By Peter Nickeas, CNN Body camera video of former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter fatally shooting Daunte Wright in a car during a traffic stop played a central role in her manslaughter trial. The shooting happened in Brooklyn Center in April when Potter, 49, mistook her gun for a Taser. It also happened during the
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN You’ve done Black Friday. You’ve done Cyber Monday. Now it’s Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity when people give to their favorite charities. Need some inspiration? CNN’s Impact Your World Team has you covered. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN You’ve done Black Friday. You’ve done Cyber Monday. Now it’s Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity when people give to their favorite charities. Need some inspiration? CNN’s Impact Your World Team has you covered. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN You’ve done Black Friday. You’ve done Cyber Monday. Now it’s Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity when people give to their favorite charities. Need some inspiration? CNN’s Impact Your World Team has you covered. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN You’ve done Black Friday. You’ve done Cyber Monday. Now it’s Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity when people give to their favorite charities. Need some inspiration? CNN’s Impact Your World Team has you covered. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingBy Kelly McCleary, CNN Advanced DNA testing and genome sequencing helped Las Vegas police crack the case of a 16-year-old girl who was found dead 42 years ago, investigators announced Monday. Kim Bryant was reported missing on January 26, 1979, after she didn’t return home from school, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in
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By Miguel Marquez and Rachel Clarke, CNN Matthew Davidson’s death was not unique. It was just one of more than 100,000 deaths to drug overdoses in the US from May 2020 to April 2021 — a record while the country was gripped by the pandemic. His life mirrored those of many people trapped by addiction
Continue Reading By Miguel Marquez and Rachel Clarke, CNN Matthew Davidson’s death was not unique. It was just one of more than 100,000 deaths to drug overdoses in the US from May 2020 to April 2021 — a record while the country was gripped by the pandemic. His life mirrored those of many people trapped by addiction
Continue ReadingBy Evan McMorris-Santoro and Yon Pomrenze, CNN Kelsey and Chris Waits moved to Hastings, Minnesota, to build a dream home for themselves and their two children. Chris had a promising job opportunity when he left the Navy but it was the neighborhood that drew them in. “Kelsey said, ‘Well, I hope the interview went well
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By Sarah Moon, CNN The University of Southern California (USC) issued a public apology after an ‘offensive chant’ was made from USC’s student section during Saturday night’s football game against Brigham Young University (BYU). “The offensive chant from our student section directed towards BYU during the football game last night does not align with our
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By Sara Smart, CNN About 110 years ago, a book was checked out from a Boise, Idaho library, and it has finally been returned. The “New Chronicles of Rebecca” was originally checked out in 1910 from Boise’s Carnegie Public Library, according to Boise Public Library’s Facebook post. Just this month, the novel was checked back
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, CNN The family of Nathan Valencia, the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) student who died days after a charity boxing match, said his death “could have been avoided.” Cynthia Valencia told CNN’s Brianna Keilar Monday she was worried when her son first mentioned he was going to participate in UNLV’s Kappa
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By Tina Burnside, CNN An Alabama death row inmate who survived a botched execution attempt in 2018 has died. Doyle Hamm passed away Sunday morning from lymphatic cancer, according to his attorney, Bernard Harcourt. Hamm was diagnosed with the disease in 2014, his attorney said. Hamm was sentenced to die for the 1987 murder of
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By Noah Sheidlower and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Merriam-Webster just announced its Word of the Year. For some, it is a symbol of hope and health. For others, it’s a representation of a politicized issue. But as everyone can agree, the word is everywhere and it’s controversial. “Vaccine” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. The word
Continue ReadingBy Brad Parks, Omar Jimenez, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in jail, and ordered to pay restitution of more than $120,000 and a $25,000 fine for making false reports to police that he was the victim of
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN The FBI in Cincinnati said Monday that an investigation into the 2019 Dayton, Ohio, mass shooting found the gunman acted alone and was not aligned with a specific ideological group. “The evidence from the extensive investigation indicated the perpetrator, Connor Betts, was solely responsible for the injuries and deaths that were
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By Ashley Vaughan, CNN You’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two intense days of discounts and deals ironically following a day of thanks. But don’t forget Giving Tuesday, five days after Thanksgiving. Since 2012, Giving Tuesday has become a day of heightened generosity when people give to their favorite charities. “A lot of
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By Melissa Alonso and Keith Allen, CNN A University of Nevada Las Vegas student died just days after participating in a fraternity’s charity boxing match where he collapsed soon after the fight, according to statements from the university and his family’s attorney. In what the school described as “a tragic incident,” Nathan Tyler Valencia, 20,
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By Nick Watt and Jack Hannah, CNN Founded 68 years ago, the Cubs, the football team of the California School for the Deaf Riverside, had never reached a championship game. “I mean, the team stunk, quite honestly,” Jordy Valencia, the team’s 6-foot-2 starting wide receiver told CNN. “CSDR were often viewed as kind of a
Continue Reading By Nick Watt and Jack Hannah, CNN Founded 68 years ago, the Cubs, the football team of the California School for the Deaf Riverside, had never reached a championship game. “I mean, the team stunk, quite honestly,” Jordy Valencia, the team’s 6-foot-2 starting wide receiver told CNN. “CSDR were often viewed as kind of a
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