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By Devon M. Sayers, Pamela Kirkland and Nicole Chavez, CNN The Rev. Al Sharpton is asking for a just verdict in the trial of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery who was shot while jogging in Georgia last year. “What has happened in this case, is a lynching in the 21st century,” Sharpton

By Devon M. Sayers and Pamela Kirkland, CNN The prosecution in the trial of three White men charged in Ahmaud Arbery‘s killing played a series of 911 calls made by Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, including calls made weeks before the shooting. In early January 2020, Travis McMichael called to report that a

CNN, KHOU By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Ray Sanchez, CNN Houston police told organizers at the weekend’s deadly Astroworld Festival to stop the show when at least one person in the crowd was receiving CPR, police Chief Troy Finner said Wednesday. “HPD personnel told personnel in charge of the event to shut down the

By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Ray Sanchez, CNN Houston police told organizers at the weekend’s deadly Astroworld Festival to stop the show when at least one person in the crowd was receiving CPR, police Chief Troy Finner said Wednesday. “HPD personnel told personnel in charge of the event to shut down the performance,” Finner

By Chris Boyette and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Two of Florida’s largest school districts are easing their face mask protocols because officials say they’re seeing improved Covid-19 conditions, weeks after tensions peaked between local and state officials regarding the policy. Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the Broward County School Board announced Tuesday their decisions to remove

By Amir Vera and Kevin Dotson, CNN The NFL issued fines to the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Allen Lazard after its review found the team and its two players did not follow league Covid-19 protocols, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tuesday. The Packers were fined $300,000, while Rodgers and Lazard were

By Sara Smart and Amanda Jackson, CNN The energy at a Pennsylvania high school’s hockey matchup this week was vastly different from another recent game that left a player in tears. Students at the arena, located an hour outside of Pittsburgh, yelled vulgar chants toward Mars High School’s female goalie, who broke down on the

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN For the fifth time in as many years, Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, has been recommended for release by California’s Board of Parole Hearings. Van Houten, 72, is “relieved,” her attorney, Rich Pfeiffer, told CNN in an email. “These hearings are very hard on her,”

By Nicole Chavez and Omar Jimenez, CNN A high school principal in North Texas who was placed on leave after being publicly accused of promoting critical race theory has agreed to leave his role. James Whitfield, principal of Colleyville Heritage High School, and the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District reached an agreement to part ways after

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state education officials to create new standards that would keep “pornography” and “obscene” content out of public schools after Republican lawmakers have recently targeted LGBTQ books. In a letter sent Monday, Abbott urged leadership at the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas State Library and Archives

By David Close and Amir Vera, CNN Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers reappeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” Tuesday and took “full responsibility” for his comments last week about his vaccination status and being “in the crosshairs of the woke mob right now” over his vaccination status. “I made some comments that people might

CNN By Chris Boyette, Gregory Lemos and David Williams, CNN The Orlando Arson/Bomb squad announced the arrest of a man accused of setting fire to part of the Pulse Interim Memorial, which honors the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in US history. Authorities charged a 64-year-old man with felony criminal mischief for

By Chris Boyette, Gregory Lemos and David Williams, CNN The Orlando Arson/Bomb squad announced the arrest of a man accused of setting fire to part of the Pulse Interim Memorial, which honors the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in US history. Authorities charged a 64-year-old man with felony criminal mischief for allegedly

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN A radio host says she wakes up every morning wondering if her mom is alive. A man who came to the US to escape political persecution says the country he now calls home is empowering the very people he fled. A health care worker says she fears her family may