By Shimon Prokupecz, Linh Tran and Evelio Contreras, CNN Syracuse, New York (CNN) — As two other crosstown rivals played a thrilling lacrosse game that went into overtime one night last week, some members of the Westhill High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team were in the stands hatching a plan. Team members texted each other,
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do cheating spouses, school bullies and lousy coworkers have bad juju coming to them? A new study found that most believers in karma think so — and that good deeds are rewarded. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. June 8, 2025 – The 78th Tony Awards are scheduled to take place, with Cynthia Erivo hosting. The nominations are announced on May 1. June 16, 2024 – The 77th Tony Awards take place, with Ariana DeBose hosting
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his intention to end the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program, which increases the participation of women at all levels of conflict prevention and resolution. Although Hegseth described it as a “woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative,” it was President Donald Trump
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his intention to end the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program, which increases the participation of women at all levels of conflict prevention and resolution. Although Hegseth described it as a “woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative,” it was President Donald
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CNN, WSTM By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree — a misdemeanor — due to their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger teammates, according to a partially redacted complaint Thursday
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By Eric Levenson, Alaa Elassar and Stephanie Elam, CNN (CNN) — Protests under the “50501” movement – short for 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement – in response to the Trump administration’s controversial moves against immigrants and federal workers over its first 100 days are happening across the country Thursday. Scores of people are taking
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree — a misdemeanor — due to their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger teammates, according to a partially redacted complaint Thursday by the
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By Polo Sandoval and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Freshly released from detention and wearing a keffiyeh in apparent support of his native Palestine, Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi resumed his activism immediately after posting bond at the federal courthouse in Burlington, Vermont “Where we go from this? We have to mobilize. We have to
Continue Reading CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The legal punishments for each of the 11 Syracuse high school students who surrendered for their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger lacrosse players could vary, legal experts say. The Westhill High School student athletes – who are not being identified due to their age
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By Betsy Klein and Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The White House characterized recent steps by Harvard University to rectify its apparent mishandling of antisemitism as “positive,” but signaled Wednesday that the university needs to do more to crack down on what it sees as anti-Israel bias on campus for the flow of federal funding
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter, producer and activist. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1950 Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan Birth name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins Father: Calvin Judkins Mother: Lula Mae Hardaway Marriages: Tomeeka Robyn Bracy (2017-present); Karen “Kai” Millard Morris (2001-October 5, 2015, divorced);
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1961 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth name: Dennis Keith Rodman Father: Philander Rodman Mother: Shirley Rodman Marriages: Michelle Moyer (2003-2012, divorced); Carmen Electra (1998-1999, divorced); Anicka Bakes (1992-1993, divorced) Children: with
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By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A key witness in the retrial of Karen Read returned to the stand Wednesday for a second day of testimony, as she recounts the hours leading up to the death of Read’s boyfriend John O’Keefe – and the moment the off-duty Boston police
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — All 11 Westhill High School lacrosse players suspected of being involved in hazing a teammate have turned themselves in, Onondaga County First Chief Assistant District Attorney Joseph Coolican said Wednesday. The non-juvenile students will be arraigned, while the juveniles will go “straight to family court,” Coolican
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CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month but refuses to do so. The comments appear to contradict previous remarks made by him and his top aides
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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — An attorney representing the driver of the boat that collided Sunday with a ferry off Clearwater, Florida, killing one person and injuring 10 others, disputes that he fled the scene, as the victim’s family demands answers about an investigation that has so far led to no arrests. The ferry
Continue Reading WFTS, SANDY TODD, ROBIN HAMM, CITY OF CLEARWATER, JANNUS LIVE, CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — An attorney representing the driver of the boat that collided Sunday with a ferry off Clearwater, Florida, killing one person and injuring 10 others, disputes that he fled the scene, as the victim’s family demands answers about an
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month but refuses to do so. The comments appear to contradict previous remarks made by him and his top aides who
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Spring has finally arrived in my neck of the woods. Although the last frost date isn’t until next week, the trees are abundant with white and pink blossoms and sage-colored leaves. The birds have returned from their southern sojourn and are once again singing love songs at 5 a.m.
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CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When both dogs are walking, Pearl, a 9.14-centimeter (3.6-inch) tall chihuahua, barely reaches the top of Reggie’s paw, such is the towering height of the 1.007-meter (3-foot, 4-inch) Great Dane. It’s easy to forget they are the same species. Pearl is the world’s shortest living dog and Reggie
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When both dogs are walking, Pearl, a 9.14-centimeter (3.6-inch) tall chihuahua, barely reaches the top of Reggie’s paw, such is the towering height of the 1.007-meter (3-foot, 4-inch) Great Dane. It’s easy to forget they are the same species. Pearl is the world’s shortest living dog and Reggie is
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — As Jim Stephens approached the podium at the University of Alabama’s main graduation ceremony in May 2007, the United States was entering its fourth year of the Iraq War, with troops across the region – and the death toll – surging. For Stephens, a former soldier who’d become the
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AUSTIN PRICE By Taylor Lang & Liza Coffin Click here for updates on this story MACON COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — An unexpected sight in Alabama turned heads on the interstate Tuesday – a kangaroo named Sheila. The pet kangaroo had gotten loose and decided to see if it could race cars on Interstate 85 between
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A runaway kangaroo temporarily shut down a portion of an interstate highway in Alabama on Tuesday as state troopers and the animal’s owner attempted to remove it from harm’s way. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said part of the southbound and northbound lanes of Interstate 85 in Tuskegee, around
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing immigration officials would be “temporarily prohibited from exercising the powers of a circuit court judge” while the case moves through the legal system, court records show. Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested last week at the Milwaukee
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 high school students in Syracuse, New York, have 48 hours to turn themselves in or face felony charges of kidnapping for their alleged involvement in victimizing at least five younger lacrosse players in an incident the district attorney says “goes way beyond hazing.” The incident took
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By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As its legal battle over critical federal money plays out in court, two Harvard University task forces have released a pair of long-awaited internal reports: one on how antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias are handled on campus, and another on anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias.
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By Whitney Wild, Jason Hanna and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A car’s crash into an after-school program building in central Illinois – a wreck that killed four people ages 7 to 18 and injured six other children – does not appear to have been a targeted attack, Illinois State Police said Tuesday. Still, the
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By Andy Rose and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Hours after Harvard University faced the Trump administration in court for the first time in its push to restore more than $2 billion in blocked federal funding, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college made a symbolic bow to White House demands, renaming its diversity, equity and
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