Voting Rights By the Numbers 2022
By Toby Lyles, CNN Editorial Research The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted because of voter suppression by state governments, local governments…
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Officer once charged in Freddie Gray case gets promoted
BALTIMORE (AP) — One of the police officers who faced charges in the 2015 deadly arrest of Freddie Gray has been promoted from lieutenant to…
Continue Reading Police say Oklahoma City man killed his 3 children, himself
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City man fatally shot his three young children then shot and killed himself early Saturday, according to police. A…
Continue ReadingThe last Salem witch has been exonerated, thanks to an eighth-grade teacher and her students
By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s never too late to right a historical wrong — even if that restoration of justice comes nearly 330 years…
Continue Reading Biden tests negative for COVID, isolating until 2nd negative
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue…
Continue Reading Tribe: California wildfire near Oregon causes fish deaths
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press The Karuk Tribe says a massive wildfire burning in a remote area just south of Oregon appears to have caused the…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden officially cleared to emerge from isolation following rebound Covid-19 case
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation Sunday after a second negative Covid-19 test, his physician…
Continue ReadingKentucky flood survivors hope for another miracle as they brace for more rain
By Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With another flood watch in place in eastern Kentucky, people here are hoping and praying…
Continue Reading St Kitts and Nevis elects new leader in snap elections
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The eastern Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis has elected a new prime minister after holding snap elections…
Continue Reading Taliban: Bomb blast kills 2 people in Shiite area of Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say a bomb went off in a minority Shiite neighborhood in the Afghan capital, killing at least two people and wounding…
Continue ReadingLt. Gen. Michael Langley becomes Marines’ first Black four-star general
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley was promoted to the rank of general in a ceremony Saturday, becoming the…
Continue Reading 60 curators, 1 show: Native Americans pick favorite pottery
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Native American artists, political leaders and storytellers are the final arbiters of taste…
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Venezuela, Colombia border areas hopeful as reopening looms
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SAN JUAN DE COLON, Venezuela (AP) — Official cross-border trade between Venezuela and Colombia has been…
Continue Reading Venezuela, Colombia border areas hopeful as reopening looms
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SAN JUAN DE COLON, Venezuela (AP) — Official cross-border trade between Venezuela and Colombia has been…
Continue Reading Biden team, Eli Lilly condemn new Indiana abortion ban
By KEN KUSMER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The administration of President Joe Biden and one of Indiana’s largest employers have…
Continue Reading Biden team, Eli Lilly condemn new Indiana abortion ban
By KEN KUSMER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The administration of President Joe Biden and one of Indiana’s largest employers have…
Continue Reading School dean who shot student ordered to pay $10M judgment
BOSTON (AP) — A former dean at a Boston high school known affectionately by students as “Rev” has been ordered by a federal judge to pay more…
Continue ReadingHow scientists have reanimated cells from dead pigs
By Katie Hunt, CNN Since ancient times, the idea of eternal life has captivated the human imagination. Around the world, there are so-called blue…
Continue ReadingA toddler was killed after a cement truck tumbled over overpass onto a vehicle in Houston
By Melissa Alonso and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A toddler was killed Friday after a cement truck tumbled over an overpass in Houston and landed on top…
Continue ReadingJurors in Parkland gunman’s trial visit blood-stained mass shooting site sealed since 2018 as state rests its case
By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Karan Olson, CNN Jurors in the sentencing phase of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial on Thursday…
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