By Sara Smart, CNN Two Los Angeles officers have lost an appeal and their jobs after an April 2017 game of Pokémon GO. Instead of responding to a nearby call, Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were caught searching for Pokémon characters through the Pokémon GO app, according to a ruling this month from a California
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
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By Chris Boyette and Christine Sever, CNN The chief of staff for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said the governor was “not doing well” after testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. Justice is still in contact with his team and others, Brian Abraham told the West Virginia Gazette Mail in an interview Wednesday. “He’s getting
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By Adrienne Broaddus, Elizabeth Stuart, David Shortell, Paul P. Murphy, Amir Vera and Omar Jimenez, CNN The roughly 25,000 rank-and-file members of the Chicago Teachers Union narrowly voted in favor of the safety agreement struck between the union and the district to return to class in person, a union official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Schools around the country have been experiencing teacher shortages, but one elementary school had a Major League Baseball star help pick up some of the slack. Harrison Bader, a center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, surprised students at Meramec Elementary School in Clayton, Missouri, on Monday when he showed
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By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN Three men are in custody after federal and local authorities arrested them in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph. The rapper, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., was fatally shot November 17, 2021, at Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies in Memphis, Tennessee. The 36-year-old
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By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN With more teachers sickened or sidelined by the highly contagious Omicron variant, school districts across the country have resorted to extraordinary measures to keep classrooms running. Cincinnati Public Schools averted the shutdown of 11 schools Monday by dispatching more than 60 staffers from the district’s central office
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By Michelle Watson and Christina Maxouris, CNN A newborn baby is in stable condition after people looking through a dumpster found the infant and called authorities, said the acting police chief in Hobbs, New Mexico. Two men and a woman called 911 late Friday and reported they had found a baby. The group told officers
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By Paul P. Murphy, CNN A federal judge in Oklahoma said Monday that he aims make a decision by the end of this week on a petition filed by two Oklahoma death row inmates requesting their executions be by firing squad rather than lethal injection. Lori Gray, courtroom deputy for US District Judge Stephen Friot,
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By Hannah Sarisohn and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Four people survived when a helicopter transporting a pediatric medical patient crashed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, authorities said Tuesday. “At this time, there are no reported (injuries) to the public, responders, and only minor injuries to one of the helicopter crew members,” police in Upper Darby Township tweeted.
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN A Key West, Florida, bartender who had worked a busy New Year’s Eve shift helped police track down two men suspected of defacing the famous “Southernmost Point” buoy landmark. The anchored 20-ton concrete buoy in Key West sustained “extensive damage” after a Christmas tree was placed near it and lit on
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the life of Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany. Personal: Birth date: June 14, 1958 Birth place: Osnabrück, Germany Birth name: Olaf Scholz Father: Gerhard Scholz, textile worker Mother: Christel Scholz, textile worker Marriage: Britta Ernst (1998-present) Education: University of Hamburg, J.D., 1984 Religion: Non-denominational Other Facts:
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Ida B. Wells, the famed Black journalist who worked to expose the horrors of lynching, has now been immortalized by Barbie. The latest addition to Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” series, the Wells doll features the journalist in an 1800s-style high neck black dress, with her hair piled atop her head. “When kids
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Four people survived when a helicopter transporting a pediatric medical patient crashed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, authorities said Tuesday. “At this time, there are no reported (injuries) to the public, responders, and only minor injuries to one of the helicopter crew members,” police in Upper Darby Township tweeted.
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By Stella Chan, CNN An off-duty officer was fatally shot during an attempted robbery while house-hunting with his girlfriend, according to Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore. Officer Fernando Arroyos, 27, “was starting a very promising career,” Moore said Tuesday. He was with the department for three years and assigned to the Wilshire Division. “He
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the College Football Playoff, a four-team seeded postseason format which began for the 2014 season and replaced the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). January 10, 2022 – The Georgia Bulldogs defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium
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