Casey Tolan
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Oakland, CA, United States
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Dangerous chemical leaks have injured workers at one of America's largest meat processors
Mimi Perkins' job on the graveyard shift at a Tyson Foods poultry plant started like any other night: hosing down the blood, guts, and stray feathers left behind by hundreds of thousands of dead chickens. Then, she heard a single loud pop. → Read More
A proposed ‘takeover’ has sparked a battle for power in one of America’s Blackest big cities
Republican-dominated state government and the Blackest big city in the US over some of the most incendiary flashpoints of American politics: voting rights, public safety and race. → Read More
Half Moon Bay shooting suspect legally owned his gun and targeted specific people, authorities said. Here’s what we know about him
The man suspected of killing four people at a California mushroom farm and three others at a nearby site had legal possession of a semi-automatic weapon that was registered to him, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said. → Read More
What we know about the suspect in the Monterey Park massacre
The 72-year-old man suspected of killing 10 people and wounding 10 others in a shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, Saturday had previously frequented the establishment, sources told CNN. → Read More
Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories
The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed "out of touch with reality." → Read More
Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories
The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed "out of touch with reality." → Read More
How two Texas megadonors have turbocharged the state's far-right shift
Two Texas billionaires have funneled money to conservative candidates and helped reshape the state's Republican party in their worldview. → Read More
How two Texas megadonors have turbocharged the state’s far-right shift
Two Texas billionaires have funneled money to conservative candidates and helped reshape the state's Republican party in their worldview. → Read More
Highland Park gunman's family was in turmoil for years leading up to parade shooting
When Bob's Pantry and Deli opened for business in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park in 2008, loyal customers lined up in the snow at 4 a.m. to support Bob Crimo, who was striking out on his own after years running a convenience store franchise. Photos from opening day showed customers hoisting massive sandwiches and Crimo posing with his beaming family -- including his eight-year-old son… → Read More
US lobbying firms rush to cut ties with Russian businesses hit with sanctions
In the years leading up to Russia's attack on Ukraine, US lobbyists have raked in millions of dollars from Russian banks and financial firms paying to push their interests in Washington. → Read More
Foundation behind network pushing election and coronavirus conspiracies had its tax-exempt status revoked. It still solicits donations
An online media network that promotes election and coronavirus-related conspiracy theories is soliciting donations and telling donors their contributions will be tax-deductible -- even though its foundation's tax-exempt status has been revoked by the IRS. → Read More
Biden vowed to close federal private prisons, but prison companies are finding loopholes to keep them open
Leavenworth Detention Center seems like a prime example of why President Joe Biden wants to close private prisons: So far this year, the federally contracted jail has been the site of multiple stabbings and a fatal beating. Former guards say drugs and weapons are common behind bars -- and for months, many cell doors didn't even lock. A judge called it "an absolute hellhole" at a recent… → Read More
In the wake of Trump's attack on democracy, election officials fear for the future of American elections
Trump's efforts to subvert the election leave the future of free and fair elections in jeopardy. → Read More
As Herschel Walker eyes Georgia US Senate seat, a newly revealed stalking claim brings his troubled history under scrutiny
A Texas woman told police in 2002 that Georgia US Senate candidate Herschel Walker had threatened and stalked her, according to a police report obtained by CNN. → Read More
MyPillow magnate Mike Lindell's latest election conspiracy theory is his most bizarre yet
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, has emerged as one of the most vocal boosters still pushing false claims about the 2020 election. His latest theory about vote-switching is outrageous. → Read More
'There's no way I can pay for this:' One of America's largest hospital chains has been suing thousands of patients during the pandemic
One of America's largest hospital chains, Community Health Systems, has filed at least 19,000 lawsuits against patients in the last year, a CNN investigation finds. → Read More
Minneapolis police still use force on Black people at disproportionate rate
In the months after George Floyd's death, Minneapolis Police Department officers reported using force on far fewer people -- but then use of force spiked late last year, a CNN analysis of department data found. → Read More
Former Trump campaign staffers worked on National Mall rally the day of the Capitol riot
After the deadly sacking of the US Capitol this month, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has insisted it had nothing to do with the National Mall rally that preceded the riot and featured a speech from the President. → Read More
GOP lawmakers' fiery language under more scrutiny after deadly Capitol riot
Some GOP lawmakers' speeches helped set the tone for Capitol riot. Now that rhetoric is drawing blowback from colleagues. → Read More
Insurrection fueled by conspiracy groups, extremists and fringe movements
The mob of Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday included conspiracy theorists linked to QAnon and the Proud Boys -- two right-wing extremist factions that President Trump repeatedly refused to condemn during his election campaign last year. → Read More