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By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN Sixty high schools across the United States have started offering Advanced Placement courses on African American studies amid the nationwide upheaval over race-based curriculum. The College Board, a non-profit organization, announced a pilot program in February and courses began this month with the start of the school year. The curriculum will

By Amy Simonson and Dave Alsup, CNN A series of home invasions over more than four years targeted high-profile celebrities and wealthy homeowners around the Atlanta area, including Mariah Carey and Atlanta Falcons player Calvin Ridley. On Monday, 26 alleged gang members were indicted on criminal charges related to the home invasions, along with kidnappings,

By Taylor Romine, CNN A Houston-based oil company and two subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act and pay a $7.1 million criminal fine after their pipeline leaked about 25,000 gallons of crude oil across the coast of Southern California, prosecutors say. The US Attorney’s Office of the Central

By Dakin Andone and Raja Razek, CNN A gunman who killed two people and injured five others — including two police officers — in Phoenix on Sunday was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tactical gear, according to authorities. The shooter, who police said appears to have died by suicide, was also found with

CNN Library Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist Julian Bond. Personal Birth date: January 14, 1940 Death date: August 15, 2015 Birth place: Nashville, Tennessee Birth name: Horace Julian Bond Father: Horace Mann Bond, educator Mother: Julia (Washington) Bond, librarian Marriages: Pamela Sue Horowitz (March 17, 1990-August 15, 2015, his

By Michelle Watson and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With the school year starting Monday, almost two dozen schools in the Baltimore City Public School system are dismissing early a few days this week because they have no air conditioning. The Baltimore area is expected to hit 93 degrees Monday, with the heat index reaching triple digits

By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton, Eric Levenson and Ashley Killough, CNN With the new school year in Uvalde, Texas, just over a week away, Superintendent Hal Harrell gave an update Monday night on new security measures across the district in the wake of the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School, including the hiring of

By Liam Reilly and Sarah Diab, CNN A Dutch soldier died in Indianapolis on Sunday night after he and two others were wounded in a weekend shooting at a hotel there, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The soldier, a member of the Dutch Commando Corps, was identified as Simmie Poetsema, according

By Chris Boyette and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A man accused of randomly shooting four people in four separate shootings Sunday morning was arrested after a person close to him reported him to police, authorities said Monday. “Yesterday I made a plea to family and friends of the shooter to turn him in. It didn’t seem

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of the pain, according to a new study. Here’s

By Liam Reilly, CNN The Columbus, Ohio, teacher’s union voted Sunday to ratify an agreement with Columbus City Schools, which will allow students to return to in-person learning Monday after a dayslong strike over classroom conditions and teacher pay. A majority of members of the teachers’ union, Columbus Education Association, voted to accept the agreement,

By Amir Vera, Tina Burnside, Caroll Alvarado and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN One of the victims fought to disarm the suspected gunman during Sunday’s fatal shooting at a Safeway grocery store in Bend, Oregon, according to police spokeswoman Sheila Miller. Two people were killed, police said. They were identified as Glenn Edward Bennett, 84, a customer

By Rashard Rose and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Nearly two decades after a serial sniper spree that terrorized the Washington, DC, area and left 10 people dead, a Maryland appeals court ruled that Lee Boyd Malvo, who was convicted for his role in the shootings, must be resentenced. Malvo was 17 years old when the crimes

By Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, CNN A player on the Duke University women’s volleyball team says Brigham Young University officials in Utah did not act quick enough to stop the racist harassment she and other Black players were subject to during a Friday game. Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter for Duke,

By Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN A wildfire burning in southwest Oregon has grown to 8,404 acres, according to a Sunday update by fire officials, nearly double the acreage the blaze had consumed a day prior. Approximately 740 personnel are now battling the Rum Creek fire after officials from the Northwest 13 Incident Management

By Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN Bystanders had an up-close and personal encounter with an alligator in Philadelphia’s Love Park. But the reptile isn’t a wild beast: It’s the emotional support animal of a Philadelphia man who runs several social media accounts documenting his loving relationship with Wally the alligator. Several visitors to the