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☆ Jose Ibarra sentenced to life in prison without parole for Laken Riley murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Riley’s family cried and multiple gasps and sobs were heard in the courtroom when the first guilty decision was announced. The defense questioned the quality of that DNA evidence and its analysis. In addition, a blood-like stain on a navy blue jacket found in a dumpster contained the DNA of Riley and Ibarra, Hinkle testified. He slammed current immigration policy, saying Ibarra should have not been allowed to enter the United States. “Open border policies failed Laken Riley, and today’s verdict is a reminder that the safety of our communities must remain our number one priority.

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“Make no mistake, an attack on a ballot box is an attack on our democracy and completely unacceptable,” Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Monday. All ballot boxes in Multnomah County and Clark County have fire suppressant installed, election officials said during a news conference Monday. Voting in Oregon and Washington is done almost entirely by mail or ballot drop off. Enhanced ballot box securityA damaged ballot drop box is displayed during a news conference at the Multnomah County Elections Division office on Monday in Portland, Oregon. Following the ballot box fires, Gluesenkamp Perez requested overnight law enforcement patrols at drop boxes through Election Day.

Persons: LaVonne Griffin, Valade, ”, Steve Hobbs, “, Jenny Kane, Tim Scott, Greg Kimsey, Kimsey, Scott, ” Jay Riestenberg, John Burnside, ” Burnside, They’ve, Burnside, “ It’s, ” “, Mike Benner, Amanda McMillan, Jay Inslee, Jessica Vega Pederson, Tina Kotek, Inslee, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Gluesenkamp Perez, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, I’m, ” Larry Olson, suppressants, ” Olson, CNN’s Nicole Chavez, Taylor Romine, David Williams, Natasha Chen Organizations: CNN, US Department of Homeland Security, Division, Portland Police, Portland Police Bureau, Vancouver Police Department, US Postal Service, . Portland Police, ” Police, Volvo, Oregon Department, Driver, Vehicle Services, Washington Gov, Congressional, Rep Locations: Pacific Northwest, Portland, Vancouver , Washington, Vancouver, Oregon, Washington, Multnomah, Portland , Oregon, Multnomah County, Clark, Clark County, In Oregon, Southeast Portland, Seattle, Washington’s, American, Oregon’s Multnomah County

☆ Ballot drop box fires under investigation in Oregon, Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Authorities are investigating after at least two ballot boxes were set on fire Monday morning in the Portland, Oregon, area. Police responded to a call about a fire in Portland about 3:30 a.m. Monday, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement. An “incendiary device” was placed inside the box and security personnel extinguished the fire, officials said. A second ballot box was set on fire early Monday morning at a bus station in nearby Vancouver, Washington, according to the Vancouver Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a “suspicious device” next to the box, which was smoking and on fire, police said.

Persons: Laura Shepard, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Donald Trump, Republican Joe Kent Organizations: CNN — Authorities, Police, Portland Police Bureau, CNN, Vancouver Police Department, Transit Center, KPTV, Congressional, Rep, Democrats, Republican, Green Beret, Phoenix Police Department Locations: Portland , Oregon, Portland, Multnomah, Vancouver , Washington, Clark, TRAN, Vancouver, Washington’s, Phoenix

☆ Dock tragedy is latest chapter in Gullah Geechee community’s long struggle
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The collapse killed seven people, injured several others and gave his two girls what Michael Wood said was their first glimpse of the Gullah Geechee community’s longtime heartache and resilience. Courtesy Michael WoodThe October 19 tragedy is the latest chapter in the struggles of one of the last surviving Gullah Geechee communities in the Georgia Sea Islands. The state settlement included the construction of the dock and “new aluminum gangways” as well as improved ferry service. The day of the collapse Grovner eventually returned to the dock area, where he and others covered some bodies with blankets. White, the Georgia Southern University professor, added: “The Gullah Geechee community has always had to fight for their survival.

Persons: Michael, Kimberly Wood, Michael Wood, ”, Wood, Hailey, Kimberly, Riley, Joyce White, Jacqueline Crews Carter, Cynthia Gibbs, William Johnson Jr, Carlotta McIntosh, Isaiah Thomas, Queen Welch, Charles L, Charles Houston, Febury Hassan, Zelda Johnson, William Johnson Sr, John Thomas, Ben Crump, Gangway, Hogg, Walter Rabon, “, Milton, Ben Crump –, Lewis M, Levine, Susie, ” Michael Wood, I’m, Trevor Santos, Grovner, goddaughter, she’ll, Reginald Hall, ” Hall, ” CNN’s Dalia Faheid, Ashley R, Williams, Michelle Watson, Melissa Alonso, Sharif Paget, Sarah Dewberry, Zoe Sottile, Philip Wang, Adeline Chen, Teo Kermeliotis, Emma Tucker, Nicole Chavez, Devon Sayers, Kia Fatahi, Nick Valencia, Zenebou Sylla Organizations: CNN, Heritage Center, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Impact, DNR, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Coast Guard Locations: gangway, Savannah, Georgia, Jacksonville , Florida, Atlanta, Darien , Georgia, Geechee, ”, Sapelo

☆ Washington state shooting: Five dead after gunfire in Fall City
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A 15-year-old was arrested Monday after five people were found dead in a home in Fall City, Washington, law enforcement officials said. Two adults and three children were found dead after deputies responded early Monday to multiple 911 calls of a “disturbance with gunfire,” according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. She was in “satisfactory” condition as of Tuesday, a hospital spokesperson told CNN. The suspect is likely to appear in court Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said. “I keep bursting into tears,” the neighbor, Lynne Trowern, told CNN affiliate KING.

Persons: Mike Mellis, ”, –, ” Brandyn, who’s, ” Mellis, Mellis, “, Lynne Trowern Organizations: CNN, King County Sheriff’s Office, Harborview Medical, KING Locations: Fall City , Washington, King, Seattle, ” Brandyn Hull, United States

☆ What we know: Fate of Texas death row inmate’s testimony before a state legislative committee is uncertain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Dakin Andone | Ed Lavandera | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

By Thursday evening, after a series of court battles and escalating appeals, the Texas Supreme Court had issued a temporary stay of execution. The AG is representing TDCJ, and is calling the shots, while simultaneously attacking the underlying subpoena before the Texas Supreme Court. We expected that the subpoena would be honored pursuant to Texas law and the Committee’s intent. “It’s the entire case, and that is Mr. Roberson’s case,” Keith Findley, professor emeritus with the University of Wisconsin Law School, testified before the Texas Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence last week. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals previously issued a stay of execution in Roberson’s case in 2016, sending a claim under Article 11.073 (among others) back to the trial court.

Persons: Robert Roberson, it’s, Roberson, Nikki Curtis –, Paroles, Gretchen Sween, Sween, Joe Moody, ” Sween, Nikki, Nikki “, –, Brian Wharton, pediatricians, “, ” Keith Findley, ” Dr, Antoinette Laskey, ” Dani Allen, Michael Wyke, ”, Roberson’s, ” Findley, ” Moody, ” CNN’s Ashley Killough, Nicole Chavez Organizations: CNN, Texas, Texas Supreme, US, Texas Attorney General’s, Texas Department, Criminal, Capitol, American Academy of Pediatrics, Palestine, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, US Army, National Registry, Exonerations, University of Wisconsin Law School, American Academy of Pediatrics ’, Child, Appeals Locations: Texas, TDCJ, Austin, Palestine , Texas, Huntsville , Texas

☆ Sapelo Island ferry resumes operations after deadly boat dock gangway collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Nicole Chavez | Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —A ferry connecting an island off the coast of Georgia resumed operations Monday while the investigation to see what might have caused a deadly dock collapse that killed seven people continues. “Our hearts continue to go out to the victims, their families, and all of those involved in Saturday’s tragic occurrence on Sapelo Island,” said Walter Rabon, the department’s commissioner. Febury Hassan/Caring Connection Chaplaincy/Zelda Johnson/William Johnson Sr./John Thomas/Impact Church“He was a real, laid back, humble guy,” his son, Jeff Thomas, told CNN. “Sapelo Island itself is a jewel within Georgia,” he said. The event honors Geechee traditions and has “entertainers, vendors, and special guests, including Island descendants” according to the Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization Society.

Persons: ”, Walter Rabon, Ben Crump, ” Crump, ‘, Melvin Amerson, Jacqueline Crews Carter, Cynthia Gibbs, William Johnson Jr, Carlotta McIntosh, Isaiah Thomas, Queen Welch, Charles L, Welch, Johnson Jr, William Johnson Sr, ” Johnson, ’, Zelda, “, Zelda Johnson, Thomas, Charles Houston, Febury Hassan, John Thomas, Jeff Thomas, Thomas ’, Catherine Sneed, ” Sneed, Vanessa Jordan, Deacon Randall Jordan, Gibbs, Jordan, McIntosh, ” Febury Hassan, ” Hassan, Hassan, Roger Lotson, Lotson, ” Lotson, ” CNN’s Devon Sayers, Kia Fatahi, Zenebou Sylla Organizations: CNN, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, ”, US Air Force, Wellesley College, Impact Church, Revitalization Society Locations: Georgia, Jacksonville , Florida, Atlanta, Darien , Georgia, McIntosh County, Sapelo, ”, McIntosh

☆ Florida residents are returning home after Hurricane Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Nicole Chavez | Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —There wasn’t much more than piles of debris from shattered homes when Vickie Ward returned Friday to her Grove City, Florida, neighborhood after Hurricane Milton. Vickie Ward said her home in Grove City, Florida, was damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Her home in North Port, Florida, has been damaged multiple times by storms and she had just finished paying off repairs from Hurricane Ian in 2022. “To be honest with you, I don’t want to … It’s my fourth hurricane and four times I’ve gotten demolished. Sheriff’s deputies took them back to their home on an airboat after their neighborhood flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Milton and the Alafia River overbank flow.

Persons: Vickie Ward, Hurricane Milton, “, Helene, ” Ward, Ward, Milton, WxChasing, Brandon Clement, It’s, ”, Clement, Angie Dooley, ” Dooley, Dooley, Scott, “ I’m, ” Scott Dooley, Rina Tabak’s, Hurricane Helene, Tabak, Milton ., ” Tabak, Cheryl Bernatowicz, ” Bernatowicz, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Bernatowicz, Ralph Genito, Sheriff’s, it’s, ” Genito, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, Genito, that’s, ” Ralph, ” CNN’s Isabel Rosales, Mounira Elsamra Organizations: CNN, Sunshine State, Florida Near, Florida, Hillsborough County Sheriff Locations: Grove City , Florida, Hurricane, Fort Myers, St . Petersburg, Daytona Beach, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Milton, Florida Near Sarasota, North Port , Florida, Florida, East of Tampa, Valrico , Florida, Hurricane Milton

☆ Georgia shooting update: Students return to Apalachee High next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Alta Spells | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A phased reopening of Apalachee High School, the scene of this year’s deadliest school shooting, is scheduled to begin September 24. The area where the Apalachee High shooting unfolded, J Hall, will be closed for the rest of the school year after two students and two teachers were killed in the September 4 attack. “Everyone is processing or will process a tragedy differently,” said Michelle Kefford, principal at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Among its advice: ensure all physical damage is repaired and let staff members “feel comfortable in their building” before students return. “Thank you for your patience, understanding, and trust,” the Apalachee High administrators ended their letter.

Persons: Jessica Rehberg, who’ve, J, Jud Smith, ”, Michelle Kefford, Marjory Stoneman, “, ” CNN’s Nicole Chavez, Michelle Watson Organizations: CNN, Apalachee High School, Barrow County, Dallas, Resources, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Recovery Locations: Barrow, Barrow County, Parkland , Florida

☆ A timeline of the Apalachee High School shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Within two hours of arriving at Apalachee High School in Winder, prosecutors said he committed the deadliest US school shooting since the March 2023 rampage at the Covenant School in Nashville, and the 45th this year. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office arrive at the school a short while later with two school resource officers. An officer, sounding slightly out of breath, asks the dispatcher to “roll EMS.” She is heard confirming emergency medical services were en route to the high school. Law enforcement and first responders control traffic after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. With the suspect detained, officers stream into Apalachee High, evacuating students from classrooms as paramedics tended to the wounded.

Persons: Colt Gray, Colin Gray, Richard Aspinwall, Cristina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn, Christian Angulo, Apalachee High School Colt Gray, Gray, Lyela Sayarath, Marcee Gray, I’m, Jud Smith, “, – that’s, ” Smith, WXIA, Colt, Smith, Christian Monterrosa, Morris Midd, HMMS, ”, there’s, WXIA Gray, ” Lyela, ” CNN’s Dalia Faheid, Ashley R, Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji, Nouran Salahieh, Michelle Krupa, Nicole Chavez, Jamiel Lynch Organizations: CNN, Apalachee High School, Covenant School, Sheriff’s Office, Barrow County, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Washington Post, WXIA, Authorities, Getty, ABC Locations: Georgia, Winder, Nashville, Barrow, Barrow County, Apalachee, Winder , Georgia, AFP, Fitzgerald

☆ Apalachee High School shooting: How officials decide whether to reopen campus to students
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Dianna Moreno was afraid walking into Apalachee High School to find the laptop and charger she left behind when she rushed to evacuate after two other students and two teachers were killed last week. People hold candles during a vigil following the shooting at Apalachee High School, at Jug Tavern Park in Winder, Georgia, on September 6. Mike Stewart/APKacy Shahid, a former principal at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, Missouri, said she was the first school administrator to use the guide. In Florida, students returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School two weeks after the February 2018 massacre. In Texas, students at Santa Fe High School returned 11 days after a May 2018 shooting to finish the school year.

Persons: CNN — Dianna Moreno, “ It’s, “, it’s, Moreno, Elijah Nouvelage, ”, Michelle Kefford, Marjory Stoneman, Kefford, they’ve, Mike Stewart, Shahid, ” Shahid, Reggie Daniels, Eric Gay Organizations: CNN, Apalachee High School, Barrow County, Reuters, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Recovery, Bethlehem Church, Central Visual, Performing Arts High School, Robb Elementary School, Santa Fe High School, KHOU Locations: Winder , Georgia, Barrow, Parkland , Florida, Bethlehem , Georgia, St, Louis , Missouri, Uvalde , Texas, Florida, Texas

CNN —Alleged Sinaloa cartel cofounder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada appeared Thursday in federal court in Texas for his latest hearing since his arrest a week ago in an intrigue-packed case centered on one of the world’s most powerful and deadly drug trafficking organizations. He was arrested the prior day in El Paso alongside Joaquín Guzmán López, the 38-year-old son of infamous cartel boss and founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The scene outside the courthouse in El Paso showed a heavy security presence, with federal agents and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling the perimeter. Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman’s assertion raised new questions about why Guzmán López flew to Texas if he had no cooperation agreement with American authorities. “Joaquín Guzmán López forcibly kidnapped my client,” attorney Frank Pérez said in a statement.

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☆ FBI on alert for threats to the Jewish community ahead of Passover, director says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Federal law enforcement is on alert for any potential threats to the US Jewish community ahead of the start of the Passover holiday, FBI Director Christopher Wray told a group of nationwide security officials Wednesday. Speaking at an event hosted by the Secure Community Network, a Jewish community nonprofit safety and training organization, Wray said threats to the US Jewish community had already been elevated before Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, but the number of FBI hate crime cases tripled in the wake of the incident. The Jewish civil rights advocacy group tracked 8,873 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2023 – the highest number of incidents reported since the organization began tracking data in 1979. “We’ve seen – since October 7 – a rogues’ gallery of foreign terrorist organizations call for attacks against the United States and our allies,” said Wray, including calls by global terrorist groups “to target Jewish communities both in the United States and Europe.”In addressing Jewish community security officials, Wray also called out state-sponsored threats. “After the last few days, in particular, the threat posed by Iran itself is very real,” he said.

Persons: Christopher Wray, “, –, ” Wray, Wray, ”, Michael Masters, “ We’ve, CNN’s Jack Forrest, Nicole Chavez Organizations: CNN, Secure Community Network, Defamation League, ” Locations: Israel, United States, Europe, Iran, Syria, “

☆ US government is changing how it asks about race and ethnicity and adding new category
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Office of Management and Budget on Thursday announced changes to how the federal government asks about people’s race and ethnicity, including in the US census. Under the previous standards, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity was measured in a question separate from the one on racial identity. “Thanks to the hard work of staff across dozens of federal agencies and input from thousands of members of the public, these updated standards will help create more useful, accurate, and up to date federal data on race and ethnicity. “The U.S. Census Bureau commends the scientific integrity and collaboration with our fellow federal statistical agencies and departments throughout this process. These efforts aim to improve federal race and ethnicity statistics and ensure data more accurately reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the U.S. population,” the agency said.

Persons: ” Karin Orvis, “ We’ve, Maya Berry, Arturo Vargas, ” Vargas, Judy Chu, CAPAC, ” Chu, CNN’s Jennifer Agiesta Organizations: CNN, Management, Budget, OMB, Census Bureau, Arab American Institute, Black, AAI, National Association of Latino, Fund, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Pacific, Democratic Locations: Indian, Alaska, Eastern, America, “, California

☆ Trump says any Jewish person who votes for Democrats ‘hates their religion’ and ‘everything about Israel’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Monday that any Jewish person who votes for Democrats “hates their religion” and hates “everything about Israel,” again playing into an antisemitic trope that Jewish Americans have dual loyalties to the US and to Israel. “I actually think they hate Israel,” Trump said. “I don’t think they hate him, I think they hate Israel. And the Democrat Party hates Israel.”“Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion,” Trump said. While Orthodox Jews lean heavily Republican, American Jews of other denominations, including the Reform and Conservative branches, have identified with or leaned toward the Democratic party.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, ”, Trump, White, Sebastian Gorka, Biden, Chuck Schumer, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, ” Trump, Schumer, I’m, Joe Biden’s, ” Andrew Bates, ” Biden, James Singer, Adolf Hitler ‘, Jonathan Greenblatt, Karoline Leavitt, ’, CNN’s Jack Forrest, Nicole Chavez, Morgan Rimmer Organizations: CNN, White House, Israeli, Democrat Party, Israel, Democrats, New York Democrat, White, Defamation League, State, Jewish, Republican Jewish Coalition, American Jewish Committee, Democratic, Republicans, Pew Research, Conservative Locations: Israel, Gaza, America, U.S

☆ How Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Davis Jr. became America’s first Black generals
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. Twenty years after his father made history, Davis Jr. became the first Black brigadier general in the Air Force in 1960. Davis Sr. was born in Washington, DC, less than 20 years after the ratification of the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery. So, Davis Jr. moved alone to Chicago for nearly two years to secure the nomination and his spot at West Point. “So, (the Army) provided no opportunities for African Americans to lead troops, it provided no opportunities before 1940 for African Americans to fly airplanes, there were no African Americans in the Marine Corps,” Moye added.

Persons: Benjamin O, Davis, Davis Jr, “ Davis, ”, J, Todd Moye, “, White, ” Moye, Sr, West Point Davis, Oscar S, De Priest, Illinois, ” “, Doug Melville, ’, America’s, Ben Jr, ” Benjamin O, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Moye, Army shouldn’t, Harry S, Truman, Melville, Le’Trice Donaldson, ” Donaldson, Bill Clinton, Davis , Jr, ” Clinton, ” Melville Organizations: CNN, US Army, Tuskegee Airmen, Air Force, University of North, Service’s Tuskegee, Guard, 8th US Volunteer Infantry, Army, Army’s, of, 9th Cavalry, Buffalo Soldiers, Army War, Corps, West Point, African, Blacks, Tuskegee Institute, 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, Chanute Air Museum, Simon &, Marine Corps, Alabama’s Tuskegee Army, US Air Force, Armed Services, United States Army, United States Air Force, Black, Texas, Corpus Christi, Department of Transportation, Federal Air Marshal Service, America Locations: University of North Texas, Washington ,, Spanish, Philippines, Mexico, American, France, Chicago, West, West Point, Italy, Washington, America, North Africa, Sicily, Vietnam, “

☆ More than 60% of American Jews say they feel less secure than in the past year, new survey says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —At least 63% of American Jews said their place in American society is less secure than a year ago, according to a new report released Tuesday by the American Jewish Committee. The share of American Jews who said the status of Jews in the United States has become less secure increased 22 percentage points when compared to last year’s survey. The American Jewish Committee has commissioned a survey on the state of antisemitism in the US annually since 2019. Nearly half of American Jews said they think antisemitism is taken less seriously than other forms of hate and bigotry, according to the survey. That’s compared to 38% of American Jews in 2022, according to the advocacy organization.

Persons: Ted Deutch, “, ” Organizations: CNN, American Jewish Committee, Antisemitism, American Jewish, Defamation League Locations: “, America, United States, Israel

☆ Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ at much higher rates than older Americans, report shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The report, titled “A political and cultural glimpse into America’s future,” sought to highlight the cultural and political views of Gen Z adults, compared with older Americans. Researchers surveyed more than 6,600 people ages 13 to over 65, with oversamples of Gen Z adults and teens between August 21 to September 15, 2023. About 20% of Americans are Gen Z, according to PRRI. When asked about their political ideology, the report found 43% of Gen Z adults identified as liberal – a larger share than all other generational groups. The report also found Gen Z adults and Millennials are less likely than other generational groups to list their party affiliation as Republican.

Persons: PRRI, ”, Gen, X Organizations: CNN, Baby, Boomers, Republican, Independent Locations: United States, Millennials

☆ Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey seeks mayoral run nearly 20 years after leaving office
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jim McGreevey, the former New Jersey governor who publicly acknowledged he was gay and admitted to an affair before stepping down nearly 20 years ago, announced Thursday he will campaign for mayor of Jersey City in 2025. But I also think, God willing, that I can give something back,” McGreevey said Thursday at an event kicking off his campaign. McGreevey, a 66-year-old Democrat, was elected in 2001 as New Jersey governor. In a campaign video, McGreevey, who served as mayor of Woodbridge Township before becoming governor, asked people to give him a second chance. And that’s what, God willing, this campaign is all about, is a new opportunity for Jersey City,” he said in the video.

Persons: Jim McGreevey, I’ve, ” McGreevey, McGreevey, Candido Ortiz, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, ” “, “, it’s, Steven Fulop, It’s, ”, CNN’s Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Organizations: CNN, New, Jersey City, Corporation, Democratic Locations: New Jersey, Jersey, “, Dominican, Woodbridge Township, Ireland

☆ Day of the Dead is full of longstanding traditions meant to honor ancestors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Leah Asmelash | Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Día de los Muertos is a tribute to the afterlife, a day meant to honor those who have died and keep their memory alive. Unlike Halloween, which historically was a day to ward off evil spirits, Day of the Dead is more about paying respects to loved ones who have died. Just like in Mexico, Filipinos visit their loved ones’ graves and also create altars to those who have passed. Many people honor Day of the Dead by visiting the graves of dead relatives and loved ones. People come together to share stories of their loved ones — helping keep their memory alive.

Persons: CNN —, you’ve, papel, Coco ”, Día, Baron Samdi, Hector Retamal, José Guadalupe Posada, Pedro Pardo Organizations: CNN, Cite Soleil, Getty, Aztecs Locations: los, Mexico, calaveras, Día de los, America, Philippines, Haiti, Port, Prince, AFP, Americas, Spanish, de los, de los Muertos, Mexico City, Mexican

☆ Native American children may have been forced into assimilation at more boarding schools than previously reported, group says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition released a new list of Indigenous boarding schools Wednesday that surpasses the number of previously reported institutions. The list of Indigenous boarding schools in the United States includes many that have closed and some that are still in operation today. It found the federal government ran or supported 408 boarding schools that forced assimilation between 1819 and 1969. The list also includes 125 schools that are currently open and that were or are considered Indigenous boarding schools. The legislation provided religious organizations with the resources to run more than a hundred schools for Native American children.

Persons: Deborah Parker, “ There’s, it’s, ” Parker, “ We’re, “ They’re, Deb Haaland, – Organizations: CNN, National, American Boarding School, Coalition, of Interior, White, Interior Department, Federal Locations: White, United States, American, Alaska

CNN —At least 24 Black deaf students who attended a segregated school on the grounds of Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, in the early 1950s never received their high school diplomas. Kendall was the only elementary school for the deaf in the city, but Black deaf students were not allowed to attend and were forced to go to other schools in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Black deaf students attended separate classes than their White peers on the school built on Gallaudet's campus in the early 1950s. While the students attended the school division for Black deaf students, McCaskill said, their “education was mostly focused on vocational studies, but not academic, and they were not prepared for college.”Later, when the classrooms at Kendall School became integrated, McCaskill says Black deaf students were still treated differently and never got their high school diplomas. The experience of the 24 Black deaf students who attended the Kendall School in the early 1950s is only a small part of the history of the Black deaf community, McCaskill said.

Persons: “, ”, Carolyn McCaskill, Kendall, McCaskill, Brown, Kenneth Miller, Louise B, Miller, ” McCaskill Organizations: CNN, Gallaudet University, school’s, for Black Deaf Studies, Gallaudet, Kendall School, District of Columbia Board of Education, Court, District of Columbia, of Education Locations: Washington , DC, Pennsylvania, Maryland

☆ How the nation's first alert system to help find Indigenous people brings new awareness for the missing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Nearly a year since the nation’s first alert system for missing Indigenous people launched in Washington, the push to address the crisis of unsolved cases continues spreading in the state and beyond its borders. As of this week, authorities have issued 56 alerts, according to the Washington State Patrol. “It’s working because of the community coming together and people stepping up,” said Patti Gosch, a tribal liaison with the Washington State Patrol. The focus on the crisis of missing Indigenous persons in the state and its efforts are expanding. As of Monday, there were 142 Native Americans missing in Washington state, according to the Washington State Patrol.

☆ Fisher-Price reminds consumers of 2019 recall of Rock ‘n Play Sleepers after more deaths
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Rob Mclean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Fisher-Price has reannounced its 2019 recall of the Rock ‘n Play Sleepers on Monday after at least eight infant deaths occurred after the initial recall, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “Fisher-Price notes that in some of the reports, it has been unable to confirm the circumstances of the incidents or that the product was a Rock ‘n Play Sleeper.”The CPSC indicated that “consumers should stop using the Rock ‘n Play immediately and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher. It is illegal to sell or distribute the recalled sleepers.”The initial 2019 recall affected about 4.7 million sleepers. The sleepers were sold at stores such as Walmart, Target and Amazon from September 2009 to April 2019. At the time of the initial recall, Chuck Scothon, general manager at Fisher-Price, said the company considered the recall the “best course of action” and would continue to stand by the safety of all its products.

☆ Latinos are more likely to binge TV shows when they see themselves on-screen, a Nielsen study found
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

(CNN) Latinos are avid consumers of TV content and having on-screen representation is leading many of them to spend more time on a streaming platform and binging shows, a new Nielsen audience report says. The report , which was released Wednesday, analyzes how Latinos watch television and the impact of representation, both on camera and behind it. Nearly half of the total TV viewing done by Latinos in the United States in July was attributed to streaming platforms, the report says. When compared to the entire US population, Latinos spent less time watching traditional live television in the first quarter of this year. People across the US watched a total of about 20 hours weekly while Latinos only watched 18 hours, according to the Nielsen report.

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