By Claire Colbert, CNN The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced Sunday, World Mental Health Day, it is canceling classes Tuesday to observe what it called a “Wellness Day.” In a message posted from Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, the university said it is “taking a moment to acknowledge and reflect on the seriousness of
Continue Reading By Claire Colbert, CNN The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced Sunday, World Mental Health Day, it is canceling classes Tuesday to observe what it called a “Wellness Day.” In a message posted from Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, the university said it is “taking a moment to acknowledge and reflect on the seriousness of
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By Kay Jones, CNN The suspect in a Colorado supermarket shooting that claimed 10 lives has been declared incompetent to stand trial by evaluators, court documents state. But prosecutors in the case were granted a second hearing to evaluate Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa’s competency to be tried in the March 22 mass shooting. Judge Ingrid
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By Claire Colbert, CNN Missing Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Jennifer Sewell has been found safe, officials said in a press release. Sewell’s family told Fort Hood officials Sunday evening she is safe and with extended family, the release states. “Pfc. Sewell is a valued member of our team, and our number one priority is ensuring
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Briana McLennan was 19 years old and at least eight weeks pregnant when she had to make a tough decision: get an abortion and continue with her plans of moving to Atlanta for college, or stay home in Texas and figure out a way to raise a baby with no
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Briana McLennan was 19 years old and at least eight weeks pregnant when she had to make a tough decision: get an abortion and continue with her plans of moving to Atlanta for college, or stay home in Texas and figure out a way to raise a baby with no
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By Claire Colbert, CNN Authorities in Southern California found “unidentified human remains” Saturday during their search for Lauren Cho, who was reported missing in June, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBSD) said in a press release. It could be weeks before an identity and cause of death are revealed, said the SBSD. The remains
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Outside the only abortion clinic in the border city of McAllen, Texas, a debate has played out for years. Some people pray and beg patients to not go inside as some volunteers escort patients to the entrance. But none of them were there when Rosie Jimenez died just across the street
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By Claire Colbert, CNN Huntington Beach has reopened its shoreline after water testing results came back with non-detectable amounts of oil-associated toxins in ocean water, city officials and California State Parks announced. State and local beaches opened at 6 a.m. Monday, just over a week after an oil pipeline spilled thousands of gallons of crude
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By Madeline Holcombe, Sharif Paget, Sahar Akbarzai and Amir Vera, CNN A Black paraplegic man from Ohio has filed a complaint with the NAACP after body camera video showed police officers pulling him out of his car by his hair and arms after he refused officers’ orders during a traffic stop late last month. Officers
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By AJ Willingham, Scottie Andrew and Dakin Andone, CNN Columbus Day has been a political lightning rod for states, cities and municipalities around the US for years now. Some have decided to do something about it. A number of states have moved to officially observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, or some version of it, instead —
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, Scottie Andrew and Dakin Andone, CNN Columbus Day has been a political lightning rod for states, cities and municipalities around the US for years now. Some have decided to do something about it. A number of states have moved to officially observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, or some version of it, instead —
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you are), so we’ll have a short edition today. Remember, some businesses may be closed today, too, since it’s a federal holiday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you are), so we’ll have a short edition today. Remember, some businesses may be closed today, too, since it’s a federal holiday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you are), so we’ll have a short edition today. Remember, some businesses may be closed today, too, since it’s a federal holiday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you are), so we’ll have a short edition today. Remember, some businesses may be closed today, too, since it’s a federal holiday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, Sharif Paget, Sahar Akbarzai and Amir Vera, CNN A Black paraplegic man from Ohio has filed a complaint with the NAACP after body camera video showed police officers pulling him out of his car by his hair and arms after he refused officers’ orders during a traffic stop late last month. Officers
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, Sharif Paget, Sahar Akbarzai and Amir Vera, CNN A Black paraplegic man from Ohio has filed a complaint with the NAACP after body camera video showed police officers pulling him out of his car by his hair and arms after he refused officers’ orders during a traffic stop late last month. Officers
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By Gregory Lemos and Melissa Alonso, CNN The Boynton Beach City Commission will meet this week to discuss a lawsuit filed on behalf of the city’s first Black female firefighter over a mural where she was inaccurately depicted with a White face. “The City Commission will meet in a closed-door session to discuss the litigation.
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By Natasha Chen Connie Young Yu’s grandfather was working in the fields of San Jose, California, on May 4, 1887, when he saw thick smoke rising from the thriving Chinatown of 1,400 people. “He was looking up and he could see smoke. The smoke… just covered the sky,” Young Yu said. The arson fire that
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