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By Alayna Treene and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The White House is directing federal agencies to cancel all remaining contracts with Harvard University – about $100 million in all, two senior Trump administration officials told CNN – the latest barb against the school as it refuses to bend to the White House’s barrage of

By Karina Tsui, Matt Rehbein, Chris Lau, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — More than a week after 10 prisoners conducted a daring escape out a cell wall in a New Orleans jail, two inmates remain on the run, prompting an intensified search across state lines. Authorities on Monday captured three escapees: Lenton Vanburen Jr.,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It sounded like something out of a movie: Ten inmates at a New Orleans jail surreptitiously cut through cell walls using electric hair trimmers before fleeing into the dead of night when an employee tasked with watching security cameras stepped away for food. But it was real life —

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting Monday night in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, authorities said. The gunfire erupted around 10:27 p.m., Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said during a news conference. The victims killed were an adult man and an adult woman, Bethel said.

By Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A former small-town police chief in Arkansas escaped from prison Sunday while serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape and is still on the loose, officials said Wednesday. Grant Hardin, 56, escaped from a state prison in northern Arkansas on Sunday afternoon, after he appears to have

By Donald Judd, Danya Gainor, CNN President Donald Trump has again trained his ire on Harvard University, accusing the school Monday of “judge shopping” in its legal battle with the White House and threatening to cut off $3 billion in federal grant funding over its handling of anti-Israel protests. “I am considering taking Three Billion

By Cindy Von Quednow and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A week and a half after 10 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail, three of the escapees were captured Monday — leaving only two at large, according to the Louisiana State Police. Inmate Lenton Vanburen was detained in Baton Rouge, 72 miles northwest

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1960 Birth place: Yonkers, New York Birth name: James Brien Comey Jr. Father: James Brien Comey, real estate professional Mother: Joan (Herald) Comey Marriage: Patrice (Failor) Comey (1987-present)

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jill Biden, wife of 46th US President Joe Biden. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1951 Birth place: Hammonton, New Jersey Birth name: Jill Tracy Jacobs Father: Donald Jacobs, banker Mother: Bonny Jean (Godfrey) Jacobs Marriages: Joe Biden (June 17, 1977-present); Bill Stevenson

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Ten people were shot and at least one other person was injured when a holiday weekend gathering at a charter boat in a South Carolina coastal community turned violent, according to police. Some of those injured in the shooting in Little River on Sunday were in critical

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — As authorities in Louisiana continue their hunt for two of the 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail this month, 13 people have been charged with helping the escapees, both inside jail and once they were at large. Officials said from the beginning the escape was

WDSU, WDSUNOPD, CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — As authorities in Louisiana continue their hunt for two of the 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail this month, 13 people have been charged with helping the escapees, both inside jail and once they were at large. Officials said from the beginning

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Doctors interact with patients, in many cases, when they are feeling their worst – so, how they talk to those patients during such a vulnerable time matters. That’s the philosophy of Abraham Verghese, the bestselling author, Stanford professor, and infectious disease doctor who will address students at Harvard University’s

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A flight from Tokyo to Houston was diverted to Seattle on Saturday after a passenger tried to open two of the plane’s exit doors, according to the FBI and a spokesperson for the Port of Seattle. The crew and passengers restrained the person, who was taken to a hospital

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — As Imam Plemon El-Amin stood on stage at Morehouse College in front of hundreds of people, donning graduation regalia his uncle Dennis Hubert never got to wear, all he could think was that Hubert would never be forgotten – even 95 years after he was killed. Hubert, an 18-year-old

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — George Floyd moved to Minnesota for a fresh start — an opportunity to better himself and to be a better father. And while so many now know the Houston native by his full name, those who knew him best called him Floyd. He worked security at a restaurant where

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Texas is suing the state’s Lottery Commission for not paying out an $83.5 million award, more than three months after the numbers on her ticket matched the winning numbers in a drawing, according to court documents obtained by CNN. “Every Texan knows what that should mean

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Elyse Martin-Smith began meeting with her classmates at Harvard University last summer to plan the annual Black student graduation hosted by a campus group she leads. The ceremony was set to be a celebration of Black culture, featuring musicians, poetry readings, messages about the historic struggle for racial