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By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Butler University will become the third US college to join a network that offers a two-year, debt-free associate degree program for students with a demonstrated financial need, university president James Danko announced Friday. After earning an associate degree, the new program will allow students to receive a bachelor’s degree from the

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a Black, queer woman, Leah Johnson always dreamed of being a storyteller. “When you can see yourself in fiction, where you can see your experiences reflected back to you, it is an assertion that there is nothing wrong with you. You are not alone,” she said. Johnson’s debut

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced. “Mattingly was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will

CNN By Samantha Delouya and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried, once known as a cryptocurrency whiz kid, was found guilty on Thursday for his role in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. If given the maximum sentence, the 31-year-old former billionaire will go to prison for the rest of his

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday, clocks will fall back an hour due to Daylight Saving Time. Your smartphones will automatically change to the new time, but some of your home appliances, alarm clocks, and other electronic gadgets may require manual adjustments. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday, clocks will fall back an hour due to Daylight Saving Time. Your smartphones will automatically change to the new time, but some of your home appliances, alarm clocks, and other electronic gadgets may require manual adjustments. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to

By Emma Tucker, Andi Babineau and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Court has recessed for the weekend without a verdict in the trial of Nathan Woodyard, one of the Aurora, Colorado, police officers charged in the wrongful death of Elijah McClain in August 2019. The jury began deliberating at 1:10 p.m. local time, after listening

WBZ, WHITMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The body of a missing Massachusetts woman was found this week in a garage at Boston’s Logan Airport, and a man accused of killing her is believed to have flown to Kenya, authorities say. An arrest warrant has been issued for Kevin Kangethe, 40,

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The body of a missing Massachusetts woman was found this week in a garage at Boston’s Logan Airport, and a man accused of killing her is believed to have flown to Kenya, authorities say. An arrest warrant has been issued for Kevin Kangethe, 40, of Lowell, accusing him of

WHBQ, MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Pamela Kirkland and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — One of the five former Memphis police officers accused in the January death of Tyre Nichols pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges and agreed to plead guilty to related state charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Desmond Mills

WLNY By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 people were injured after a gas explosion and fire on Thursday afternoon in the Village of Wappingers Falls, New York. Five of the individuals are first responders – one firefighter and four police officers – and of the other 10, eight are adults and two are children, Wappingers

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 people were injured after a gas explosion and fire on Thursday afternoon in the Village of Wappingers Falls, New York. Five of the individuals are first responders – one firefighter and four police officers – and of the other 10, eight are adults and two are children, Wappingers Falls

By Pamela Kirkland and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — One of the five former Memphis police officers accused in the January death of Tyre Nichols pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges and agreed to plead guilty to related state charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Desmond Mills Jr., 33, pleaded guilty to

By Alisha Ebrahimji, John Miller, Sabrina Shulman and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A Jordanian man arrested last month in Houston on a federal firearm possession charge had spoken of “martyrdom,” a federal judge said in a court order, and was “plotting to attack a Jewish gathering,” a law enforcement source told CNN. Sohaib Abuayyash, 20,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1942 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese Father: Charles Scorsese, worked in the garment industry Mother: Catherine (Cappa) Scorsese Marriages: Helen Morris (1999-present); Barbara De Fina (1985-1991, divorced);

By Dakin Andone and Jack Hannah, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The 60-year-old man charged with the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas court Thursday. Duane Keith Davis, known as “Keffe D,” arrived in court Thursday for his third scheduled arraignment on a charge of murder with use of a

By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — The Maryland State Supreme Court has posthumously admitted Edward Garrison Draper to the bar, making him the state’s first Black lawyer. The court held a special session to honor Draper on October 26, nearly 166 years to the day that Draper was denied his license to practice law in the state because he was

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — After years-long discussion, birds will no longer be named after people — a decision meant to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms. The American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday that all common English-language names of bird species named after people will be changed, along with other monikers that have been

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Jenny Nguyen-Don was craving some chicken. It was earlier this year, and Nguyen-Don, who was living in London at the time, had also been talking to this guy on Hinge, a dating app, for about a month. So, she thought: Two birds, one stone. She shot him a text

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Passenger airplanes traveling eastbound across the Atlantic are knocking more than an hour off their flight times as they hit speeds exceeding 761 mph — the speed of sound. Thanks to the jet stream, some flights have reached cruising speeds around 200 mph faster than normal. Here’s what else