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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A shoe store owner aiming at would-be shoplifters opened fire in a California mall but struck a 9-year-old girl waiting in line to see the Easter Bunny, police said. The child was flown to Loma Linda Medical Center after the April 12 shooting in the Mall of Victor Valley and had

By Theresa Waldrop and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a harrowing 36 hours or so for staff at the Memphis Zoo, Honeybunch, a wallaby that went missing in a severe storm, is back with his fellow marsupials. Two-year-old Honeybunch was one of 23 marsupials — including 19 kangaroos — that were being evacuated from their enclosure

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN When Joslyn Diffenbaugh learned about efforts in Texas to remove certain books from school libraries and classrooms, she was surprised by the titles that were being challenged. An avid reader, the 8th grader from Kutztown, Pennsylvania, said she had read several of the books in question. Among the titles that had

By Melissa Alonso and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant will retire in June, just two years after the previous chief resigned in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting in the city. Bryant became interim chief in June 2020, when then-chief Erika Shields resigned a day after an Atlanta Police Department officer

AJ Willingham, graphics by Leah Abucayan The world has a lot of problems. Big problems, with big consequences that require big solutions. In the midst of all this “bigness,” the average person can end up feeling too small to offer anything of value. They can forget that, sometimes, the path to somewhere better starts small.

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Native American people in Maine have been excluded from protections guaranteed by federal law for more than 40 years but lawmakers could help change it. As the state Legislature’s second session reaches its final days, a proposed legislation to restore sovereignty to Maine’s tribes is being considered. Earlier this week, dozens

By Mallika Kallingal and Amanda Musa, CNN More than 200 birds have died from a presumed outbreak of avian flu at a Chicago-area forest preserve, according to authorities. The deaths occurred at the Baker’s Lake forest preserve, the Forest Preserves of Cook County said in a statement on Thursday. The federal government, which provides the

By Laura Ly, Liam Reilly and Sharif Paget, CNN A man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he ran over a 23-year-old woman multiple times in an SUV in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Tuesday morning, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO) said. Vincent Jean, 56, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A WWII-era naval destroyer, an exhibit at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, is partially sinking into Lake Erie, according to the facility. A statement from the park says, “a serious hull breach” occurred Wednesday in the USS The Sullivans. Paul Marzello, the naval park’s president and CEO,

By Steve Almasy and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Democratic donor Ed Buck, who in 2021 was convicted by a federal jury of nine felonies, including giving methamphetamine to two men who died at his West Hollywood apartment after being injected with the drug, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, a spokesperson for the United

By Kristina Sgueglia and Dalila-Johari Paul, CNN New York City is expanding its controversial gifted and talented student program. On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks announced the expansion of the program. Last year, former Mayor Bill de Blasio had announced a

By Hannah Sarisohn and Emma Tucker, CNN The family of a Michigan man who was shot and killed by a police officer earlier this month during a traffic stop reiterated their call for the termination and prosecution of the officer during a news conference on Thursday. “They will express to you how very devastated they

By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN Missouri’s attorney general has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three tour boat employees involved in the 2018 duck boat sinking near Branson, Missouri, that left 17 people dead, court documents show. The move came two days after Circuit Court Judge Alan Blankenship dismissed all criminal charges, ruling that

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Eric Schmidt, former executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Personal: Birth date: April 27, 1955 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Eric Emerson Schmidt Father: Wilson Schmidt, a professor Mother: Ellie Schmidt Marriage: Wendy Boyle (1980-present) Children: Sophie and Alison Education:

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of convicted spy Robert Hanssen. Personal Birth date: April 18, 1944 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Robert Philip Hanssen Father: Howard Hanssen, police officer Mother: Vivian Hanssen Marriage: Bernadette “Bonnie” (Wauck) Hanssen (August 10, 1968-present) Children: Lisa, Greg, Mark, John “Jack,” Sue and Jane Education:

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1942 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Barbara Joan Streisand Father: Emanuel Streisand, a teacher Mother: Diana (Rosen) Streisand Kind Marriages: James Brolin (July 1, 1998-present); Elliott Gould (March 21, 1963-1971, divorced) Children:

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a US Supreme Court justice. Personal Birth date: March 15, 1933 Death date: September 18, 2020 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Joan Ruth Bader Father: Nathan Bader, merchant Mother: Celia (Amster) Bader Marriage: Martin David Ginsburg (June