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Brittney Griner stands inside a defendants' cage before the verdict in a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow on August 4. Griner has been transferred to a penal colony in Yavas

Brittney Griner has been transferred to a penal colony in western Russia, her lawyers say

By Frederik Pleitgen, Kylie Atwood, Eliott C. McLaughlin and Rob Picheta, CNN American basketball star Brittney Griner has been transferred to a penal colony in Yavas, in the western Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said Thursday, ending days of speculation over her whereabouts. Her lawyers, Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov, thanked everyone who has

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Lt. Mariano Pargas has resigned from the Uvalde Police Department. Pargas was the acting police chief on the day of the Robb Elementary School massacre.

FIRST ON CNN: Acting police chief on day of Uvalde school massacre resigns from department, mayor says

By Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Lt. Mariano Pargas, the acting police chief on the day of the Robb Elementary School massacre, has resigned from the Uvalde Police Department, Mayor Don McLaughlin said Thursday afternoon. Pargas’ resignation comes ahead of a rare Saturday “special meeting” that was called by the city to decide his fate. His resignation

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Police were on the scene after a driver plowed into Los Angeles County law enforcement recruits

Driver accused of hitting Los Angeles-area law enforcement recruits is released from jail, but still is being investigated, authorities say

By Cheri Mossburg, Josh Campbell, Alaa Elassar and Andy Rose, CNN The man who was arrested for allegedly driving a vehicle into a group of law enforcement recruits in Whittier, California, was released from jail Thursday night, but the sheriff’s department insists they did not make a mistake. Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, was released from

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Signs to vote "Yes on 308" are seen during the 2022 US midterm elections at the Burton Barr Library in Phoenix. Arizona voters narrowly passed Proposition 308

Arizona will now give undocumented students in-state tuition rates. Here’s why that matters

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Arizona once boasted one of the most stringent policies barring access to higher education for undocumented students. But a recent shift in the state could signal changing perceptions of undocumented youth. This week, Arizona voters narrowly passed Proposition 308, which allows undocumented students both access to in-state tuition rates and state-funded

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Gabby Petito’s family awarded $3 million in wrongful death lawsuit against Brian Laundrie’s estate

By Sara Weisfeldt, Leyla Santiago and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Sarasota County, Florida, judge ruled Thursday in favor of Gabby Petito’s family in a wrongful-death lawsuit against the estate of Brian Laundrie. The final judgment awards $3 million to Petito’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, as the administrator of Petito’s estate. “The Petito family lost their daughter,

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The sun sets in January behind Holman Correctional Facility

Execution of Alabama death row prisoner is called off, state official says, citing time constraints from late-night court battle

By Dakin Andone, CNN Alabama corrections officials Thursday cited time constraints caused by a late-night court battle in halting the scheduled execution of a death row prisoner — the second time in as many months the state failed to carry out an execution before the expiration of a death warrant. Kenneth Smith’s execution by lethal

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New photos of University of Virginia shooting victim Mike Hollins in the hospital. Brenda is Mike's mom.

University of Virginia shooting victim is no longer intubated and is out of ICU, family friend says

By Travis Caldwell, Amy Simonson and Amanda Musa, CNN Michael Hollins, the University of Virginia football player who was seriously wounded in Sunday’s mass shooting, was taken off intubation and moved from the hospital’s intensive care unit, a family friend told CNN on Thursday. “Mike is doing better today,” Gipson said. “He is in intermediate

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