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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Alaska dealt another blow to climate and Indigenous groups attempting to stop ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow oil drilling project, ruling Thursday that construction could move forward. The project on Alaska’s North Slope – an area that holds 600 million barrels of oil – galvanized a groundswell

By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The nation’s understaffed and overworked air traffic controller workforce has grown by only six fully trained controllers over the last year, the workers’ union president told Congress. National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Rich Santa told a Senate subcommittee Thursday growth in the thousands is needed. The FAA’s controller ranks

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — If someone had told Nadia Mohamed when she was a child that she would one day become mayor of the city where she grew up, she would have said, “you are lying.” But on Tuesday Mohamed achieved just that when she was elected Mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota,

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — The US population is projected to peak in 2080, then start declining, according to a new analysis by the US Census Bureau. Projections released Thursday predict the country’s population will reach nearly 370 million in 2080, and by 2100 will have declined to 366 million. It’s the first

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Attorney General Merrick Garland, former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1952 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Merrick Brian Garland Father: Cyril Garland, founder of an advertising agency Mother: Shirley (Horwitz)

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Screen Actors Guild. In 2012, a merger was completed between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). The SAG-AFTRA labor union has more than 160,000 members. SAG Timeline June 30, 1933 – Articles of incorporation are filed.

By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — It’s often said the whole family serves when a member is in the armed forces. Like military spouses, children of those serving also benefit from extra support and recognition. There are many ways you can show your appreciation this Veterans Day, including supporting the children of service members

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Belmont University freshman has died after being hit in the head by a stray bullet while walking on a trail near the Nashville campus, officials said. Jillian Ludwig, 18, was shot Tuesday afternoon as she walked on a track in Edgehill Memorial Gardens Park, the Metropolitan Nashville Police

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi city is now at the center of a Department of Justice investigation following allegations of racism and retaliation from police. Federal authorities are assessing a slew of instances alleging police misconduct and inappropriate arrests by officers at the Lexington Police Department. This comes a year after

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi city is now at the center of a Department of Justice investigation following allegations of racism and retaliation from police. Federal authorities are assessing a slew of instances alleging police misconduct and inappropriate arrests by officers at the Lexington Police Department. This comes a year after Lexington’s

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has documented an “appalling” rise in reported anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias incidents in the month since violence escalated between Israel and Hamas, the organization announced Thursday. The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group said it has received 1,283 requests for help and reports of bias in the

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Shock and grief have reverberated through the congregation of Temple Etz Chaim since one of its longtime members, Paul Kessler, fell and fatally struck his head during dueling Israel-Hamas war protests in Thousand Oaks, California, over the weekend, synagogue leaders said during a Wednesday night vigil. The 69-year-old Jewish

By Devon M. Sayers and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Alabama has scheduled the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to lethal injection, its Republican governor said. Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution by lethal injection was abruptly canceled in November after the state couldn’t properly set the IV line before the warrant for execution

By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) —  An Arizona woman died eight days after an elk apparently trampled her outside her home in what is believed to be the state’s first fatal elk attack on a person, wildlife officials said Tuesday. On October 26 at about 6 p.m., the woman’s husband arrived at their property in

By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — Detectives are investigating a report of a decapitated baby doll found underneath a “Free Palestine” flag in an Ohio resident’s yard, according to a police report. Video from a neighbor’s camera shows a man in dark clothing approaching the flag and placing something on the ground at 10:25 a.m.

By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Eight people were killed in a collision in Zavala County, Texas, involving two vehicles – one possibly tied to a human smuggling operation that was fleeing law enforcement – according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash occurred Wednesday on US 57 near the town of Batesville,

By Devan Cole and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi city under scrutiny for allegations of racism and retaliation from police is now at the center of a federal Department of Justice investigation. “Today the Justice Department is announcing the opening of a civil rights investigation into the city of Lexington, Mississippi, and the

CNN By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Newly obtained police body-camera footage shows a Colorado police officer in his third day on the job fatally shoot a man attempting to flee in a suspicious vehicle. The officer, Erik Hernandez, 34, was indicted in June by a Weld County grand jury on a

By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Newly obtained police body-camera footage shows a Colorado police officer in his third day on the job fatally shoot a man attempting to flee in a suspicious vehicle. The officer, Erik Hernandez, 34, was indicted in June by a Weld County grand jury on a charge