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Theresa Waldrop and Erica Henry, CNN

Three men indicted in the death of Ahmaud Arbery

The three men accused in the February 23 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery were indicted Wednesday by a grand jury, a district attorney said.
6 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22:  U.S. Park Police keep protesters back after they attempted to pull down ...
Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr, CNN

DC National Guard to provide unarmed security for monuments in DC

The DC National Guard will provide unarmed guard members to assist with additional security for monuments in Washington, DC, the National Guard Bureau said Wednesday.
6 years ago
FILE - In this April 17, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of...
LAURAN NEERGAARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press

Fauci to testify at a fraught time for US pandemic response

Dr. Anthony Fauci is returning to Capitol Hill at a fraught moment for the nation’s pandemic response. Coronavirus cases are rising in about half the states and political polarization is competing for attention with public health recommendations.
6 years ago
Exploding Whale Memorial Park...
Colby Walker

Exploding Whale Memorial Park – a blast from the past is memorialized in a new park

Residents of a small Oregon town are memorializing an 8-ton whale who washed ashore dead fifty years ago that officials in a small Oregon town blew up with 1,000 pounds of dynamite. Welcome to Exploding Whale Memorial Park.
6 years ago
Bolton Book...
ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it

A federal judge has ruled that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book.
6 years ago
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JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer

NASCAR: Noose found in Bubba Wallace garage at Alabama race

NASCAR is investigating after a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace at the race in Talladega, Alabama. Wallace is the only full-time Black driver in NASCAR's top Cup Series.
6 years ago
Colleagues and pupils of teacher James Furlong stand together to take part in a period of silence a...
DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

US ambassador confirms American among UK terror victim

The English town of Reading is mourning for three people stabbed to death in what is being treated as a terror attack. Residents gathered for a moment of silence Monday as police questioned the suspected lone wolf attacker.
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AP Style Guide Change...
The Associated Press Associated Press

AP changes writing style to capitalize ”b” in Black

The Associated Press now recommends that journalists and newsrooms capitalize the letter "b" in the term Black when referring to people.
6 years ago
sahara dust cloud...
Colby Walker

A massive dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is headed towards the US

 Just when we thought that 2020 couldn't come up with any more crazy headlines, try this one on for size. There's a massive dust cloud floating its way towards North America on some warm air blowing off the Sahara Desert. 
6 years ago
The red, white and blue represents the American flag, a reminder that slaves and their descendants ...
Harmeet Kaur, CNN Design by Will Mullery, CNN

The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean

You might see another red, white and blue flag flying today over state capitols and city buildings. That banner with a bursting star in the middle is the Juneteenth Flag, a symbolic representation of the end of slavery in the United States.
6 years ago
brand racial reckoning...
DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer

Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth confront race in packaging

More familiar brands are re-examining their race in packaging in the wake of renewed calls for racial justice in America.
6 years ago
Atlanta police sick...
KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press

Atlanta police call out sick to protest charges in shooting

Atlanta police officers called out sick or refused to answer calls to protest murder charges filed against an officer who shot a man in the back.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, Paul Petersen looks on following an initial court appeara...
JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press

Ex-politician pleads guilty to fraud in adoption scheme involving Utah

A former elected official in Phoenix pleads guilty to fraud charges stemming from an illegal adoption scheme in three states including Utah.
6 years ago
Americans unhappy survey...
TAMARA LUSH Associated Press

Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years

A new survey finds that just 14% of American adults say they're very happy, down from 31% who said the same in 2018.
6 years ago
PG&E wildfire...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer

PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 California wildfire

Pacific Gas & Electric, PG&E, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter for a wildfire that wiped out most of a Northern California town called Paradise.
6 years ago
Utah reacts LGBTQ Supreme Court...
Kelli Pierce

Utahns react to US Supreme Court’s latest LGBTQ ruling

An LGBTQ ruling by the US Supreme Court on Monday indicated that companies cannot fire an employee just for being gay, lesbian, or transgender. 
6 years ago
t mobile outage, Local police respond to nation wide T-Mobile issue...
Simone Seikaly

Local police respond to nationwide T-Mobile issue

SALT LAKE CITY — At least two police departments in Utah have responded to a T-Mobile issue affecting customers nationwide. Via their Twitter accounts, Layton and Provo City police informed their followers of the T-Mobile outages. T-Mobile users may be unable to dial out, including to 911. If you are unable to call during an […]
6 years ago
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ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press

Feds: eBay staff sent spiders, roaches to harass couple

Six former eBay Inc. employees have been charged with waging a campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2015 file photo, an Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the ...
LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the 93rd Academy Awards will be held on April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned.
6 years ago
veteran salute flag...
Colby Walker

WATCH: 88-year-old veteran stops to salute every flag on his morning walk

Every morning 88-year-old Donald Bronson leaves his home to go for a two-mile walk through his Pennsylvania neighborhood. It's a route he has taken for years and this veteran has gained some social media fame after his neighbors noticed that he stopped to salute every American flag along the way.
6 years ago
Atlanta shooting...
RUSS BYNUM and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press

Experts hail swift moves in wake of Atlanta police shooting

Atlanta police quickly released body-camera and other footage that depicted the shooting death of a black man by a white officer who was swiftly fired.
6 years ago
DOLGELLAU, WALES - FEBRUARY 16:  A United States Air Force F-15 fighter jet based at RAF Lakenheath...
Sharon Braithwaite and Chandelis Duster, CNN

US Air Force fighter jet crashes in the North Sea off England, pilot’s condition unknown

A US F-15 fighter jet crashed in the North Sea off England on Monday and the condition of its pilot is unknown, according to a statement from the 48th Fighter Wing.
6 years ago
#AllBirthdaysMatter...
Cami Mondeaux

#AllBirthdaysMatter trends on Twitter on President Trump’s birthday

The hashtag #AllBirthdaysMatter began trending on Twitter Sunday to honor former president Barack Obama -- on the day of President Donald Trump's birthday. 
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A Missouri woman asked Merriam-Webster to update its definition of racism and now officials will ma...
By David Williams, CNN

A Missouri woman asked Merriam-Webster to update its definition of racism and now officials will make the change

she emailed Merriam-Webster last month. she wanted to let the dictionary publisher know that she thought its definition of the word racism was inadequate.
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