Some Baltimore Ravens fans are standing by Ray Rice at the first game of the season since Rice was suspended for attacking his now-wife. Many fans attending the game wore his number 27 jersey, including women.
In an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett, Ravens fan Lauren Brown explains why she continues to wear the disgraced football player's jersey.
"He is human and people make mistakes," @Ravens fan says. Fan doesn't condone Rice's behavior but thinks he's a stellar player. @CNN
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President Obama and Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush honored AmeriCorps, the volunteer program supported, in part, by the U.S. government.
Nearly a million Americans have volunteered through AmeriCorps in its 20 years of existence. In interview with CNN's Erin Burnett, retired General Stanley McChrystal spoke about national service and his plan to have every young American spend a year serving their community.
McChrystal tells Burnett that right now, we have an opportunity to change how young adults view citizenship.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is digging in, insisting he didn't realize the scope and severity of Ray Rice's attack on his now-wife in a Atlantic City elevator.
Ray Rice case: Did NFL execs know the truth earlier?
In a letter to the player's association obtained by ESPN, Goodell writes that Rice's description of the attack months ago was "starkly different from what he saw on the video that surfaced Monday.
It's an assertion that contradicts a report that Rice confessed to Goodell he had punched his fiancee.
CNN's Miguel Marquez is OutFront with more.
Who is to blame for the rise of ISIS? Is it President Obama for not keeping troops in Iraq? Or President Bush, who signed the deal agreeing to American troop withdrawal? The 4 star General who led counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal weighs in.
McCain claims victory in policy fight with Carney
How might America's top commander in Afghanistan Ret. Gen. @StanMcChrystal fight #ISIS? Find out tonight 7pE on @CNN. pic.twitter.com/irlmibEhns
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