David J. Lopez

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David J. Lopez is a senior editor for CNN Digital based in New York. He handles national breaking news and enterprise stories, with a particular focus on law enforcement and criminal justice.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is trying to ‘corruptly influence witness testimony’ and taint the jury pool from jail, prosecutors say
Nov 16, 2024
Sean “Diddy” Combs has continued to attempt to obstruct the federal government’s investigation into his sex trafficking case and is trying to taint the jury pool even while he is in federal jail, prosecutors allege in a new court filing.
Farmington Police Department bodycam footage shows officers standing outside the front door of Robert Dotson's home.
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against police over fatal shooting at wrong house
Sep 16, 2023
A New Mexico family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Farmington and three Farmington police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Robert Dotson while responding to a domestic violence call at the wrong house.
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Before-and-after images from EarthCam show US landmarks as they get inundated with wildfire smoke
Jun 8, 2023
The wildfire smoke that originated from Canada shrouded some major US cities on the Eastern Seaboard, leaving millions at risk of breathing unhealthy air and prompting the cancellation of outdoor activities ranging from school recess to Major League Baseball games.
Members of the Minneapolis Police Department monitor a protest on June 11, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Minneapolis agrees to policing plan overhaul forged after George Floyd’s killing
Apr 1, 2023
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to reorganize the city’s police department nearly three years after the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a White police officer sparked protests and scrutiny of law enforcement biases across the country.
FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers' Franco Harris (32) eludes a tackle by Oakland Raiders' Jimmy Warren as he runs 42-yards for a touchdown after catching a deflected pass during an AFC Divisional NFL football playoff game in Pittsburgh on Dec. 23, 1972. Harris died on Wednesday morning, Dec. 21, 2022, at age 72, just two days before the 50th anniversary of The Immaculate Reception. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File)
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In interview hours before his death, Franco Harris says ‘Immaculate Reception’ play ‘blows my mind’
Dec 23, 2022
Fifty years after the “Immaculate Reception” and just hours before his death, Franco Harris said it “blows my mind” how he pulled off arguably the most memorable play in NFL history.
Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores stands on the field prior to an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Miami Gardens Fla. The Dolphins won 33-24.
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Pittsburgh Steelers hire Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL for racial discrimination, as assistant coach
Feb 19, 2022
Brian Flores, the former Miami Dolphins head coach who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, has been hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an assistant coach.
Philadelphia Eagles' head coach Doug Pederson against the New York Giants during an NFL football game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Philadelphia. The Eagles defeated the Giants 22-21. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
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Jacksonville Jaguars announce hiring of former Super Bowl champion Doug Pederson as new head coach
Feb 4, 2022
The Jacksonville Jaguars named Doug Pederson as their head coach on Thursday – the first such hire in the NFL since former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores initiated a class-action lawsuit against the league alleging racial discrimination in its hiring practices.

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David J. Lopez is a senior editor for CNN Digital based in New York. He handles national breaking news and enterprise stories, with a particular focus on law enforcement and criminal justice.

Since joining CNN in 2020, he has guided coverage of the gun violence epidemic, incidents of police brutality and misconduct, and policing in America after the death of George Floyd.

Lopez has shepherded stories about the Covid-19 pandemic, migration on the US-Mexico border, mass shootings at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, and high-profile court cases including Kyle Rittenhouse, Derek Chauvin, Harvey Weinstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Before CNN Digital, Lopez was breaking news editor for Newsday. He is originally from Long Island, New York, and graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.