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Former US Border Patrol agent sentenced to 1.5 years for offering migrant immigration ‘papers’ for $5,000

By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A former US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in Texas was sentenced to 1-and-a-half years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to a bribery of a public official charge, according to the court docket. Fernando Castillo’s sentence stems from a 2023 federal criminal case that

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Appeals court sides with Catholic school that fired gay teacher for plans to marry his partner

By Chandelis Duster, and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with a Catholic high school that fired a gay teacher over his plans to marry his partner, saying that the termination did not violate federal workplace protections for LGBTQ workers. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said the

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Senior Airman Roger Fortson was fatally shot by a Florida deputy.

Florida sheriff releases bodycam video of airman fatally shot in apartment, disputes family’s claim deputy went to wrong unit

WEAR, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Shawn Nottingham, Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Florida sheriff publicly released bodycam footage from a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman in his home last week – and disputed claims from the victim’s family that the deputy had gone to the wrong apartment. Okaloosa County

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Florida sheriff releases bodycam video of airman fatally shot in apartment, disputes family’s claim deputy went to wrong unit

By Christina Maxouris, Shawn Nottingham, Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Florida sheriff publicly released bodycam footage from a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman in his home last week – and disputed claims from the victim’s family that the deputy had gone to the wrong apartment. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric

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Father sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for the killing of his 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The New Hampshire man convicted of murdering his 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery was sentenced Thursday to 45 years to life in prison in a case that spurred an investigation into the actions of the child protective services system and rattled relations between Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

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Houston police chief retires suddenly after questions raised about more than 260,000 suspended investigations

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Houston’s police chief unexpectedly retired from the force Tuesday night amid questions about a department policy that allowed hundreds of thousands of cases to be suspended, including sexual abuse cases, according to the mayor’s office. Troy Finner had served as the chief of the Houston Police Department since 2021, capping off a 34-year career

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Asian Americans make healing a family matter. Here’s how they’re talking about mental health across generations

By Julia Chan, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after mass shootings in California’s Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, Asian Americans are still coping with the aftermath. The alleged gunmen in both shootings were elder members of the community, the age group most vulnerable to anti-Asian violence during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The ‘sandwich population’ that are caring for

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The man who allegedly tried shooting a pastor in the face at church is now charged with homicide in his cousin’s death

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Hours before Bernard Polite allegedly tried to kill a Pennsylvania pastor in front of his congregation Sunday, the suspect shot and killed his cousin at their home, police said. Polite, 26, is now charged with criminal homicide in the death of Derek Polite, 56, and is awaiting arraignment. Even though

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House hearing on George Washington University protest canceled after police clear out encampment and arrest over 30

By Gabe Cohen, Aileen Graef, Eric Levenson, Avery Lotz and Alexandra Ross, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, cleared out a pro-Palestinian encampment on George Washington University’s campus early Wednesday and arrested 30 protesters there and three others in a separate altercation, Metro Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said. The

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New York Public Schools chancellor scolds Republicans for ‘gotcha’ antisemitism hearing, saying district disciplined staff

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, said at a congressional hearing Wednesday that his district has removed, disciplined or is in the process of disciplining at least a dozen staff and school leaders over alleged antisemitism, pushing back strongly against Republicans’ accusations that the school

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