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She can't vote, but she wants every other young Latino who can at the polls

Marisol Chavez wants young Latino voters to make a difference in a way she can't.

Texas governor's website continues to tout shotgun giveaway in aftermath of school shooting

A gunman armed with a .38 revolver and a shotgun walked into Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday and killed 10 people, according to authorities. Two days later, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is still touting a shotgun giveaway …

Former model and young son die in plunge from New York hotel

A 47-year-old former model and her 7-year-old son plunged to their deaths in what the New York Police Department has deemed a murder-suicide. The two were found unconscious after a fall from a New York hotel Friday.

School shooting victim's mission was to promote 'mutual understanding'

In Pakistan's bustling port city of Karachi, a family is in mourning. On Friday, thousands of miles away in Texas, the eldest child of the house, 17- year-old exchange student Sabika Sheikh was one of 10 people killed in the …

Shootout between Texas school gunman and deputies lasted 25 minutes

The gunfire tearing through Santa Fe High School didn't stop for half an hour. And during that time, Texas deputies were in a 25-minute shootout with the gunman, authorities said.

Clapper: Trump tweets are 'disturbing assault' on Justice Department's independence

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Monday accused President Donald Trump of leading "a very disturbing assault on the independence of the Department of Justice."

Still fighting McConnell, Don Blankenship launches third-party Senate bid in West Virginia

Ex-convict and coal baron Don Blankenship says he's running for the Senate in West Virginia as a third-party candidate after he lost in the Republican primary race two weeks ago.

China tests bombers on South China Sea island

China says it has landed long-range bombers for the first time on an island in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of maneuvers putting Beijing at odds with its neighbors and Washington over China's growing military presence …

After CNN report, lawmakers want answers from Uber, Lyft on sexual assaults

Lawmakers are demanding answers from ridesharing companies about sexual violence on their platforms. Nine members of Congress sent a letter to the CEOs of Uber, Lyft, Juno, Curb, and Via on Monday requesting details about their protocols related to sexual …

5 things for May 21: Texas school shooting, President Trump, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Cuba just finished up two days of mourning, after a plane crashed on takeoff in Havana, killing over 100 people. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Captain Tara Wright and First Officer Mallory Cave Make Alaska Airlines History as its 1st African American Female Flight Crew

Alaska Airlines marked a milestone on Mother’s Day, as one of its West Coast flights became the first to be flown by two black women.

What we know so far about the Santa Fe school shooting

Nine students and a teacher were killed Friday morning in a shooting at Santa Fe High School in the southeastern Texas city of Santa Fe. It's the 22nd school shooting in the US in 2018. As of 2:30 p.m. ET, …

Dimitrios Pagourtzis identified as Santa Fe High shooter, sources say

Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, is suspected of being the shooter at a Texas high school, federal law enforcement officials tell CNN. The information was confirmed to the Houston Chronicle by the Galveston County Sherriff's Office.

NNU Statement on Houston School Shooting ‘When Will the Excuses Stop? Time for Action’

In response to yet the latest school shooting nightmare at a high school near Houston, National Nurses United (NNU) today called for lawmakers in Congress and every state legislature to finally act to protect public safety.

AFT Leaders Respond to Shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas

“This year has brought some of the worst mass shootings in our recent memory, and gun violence is now young people’s greatest fear. That is shameful. No child, no parent and no educator should fear walking into their school.