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By Melissa Alonso, Virginia Langmaid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University offensive lineman Ramon Diaz is suing the school and its recently fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald over allegations of racism and hazing during his time on the team – joining a succession of similar accusations against the university’s athletic programs. “My

WCHS By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A small West Virginia university will close down after financial struggles, leaving many students frantically searching for another option as the start of the new academic year approaches. On Monday, the board of trustees at Alderson Broaddus University, a private Baptist university in Philippi, West Virginia, voted to

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A small West Virginia university will close down after financial struggles, leaving many students frantically searching for another option as the start of the new academic year approaches. On Monday, the board of trustees at Alderson Broaddus University, a private Baptist university in Philippi, West Virginia, voted to close

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in September while incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, has reached a $4 million settlement with the county, said Preston Thompson, chief of staff for Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett. The agreement was reached Wednesday in a closed-door executive session

By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the southern border since July 10 under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border initiative, according to Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid immigration attorney Kristin Etter. “This is just a very harsh and cruel detour from

CNN, KPTV By Sara Smart, Emma Tucker and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — After a woman escaped from a makeshift “dungeon” made of cinder blocks in a man’s Oregon home, the FBI says it is looking for additional victims in other states. The man, 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi, was taken into federal custody on suspicion of

By Sara Smart, Emma Tucker and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — After a woman escaped from a makeshift “dungeon” made of cinder blocks in a man’s Oregon home, the FBI says it is looking for additional victims in other states. The man, 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi, was taken into federal custody on suspicion of kidnapping across

By Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — After being in the trucking industry for more than two decades, a Massachusetts man is heading into retirement with a jackpot of $1 million won just three days after giving notice to his boss. Sixty-five-year-old Paul Bashaw, a trucker for 20 years, started his week by informing his boss

By Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Police are searching for a 17-year-old they believe is responsible for the stabbing death of a Brooklyn man, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. The 28-year-old man was fatally stabbed at a Brooklyn gas station Saturday night in what police are investigating as

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many consumers depend on Amazon for everything from essential household items to random gadgets and thingamabobs. This week, the e-commerce giant debuted another offering: a virtual clinic where Amazon customers in the US can receive telehealth treatment for common conditions directly on its website or mobile app. Here’s what

By Jamiel Lynch and Kate Conerly, CNN (CNN) — A 1-year-old girl in New York died after her grandmother left her in the back seat of a car for eight hours while she went to work, police said. The 54-year-old woman forgot to drop off the 14-month-old at day care on her way to work

WCCO, MN STATE PATROL, CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers are on leave after one of them fatally shot a man during a traffic stop early Monday in Minneapolis, and the state is investigating the shooting, authorities say. “This is just a tremendously sad situation,” the state patrol’s chief,

By Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers and wounded six others at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 in the deadliest-ever attack on Jewish people in the United States, was unanimously sentenced to death by a federal jury on Wednesday. It’s the first federal

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions grand prize grew further past the billion-dollar mark after no winning ticket claimed the jackpot at Tuesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing were 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and Mega Ball 12. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Friday night

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers are on leave after one of them fatally shot a man during a traffic stop early Monday in Minneapolis, and the state is investigating the shooting, authorities say. “This is just a tremendously sad situation,” the state patrol’s chief, Col. Matt Langer, said in

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — One person died and more than 50 people were injured after a bus rolled over at the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Tuesday morning, local emergency officials said. A total of 57 people were involved in the crash, which occurred at Grand Canyon West just before 10 a.m., Hualapai

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Harriet Miers, former nominee to the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August 10, 1945 Birth place: Dallas, Texas Birth name: Harriet Ellan Miers Father: Harris Miers, real estate investor Mother: Sally Miers, homemaker Education: Southern Methodist University, B.S., 1967; Southern Methodist

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force facility located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada. Facts The US government’s official name for Area 51 is the Nevada Test and Training Range, which is a unit of the Nellis Air Force Base. Today it is

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space. There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Timeline October 4, 1957 – The Soviets launch Sputnik 1,