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Complaint says Muslim Arab American teacher was discriminated against after put on leave over pro-Palestinian phrase in email

By Alaa Elassar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a discrimination complaint on behalf of a Black Muslim Arab American teacher in Maryland, who was placed on administrative leave for her email signature, which included a controversial phrase supporting Palestinian rights.  Hajur El-Haggan, a middle school math teacher employed by the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) since 2015, was informed November 20 by

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As the nation battles a maternal health crisis, more women of color are choosing birth centers over hospitals

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN; Photographs by Alyssa Pointer for CNN (CNN) — Vernette Kountz had given birth to four children in hospitals — including a set of surrogate twins — before deciding she was ready for a different experience. Kountz said while her previous deliveries had all been healthy and smooth, she felt her hospital

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Nobel Peace Prize winner vows Iranian people will ‘dismantle despotism’ in speech delivered by her children

CNN By Niamh Kennedy and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi paid tribute to the Iranian people’s determination to “dismantle” the “despotism and obstruction” of the Islamic Republic’s regime in her Nobel Peace Prize lecture delivered by her children, Kiana and Ali, on Sunday. Her teenage twins, who have

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As they prepare to accept her Nobel prize, jailed activist’s children believe they’ll never see her again

By Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — At the age of four, Ali Rahmani realized his family would never lead an ordinary life. He remembers the Iranian Revolutionary Guard arresting his father. Since then, he and his twin sister Kiana’s lives have been a series of arrests, separation and exile. If one parent

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Nashville police say they’ve ‘exhausted all available investigative avenues’ into leak of school shooter’s writings

By Macie Goldfarb and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says it has “exhausted all possible investigative avenues” in its efforts to track down the person responsible for leaking three photos of writings from the killer of three children and three adults at a private school in March. The department announced the update

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Pregnant woman in lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s abortion bans learns her embryo has no ‘cardiac activity,’ attorneys say

By Sarah Dewberry, Alaa Elassar, Carma Hassan and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A pregnant Kentucky woman involved in a class action lawsuit challenging the state’s two abortion bans has learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity, her attorneys said. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in

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Florida woman charged with plotting former son-in-law’s death pleads not guilty after alleging ‘inhumane treatment’ in jail

By Denise Royal and Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — The Florida woman charged with murder and other offenses in the 2014 fatal shooting of her former son-in-law pleaded not guilty Monday to the alleged murder-for-hire plot. Donna Adelson was arraigned in court during a hearing that also addressed an emergency motion alleging she had been

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Two men plead guilty to harassment charges in Montgomery riverfront brawl

By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Two men involved in an August 5th brawl on the riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to harassment charges on Friday for their roles in the dispute, which garnered national headlines, according to court documents. Allen Todd and Zachery Shipman each had a 60-day jail sentence suspended, pending their cooperation in

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Ethan Crumbley sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing 4 students in Michigan school shooting

CNN, WDIV By Ray Sanchez, Nicki Brown and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. Dismissing last-minute defense pleas that Crumbley’s life is salvageable, Oakland County

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