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Over 100 people arrested as NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University, law enforcement source says

CNN -- More than 100 people were arrested by New York Police Department officers on a preliminary charge of criminal trespass, according to a law enforcement official, as police entered Columbia University...

Kennedy family brushes off RFK Jr.’s campaign as they endorse Biden

Kevin Liptak, CNN April 18, 2024

CNN -- President Joe Biden received the formal endorsement of more than a dozen members of the extended Kennedy family on Thursday, aiming to harness the legacy of a storied Democratic...

Airline worker among six arrested in $22M airport gold heist. Police say it was an inside job

Paula Newton, CNN April 18, 2024

CNN -- Six people have been arrested in last year’s multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, police in Canada and the US said Wednesday. Police...

Senate kills the articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas

CNN -- The Senate made short work of the articles of impeachment against Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the historic trial before it began in earnest...

Haiku Stairs: Hawaii attraction to be removed following bad tourist behavior

Lilit Marcus, CNN April 17, 2024

CNN -- A picturesque staircase leading to a Hawaiian beauty spot is being torn down as tourists continued to access the off-limits site. The Haiku Stairs, an Oahu landmark often...

81-year-old charged with murder of Uber driver he mistakenly believed was a scammer, police say

CNN -- An 81-year-old Ohio man is charged with murder after he shot a female Uber driver he mistakenly believed was working with a scammer and attempting to extort him, according...

Trump targets Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor in his criminal case, while visiting site of fatal bodega stabbing

CNN--Donald Trump is trying to turn the tables on Alvin Bragg. The former president ended the second day of his hush money trial in Manhattan by visiting a Harlem bodega where, in 2022, store...

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments over obstruction charge used against January 6 rioters

CNN — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority indicated Tuesday that it may toss out a charge prosecutors have lodged against hundreds of people who took part in the January 6, 2021, riot on the...

A Boston police officer’s body was found two years ago in a snowy yard. Now his girlfriend goes on trial for murder

Faith Karimi, CNN April 16, 2024

CNN — After many months of courtroom showdowns, conspiracy theories and accusations of a cover-up, the trial in the killing of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe starts...

‘Rust’ movie armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter to be sentenced today

Christina Maxouris and Cheri Mossburg, CNN April 15, 2024

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the “Rust” film armorer who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month for the 2021 on-set fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is scheduled to be...

The attack sparked panic inside the mall. The motive was not immediately clear.

Six dead in mass stabbing at Sydney shopping center

Six people have been killed and several others injured, including a nine-month-old baby, in a mass stabbing at a busy shopping mall in Sydney, Australian police said. Police were called to Westfield...

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What to watch in Trump’s hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush money trial, set to begin Monday, brings with it a long list of charges, witnesses, potential penalties, appeals and attorneys. Here’s everything...