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Death Toll in 1999 Columbine School Shooting Climbs to 14 With Homicide Ruling Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was paralyzed from the waist down when she was shot in the chest and back, died on Feb. 16. A coroner classified the death as a homicide.

For more than a quarter of a century, the death toll in the Columbine High School mass shooting stood at 13 victims. But another name has now been added to the list: Anne Marie Hochhalter, whose death on Feb. 16 has been officially classified by a coroner in Colorado as a homicide.

Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down A government shutdown would lead to real pain for the American people.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

The Republican budget bill is "a terrible option," Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, writes in a guest essay. But "the risk of allowing the president to take even more power via a government shutdown is a much worse path."

AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.

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President Trump just proposed the United States take over Gaza.

“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip…We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous, unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings”

"The danger here is that we normalize the abnormal."

Richard Quest reacts to President Trump's baseless claims that DEI policies were to blame for the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter last night.

Live updates: American Airlines plane, Black Hawk helicopter collide near Washington, DC; no survivors recovered | CNN A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, accord...

Emergency authorities have switched to “recovery effort” after 28 bodies have so far been found. The jet was carrying 64 people, while three soldiers were aboard the helicopter. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

White House rescinds federal aid freeze | CNN Politics The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to a memo obtained by CNN from a Trump administration official.

#NEW: White House rescinds federal aid freeze that sparked nationwide confusion -- but *NOW* WH Press Secy. Karoline Leavitt says it's NOT a rescission. The latest: www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/p...

Live updates: Trump immigration crackdown underway as Colombia backs down over tariff threat, military executive orders | CNN Politics President Donald Trump continues to implement his immigration enforcement actions as he’s set to sign new executive actions Monday that would reshape the military. Follow for live updates.

#NEW Trump immigration crackdown underway as he’s expected to sign orders to reshape military
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Mississippi bill would create bounty hunter program to hunt undocumented migrants A proposed Mississippi bill would let bounty hunters track undocumented migrants. The DeSoto County DA announced it this week. Here's what we know.

#MUST-READ: A Mississippi lawmaker is discussing a proposal to implement a bounty hunter program targeting undocumented immigrants.

The bill would give $1,000 in state funds to bounty hunters for every person they help to deport.
www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2...

Wholesale egg prices have shot up and consumers haven't even felt the full pain of it. Retailers often sell eggs as loss leaders (i.e. priced below cost)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/b...

Trump visits disaster-hit Los Angeles and North Carolina, presidency news: Live updates | CNN Politics President Donald Trump will make his first trip outside Washington since his inauguration, traveling to hurricane-ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, and then to Los Angeles to view wildfire damage. Fo...

NEW: Trump demands a voter ID law in California as a condition for the state to receive federal funding after deadly wildfires, politicizing disaster aid
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"This is not Fox congressman. You can't just spin a tale and pull the wool over people's eyes. This is CNN," @jimacosta.bsky.social says. "This is the news. We are asking you to come on and tell the truth."

Thousands under evacuation orders in northern LA County in first significant wildfire outbreak since fatal fires | CNN Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near the town of Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains...

#HUGHESFIRE now estimated to be more than 9,400-acres with no containment. Some 4,000 firefighters are involved in the battle, Chief Marrone says. www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/u...

And here’s the executive order.

Fanone: The Republican party owns a monopoly on hypocrisy when it comes to their supposed support of law enforcement because tonight the leader of the Republican party pardoned hundreds of violent cop assaulters.

Trump planning to pardon nonviolent January 6 defendants, commute the sentences of others | CNN Politics President Donald Trump is planning to pardon people convicted of nonviolent offenses related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and to commute the sentences of others convicted of more serious ...

NEW: Trump is planning to pardon people convicted of nonviolent offenses related to the Jan 6 Capitol attack & to commute the sentences of others convicted of more serious offenses
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump pledges in inaugural address to pursue policy that 'expands our territory' and to put US astronauts on Mars.

Rep. Zinke on Trump's mass deportation plan: "They [sheriffs] will know who's naughty and who's nice"

SOURCE to CNN: Trump to sign executive action to rename Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America today

Live updates: Inauguration of Donald Trump and JD Vance | CNN Politics Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday at the US Capitol. Follow for live news updates on all of the events.

NEW: President Trump will sign executive orders Monday banning 'gender ideology' and DEI in federal government www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Biden, in his statement, noted that the pardons did not denote guilt:

“The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense.”

Trump’s comeback will begin with a blast of executive power | CNN Politics Donald Trump will flex one of the most intense and sweeping demonstrations of presidential power on the first day of any administration, seeking to fundamentally change America’s course by sundown on ...

President Biden has issued preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the members of the Jan. 6 committee and the cops who testified before the committee. www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...

Trump’s Return Nudges Economists’ Inflation Outlook Higher Survey finds tariffs, tax cuts and immigration policy could weigh on price outlook for next two years.

Economists predict higher inflation and interest rates for the next two years due to Trump's plans for tariffs, tax cuts, and immigration restrictions.
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...

Live updates: Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal | CNN Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, the first positive sign in months that a truce in the Israel-...

BREAKING NEWS: Israel and Hamas agree to a deal that will pause fighting in Gaza and lead to the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners
www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

Dementia risk is rising in an aging US population. Cases are projected to double by 2060 | CNN New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden on the United States population will grow substantially over the next few ...

New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden on the US population will grow substantially over the next few decades: cnn.it/40vsLKx

Live updates: The latest on the deadly Los Angeles wildfires | CNN Crews are still battling deadly wildfires that broke out nearly a week ago in Los Angeles, with wind and dry conditions hampering the effort. Follow for live updates.

Los Angeles wildfires: At least 24 killed as returning winds threaten to undo progress. Live updates: www.cnn.com/weather/live...

US officials say Gaza ceasefire deal is in sight, the first sign of serious optimism in months | CNN American officials believe a ceasefire and hostages release deal in the Israel-Hamas war is now in sight, in what marks the first real sign of serious optimism inside the Biden administration in month...

The latest details on a hostage deal:
➡️ 33 hostages would be released in Phase 1 (women, children, elderly)
➡️ Israel believes most of the 33 hostages are alive but the bodies of deceased hostages will also likely be among those released during the initial 42-day ceasefire
www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...