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By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — The New Haven Museum in Connecticut displays a collection of libraries in a recreated walkthrough of the city’s 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. But one bookshelf stands empty throughout those 300 years: what would have been the 1831 shelf of publications from the College of Black Youth. New Haven

By Zoe Sottile and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — “I did it. I killed Abby and Libby.” This is what members of the jury heard Richard Allen say in an audio recording of a phone call he made to his wife from prison. The call from Allen, an Indiana man on trial for the murder

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Two police officers in Canton, Ohio, were indicted on charges of reckless homicide in the death of Frank Tyson, a Black man who was restrained by police in April, Stark County prosecutor Kyle L. Stone said on Saturday. Officers Camden Burch and Beau Schoenegge were booked into the Stark

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Georgia police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a shooting at Albany State University after the school’s homecoming game last month that left one person dead and multiple others injured, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. Jeremy Marshall, 18, has been arrested and charged with three counts

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — This year’s official White House Christmas tree comes from western North Carolina, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene in late September. White House staff traveled to Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, Avery County, on Monday to select the 20-foot-tall Fraser fir that will decorate

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Feeling refreshed this morning but worried that you overslept? You didn’t. While you were sleeping, Daylight Saving Time ended and we fell back an hour. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Donald Trump is laying

CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Feeling refreshed this morning but worried that you overslept? You didn’t. While you were sleeping, Daylight Saving Time ended and we fell back an hour. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Donald Trump is

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Robert “Boo Lee” Williams was still seething days after a popular basketball coach and two assistant principals at Houston’s first two historically Black high schools were arrested in an alleged teacher certification scheme. “It almost got me in tears, man,” said Williams, a 1967 graduate of Jack Yates Senior

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a decade after Liliana Moreno and her 8-year-old daughter Daniella disappeared in the Miami area, federal investigators say they have now arrested a man in the case: The girl’s father. Gustavo Alfonso Castano Restrepo, 55, of Miami was arrested Monday, days after he was

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 61-year-old surfer in Hawaii managed to begin swimming toward shore after a shark bit off a portion of his leg near a beach on Maui, witnesses and authorities say. The shark attack happened Friday around 7 a.m. local time in the waters near Waiehu Beach Park at

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of potential civil unrest due to Tuesday’s presidential election, the National Guard is on standby as a precaution in several states, including Washington state and Oregon, where hundreds of ballots were damaged or destroyed after at least three ballot drop boxes were recently set on fire, officials say.

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old girl is the latest person to lose her life in New York City while “subway surfing,” a dangerous challenge attracting young people on social media. “Subway surfing,” involves riding on top of a subway car while its moving. Yes, while it’s moving. The precarious trend, which has

CNN By Eric Levenson, Gloria Pazmino and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — During the first day of Daniel Penny’s manslaughter trial in the death of Jordan Neely on the New York City subway last year, the prosecution and defense painted dueling portraits of Penny in opening statements. The prosecution said the former Marine “went way

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The White man accused of shooting his Black neighbor in the neck last week has an “extensive history of threats, harassment and property damage against numerous neighbors” over a two-year period and evaded arrest by holing up in his home, court records show. John Sawchak, 54, had two outstanding

By Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose, Ashley R. Williams, Dalia Faheid and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old suspect in deadly shootings at Halloween celebrations in downtown Orlando early Friday morning was charged as an adult Monday, prosecutors announced. Jaylen Dwayne Edgar was arrested at the scene where police body camera video showed a large

CNN By Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and six others wounded after a teenage shooter opened fire in two locations in downtown Orlando where large crowds had gathered to celebrate Halloween, the city’s police chief said early Friday. A 17-year-old suspect has been charged with

By Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and six others wounded after a teenage shooter opened fire in two locations in downtown Orlando where large crowds had gathered to celebrate Halloween, the city’s police chief said early Friday. A 17-year-old suspect has been charged with two

By Karina Tsui and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — A Republican-led investigation into antisemitism on college campuses found that administrators “overwhelmingly failed” to clamp down on students and faculty who engaged in antisemitic behavior following Hamas’ attack on Israel last year. The 325-page report released by the US House Education Committee Thursday states college officials

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi faces new felony terrorism and hate crime charges following a shooting near a Chicago synagogue, in a troubling incident that underscores the alarming rise of antisemitism and hate crimes across the US. The shooting occurred amid growing fears for the safety of Jewish communities, with Abdallahi