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‘Why did you do this?’ Grieving Maine families grapple with unanswered questions after man accused of killing 18 people is found dead

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Maine families grieving their loved ones are also grappling with unanswered questions after police found the body of the US Army reservist who authorities say carried out the deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year – a rampage that left 18 people dead. The body of Robert

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‘Why did you do this?’ Grieving Maine families grapple with unanswered questions after man accused of killing 18 people is found dead

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Maine families grieving their loved ones are also grappling with unanswered questions after police found the body of the US Army reservist who authorities say carried out the deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year – a rampage that left 18 people dead. The body of

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‘We all should be worried’: Black entrepreneurs, business leaders say conservative legal challenges could hinder progress

By Nicquel Terry Ellis CNN, CNN (CNN) — As a news anchor in New York, Cathleen Trigg-Jones said she experienced firsthand the discrimination women of color face in the male-dominated entertainment industry. So, in 2019, she made a career pivot and launched iWoman TV — a media company led by women, featuring shows with female leads.

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San Francisco fentanyl dealers could face murder charges in fatal overdoses

By Jeffrey Kopp, Veronica Miracle and Janna Van Vranken, CNN (CNN) — A new task force for San Francisco’s opioid crisis will empower law enforcement to investigate fatal drug overdoses as homicides, enabling prosecutors to charge dealers with murder, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and city officials announced Friday. The task force will treat opioid deaths in San Francisco

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New life after ‘Unite the Right’: Charlottesville statue of Robert E. Lee melted down to create new art

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was once at the center of the deadly 2017 White nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down. The statue was rendered into bronze ore Saturday at a foundry in an undisclosed location, according to University

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Woman involved in Montgomery riverfront brawl sentenced to anger management classes as second defendant given jail time

By Devon M. Sayers, Holly Yan and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Two people involved in a melee at an Alabama riverfront dock that caught national headlines over the summer were sentenced, with one receiving jail time and the other ordered to go to anger management classes. Richard Roberts pleaded guilty to misdemeanor

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At age 13, he was an avid volunteer who wanted to be a pastor and an engineer. A stranger’s bullets destroyed those dreams

CNN Story by Holly Yan, CNN Video by Lacey Russell, CNN (CNN) — The light blanket of dust covering Charles DuBose’s black cherry motorcycle belies the grandfather’s meticulous care of his prized Harley Davidson. But he refuses to disturb the handprints and fingerprints pressed into the dust. They belong to Deshon DuBose, a 13-year-old honor

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