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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured a significant win Wednesday after a panel of Brooklyn appellate judges ruled his administration can resume plans to collect a new tax on high-end second homes. The policy, also known as the “pied-à-terre tax,” is a key part of Mamdani’s affordability

By Joe Sutton, Ray Sanchez, Taylor Galgano, Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — A security guard stopped a gunman in an exchange of fire after the shooter crashed a car at the Citibank Center complex near Tampa and fatally shot a woman, later identified by the company as an employee, law enforcement said Wednesday. The security

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and two others were injured when a small helicopter crashed late Wednesday morning off Key Biscayne, Florida, the US Coast Guard said, leaving the aircraft upside down with just its landing skids visible in the water near Miami. Two adults were taken to a nearby

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general’s office tapped a former federal prosecutor experienced in sex crime cases to lead the criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University. Jacqueline Kelly, a Cornell graduate, will have decision-making authority to investigate claims made by Jane Doe, a former Cornell student

By Chris Boyette, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — A single Powerball ticket in New Jersey has won an estimated $847 million after matching all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing, the company said Thursday. The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, 56, and red Powerball 21, with a Power Play multiplier of 2x. The

By Fredreka Schouten Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will win Georgia’s gubernatorial race and become the first Black female governor in U.S. history, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. The former Atlanta major also will make Georgia history as the first African American and the first woman elected to the role. Bottoms faced an onslaught of advertising from

By Danya Gainor CNN’s Decision Desk has projected that Florida’s 25th, 22nd and 14th Congressional Districts – which were each dismantled by aggressive redrawing by Republicans this year – will all be won by Democrats. In the 25th District, Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz will beat out Republican Scott Singer, a former Boca Raton mayor, CNN’s

By Katherine Koretski Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas will win New Hampshire’s open Senate seat, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, making history as the first out gay man to be elected to the chamber. Pappas fended off a closely watched bid from GOP former Sen. John E. Sununu, who held the seat before being ousted by retiring

By Steve Contorno Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff will win reelection, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defending a crucial Democratic seat that Republicans once considered a top pick-up opportunity. Ossoff’s victory in a state President Donald Trump carried two years ago is all but certain to further fuel speculation about the Democrat’s political future. He is the

By Dalia Faheid, Chris Boyette, Isabel Rosales, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — A nine-day, three-state manhunt for a convicted murderer who fled both by foot and with two stolen vehicles came to an end Wednesday when the Tennessee prison escapee got stuck in the mud in Missouri and was captured. Jacob Morley was serving

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — In September, as election season entered its stretch run, researchers from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, a DC-based think tank, began noticing a bizarre and disturbing variant of AI slop on X. One post depicted a Muslim family at an airport, overlaid with a floating sign

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — It took about 90 seconds for a routine report of ice and turbulence to be replaced by a desperate “Mayday, mayday!” and then silence, as a private jet plunged more than 27,000 feet over the course of one minute toward a Florida roadway. Inside, a pilot and

By Emma Tucker, Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of running over an undocumented immigrant from Mexico with a vehicle was released on a $30,000 bond Monday after appearing in court for a bond hearing, according to his attorney. A grand jury indicted Mario Alberto Morales Friday on

By Holly Yan, Aaron Cooper, Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — In the blink of an eye, a private jet plummeting 450 feet per second nosedived into a Florida roadway, bursting into flames and killing all nine people on board. “It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “It looked

By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — The judge overseeing the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three children, said Monday he would like to schedule her retrial for March – though prosecutors remained non-committal about whether they plan to retry her on first-degree murder charges. Prosecutor

By Eduardo Cuevas, Isa Mudannayake, Karina Tsui, Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen people were killed and over 90 others injured over a Halloween weekend marred by gun violence, with multiple shootings across the country upending celebrations. One mass shooting in California occurred as people went to get last-minute costumes at Spirit

CNN By Holly Yan, Aaron Cooper, Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — In the blink of an eye, a private jet plummeting 450 feet per second nosedived into a Florida roadway, bursting into flames and killing all nine people on board. “It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “It

By Cindy Von Quednow, Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A private jet traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas careened into the ground in Palm Beach County, Florida, Sunday afternoon, leaving a deep crater and burning debris just feet from nearby homes and businesses and killing all nine on board, officials say. Video

By Isa Mudannayake, CNN Four people were killed and approximately 15 others were injured after multiple overnight shootings in one of Dallas’ vibrant nightlife neighborhoods, police said. The incidents occurred at three locations, all in the city’s Deep Ellum neighborhood east of downtown. Several live music venues in the area had advertised Halloween events for

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A teacher hailed as a hero for her quick action to help stop the gunman who carried out the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, last month is speaking out about her experience as the community prepares to send its children back to the school. “It all happened so fast,

By Karina Tsui, Martin Goillandeau, Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — At least one person was killed and eight others injured in two nearby shootings, just minutes apart, after a college football game in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, officials said. Multiple shots rang out in the 400 block of Graymont Avenue near Legion Field beginning around

By Andy Rose, Graham Hurley, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — When Alex Wittlin makes the 6-mile drive home every day from his workplace near Atlanta, 22 eyes follow him. On May 3, something else was following him: police cars with their sirens on. Spotting the lights less than a mile from his home, Wittlin turned onto

By Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan man was arrested Friday and charged with making threats against FBI Director Kash Patel, federal prosecutors announced. Anthony Daniel Palazzolo, 42, of Chesterfield Township, is accused of writing Facebook messages threatening to kill Patel and an associate earlier in October, according to the office of US Attorney

By Sydney Bishop, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and six others injured after a shooting inside a shopping mall at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, on Friday night, police said. Fairfield Police identified the person killed as Constance Hages, 31, whom family members said was pregnant at the time

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — October 14 wasn’t the first time Carolyn Marvin put herself in front of an autonomous delivery robot. It had become, since the wheeled little food vessels were unleashed upon certain parts of Philadelphia, a habit for the 78-year-old: standing in front of one of the robots when she encountered

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,

By Devon M. Sayers, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection a month ago, is speaking out for the first time, saying she is recovering, “but healing is not the same as being okay.” “There hasn’t been a moment since that night when I haven’t

By Emma Tucker, Julianna Bragg, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Investigators were combing through debris scattered across a field in northwest Oregon Friday after two helicopters collided midair, killing three people and forcing the closure of a nearby highway, officials said. Oregon pilot Tyler Sturdevant, 38, died in the crash, along with Texas flight instructor

By Associated Press Denver (AP) — An Egyptian man faces an additional life sentence after pleading guilty Thursday to federal hate crime and other charges for a deadly firebombing attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, last year. Mohamed Soliman is already serving life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges last spring. Federal prosecutors,

By Kara Scannell, Jeff Winter, Eric Levenson, CNN Monticello, New York (CNN) — A New York judge on Thursday sharply questioned attorneys over a request to remove Attorney General Letitia James from her role as the special prosecutor investigating sexual assault allegations at Cornell University. The petition to remove James due to bias was filed

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The daylight is getting shorter, the wind is getting colder, and the date fast approaches when people are supposed to beware of “ghouls” — no, not October 31, but November 3, Election Day. Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio, “is an absolute ghoul,” the former Obama

By Emma Tucker, Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — A fire at a South Carolina laboratory on a site that produces materials for US nuclear weapons triggered an emergency response, but the fire was extinguished and no contamination was reported outside of the facility, site officials said. The emergency at the Savannah River National Laboratory near

By Cindy Von Quednow, Addie Haney, CNN (CNN) — Police in South Carolina closed the investigation into actress Hayden Panettiere’s death after it was determined she died of an accidental drug overdose, the Greenville police department said Wednesday. “Based on the (coroner’s office’s) determination and the findings of the investigation, Hayden Panettiere’s death has been

By Ray Sanchez, Norma Galeana, Chelsea Bailey, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Dolores Huerta, a pioneering labor organizer and civil rights icon who cofounded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, died at 96, her family said in a statement Wednesday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores

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, but

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Farwell wanted to stop by Sandra Birchmore’s apartment. Just for a little while. “Are you still up?” he texted her. “Okay to come by for a second?” It was the night of Feb. 1, 2021, as a snowstorm swept through eastern Massachusetts. Birchmore was about 10 weeks pregnant

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “I had sex with the wife of a Jewish billionaire heir, and I made her tell me the family secret of longevity,” a cartoon landscaper sings at the start of a recent online commercial for herbal supplements. That dense tangle of salaciousness, antisemitism, conspiracism and health anxiety is only

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, CNN New York (CNN) — Alon, Tal and Oren Alexander – three brothers who once lived at the height of wealth and society in New York and Miami – were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for sex trafficking and other crimes after facing

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama is not a fan of the gilded decor changes President Donald Trump has made to the White House since his return to the power. “There’s gold everywhere,” Obama told Democrats at a rally in Cleveland on Saturday ahead of the midterm elections. “What’s up with

By Julianna Bragg and Vivian Phillips, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee authorities are searching for a 28-year-old convicted murderer who escaped through a state prison’s fence late Sunday night before stealing a truck and driving off. Jacob Morley, who is serving a life sentence, is now on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted” list, with

By Meridith Edwards, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The parents of Alex Pretti, a US citizen shot and killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis in January, are accusing the Department of Justice of violating their rights under a federal victims’ rights law, as they demand transparency and justice in their son’s death. In a July

By Whitney Wild, Dalia Faheid, Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Yair Lev said his second-grade daughter suddenly went silent midsentence as she scrolled through a math app on her school-issued Chromebook last year. Her eyes glazed over like a “zombie.” His daughter appeared to be overwhelmed by the stimulation from her device. She struggled

By Mark Morales and Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A woman accused of assaulting two men in allegedly antisemitic attacks in New York City was charged with hate crimes connected to those incidents, according to police and court records. The accused assailant, identified as Anna Mochalova, 32, faces two separate charges of assault in the

CNN, WCTV, DOUG TRAN, X, @FAMU By Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent in connection with a mass shooting Saturday night that left 11 people wounded, Tallahassee police said. Anthony Rivers III, who was arrested

By Eduardo Cuevas, Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — The threat of an ammonia leak from a burning seafood plant in a coastal Oregon city has been contained, authorities said, hours after a fire erupted, prompting evacuations over fears of potential health risks. Between 30 and 40 people were inside Pacific Seafood in Newport when flames

By Brittany Shammas and Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Help is available: For help in the US, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or chat 24/7 on online.rainn.org. The woman thought she had told the two men, “Please stop.” She thought she had shaken her head. But she couldn’t be sure,

By Eduardo Cuevas and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — When footage of a man being hit by federal immigration officers’ SUV in Northern California became public, the Department of Homeland Security responded by saying the man had jumped on the vehicle’s hood. Local police raised doubts about federal officials’ account as they announced a criminal

By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Three brothers who once lived at the height of wealth and society in New York and Miami could face life in prison for sex trafficking more than a dozen women and girls when they are sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. Earlier this year a

By Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent in connection with a mass shooting Saturday night that left 11 people wounded, Tallahassee police said. Anthony Rivers III, who was arrested Sunday, will be charged as an

By Associated Press (AP) — The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims, the second-largest involving a Catholic archdiocese in the US. Archbishop Ronald Hicks sent an email Saturday to clergy confirming the

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Six Flags will add seat belts to Goliath and other roller coasters with similar restraints following the death of a man who fell from the ride at Six Flags Over Georgia earlier this month. The company’s CEO said in a statement Friday that Goliath remains closed pending safety reviews

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The 18-year-old, now known as Jane Doe, flew across the country four years ago to Cornell University, where a civil complaint says she was immediately taken by the glorified façade of Greek life on campus and “promises of sisterhood and lifelong friendships.” She was full of hope and expectations

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The good Samaritan who killed a gunman after three students and a teacher were fatally shot at an elementary school recalled his final, desperate choice to Oregon Public Broadcasting: “I’m sorry, I have to go in. People are going to die.” “I just was in full panic, like, ‘No,

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — After spending decades in prison for a gruesome murder, Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. But something went wrong. The 50-year-old survived two ostensibly lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital, spent more than a week in the hospital and returned

By Ryan Young, Caroll Alvarado, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi police officer and interim police chief have resigned, officials said Friday — just days after the state said the officer’s actions were justified in a June shooting that resulted in the death of a 1-year-old boy and led to widespread outrage. The incident

By Rachel Clarke, Shimon Prokupecz, Meridith Edwards, Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Omaha, Nebraska (CNN) — California has banned them. Army experts trying them experienced so much pain they were “apprehensive” about further tests and were swapped for new personnel. In Nebraska, mothers are fighting to get the same electric shock gloves out of schools. The devices

By Diego Mendoza Diaz, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Battle of Iwo Jima monument in Quantico, Virginia, has suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage after a man beheaded one of the statues Wednesday evening, police said. Officers responding to a report of destruction of property at Marine Corps Base Quantico around 10:31

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — At a town hall event in Caro, Michigan, over the weekend, a man in the audience asked Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, “Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?” It was “a simple question,” the man insisted. El-Sayed immediately recognized it as something more. “Sure. Yeah, absolutely,” he replied, then

By Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — “Mom, there’s a shooter,” Michelle’s fifth grader said through the phone. Something about her son’s serious tone was familiar. “If you’ve ever gotten a call that a loved one passed away … that kind of tone,” Michelle explained. She knew that tone. The 40-year-old mother would later compare it

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

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 glycidyl

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look back at the events of 2026. Notable US Events January 3 – President Donald Trump announces that the US carried out a “large scale strike against Venezuela” and that President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, have been captured and removed from the

By Karina Tsui, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Two women have alleged this month they were sexually assaulted at different fraternity homes near the University of Chicago campus, adding to a string of allegations roiling the nation’s universities as they face a reckoning over sexual assault in their communities. A woman recently reported she was

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rhoam Summer, the 5-year-old who was among the four victims fatally shot at an Oregon elementary school, is the youngest person ever killed in a deliberate mass attack at a US school, according to his family’s attorney and experts who track school shootings. The littlest victim, his two classmates

By Jeff Winter, Kara Scannell, Jason Carroll, CNN (CNN) — A woman who sued Cornell University last month over an alleged gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024 said she felt “unsupported and disbelieved” by Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff shortly after she reported her alleged sexual assault, according to a letter she wrote to

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — It’s illegal in Oregon for anyone under 18 to possess a firearm, with a few exceptions. So how exactly did the 16-year-old who carried out a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, last week get access to a gun and ammunition? That question has yet to be answered and is

By Danya Gainor, Rebekah Reiss, CNN (CNN) — Memphis leaders rejected a contentious 18-month pause on new data center development in the city Tuesday, just two weeks after a meeting on the issue led to protests, calls to police and a fist fight at City Hall. The directive would have placed a temporary pause on

By Eduardo Cuevas, Alaa Elassar, John Miller, Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Students in this Oregon community won’t be returning to classes on Monday as they continue to mourn three classmates and a teacher killed in the United States’ latest school shooting, the motive of which is still unknown. Officials in Bend, Oregon, are investigating

By Julianna Bragg, Celina Tebor, Sarah Dewberry, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A former Long Beach city employee was injured during an incident involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Saturday, officials said, with an unmarked SUV driving the wrong way down a one-way street before the scene escalated, according to surveillance footage and witnesses. Ricardo

By Rob Picheta, CNN | Photographs by Heather Ainsworth Ithaca, New York (CNN) — Worlds are colliding at Cornell. On the football field, the men’s varsity team is practicing for its homecoming game, the flagship event of their season. Players are fine-tuning routes and dapping each other up after a well-executed play. The school mascot

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The three children and a teacher shot to death at Silver Rail Elementary School in central Oregon were in a classroom dedicated to students with special needs – an environment that’s supposed to be nurturing, safe and supportive. As is the case with mass shootings, the dead and wounded

By Emma Tucker, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — What began as a soccer game on a sunny Saturday in Wichita, Kansas, for children whose loved ones watched on the sidelines ended in tragedy when a pickup truck sped onto the field, killing a 6-year-old boy and a man and injuring 10 others. The truck had

By Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — It began with tingling and numbness in the graduate student’s fingertips and weakness in his legs. As summer ended, it got worse, as the numbness spread across his left arm and all his fingertips. But after weeks and visits to the University of Wyoming student health clinic, he told

By Brittany Shammas, CNN (CNN) — Inside a nondescript brick house overlooking West Virginia University’s picturesque campus, Nolan Burch stood with his fellow pledges, laughing and joking around as he held a necktie to his eyes. The time had come for the Gamma Phi chapter of Kappa Sigma’s “Big/Little ceremony” – the final rite in

By Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a typical October evening at Six Flags Over Georgia. The sinking sun cast a golden light over families standing in line for haunted houses and rides. Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet. Yet behind the amusement park’s

By John Miller, Andi Babineau, Dalia Faheid, Elise Hammond, Emma Tucker, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating what led a 16-year-old shooter to force entry into his former elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and fire into a special needs classroom on Thursday, killing three children and a young teacher. “Everyone wants to

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — On a sunny Oregon fall morning, parents dressed their children up and sent them to Silver Rail Elementary School for picture day. It’s the kind of picture parents return to years later, marveling at how small their children once were and how their smiles looked before their faces changed.

By Nicki Brown, Dianne Gallagher, Devon M. Sayers, CNN Lexington, South Carolina (CNN) — The judge overseeing Alex Murdaugh’s highly anticipated retrial for the murders of his wife and son insisted the case would proceed to trial in six months and chastised the parties for squabbling over evidence during a two-hour hearing Friday. “I’m gonna

By Taylor Galgano, Bill Kirkos, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Mia Lara’s first fraternity party ended with her chasing the man, who she believes sexually assaulted her friend, through the streets of Chicago. The alleged sexual assault was reported last weekend at a fraternity house and is under investigation by the University of Chicago and the

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

By Emma Tucker and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher were killed when a 16-year-old Bend, Oregon, resident entered an elementary school and started shooting, police said at a news conference Thursday evening. The shooter, armed with a long gun, forced his way into the school

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration has scaled back a program that allows PreCheck members who are not flying to go through security, according to some of the airports where it had been operating. “Gateside by TSA PreCheck” was introduced with much fanfare in September at 13 airports. Members of the

By Dalia Faheid, Chris Boyette, CNN A body found in a barrel in Lake Mead in 2022 has been identified as an Arkansas man after DNA testing, authorities revealed Thursday in a case that sparked a frenzy of questions and speculation decades after his death. Edward Lelburian Jackson, believed to be in his 50s, was

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — In the past few weeks, five high school seniors have told college application consultant Robert Schwartz that they’re changing their plans, he said. The students, all girls, told him they were no longer going to apply to Cornell University. Schwartz, the founder of YourBestCollegeEssay, has been helping students prepare

By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis

WXIA, CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The death of a 42-year-old man on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia this week has raised important questions about amusement park safety. The tragic incident follows reports of serious injuries on other roller coasters, including riders who required emergency brain surgery. Roller coasters are

By Eric Levenson, Meridith Edwards, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Three men whom US Rep. Nancy Mace accused of being “PREDATORS” in an unprecedented House floor speech last year – including her ex-fiancé – were charged with sexual misconduct-related offenses Wednesday, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said in a statement. Brendan Patrick Bryant, 53,

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — On a warm Columbus Day afternoon, with many area schools closed for Fall Break, the winding midways of Six Flags Over Georgia must have made a wooded stretch about 10 miles west of downtown Atlanta feel both electric and nostalgic. Carousel music mixed with the thunderous roar of roller

By Karina Tsui, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — As investigators work to determine how a man fell to his death during a roller coaster ride Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities have identified the victim as a beloved educator, prompting an outpouring of grief across the Atlanta community and school system. Cobb

CNN By Karina Tsui, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — As investigators work to determine how a man fell to his death during a roller coaster ride Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities have identified the victim as a beloved educator, prompting an outpouring of grief across the Atlanta community and school system.

By Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City’s iconic Central Park horse-drawn carriage industry is nearing its end after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal on legislation that aims to abolish the carriage rides. Menin is expected to bring legislation to the council floor

By Celina Tebor, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Thirty years after the death of Tupac Shakur shocked the nation, Duane “Keffe D” Davis was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of the iconic rap star. “You don’t get to take a man from his family,” Judge Carli

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Jason Carroll, CNN (CNN) — Cornell University has suspended all parties and social events at campus fraternity houses for the remainder of the academic year as the school evaluates its response to a student’s allegations that she was gang-raped at a fraternity in 2024, Cornell’s president wrote in a letter Tuesday. The

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has “no plans” to change who is in the charge of the New York Police Department, he told reporters Tuesday. Asked multiple times whether he would consider removing NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch from her post, Mamdani pointed to the city’s record

CNN, WABC, POOL, ATC.COM, GETTY IMAGES By Hanna Park, Jeff Winter, Mark Morales, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Actress Selma Blair faces assault charges after a disturbance on a plane that left multiple people injured late Sunday night. Aboard a commercial flight from Los Angeles to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, Blair allegedly