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A man points a gun at a church pastor before getting tackled. Then the suspect’s relative is found dead in the gunman’s home

By Paradise Afshar, Holly Yan and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An armed man gave no warning as he walked toward the front of Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in Pennsylvania on Sunday, raised a gun toward the pastor’s face and pulled the trigger. What happened next may have been divine intervention, Pastor Glenn Germany said.

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An engineer made history as Georgia Tech’s first Black graduate; 59 years later, he passes the torch to his granddaughter

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 60 years after Atlanta native and engineer Ronald Yancey overcame barriers to become Georgia Institute of Technology’s first Black graduate, he presented his granddaughter with her diploma as she followed in her family’s footsteps. Deanna Yancey, who is among a few of her relatives to have attended

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Members of law enforcement enter a Pro-Palestinian encampment on May 2 at UCLA in Los Angeles.

Police tactics at campus protests reveal disparities in approaches to public order and lessons learned post-George Floyd

CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s assault on Gaza that continue to ripple across the nation, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands were arrested since mid-April. Footage captured from the physical – and in

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Police tactics at campus protests reveal disparities in approaches to public order and lessons learned post-George Floyd

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s assault on Gaza that continue to ripple across the nation, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands were arrested since mid-April. Footage captured from the physical – and in some

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University of Mississippi opens student conduct probe after confrontation between Black student and counterprotesters

By Sara Smart, Dianne Gallagher, Sarah Dewberry and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The University of Mississippi has opened a student conduct investigation after actions of “hostility and racist overtones” were portrayed during a demonstration on campus. The incident unfolded Thursday on the school’s campus during a heated exchange between a group of pro-Palestinian protesters

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Metal detectors. No banners, flags or large bags. Expect heightened security at university commencements after protests

By Ray Sanchez, Alisha Ebrahimji and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Madelyn Gamble’s journey to graduation at Indiana University has been bookended by forces beyond her control. Gamble spent freshman year taking online university courses amid the Covid-19 surge. She didn’t meet anyone in her graduating class until sophomore year. And now protests in response

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‘She’s pure evil’: Nurse gets life in prison after admitting she intentionally gave patients excess insulin, prosecutors say

By Brammhi Balarajan, Jillian Sykes, Caroll Alvarado and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A former nurse who killed at least three patients and tried to kill more than a dozen more at nursing facilities across Pennsylvania has been sentenced to life in prison, the state’s attorney general said. But the family of one of her

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Conservative “election integrity” activists worked to kill the effort to protect election workers from harassment. Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Kissimmee

Two months to count election ballots? California’s long tallies turn election day into weeks, months

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly two months after the election, a recount settled the outcome in a Northern California U.S. House primary contest, breaking a mathematically improbable tie for second place but also spotlighting the lengthy stretch it took count the votes. Most California residents vote by mail,

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The family of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves on May 2nd expressed their frustration at the pace of the murder trial for Bryan Kohberger

‘This case is turning into a hamster wheel’: Family of slain University of Idaho student frustrated at pace of murder trial

By Jim Sciutto, Eric Levenson and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The family of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves on Thursday expressed their frustration at the pace of the murder trial for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing their daughter and three other students. “This case is turning into a hamster wheel

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