnett he was at the store to buy a soda and bag

[Breaking news update, published at 8:49 p.m. ET] One law enforcement officer was killed in the shooting at the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, two law enforcement sources told CNN. One senior law enforcement source also says the weapon used in the shooting was an AR-15-style rifle. [Previous story, published at 7:52 p.m. ET]

The Chicago suburb of Evanston could become the first US city to offer reparations to Black residents whose families have felt the impact of decades of discriminatory housing practices. Alderman Robin Rue Simmons and the Evanston City Council have developed plans to direct revenue from a 3% tax on legalized cannabis into assistance for home

Miami Beach was forced to extend a curfew and state of emergency, possibly for several weeks, after city police struggled to control shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of spring breakers last weekend, Mayor Dan Gelber said Monday. “It feels in some ways like our city is a tinder right now,” Gelber said on CNN’s “New Day.” “It’s not

Hours after witnesses said a person came into a grocery store in south Boulder, Colorado, and began shooting, the shopping center was still an active crime scene with a massive police presence and authorities had released few details about what happened. The Boulder police tweeted about 2:49 p.m. (4:49 p.m. ET) that there was an

The governor of Sao Paulo state has called Jair Bolsonaro a “psychopathic leader,” in a sharp rebuke over the Brazilian President’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “We are in one of those tragic moments in history when millions of people pay a high price for having an unprepared and psychopathic leader in charge of a

Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved to the ground and killed. Strangers hurled insults and rocks at an Asian American family’s home. A business owner’s restaurant was spray-painted with “Kung flu,” “go back 2 China” and “hope U