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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Native groups and advocates are demanding that the Atlanta Braves eliminate the “Tomahawk chop” symbol and gesture from its branding and game day traditions, saying the team is perpetuating racist stereotypes as the Braves take the national stage in the World Series. Leaders from the Native community said this week

By Dakin Andone, CNN Members of the New York City Fire Department gathered Thursday to protest the city’s looming Covid-19 vaccine mandate as officials brace for possible mass staffing shortages. According to the mandate, members of the fire department, the New York Police Department and other city workers have until 5 p.m. Friday to have

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A New York couple has been sentenced to prison after being convicted in last summer’s assault of a Sesame Place employee that prosecutors said happened hours after the victim tried to enforce the theme park’s face mask policy. Troy McCoy, 41, was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison Monday,

By Gregory Lemos, CNN One person is dead as a result of a tornado in Jackson County, Mississippi. Jackson County Public Safety Director Earl Etheridge confirmed to CNN on Thursday that around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, a woman was killed after the car she was inside was blown off the road by strong winds. Jackson County

By Stella Chan, CNN Two families whose loved ones were killed when a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and others crashed on a California hillside have reached a tentative settlement over allegedly leaked photos of the scene. Lawyers representing Los Angeles County have offered $1.25 million each to the Altobelli and Mauser families. John Altobelli, 46,

By Christina Carrega and Holly Yan, CNN The families of nine people fatally shot in 2015 at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, have reached an $88 million settlement with the Justice Department in their lawsuit over the shooter’s weapon purchase, according to agency officials and a news release Thursday. The settlements range

By Mark Morales, Dakin Andone, Aya Elamroussi and Amir Vera, CNN Opening statements began Thursday in the civil lawsuit filed against organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia — four years after one person died and dozens were injured in the chaos that ensued as White nationalists, White supremacists and counterprotesters

By AJ Willingham, CNN A powerful nor’easter has battered parts of New England and the East Coast, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. Unfortunately, the danger isn’t over yet. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know

By Seán Federico-O’Murchú Amirite, or amirite? As the world evolves, words follow, which is why Merriam-Webster has added 455 new ones to the dictionary this month. TBH, many have emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic that has shaped so much of people’s lives over the past 20 months. In 2020, the English word of the year

By Rebekah Riess and Scottie Andrew, CNN Nearly 1,000 of Florida’s beloved manatees have died since the beginning of this year, mostly due to starvation, wildlife officials said. The 984 manatee deaths recorded so far his year more than doubles last year’s total of 483 deaths, according to mortality statistics provided by the Florida Fish

By Gregory Lemos and Rebekah Riess, CNN Three teenagers from Miramar, Florida, will be charged as adults in the death of a fellow high school student who police say was found badly beaten, stabbed, and hidden in some bushes in his apartment complex. The Broward County State Attorney’s Office said Tuesday it will charge the