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By Christina Maxouris, CNN The Instagram video in which Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib shared he is gay is just under a minute long. Its impact has been massive. The athlete became the first active NFL player in the league’s history to announce that he’s gay — an important first in a field

By Leah Asmelash, CNN There are four teams left in the NBA Playoffs. And no matter who wins the title, a city’s long-suffering fans will finally get a trophy. In the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Clippers are facing off against the Phoenix Suns, while the Milwaukee Bucks battle the Atlanta Hawks in the

By Leah Asmelash, CNN There are more than 1 million nonbinary adults in the US, a new first-of-its-kind study found. Approximately 1.2 million people living in the US identify as nonbinary, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Of those 1.2 million people, the majority are under 29

By Anna Sturla, CNN The remains of 10 children and young adults who died at a Pennsylvania boarding school for Native Americans more than a century ago are expected to be exhumed and returned to their families, according to the Office of Army Cemeteries. The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the first off-reservation boarding school

CNN’s John Berman speaks to the fiancée of New York City murder victim Milton Grant about his death and the spike in violent crime in the city.

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A robbery turned fatal when three gunmen approached two men in New York City and demanded their property, police said. Milton Grant, 34, was shot in the head early Monday morning as he tried to drive away from the robbers, according to a news release from the New York City Police

By Melissa Alonso and Eric Levenson, CNN A pedestrian bridge that likely was struck by at least one vehicle collapsed onto Interstate 295 in Washington, DC, injuring several people and blocking the highway in both directions, officials said Wednesday. Chris Geldart, acting deputy mayor for public safety and justice, told reporters that preliminary evidence shows

By Faith Karimi, CNN In a decision that could shake up college sports, the Supreme Court ruled this week against the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related perks for student athletes. The case affirmed lower court rulings and further chipped away at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s power over the athletes who drive its revenue. College athletics

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN A group of civil rights organizations will host another March on Washington in August to demand that Congress pass sweeping voting rights legislation and that state lawmakers halt efforts to enact bills that restrict voting access. The announcement of the march comes one day after Senate Republicans blocked the For