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By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died at 111 years old Monday, her grandson Ike Howard told CNN. “She had a beautiful smile on her face,” Howard said. “She loved life, she loved people.” Oklahoma State Senator Regina Goodwin said she was with

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. This led to African-Americans boycotting public transportation to protest Parks’ arrest and, in turn, segregation laws. Here’s a look at her life. Personal Birth date: February

By Emma Tucker, CNN Baltimore (CNN) — Cars stop on the street for Rochelle Johnson, a mother of five, when she walks through her Baltimore neighborhood greeting every person she encounters, running up to children and adults alike as she gives countless hugs. She approaches a man sitting alone outside in the alley behind an

By Tricia Escobedo, CNN An unusual trend in the economy is rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact. And that’s creating a challenge for Fed policy decisions to avoid a recession. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — In New Orleans, people are used to having their resilience tested. There was Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill, a major hotel collapse, a vicious early pandemic surge and a terror attack during the 2025 New Year’s celebrations. Now immigrants and organizers say they’re preparing for what feels like

By Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Morgan Geyser, who was living under supervised release at a group home in Wisconsin for her role in the high-profile 2014 stabbing of her 12-year-old classmate, was found late Sunday about 150 miles away in Illinois. She had disappeared Saturday night after cutting off her monitoring bracelet,