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By Kiely Westhoff, CNN The New York City Police Department is searching for multiple suspects after two Jewish men were sprayed with fire extinguishers in separate incidents, police said Tuesday. The incidents are being investigated as part of a hate crime assault pattern, police said, and the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating. A

By Steve Almasy and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two Arkansas deputies — one of whom said he had been body-slammed — followed their training to get a suspect under control during a violent encounter outside a store in the town of Mulberry, an attorney for the law enforcement officers said Tuesday in a statement. Part of

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The body found inside a submerged car in Northern California Sunday has been confirmed to be missing teen Kiely Rodni, who disappeared at a campground party in the area about three weeks ago, police said. Hundreds of law enforcement officers and volunteers have been searching for the 16-year-old since she was

By Natasha Chen, Jason Kravarik and Cheri Mossburg, CNN On what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 44th birthday, attorneys for his widow and a co-plaintiff urged a jury Tuesday to consider awarding millions of dollars for emotional distress and violation of constitutional rights caused by Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters taking and sharing of

By Amanda Musa and Michelle Watson, CNN A former Louisville detective pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to conspiring to falsify an affidavit for a warrant to search Breonna Taylor‘s home — which ultimately led to the woman’s death — and to cover up the false document by lying to investigators, the US Justice Department

By Rebekah Riess, Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN A school district board near Dallas, Texas, has passed a set of policies restricting how race and gender are addressed, including allowing teachers call students by pronouns that do not match their gender identity. The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School Board trustees passed the policies in a 4-3

By Eric Bradner, CNN The day before classes are scheduled to start, teachers in Ohio’s largest school system say they won’t end their strike without improvements to what they describe as dilapidated schools where a lack of heating and air conditioning has led to miserable classroom environments. Union members in Columbus hit the picket line

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of longtime fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger, who was found guilty of racketeering and involvement in 11 killings. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1929 Death date: October 30, 2018 Birth place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Birth name: James Joseph Bulger Jr. Father: James Joseph Bulger Sr., a laborer Mother:

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A 19-year-old has been arrested after allegedly posting what the FBI called a “credible threat” against attendees of the Student Action Summit, a conference hosted by the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA in Tampa, Florida, last month, court records show. Alejandro Richard Velasquez of San Antonio, Texas, faces a charge

Michelle Watson, CNN A Massachusetts student and her family are fighting for her religious identity after her school says her hijab represented a school uniform infraction. Aya Zeabi said her younger sister went to Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden last week for her first day of school and had officially taken a “a

By Chris Boyette and Jason Hanna, CNN Canine parvovirus has been identified as the illness that has killed dozens of dogs in the last month in the northern and central parts of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, state officials said Wednesday. It has killed more than 20 dogs in Otsego County alone, usually within days of them

By Eric Levenson, Jamiel Lynch, Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, saying the officers acted reasonably in response to a deadly threat. “Both acted as

By Ryan Young, CNN The founders of Earn Your Leisure wear T-shirts with the words “Assets over Liabilities” with pride. It’s a catchphrase they use with a goal to reach as many African Americans as possible — and to increase financial literacy and motivate as many Black people as possible to invest in the stock

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN With inflation driving up the cost of nearly everything in the US, a growing number of Americans are crossing the border to make Mexico City their new home. Some expats are fleeing their expensive cities in search of cheaper rent and a better quality of life, but locals say gentrification is