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Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. 

Repealing Roe v. Wade would set the US apart from other leading democracies. Here’s how some key nations view abortion

Rob Picheta CNN December 2, 2021

(CNN) -- The United States Supreme Court appears poised to pare down, or even entirely overturn, nearly five decades of constitutional protection of abortion -- a move that would have reverberations...

Body camera video of a suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter fatally shooting Daunte Wright in a car during a traffic stop is likely to play a central role as she goes on trial for her role in his death.

90 seconds of video will be key in trial of Kimberly Potter, the officer who killed Daunte Wright

Peter Nickeas CNN December 1, 2021

(CNN) -- Widely circulated body camera video of a suburban Minneapolis police officer fatally shooting Daunte Wright in a car during a traffic stop is likely to play a central role as she goes on trial...

People hug during a vigil after a shooting at Oxford High School at Lake Pointe Community Church in Lake Orion, Michigan on November 30, 2021. - A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school on November 30, killing three teenagers and wounding eight other people before surrendering to police, authorities said, in what was the deadliest US school shooting so far this year. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Authorities look for motive with 15-year-old Michigan high school shooting suspect in custody. Here’s what we know

Amir Vera Taylor Romine Kelly McCleary CNN December 1, 2021

(CNN) -- School bells were replaced by police sirens Tuesday after a shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School left four students dead.Six other students and a teacher were wounded by gunfire, and a...

People hug during a vigil after a shooting at Oxford High School at Lake Pointe Community Church in Lake Orion, Michigan on November 30, 2021. - A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school on November 30, killing three teenagers and wounding eight other people before surrendering to police, authorities said, in what was the deadliest US school shooting so far this year. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Authorities look for motive with 15-year-old Michigan high school shooting suspect in custody

 (CNN) -- School bells were replaced by police sirens Tuesday after a shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School left four students dead.Six other students and a teacher were wounded by gunfire, and...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 14: A registered nurse stirs a nasal swab in testing solution after administering a COVID-19 test at Sameday Testing on July 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in most states as the highly transmissible Delta variant has become the dominant strain in the United States. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

First confirmed US case of Omicron coronavirus variant detected in California

 (CNN) -- The United States' first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in California, according to a source familiar.The World Health Organization designates Omicron...

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Travel to Mexico during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go

CNN staff November 27, 2021

Editor's note: Coronavirus cases remain high across the globe. Health officials caution that travel increases your chances of getting and spreading the virus. Staying home is the best way to stem transmission....

Travis McMichael listens to testimony in the Ahmaud Arbery killing trial.

3 men involved in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing found guilty of murder and other charges

(CNN) -- A jury Wednesday found three White men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, guilty on multiple murder counts, as well as other charges.The verdict, delivered...

Kyle Rittenhouse listens as the attorneys and the judge talk about jury instructions at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, last year. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted of intentional homicide and four other felonies in Kenosha shootings

Eric Levenson and Brad Parks, CNN November 19, 2021

(CNN) -- [Breaking news update, published at 1:17 p.m. ET]Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges in connection to the fatal shooting of two people...

Norman 3X Butler, left, and Thomas 15X Johnson will have their convictions thrown out.

New York Times: Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X to be exonerated

Sonia Moghe CNN November 17, 2021

(CNN) -- Two of the three men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X are expected to be exonerated Thursday by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, according to a report by The New York Times.A...

US Rep. Paul Gosar (L), R-AZ, speaks during a press conference on January 7, 2016 to announce legislation that would revoke actor Bill Cosby's Medal of Freedom on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The move for the legislation comes after Cosby was charged with sexual assault following a series of rape allegations. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

House plans to vote Wednesday to censure Paul Gosar and strip him of committee assignments

Annie Grayer, CNN November 17, 2021

(CNN) -- The House will vote Wednesday on a resolution that both censures Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and strips him of his two committee assignments.A revised proposal released by the House...

DALLAS, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 03: U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) talks with reporters before addressing a Blockwalk Celebration at Good Records after a day of door-to-door canvassing November 3, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. As Election Day approaches, winning swing votes in the suburbs that surround Dallas and Fort Worth will be crucial in a statewide victory for O’Rourke and his opponent incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Beto O’Rourke announces bid for 2022 Texas gubernatorial race

Eric Bradner, CNN November 15, 2021

(CNN) -- Beto O'Rourke, the former congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Monday launched his campaign to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022."I'm running for governor," he tweeted alongside...

FILE - Future students take a tour of the Indiana University campus Oct. 14, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. Nationwide, American colleges and universities saw a 4% annual increase in international students this fall, according to survey results released Monday, Nov. 15, by the Institute of International Education. But that follows a decrease of 15% last year, the steepest decline since the institute began publishing data in 1948. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels

BOSTON (AP) — International students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year’s historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt...

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