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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at concussions in the National Football League. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head. Reports show an increasing number of retired NFL players who have suffered concussions have developed memory and cognitive issues such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, depression

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Kerik, former New York police commissioner, who served time in prison for tax fraud and lying to officials. Personal Birth date: September 4, 1955 Death date: May 29, 2025 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Bernard Bailey Kerik Father: Donald Kerik,

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A French tourist has died after he and his traveling companion became stranded while driving through California’s Death Valley in sweltering temperatures. Pierre Michel Formosa, 68, and the second Frenchman – who has not been named – were driving on West Side Road on August 17 when their vehicle

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A phone line rings. It clicks, and an automated message is recited in a woman’s strict, dull monotone. “You are receiving a call from the St. Clair Correctional Facility. To accept this call, press 5. This call will be recorded and subject to monitoring at any time.” The line

By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! What’s the fastest way to reject someone? Pop a balloon. A viral dating show built around the concept has fueled online debate, but its creators say the focus has always been on something else: celebrating Black love. Here’s what else you might have missed during

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A New York City nonprofit representing hundreds of small supermarkets, bodegas and grocery store owners is suing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city in an effort to stop his plan to open five government-owned grocery stores. The Multicultural Business Coalition, a group representing small business owners, filed a class-action

By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — A psychologist testified Lindsay Clancy killed her children in January 2023 because she planned to attempt suicide and “wanted her children ‘with’ her so they wouldn’t be separated (and) wouldn’t have to suffer after she was gone.” Kirk Heilbrun examined Clancy over three days in

By Cindy Von Quednow, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The nearly weeklong search for Karen Solomon, a Massachusetts woman wanted in connection with the death of her police officer husband, ended Monday when she was believed to be found dead in the woods just days after police issued an arrest warrant for her, officials said

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As the chief medical examiner for a county that stores the most human remains in the nation, Greg Hess has for decades been accustomed to the many that arrive at his office every year after being found in the vast and rugged southern Arizona desert. People traveling through the

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — They’re drones that are launched remotely, can break through windows, help clear classrooms and have an embedded speakerphone to communicate with teachers and police. All that before disorienting and incapacitating a potential school shooter in about a minute. The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an

By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said. Lillian Smart, who lived in Ruston in northern Louisiana, died in the hospital over the weekend, shortly after turning 8,

By Julianna Bragg, CNN A Georgia teacher was enjoying a day at the beach before the start of the new school year when he heard a cry for help. Without hesitation, Derrick Moore leaped into action. More than 30 yards offshore, a 10-year-old girl was being pulled out by a rip current. The girl, Summer

By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Chris Boyette, CNN Reno, Nevada (CNN) — Firefighters have the stopped forward progress of a wildfire threatening neighborhoods around Reno, and are working to extinguish hot spots on the fire’s perimeter in hopes of letting evacuated residents return to their homes “as soon as possible,” a fire

By Elise Hammond, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — Police issued an arrest warrant for a Massachusetts woman in connection with the death of her police officer husband earlier this week. Authorities are searching for Karen Solomon, the co-founder of a group that advocates for the mental health of police officers, after Worcester police officer Kurt

By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — They hold this truth to be self-evident: Only a fool believes that all men are created equal. Look around you, they say. Most Americans are takers, not makers. Rich people work harder. Poor people make bad choices. Some racial groups are born with more intelligence than others. That may

CNN By Andy Rose Las Vegas (CNN) — Under a canopy shielding them from the desert sun that pushes temperatures to nearly 110 degrees, Las Vegas tourists rode zip lines down Fremont Street. In a courtroom three blocks away, attorney Michael Sanft was performing his own high-wire act. The defense attorney for Duane Davis, representing

By Andy Rose Las Vegas (CNN) — Under a canopy shielding them from the desert sun that pushes temperatures to nearly 110 degrees, Las Vegas tourists rode zip lines down Fremont Street. In a courtroom three blocks away, attorney Michael Sanft was performing his own high-wire act. The defense attorney for Duane Davis, representing the

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Amid the gentle slopes of Greenville, Kentucky’s historic West End Cemetery, Tasia Fortune was to be buried Saturday, her family hoping she’s remembered for her intelligence, talent and faith, even as investigators in Mississippi continue to probe how the 29-year-old Black woman came to be found dead hanging from

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy admits to killing her three small children. Her own lawyers don’t deny she did it but say she should not be held criminally responsible for her actions, arguing that Lindsay was suffering from postpartum psychosis and extreme mental illness at the time. She is suing her healthcare