A school board in Southern California has decided to fire a basketball coach in the wake of widespread criticism after tortillas were thrown at an opposing team following a championship game last weekend.The Coronado Unified School Board voted 5-0 on…
Mark Dietrich and his neighbors didn't know what to do with the luggage and purses they found dumped in the street."At first, I thought it was a joke," Dietrich said. But then, he checked the video captured by his home…
Filmmaker Nick Guthe says in the months before his wife, Heidi Ferrer, died by suicide, she suffered debilitating long-haul Covid symptoms.It started last summer, with "excruciating, unexplained" pain in her feet, Guthe told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on Wednesday.Digestive problems followed.…
The mother of a 35-year-old Black man who died last year after being pepper sprayed in a federal prison in Brooklyn is suing the government and unnamed correctional officers for wrongful death, according to court documents.The suit was filed Wednesday…
The Instagram video in which Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib shared he is gay is just under a minute long.Its impact has been massive.The athlete became the first active NFL player in the league's history to announce that…
There are four teams left in the NBA Playoffs. And no matter who wins the title, a city's long-suffering fans will finally get a trophy.In the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Clippers are facing off against the Phoenix Suns,…
There are more than 1 million nonbinary adults in the US, a first-of-its-kind study found.Approximately 1.2 million people living in the US identify as nonbinary, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Of…
The remains of 10 children and young adults who died at a Pennsylvania boarding school for Native Americans more than a century ago are expected to be exhumed and returned to their families, according to the Office of Army Cemeteries.The…
A robbery turned fatal when three gunmen approached two men in New York City and demanded their property, police said.Milton Grant, 34, was shot in the head early Monday as he tried to drive away from the robbers, according to…
A pedestrian bridge that likely was struck by at least one vehicle collapsed onto Interstate 295 in Washington, DC, injuring several people and blocking the highway in both directions, officials said Wednesday.Chris Geldart, acting deputy mayor for public safety and…
In a decision that could shake up college sports, the Supreme Court ruled this week against the NCAA's restrictions on education-related perks for student athletes.The case affirmed lower court rulings and further chipped away at the National Collegiate Athletic Association's…
A group of civil rights organizations will host another March on Washington in August to demand that Congress pass sweeping voting rights legislation and that state lawmakers halt efforts to enact bills that restrict voting access.The announcement of the march…
R. Kelly has been moved from a detention center in Chicago to New York where he will likely stay ahead of his August federal trial as he adds another New York-based attorney to his legal team.Two sources familiar with the…
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones won't take a position at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill without tenure, according to a letter from her legal team obtained by NC Policy Watch and confirmed by CNN.Hannah-Jones had agreed to a five-year…
For nearly eight decades, former Army Private Osceola "Ozzie" Fletcher's experience in the Battle of Normandy went unrecognized.Shortly after D-Day in 1944, Fletcher was in the back of a vehicle delivering supplies to Allied troops who were off the coast…
Deborah Roberts grew up in a family of gun owners. But it wasn't until March this year that the 68-year-old finally pulled the trigger and purchased her own firearm."I think the rhetoric and how things are stirred up in the…
The Amazon rainforest may be headed for another devastating fire season. After a destructive 2020 and with drought conditions in Brazil, the forest has rarely been drier than it is right now.Here's what you need to know to Get Up…
Officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are warning residents their personal information may have been leaked to the dark web following a ransomware attack on the city last month.The city announced Tuesday that hackers obtained more than 18,000 city files. The leaked…
Vanessa Bryant and other families have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the company that owned and operated the helicopter that crashed last year in Southern California, killing her husband, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others.Attorneys for…
A bill in Connecticut makes calls from prison free for the inmates and their families, becoming the first state to do so.The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Josh Elliott and Sen. Martin M. Looney, will make all voice communication, including…
