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By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN The NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs won’t be changing the team’s nickname anytime soon, but are retiring their horse mascot named “Warpaint,” according to organization president Mark Donovan. His comments came after MLB’s Cleveland Indians announced Friday they would become the Cleveland Guardians next year. The Indians will join

By Madeline Holcombe and Randi Kaye, CNN Health care workers at Jacksonville’s Baptist Medical Center in Florida are hearing panic, fear and regret from many of their patients as an increasing number are admitted for Covid-19 complications — and as many need to be put on ventilators. “We’re getting ready to intubate the patient, which

By Amir Vera, Keith Allen and Jennifer Feldman, CNN Authorities found the bodies of two men over a two-day span following recent dangerous flooding in northern Colorado, and one woman is still missing. One man’s body was found in the Poudre River on Sunday and the other’s body was found in the same river Monday,

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer of California was a victim of assault and theft Monday in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland, her office said. “The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car,” a spokesperson from Boxer’s office said. “She is

By Steve Almasy and Deanna Hackney, CNN No charges will be filed against two former Charleston County, South Carolina, detention officers who tased and pepper sprayed Jamal Sutherland before his in-custody death in January, Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson said Monday. “Ethically, I can’t bring a case forward that I know I can’t prove beyond

By Amir Vera, Deanna Hackney and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The last remaining missing person from the Champlain Towers South building collapse in Surfside, Florida, was identified Monday, ending a month-long search and recovery operation. Estelle Hedaya was the remaining victim who had not yet been identified, leaving her family in limbo until today. “It was

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some information about Washington, DC’s subway system, generally called the “Metro.” The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority operates Metrorail, the third largest heavy rail system in the United States, and oversees the country’s sixth largest bus system. Facts There are currently 91 Metro stations. Ridership on the rail system in FY2022

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the Golden Gate, a strait that leads to the San Francisco Bay. Characteristics The bridge is 8,981 feet long (1.7 miles) and contains about 83,000 tons of steel. The total weight of the bridge

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Janet Yellen, the first female Treasury secretary. Personal Birth date: August 13, 1946 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Janet Louise Yellen Father: Julius Yellen, doctor Mother: Anna (Blumenthal) Yellen Marriage: George Akerlof (1978-present) Children: Robert Education: Brown University, B.A. in Economics, 1967; Yale