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CNN By Emma Tucker and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An executive at U.S. Bank is believed to have been killed when a small plane crashed into a home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon, U.S. Bank said in a statement on Sunday. The plane was registered to Terry Dolan, U.S. Bank’s vice chair

By Emma Tucker and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An executive at U.S. Bank is believed to have been killed when a small plane crashed into a home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon, U.S. Bank said in a statement on Sunday. The plane was registered to Terry Dolan, U.S. Bank’s vice chair and

By Kelly Murray and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Local, state and national leaders are demanding answers from immigration enforcement after the detention of yet another university student. The University of Minnesota says US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained an international graduate student on Thursday, according to a letter to the school community posted Friday.

By Devyn Byers, CNN (CNN) — When an EF3 tornado roared through Poplar Bluff, Missouri, it upended the lives of thousands of people and scattered their belongings in every direction, both the replaceable and the irreplaceable. “Our house was a total loss,” said Darby Russom, who was forced to relocate with her husband Trendall. The

CNN By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, said Shakespeare’s Henry IV, but the king of cycling, Lance Armstrong, wasn’t content with his athletic garland, he had the rest of us wearing something too: those yellow silicone gel wristbands that read LIVESTRONG. Introduced in 2004 as part of

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a joyous time for Georgia barber Rodney Taylor after his recent engagement turned into a nightmare when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up to the couple’s doorstep and arrested him – threatening to deport him to Liberia, a country he left when he

By Dalia Faheid and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk was walking alone Tuesday night to meet friends at a dinner where they would break their 13-hour Ramadan fast when six plainclothes officers suddenly encircled her on the street near her apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, surveillance video shows. The 30-year-old

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The interim president of Columbia University is stepping down, the school announced Friday, a week after announcing sweeping policy changes – seemingly bowing to the Trump administration’s demands conditioned on federal funding. Dr. Katrina Armstrong took the helm of one of the nation’s elite universities under pressure last year

By Alaa Elassar, Yon Pomrenze and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — A Connecticut woman accused of imprisoning her stepson for nearly two decades and subjecting him to starvation and relentless abuse pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges including assault, kidnapping and cruelty. Superior Court Judge Joseph Schwartz denied the state prosecutor’s request to place

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley, who is leaving the prestigious Ivy League university for Toronto as the Trump administration’s battle with higher education in the US continues, said mid-phone interview with CNN while walking the campus, “Hold on one second.” A group of worried students approached the scholar as

CNN, KTNV, LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE, POOL, KEYE, CHRISTINE H, SDOT, LITTLETON FIRE DEPT. KCNC By Andy Rose and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of setting fire to several Tesla vehicles at a repair facility in Las Vegas last week has been arrested, authorities announced Thursday. Police took a man identified

CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that can inspire graduates with a blend of wisdom and humor. This spring, the University of Maryland invited someone who is all of those things and very green: Kermit the Frog. Kermit will deliver

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that can inspire graduates with a blend of wisdom and humor. This spring, the University of Maryland invited someone who is all of those things and very green: Kermit the Frog. Kermit will deliver the

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — US Navy veteran Bobby Jones comes from a family of military service members, including his grandfather, who served in the Korean War. The military, he said, has traditionally been a path to economic prosperity and a source of patriotism within the Black community. Jones, who served from 2001

WCVB, MUSLIM JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE TUFTS DAILY, CNN By Gloria Pazmino and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they would break their Ramadan fast. But she would never make to

By Polo Sandoval, Nicki Brown and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan couple’s payment dispute with a timeshare company has landed them in a Mexican prison, accused of defrauding a hospitality company, according to Mexican prosecutors. The couple’s family says the allegations against them are false and are calling on the United States government

By Gloria Pazmino, Andy Rose and Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they would break their Ramadan fast. But she would never make it to the gathering, according to her