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By Chris Boyette, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — An expert for the defense in the $40 million lawsuit filed by a former Virginia elementary school teacher shot by a 6-year-old student with a history of disciplinary problems testified Monday the assistant principal did not breach professional standards or act with indifference. Former Assistant Principal Ebony

By Aaron Cooper, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Flight delays linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown continue, with this past weekend marking the worst for air traffic control staffing shortages since the shutdown began, according to a CNN analysis of Federal Aviation Administration operations plans. Between Friday morning and Sunday night, there were 98

By Danya Gainor, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A judge has extended her order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying any National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, until Friday – keeping soldiers in the city in limbo as the legal showdown over presidential power continues. US District Court Judge Karin Immergut’s decision on Sunday followed

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Evanston, Illinois, says he is opening two investigations after federal agents were filmed pinning down and repeatedly striking a person in the head as they arrested him Friday. Videos shared on social media showed federal agents pinning a man to the ground and punching him in

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — As demonstrations outside an immigration enforcement facility near Chicago have ramped up over the past couple of months, so has the number of protesters being led away in restraints and facing a court date. Since September, protesters have rallied weekly outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A Catholic diocese in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has condemned Holocaust imagery that appeared on a Catholic school’s Halloween parade float on Thursday. The St. Joseph Catholic School’s float at a community Halloween parade included a replica of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp gate bearing the words “Arbeit Macht Frei.” The German

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — An apparently “intentional” explosion at a Harvard University medical building early Saturday is under investigation, authorities said. An officer responded to the Goldenson building around just before 3 a.m. ET and saw two people fleeing the building after a fire alarm was activated, according to the Harvard University Police

By Holly Yan, Ray Sanchez, Leigh Waldman and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — A cryptic reference to “pumpkin day.” An online chat about an ISIS-inspired attack. A shooting range visit to practice high-speed reloads with AK-47s. A potential terrorist attack over Halloween weekend was thwarted by the FBI, according to a social media post by

By Jason Kravarik, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A trial to decide the fate of the National Guard deployments in Oregon concluded Friday, leaving Portland residents, Trump administration officials and hundreds of soldiers in limbo as they await the judge’s decision. US District Judge Karin Immergut presided over the three-day trial that featured a surprising

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Alejandra doesn’t leave her home unless she really needs to. She skips doctor’s appointments and church to remain undetected. And if she is detained by immigration enforcement officials, her 13-year-old son is prepared with a list of people to call and his social security number memorized. “I

CNN By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A series of encrypted phone calls – secretly recorded by a confidential FBI source – tipped off federal agents that a group was allegedly planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Michigan on behalf of ISIS, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. Mohmed Ali, 20, and

By Holly Yan, Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — A group of people who allegedly chatted online about an ISIS-inspired attack went to a shooting range with AK-47s, practiced high-speed reloads and made a reference to “pumpkin day,” authorities said. That’s when investigators jumped into action. Multiple people were arrested Friday when the FBI averted a

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Trick-or-treaters made their rounds at the White House on Thursday as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted their annual Halloween event. For once, there was consensus in Washington … on making sure no candy bucket went empty. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to

By Cindy Von Quednow, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Abby Zwerner instinctively raised her hand toward her heart when she saw the 6-year-old holding the gun. After the bullet hit her, “I thought I was on my way to heaven or in heaven,” Zwerner testified Thursday during her civil case against a former school official

By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Anderson Cooper has listened to nearly 6,000 voicemails from people reaching out to him with stories of life-altering loss. And he returns some of those calls. It’s all part of a community the CNN host built around grief, which he explores in his deeply personal

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Personal Birth date: January 20, 1930 Birth place: Montclair, New Jersey Birth name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. Father: Edwin Aldrin Sr., an aviation pioneer and oil executive Mother: Marion (Moon) Aldrin Marriages: Anca Faur (January 20, 2023-October 28, 2025, her

By Alexandra Banner, CNN An emotional trial is underway in Virginia involving a teacher who was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old student. The case could set a precedent as communities across the US grapple with questions of accountability in the wake of school shootings. Here’s what else you need to know to get