National-World

By Kelly McCleary and Tina Burnside, CNN The College Board is making changes to the framework of its Advanced Placement African American Studies course for high school students amid criticism from Florida’s influential Republican governor and others who have accused the program of imposing a “political agenda.” The board, a non-profit that oversees AP coursework

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Covid-sniffing dogs can help detect infections in K-12 schools, a new study suggests. By simply smelling ankles and feet, canines are already being used to screen for Covid infections in sports venues, airports and other public settings. Now, some researchers say the sniffing technique should be incorporated in schools as a

By Nick Valencia, Alta Spells and Chris Youd, CNN State investigators found 89 shell casings and believe seven guns were used at a dance studio shooting that left four people dead during a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville, Alabama, earlier this month, according to a report from CNN affiliate WBMA. The new details came Tuesday

By Claudia Dominguez and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Two Instacart shoppers making a grocery delivery to a home in South Florida had their car shot at after they ended up at the wrong address last week — an incident that police say didn’t lead to criminal charges. The homeowner who opened fire, a 43-year-old Southwest Ranches

By Rob Frehse and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A man accused of driving an SUV into a Hingham, Massachusetts, Apple store last year — killing one person and injuring 22 others — now faces more than two dozen additional charges, including second-degree murder, as prosecutors say there were no signs the brakes were applied before the

By Michelle Watson, Claudia Dominguez, Taylor Romine and Kyung Lah, CNN Advocacy groups sued the Missouri Attorney General Monday after he announced an “emergency rule” limiting transgender care for minors and adults — a rule that is expected to go into effect this week, his office announced this month. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based

By Nicquel Terry Ellis A Black Texas couple has been reunited with their newborn daughter after authorities removed the baby and placed her in foster care last month citing a doctor’s concerns about how they were treating a jaundice diagnosis. Rodney and Temecia Jackson of DeSoto, Texas, regained custody of their daughter, Mila, on April

By Mark Morales and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Myles Cosgrove, one of the Louisville Metro Police officers involved in the 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor, has been recently hired by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Cosgrove’s attorney told CNN. The move prompted the family of Breonna Taylor to release a statement expressing “disgust” and “disappointment” the

By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Former Minnesota officer Kimberly Potter has been released from prison after serving 16 months of a two-year sentence in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, whom she shot after mistaking her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Potter was

By Rebekah Riess and Raja Razek, CNN A woman delivering for DoorDash in Florida was attacked and kidnapped before being rescued by her family members, police say, and a male suspect has been arrested. The driver was trying to make a delivery to the Residence Inn in Tampa at night on April 18 when she

By Raja Razek, CNN A former Disney World theme park employee was arrested and charged in Florida after allegedly recording a video up the skirt of a park guest late last month — and may have been similarly attacking other visitors for years, according to an arrest affidavit. Authorities responded to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on

By Zenebou Sylla and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A group of New York Democrats announced support for federal legislation aimed at regulating lithium-ion battery safety standards after a spate of fires caused by the batteries malfunctioning or overheating. Lithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products like e-scooters and smartphones, have been under scrutiny amid increasing

By Samantha Beech, CNN Residents and business owners in parts of Monmouth County, New Jersey, have been warned of potentially hazardous materials at a nearby former industrial site after firefighters found leaking containers and materials on fire at the location. The US Environmental Protection Agency has started overseeing the sampling and removal of around 200

By Rebekah Riess and Michelle Watson, CNN An animatronic dragon caught fire at California’s Disneyland park on Saturday evening, according to Disney officials. “During the final showing of ‘Fantasmic’ at Disneyland park on Saturday evening, the dragon caught fire,” Disney officials told CNN in an email. “Anaheim Fire & Rescue quickly responded and the fire

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN An American Airlines plane was forced to return to the airport Sunday morning in Columbus, Ohio, after a possible bird strike may have sparked an engine fire. The Boeing 737 designated Flight 1958 had departed Columbus for Phoenix before the crew reported a possible bird strike at around 8 a.m. local

By Christina Maxouris, Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Eleven teenagers were injured in a shooting at an after-prom party in Texas over the weekend — and a second shooting less than 20 minutes away may be connected, authorities said. Deputies from the Jasper County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance at a home

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Vermont State Police announced Friday five adults are receiving citations related to their involvement in a brawl that broke out at a middle school basketball game, leading to the death of a 60-year-old man. After reviewing multiple videos of the incident, which happened in Alburgh, Vermont in late January, Vermont State

By Celina Tebor and Zoe Sottile, CNN An alligator rescued from a lake in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in February has died, Bronx Zoo officials said Friday. Workers from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation discovered and rescued the four-foot alligator “in poor condition” from 37-degree Fahrenheit temperatures in the Brooklyn park. The