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A photo from a wanted poster released Monday shows surveillance images of inmate Jacob Allen Morley taken during his escape late Sunday.

Tennessee prison escapee crossed state lines before prison officials alerted external law enforcement, district attorney says

CNN By Chris Boyette, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, Vivian Phillips, Holly Yan (CNN) — A convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last weekend had already crossed state lines before prison officials alerted external law enforcement agencies, according to District Attorney Danny Goodman Jr. Jacob Morley had been in Marion, Illinois, by 4:40 a.m. Monday,

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Cassidy Hutchinson

Justice Department fails to indict former White House aide over her testimony about Trump and Jan. 6, sources say

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Justice Department prosecutors on Tuesday tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her testimony about President Donald Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, according to two people familiar with the matter. Hutchison

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The chemical in the tank is “ still venting

‘Error’ caused Toledo chemical leak, EPA says, triggering evacuations and fear of explosion

CNN By Rebekah Riess, Aidan Johnstone, Lauren Mascarenhas, Aidan Johnstone (CNN) – The chemical release in Toledo was due to an “error that occurred when the material was being transferred,” according to Bryant Somerville, a spokesperson for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA confirmed the released chemical, which came from a 5,500-gallon tank, is

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Key Ohio Republicans criticize Ramaswamy’s ad with Acton’s estranged mother, even as Vance and Trump defend it

CNN By Patrick Svitek, Lauren Fox, CNN Wharton, Ohio (CNN) — Some leading Ohio Republicans began distancing themselves from a controversial new ad from their gubernatorial nominee, Vivek Ramaswamy, even as the president and vice president defended it. Vice President JD Vance warned Republicans on Wednesday not to break ranks over the commercial, telling them

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France promises ‘massive’ police presence this weekend as cities impose more curfews after protest violence

CNN, BFMTV, @EPERDUMENCE VIA INSTAGRAM, CORMAC DELANEY, X , ELYSEE, @EMMANUELMACRON VIA X By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — French authorities promised a “massive” police presence for planned protests on Saturday and imposed localized curfews for a second consecutive night as the country grapples with the fallout from its worst rioting in years. The moves

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Zelensky praises ‘real leaders’ in Europe as his relationship with Trump deteriorates

CNN By Lauren Kent, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky praised “real leaders” in Europe at a summit in Belgium on Friday, taking a veiled swipe at US President Donald Trump amid testy relations between Kyiv and Washington. European leaders are rallying around Zelensky after the White House heaped pressure on Ukraine

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4 killed, including 3 children, in Oregon elementary school shooting, source says. Teen shooter is also dead, sources say

CNN By Emma Tucker and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source. The shooter was a 16-year-old male, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The shooter had already been

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Gina Holland evacuates her home with her dog Cici in Pensacola on Friday.

Hurricane Isaias is just hours from landfall on Gulf Coast, where conditions are deteriorating quickly

CNN, WEAR, WALA, CSU, CIRA & NOAA, WEBCAMS DE MEXICO, WBRC, THE FLORIDA CHANNEL, CSU/CIRA & NOAA By Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, CNN Meteorologists Conditions are deteriorating quickly along the Gulf Coast with Hurricane Isaias, a ferocious Category 3 storm, only hours from making landfall. Thousands of residents are without power and the storm surge

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states

CNN, ACCUWEATHER, MDFR FL-TF1, CIRA, NOAA, WSVN, WJHG By Dakota Smith, Eduardo Cuevas, Elise Hammond (CNN) – Hurricane hunters found 100 mph winds within Hurricane Isaias, making the storm a Category 2, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 4 p.m. CT update on Thursday. The agency noted “additional strengthening is expected” through early Friday. The

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France’s student protests highlight a debt crisis that could spill over to the rest of Europe

CNN, BFMTV By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — France’s unprecedented wave of student protests has laid bare the country’s growing financial pressures, which will only become more difficult to tackle as Europe’s second-largest economy tries to rein in a ballooning budget deficit. The country’s finances are in a precarious state. Public debt was more

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Cornell says ex-US Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will investigate school’s response to Jane Doe’s rape allegations

CNN, WSTM, MEGAN ZEREZ , ITHACA VOICE, NY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, Megan Zerez / Ithaca Voice By Gloria Pazmino, Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan, Hanna Park, CNN Ithaca, New York (CNN) — A former Justice Department official will delve into Cornell University’s response to a student’s allegations of gang rape as outrage over the

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Inside rape culture’s strong grip

CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Tarana Burke thinks those asking if anything has changed since MeToo are posing the wrong question. The political organizer, who in 2006 started the hashtag that would take off in 2017 amid a mass reckoning with sexual violence, has seen it before. A high-profile episode sparks a new

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Cornell says ex-US Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will investigate school’s response to Jane Doe’s rape allegations

CNN By Gloria Pazmino, Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan, Hanna Park, CNN Ithaca, New York (CNN) — A former Justice Department official will delve into Cornell University’s response to a student’s allegations of gang rape as outrage over the case echoes across the country – from sexual abuse survivors to students on campus and now

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Cornell fraternity Snapchat messages provide new details on alleged assault

Title IX documents and Snapchat messages have revealed new details regarding the alleged gang rape of a Cornell University student at a Chi Phi fraternity house. These records highlight significant discrepancies between the evidence and what the local district attorney’s office reportedly received. While Cornell claims it shared all necessary information, critics argue the university’s response failed the victim.

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‘I was sure I was going to die’: Inside the Flydubai flight where passengers fought off a terrifying attack

A horrific mid-air catastrophe on a plane heading to Tel Aviv was averted in a stunning turn of events on Wednesday when passengers and crew bravely rushed into the cockpit and regained control of theaircraft.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a pilot stabbed his colleague on a Flydubai plane and tried to “sabotage the aircraft’s system.” It plunged the aircraft thousands of feet in two minutes, causing panic and forcing the flight to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca

Special prosecutor taking over investigation of Cornell University gang rape allegations as new details emerge

CNN By Isa Mudannayake, Jake Tapper, Danya Gainor, Jason Carroll, Gloria Pazmino, Alex Stambaugh, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — New York State Attorney General Letitia James will be taking over as special prosecutor in the case alleging sexual assault at Cornell University, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, saying she “lost faith” in the district attorney’s

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The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca

What Cornell’s Jane Doe told investigators in 2024 prompts fresh questions in newly reopened investigation

WSTM, CNN By Danya Gainor, Jason Carroll, Gloria Pazmino, Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — The former Cornell University student who says she was gang raped made an explicit accusation of sexual assault in an interview with university police in November 2024, but the district attorney said university police didn’t share

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A ‘loophole’ in New York’s rape law may have shut the door on criminal charges in the Cornell case. It’s not the first time

CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN New York (CNN) — Resurfaced allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have renewed outrage over what experts call a legal “loophole” in New York’s – and other states’ – sexual assault laws that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they

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