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By Jason Hanna, Amir Vera, Elizabeth Wolfe, Kristina Sgueglia and Paul Murphy, CNN Riders of a New York subway train were victims of a mass shooting Tuesday morning when a man donned a gas mask, set off smoke grenades and began firing as the train made its way toward a Brooklyn station, police said. A

By Mirna Alsharif Three universities in the Washington, DC, region — American, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins — have partially reinstated campus mask mandates following an uptick in Covid-19 cases in the area, according to statements from the institutions. American University (AU) reinstated an indoor masking requirement effective Tuesday, where “masks will be required in all

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN All of America is witnessing a high level of violence, not just New York, Mayor Eric Adams told CNN on Tuesday. “We’re facing a problem that is hitting our entire nation right now and that is why this is a national response,” Adams told CNN’s Dana Bash. “We need a national

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Three former Minneapolis police officers set to stand trial on state charges in George Floyd’s death have rejected a plea deal with prosecutors, the Minnesota attorney general’s office told CNN. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane face a state trial — currently slated for mid-June — on charges of

By Maya Brown, CNN Some Republicans and far-right groups’ attacks on voting rights and American democracy are making it harder for Black people to achieve racial equality, according to a new report from the National Urban League. The civil rights organization on Tuesday released its annual State of Black America report, titled “Under Siege: The

By Jenn Selva, CNN The families of five of the eight people killed in a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last year have filed a lawsuit against the company alleging wrongful death and negligence. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the plaintiffs

By Jenn Selva, Andy Rose and Susannah Cullinane, CNN An Idaho judge ruled Monday that Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on charges related to the deaths of her two children, according to court documents. Vallow is “restored to competency and is fit to proceed,” Judge Steven W. Boyce said in his order.

By Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN A jury deliberating the legal fate of an Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid fentanyl to patients near death will continue its work for a third day on Thursday. Dr. William Husel has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of first-degree murder. The state charges

By Amanda Musa and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two families and two doctors are suing the state of Alabama following the passage of Senate Bill 184, which makes it a felony for a doctor to administer gender-affirming health care to minors. The Human Rights Campaign, several civil rights groups, and legal groups are representing the plaintiffs

By Leah Asmelash, CNN No player from a historically Black college or university has been drafted into the WNBA since 2002. On Monday night, that finally changed. Ameshya Williams-Holliday, a senior center out of Jackson State University, was selected in the third round, 25th overall, by the Indiana Fever, making her the first HBCU player

By Amanda Watts and Jennifer Henderson, CNN One teenager is dead after at least two teens took turns shooting at each other while wearing body armor, police in Belleview, Florida, said. On April 3, the Belleview Police Department (BPD) received a call for a shooting at a residence. When they arrived, they found 16-year-old Christopher

By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Commercial traffic at a major US-Mexico land entry port is “halted temporarily” due to an ongoing protest on the Mexican side of the border, with “no southbound movements by US carriers,” a US Customs and Border Protection official confirmed Monday to CNN. The protest at the Pharr-Reynosa International

By Amy Simonson and Jenn Selva, CNN Several structures have been damaged or destroyed in a fast-moving fire south of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Valencia County Fire Chief Matt Propp said Monday. Fire officials say the blaze is now about 300 acres and evacuations will continue overnight. In an earlier interview with CNN, Propp said the