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By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Dallas-area megachurch pastor Robert Morris admitted to “inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady” in the 1980s after a woman accused him of molesting her when she was 12 years old, according to a statement obtained by CNN affiliate WFAA. The woman, Cindy Clemishire, told WFAA the abuse started on Christmas

By Michelle Watson, Kristina Sgueglia and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Maryland’s governor issued pardons for more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday – a significant act of mass clemency that reflects the rapidly changing attitudes toward a drug that an increasing number of Americans want to see legalized. The pardons by Gov. Wes Moore, a

KEYE, TONY SANTANA, CNN By Paradise Afshar, Melissa Alonso and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and 14 others were injured and taken to hospitals following a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration at a Round Rock, Texas, park Saturday night, police said. An altercation broke out between two groups during the event

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Seven people were shot, including some victims in their late teens, in northeastern Massachusetts early Sunday, during what law enforcement officials described as a spontaneous car meetup. Police officers responded to an area on Lindbergh Avenue in Methuen, Essex County, shortly before 2 a.m. ET following multiple 911 calls

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A conservative group’s lawsuit against a reparations program in Evanston, Illinois, that provides some Black residents with cash payments and housing assistance, has left advocates for reparations worried this could be the first of many attacks on their efforts to redress the harms of slavery, segregation and systemic

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! While you’re sipping coffee from a new mug and reading homemade construction paper cards, consider this: Fatherhood can be good for men, psychologically speaking, and can act as an antidote to toxic masculinity. Here’s what else you

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A fire in Los Angeles County that forced the evacuations of hundreds of people from a state park has burned more than 15,000 acres since it started Saturday, authorities said. The Post Fire had burned 15,611 acres and was 20% contained as of Monday evening, according to the California Department

By Dalia Faheid, Paradise Afshar, Sara Smart, Kim Berryman and Sharif Paget, CNN Rochester Hills, Michigan (CNN) — Nine people were injured in an apparent “random” shooting at a Michigan recreation center on Saturday, and police are still searching for a motive. Law enforcement recovered 11 guns from the home of the man authorities say

By Paradise Afshar, Melissa Alonso, Jamiel Lynch and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Thursday morning in this weekend’s mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Round Rock, Texas, which left two people dead and 14 others injured, according to police. The teenager,

By Emma Tucker, Sara Smart and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A suspect in the shooting that injured at least nine people at a recreation area in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Saturday was found dead at a nearby home, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. The suspect, a 42-year-old man whose name has not yet been

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The countdown to the first 2024 presidential debate has begun. President Joe Biden and his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, will face off next week on CNN in the most critical debate clash in years. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On

CNN By Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 people were rescued and medically evaluated after being stuck hanging upside down on a ride at an amusement park in Portland. The “AtmosFEAR” ride at Oaks Amusement Park “stopped at the apex position while operating in the 360-degree setting, suspending 28 riders upside

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The story of a six-year-old George Washington chopping down a cherry tree may be a myth, but archeologists excavating Mount Vernon, the home of the United States’ first president, made the very real discovery of 35 glass bottles filled with cherries and berries. The bottles were found in five storage

By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — Kristina Nikita Coffey was four years old when the plane her father had boarded lost contact with air controllers and disappeared over Lake Champlain in Vermont on a snowy night in 1971. The crash site was never found, but over the years she held out hope it would be

By Gregory Wallace and Ross Levitt, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal investigation is underway after a Southwest Airlines flight plunged toward the ocean off the coast of a Hawaiian island. The incident occurred April 11 aboard Southwest Flight 2786, but only came to light publicly on Friday after Bloomberg reported Southwest sent a memo to pilots about the incident. Bloomberg

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Trying to find Arcana is like going on a treasure hunt. North Carolina’s only known lesbian bar is tucked away somewhere on West Main Street in Durham, in one of those configurations that confuses navigation apps and results in several minutes of wide-eyed wandering. It’s there, though, around the

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Flags dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month were vandalized this week in New York City, according to the city’s police department. The colorful flags near the Stonewall National Monument, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood and dedicated to a turning point in the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement,

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and four others were injured in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Florida law enforcement officials say. Officers responded to the shooting just after 7 p.m., Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Ali Adamson said. When officers and fire crews arrived,

By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A girl traveling to Chicago with her family on a commercial airline died on Thursday morning after becoming ill during the flight, according to Peoria County Coroner’s Office. “The child, 8-year-old Sydney Weston, of Carl Junction, MO, was traveling with her family for vacation when she suddenly became ill

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Considered the nation’s most important civil rights legislation since Reconstruction (1865-1877), it prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Following that law, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed landmark civil