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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The NAACP in Virginia and five students filed a federal lawsuit against the Shenandoah County school board in response to their vote last month to restore the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders – nearly four years after a decision was made to change them. ”By

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A 34-year-old man with an extensive criminal record shot and wounded three people in a popular downtown Atlanta food court Tuesday, before he was shot by a police officer and taken into custody, officials said. The victims, all three of whom are alive and being treated at area

By Dakin Andone and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Gabby Petito once asked Brian Laundrie to stop calling her names, according to a letter she wrote released in a collection of FBI documents, signaling tensions between the couple prior to the 2021 road trip that would end with Laundrie killing his 22-year-old fiancée. “Brian, you

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of fatally shooting Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger last October pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Monday, according to court documents. Robert Davis, 20, was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for the murder charge based on a negotiated plea deal, as well as 1

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — For many graduates, their college degrees come at the end of at least four years spent roaming the campus. Max, a 6-year-old tabby, is no different. Except now, he’s a Doctor of Litter-ature. He’s been visiting Vermont State University’s Castleton campus ever since his owner, Ashley Dow, began letting

By Jillian Sykes, Holly Yan and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A total of 27 people were arrested after setting up multiple pro-Palestinian encampments on UCLA’s campus Monday that police said were unlawful, according to a statement from UCLA leadership. At least six University of California Police Department personnel and other safety officers were injured during confrontations with protesters, including one

KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Jillian Sykes and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — At least 25 people were arrested after setting up multiple pro-Palestinian encampments on UCLA’s campus Monday that police said were unlawful, according to a statement from the UCLA Police Department. As a result of the encampments, the group damaged a fountain, spray-painted brick walkways, tampered with fire safety equipment,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For most of its early history, the word “queer” meant unusual or out of the ordinary. Then it was co-opted as a homophobic insult for much of the 20th century before people from LGBT communities reclaimed the term. Then, LGBTQ activists who identified as queer showed that they were proud to be different. LGBTQ activist groups like

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Four Miami-Dade police officers have been indicted by a grand jury in connection with a 2019 shootout with suspects in a hijacked UPS truck that resulted in the deaths of a hostage delivery driver and a bystander, the Miami-Dade Police Department said Tuesday. The chaotic December

By Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators accuse a south Florida man of traversing two continents, stealing license plates and obscuring a security camera to kidnap his estranged wife at her apartment in Spain earlier this year. But the man and his former attorney say he has never stepped

By Josh Campbell and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. The new numbers show violent crime from January to March dropped 15.2% compared to the same period in 2023, while murders fell 26.4% and

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Christina Maxouris, Joe Sutton and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Port of Baltimore’s shipping channel is fully operational again, response officials announced Monday, more than two months after a massive cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six construction workers and cutting off access to the crucial shipping

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights icon who trained activists in nonviolent protest, died Sunday, according to the pastor at Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, where Lawson was reverend emeritus. Lawson died in Los Angeles, Rev. Christian Washington told CNN Monday. He was 95.

By Maria Sole Campinoti and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two men have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection to the overdose death of a 1-year-old boy and the hospitalization of three other children at a day care in the Bronx, New York, last year. On the morning his trial was set to begin in Manhattan

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Investigators have identified a 28th victim in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Akron, Ohio, last week that left one person dead, city officials said Monday, as they continue their search for a suspect or suspects. The latest victim was initially believed to be a witness but

CNN By Rafael Romo, Belisa Morillo and Laura Weffer, CNN (CNN) — An alleged multistate human trafficking ring forcing immigrant women into prostitution. The mysterious killing of a former police officer in South Florida. Attacks against police officers in New York. The arrest of a drug dealer in Chicago. Local and federal officials say these apparently unrelated

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Storm chasers endure life-threatening weather to photograph the fury of Mother Nature. These stunning images showcase just how close they get to lightning, tornadoes and supercells. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Europeam elections Far-right parties are projected

Essay by Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — Of all the things we do in ordinary life, driving a car may be the strangest. The world rushes by as a 4,000-pound machine awaits your command. It obeys your worst impulses. It magnifies your worst errors. It is perfectly willing to express your rage. On the highway,

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 29-year-old man who was being held on charges connected to a 2022 mass shooting that left six people dead and 12 injured in Sacramento, California, died in jail over the weekend, his attorney told CNN. The suspect, Smiley Martin, was facing a murder charge, according to CNN

By Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — US and Canadian officials are investigating after a 689-foot ship collided with an underwater object and began taking on water in Lake Superior, the US Coast Guard says. The agency responded after the bulk carrier Michipicoten sent a report at 6:53 a.m. Saturday that it was experiencing flooding as