And the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year is...

Co-hosts Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates reveal the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year during CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.
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5 things to know for Dec. 5: Boat strikes, Congressional map, Vladimir Putin, DC pipe bomber, Eurovision boycott

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands announced their withdrawals Thursday from next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided that Israel will be allowed to compete. Organizers ...
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The Partnership Behind Southside Blooms and a CNN Hero of the Year Award

Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit Southside Blooms transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that ...

This South Side Chicagoan Became CNN’s 2025 Hero Of The Year By Growing Jobs Through Gardening

Through his nonprofit Southside Blooms, Quilen Blackwell is turning empty land into flower farms and giving young people a ...

Hero officer who took down Bondi shooter praised as footage reveals how massacre was brought to an end

Videos from the tragedy give a clearer picture of how the antisemitic attack unfolded and how an officer, armed only with a handgun, moved in to take out the attackers from 45 meters (150 feet) away – ...
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Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit ‘farm-to-vase’ flower shop employs at-risk youth, is CNN’s Hero of the Year

Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN Hero of the ...

Hero cop hailed, youngest Bondi shooting victim laid to rest

Mourners on Thursday laid to rest the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney: 10-year-old Matilda, who had been enjoying the Hanukkah festivities with her family when the gunmen opened ...
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Quilen Blackwell, whose Chicago nonprofit flower shop employs at-risk youth, is CNN Hero of the Year

CHICAGO -- Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago's South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN ...
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Quilen Blackwell Named 2025 CNN Hero of the Year | WATCH

*In a powerful celebration of urban transformation, Quilen Blackwell has been named the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year. His work converting empty lots into flower farms has brought jobs, joy, and justice ...

The psychology of heroism: Why some people ran toward danger at Bondi Beach

Just before the mass shooting that left 15 dead and dozens more injured during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, two elderly bystanders attempted to disarm one of the attackers.

‘Heroic’ bystander who wrestled gun from Bondi Beach attacker is son of refugees and father to two

A bystander who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, whose refugee parents had just arrived from Syria, ...