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Law enforcement agencies nationwide are bracing for potential unrest with the release of footage showing the 29-year-old's arrest, sources tell CNN
• A timeline of the investigations into Nichols' death after a traffic stop • Nichols was a 'good kid' who enjoyed skateboarding and photography, his family says -
District attorney: Video of altercation between Nichols and police does not show full encounter
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Officers' attorneys respond to official's strong reaction to video
During a press conference, CNN's Sara Sidner asks Blake Ballin, attorney for former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr., and William Massey, attorney for former Memphis police officer Emmitt Martin, about the director of the TBI condemning the violent arrest and subsequent death of Tyre Nichols. -
5 ex-officers charged with murder in Nichols' death
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Friend of charged officer describes conversation they had
CNN's Nick Valencia reports on the arrest of 5 Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols and speaks with Bennie Cobb, a family friend of one of the officers. -
What we know about what led to Nichols' death
It's been almost three weeks since a traffic stop in Memphis led to a violent arrest and, three days later, the death of the 29-year-old Black driver. -
Tyre Nichols was looking for a fresh start in Memphis. His life was cut short after his violent arrest
Tyre Nichols was a father, a man who loved his mama and a free-spirited soul who was looking for a new life in Memphis, Tennessee. -
US will send the more modern and lethal version of Abrams tank to Ukraine, Pentagon says
• Video: Retired Maj. General predicts where Ukraine's renewed offensive will take place • Analysis: What it would take for Western nations to send Ukraine fighter jets • Opinion: Why tanks will be decisive in the next battle for Ukraine -
ChatGPT passes exam at Ivy League business school
• Watch: Congressman gives speech using ChatGPT • Plagued with errors: A news outlet's decision to write stories with AI backfires • Opinion: Is no career safe anymore? -
Cowboys coach pushes cameraman. US skier makes history. The week in 33 photos
Eleven people were killed and nine were injured when a gunman opened fire inside a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, on Saturday, January 21. -
Newly discovered asteroid makes one of the closest approaches of Earth
An asteroid the size of a box truck made one of the closest passes of planet Earth ever recorded. -
Earth's inner core may have stopped turning and could reverse, study suggests
The rotation of Earth's inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse. Professor of theoretical physics, Michio Kaku, explains the new discovery with "CNN This Morning." -
John Mayer announces his 19-date solo acoustic tour. Here's what we know
John Mayer has announced a first-ever solo acoustic tour. -
Britney Spears asks fans to respect her privacy after 'prank phone calls' prompted wellness check
Britney Spears has asked her fans to respect her privacy after she says "prank phone calls" prompted a wellness check from police earlier this week. -
4-foot-long sea creature washes up on Texas beach, shocks researcher
A marine researcher found a 'rare,' 4-foot-long American eel washed up in Texas while surveying a beach. -
Chelsea Handler says she 'didn't know' she was on Ozempic
There's a great deal of conversation recently about celebrities using Type 2 diabetes medication Ozempic for weight loss. -
John Legend shares picture of new baby girl
John Legend shared his first photo with newborn daughter, Esti, on social media. -
Diva bear takes 400 selfies on wildlife cam
A Colorado bear bares all in 400 bear "selfies." CNN's Jeanne Moos explains how it strikes a pose. -
Taylor Swift teases release of 'Lavender Haze' music video
Taylor Swift has us floating on a cloud of "Lavender Haze." -
FDA halts authorization of Covid-19 treatment, says it has limited effectiveness against new variants
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday halted the emergency use authorization of Evusheld because it does not appear to protect against Covid-19 from viral variants currently circulating in the United States. -
NYC bike path terror suspect found guilty on all counts in killing of 8 people
Sayfullo Saipov was found guilty of murder by a federal jury for using a rented truck to fatally strike eight people on a New York City bike path on Halloween Day in 2017. -
Whistleblower: Jan. 6 committee failed to hold Twitter accountable
Anika Navaroli, former Twitter employee turned whistleblower who gave evidence to the Jan. 6 Committee, speaks out in an exclusive interview with CNN's Donie O'Sullivan. -
Razor blades found on gas pumps in 'disturbing incident' in North Carolina town
The Forest City Police Department in North Carolina has issued an advisory after multiple razor blades were found on gas pump handles. -
CNN reporter calls out Santos on his lie about playing college volleyball
CNN's Manu Raju questions embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) about his false claim of being on Baruch College's volleyball team. -
Effigy of Black soccer star Vinícius Jr. hanged from bridge in Madrid
Spanish national police have opened an investigation "for a possible hate crime," after an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinícius Junior was hanged from a bridge in Madrid, the national police's press office for the Madrid region told CNN on Thursday. -
US military operation kills ISIS leader in Somalia
A US military operation killed a senior ISIS leader and 10 members of the terror group in northern Somalia on Wednesday, two senior Biden administration officials said on Thursday. -
Dashcam video shows woman rescued from abduction after police chase
The Sheriff's office in Columbia County, Wisconsin, released footage capturing the dramatic rescue of a woman who was sleeping in her car at a rest stop when a stranger got in and drove off with her in the back seat. CNN affiliate WMTV has more. -
She was drawn to this town because of an encounter she couldn't explain. So she spent 20 years documenting seánces there
Though photographer Shannon Taggart grew up only an hour from Lily Dale, New York, the lakeside hamlet where people congregate to commune with the dead, she didn't visit until she was 26 years old. She was interested in documenting the quaint cottage town, which first formed as a summer retreat for paranormal practitioners in the late 19th century, after the Spiritualist movement took root in the state and spread around the world. -
Biden called man who disarmed Monterey Park shooting suspect to thank him for act of bravery
President Joe Biden called 26-year-old Brandon Tsay to thank the California man for disarming the Monterey Park shooting suspect over the weekend. -
Elon Musk meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Hakeem Jeffries
Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday evening, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. -
Kavanaugh calls US News law school rankings 'highly problematic'
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said this week that he is "optimistic" about the court, his colleagues, and the country in the first-known public comments any justice has made off the bench since the release of an investigative report into the leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade. -
California bar unveils disciplinary charges against Trump lawyer John Eastman
The State Bar of California unveiled new disciplinary charges against John Eastman for his involvement in former President Donald Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election results. -
Opinion: Maryland governor's genius move
Traveling across the country in recent years, I discovered a sure way to fire up an audience: issue a call to young people for a year of service to others. -
Why Facebook return is important for Trump
Meta has decided to reinstate former President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts. The decision comes after Trump was banned from the platform following the insurrection on January 6th, 2021. -
Attorney General Merrick Garland faces a difficult choice: whether to appoint a Pence special counsel
The discovery of classified documents at former Vice President Mike Pence's home immediately raised questions at the Justice Department about whether yet another special counsel investigation was in the offing. For now, the department's course isn't clear, people briefed on internal deliberations say. -
Jan. 6 Committee failed to hold social media companies to account for their role in the Capitol attack, staffers and witnesses say
"There might be someone getting shot tomorrow." -
Podcast: Do we need to go back to the theater? Audie Cornish asks if streaming is bad for the movies
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Why 'Pinocchio' is devastating
The 2023 Oscar nominations are in, and movie fans are appraising the list with their usual zeal. For every exaltation over "Everything Everywhere All At Once," there's a sigh of dismay over Viola Davis' best actress snub, the erasure of "Till" and "Decision to Leave," and the all-male best director lineup. -
Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles the fight to purge one family's name from the art world
The campaign by American photographer Nan Goldin to shame galleries and museums into cutting ties with the Sackler families, the owners of OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma, was always under a lens — that was part of its point. Beginning in 2018, a number of noisy protests at some of the art world's finest institutions, including the Met, the Guggenheim and the Louvre, were designed to attract as much publicity as possible as they highlighted the horrors of the United States' opioid epidemic and called out Purdue Pharma's role in it. They proved highly effective. -
Riley Keough sings her heart out in new 'Daisy Jones & The Six' teaser
The first official teaser trailer for "Daisy Jones & The Six" has dropped, along with the fictional band's first single and tracklist from the upcoming Amazon series.