With his love for video games and petty arguments with his older sister, Jack Rico might seem like any other 13-year-old. But Rico is anything but average: the teenager just graduated with four associate’s degrees — and he did it in just two years. Rico graduated from Fullerton College in California last weekend, making him…… MORE
A woman in Georgia was left shell shocked when a turtle went flying across the highway and through her windshield, nearly striking her passenger in the face. Latonya Lark was driving along Harry S. Truman Parkway in Savannah with her brother, Kevin Grant, on May 19 to run a few errands. In a split second,…… MORE
New York reported its lowest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began, and in this bizarre reality we live in now, that qualifies as positive news. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered…… MORE
About 24 hours after George Floyd’s death, hundreds of protesters packed the streets of Minneapolis, many gathering at the intersection where Floyd was pinned to the ground by police officers shortly before he died. Floyd was arrested Monday evening after officers responded to a call about an alleged forgery in progress. Video from bystanders shows…… MORE
Christian Cooper, whose video of a woman calling the police on him while he was birdwatching went viral over the Memorial Day weekend, acknowledged the woman’s apology but said her act was “definitely racist.” “I think her apology is sincere,” Cooper told CNN’s Don Lemon Tuesday night. “I’m not sure that in that apology she…… MORE
The family of George Floyd — who died after pleading that he couldn’t breathe while a police officer held him down with a knee on his neck — say they want the four Minneapolis officers involved charged with murder. “They were supposed to be there to serve and to protect and I didn’t see a…… MORE
Officials in Iowa’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) waited over a week before contacting Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry, Iowa and declined to inspect the facility after receiving a workplace complaint, according to documents obtained by CNN through an open records request. A review of the complaint filed in April alleges workers inside a…… MORE
An Arizona man has been arrested and charged after pointing a gun at a DoorDash delivery man, Mesa Police confirm. Dimitri Mills said he had just pulled up to an apartment complex in Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday when a man confronted him with a handgun, Mills told CNN. “When I exited my vehicle, he had…… MORE
Newly released video obtained by CNN network partner Univision shows the moment a Florida woman who’s been arrested in the death of her 9-year-old son pushes him into a canal. That moment, police say, was Patricia Ripley’s earlier attempt at killing her son, Alejandro, before succeeding at a later time. In the latest video to…… MORE
Millions of Americans shrugged off their fear of the coronavirus this holiday weekend when they flocked to crowded beaches, lakes and restaurants. But there is another type of contagion that still keeps some of White America paralyzed: Fear of black men in public spaces. This Memorial Day weekend saw the release of two disturbing videos…… MORE
