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By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve an eviction notice is dead after an hourslong standoff, Pittsburgh authorities said Wednesday. “The subject in this incident was pronounced deceased by @PghEMS at 5:08 p.m. EST,” public safety officials posted

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lot of hope has been placed on the possibility of ending the strikes that have paused Hollywood productions. This week, major studios outlined their latest offer to striking writers, including what the studios say is the highest wage increase in 35 years. However, it remains unclear whether the

CNN, WRCB By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lot of hope has been placed on the possibility of ending the strikes that have paused Hollywood productions. This week, major studios outlined their latest offer to striking writers, including what the studios say is the highest wage increase in 35 years. However, it remains unclear

By Eric Levenson, CNN Media, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Newly tested DNA evidence from the 1997 killing of a 70-year-old Pennsylvania woman indicates she was sexually assaulted and fatally beaten by an unknown man – and not by the three men who have spent over two decades behind bars for her murder, a forensics expert testified

By Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Newly unsealed court records provide insight into how law enforcement justified a highly unusual raid of the office of a Marion, Kansas, newspaper – a decision that has drawn widespread condemnation from news organizations and press freedom advocates. The Marion County Sheriff’s office said it was investigating “identity theft”

By Joe Sutton, Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Heavy flooding just south of the entrance to Grand Canyon National Park prompted shelter-in-place orders, power outages and more than 100 evacuations of residents and guests, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said. About 70 students from the nearby Grand Canyon Unified School District who

By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Investigators searched a former residential property of Dennis Rader, the self-proclaimed BTK serial killer, in Kansas this week primarily in connection with a probe into the 1976 disappearance of an Oklahoma teenager, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities also are checking whether Rader, who pleaded guilty in 2005 to murdering 10

By Jessica Xing and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A 7-year-old boy was attacked by a bear in the backyard of his Westchester County, New York, home and taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries Tuesday morning, police said. The child was in the yard of the North Castle home when he was attacked

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A childcare employee has been arrested after a 1-year-old child died Monday after being left in a daycare van, police in Omaha, Nebraska, said. An Omaha Police Department statement did not give details of the exact circumstances that led to the child’s death, and how long the child was

WOWT, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A childcare employee has been arrested after a 1-year-old child died Monday after being left in a daycare van, police in Omaha, Nebraska, said. An Omaha Police Department statement did not give details of the exact circumstances that led to the child’s death, and how

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The head of the Smithsonian Institution is apologizing for the dark history behind its collection of human remains. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, addressed how the institution amassed a collection of tens of thousands of body parts during the

By Melissa Alonso and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The death of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father resulted from a natural gas explosion that shook a North Carolina home, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators were unable to determine its source. The August 22 explosion and collapse of the home in Mooresville, some 30 miles north

CNN, WHIO By Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school. The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols

By Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school. The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German Township, Ohio,

By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A Black FedEx driver who said he was shot at and chased by two White men while delivering packages in Mississippi last year tells CNN FedEx fired him after denying his request to work from home. D’Monterrio Gibson, 25, was fired because he did not accept a part-time, non-courier

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Josh Campbell and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of fatally shooting a Southern California clothing store owner after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, had social media accounts containing anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-law-enforcement material, sheriff’s office officials said in a Monday news conference. Laura Ann

CNN, WSB By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: This story contains disturbing content. A Georgia sheriff resigned and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual battery charge Monday after he grabbed TV’s Judge Glenda Hatchett’s chest in January 2022, his attorney said. Bleckley County Sheriff Kris Coody was sentenced to 12 months probation and

By Dakin Andone, Laura Studley and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — A power outage overnight at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of more than 200 patients from a building housing neonatal intensive care and OBGYN units, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and hospital officials. All patients are safe,

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — An American dentist has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife of 30 years while the couple was on a safari in Zambia, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said in a news release. A jury last year found Lawrence Rudolph

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The record-breaking film “Barbie” has been unseated from the top of the US box office, but many stores will be awash in pink for the rest of the year. Brands and retailers plan to stretch the “Barbie” excitement through the fall season, with an influx of themed products timed

CNN, WABC, WSB By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The record-breaking film “Barbie” has been unseated from the top of the US box office, but many stores will be awash in pink for the rest of the year. Brands and retailers plan to stretch the “Barbie” excitement through the fall season, with an influx of

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The record-breaking film “Barbie” has been unseated from the top of the US box office, but many stores will be awash in pink for the rest of the year. Brands and retailers plan to stretch the “Barbie” excitement through the fall season, with an influx of themed products timed

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The record-breaking film “Barbie” has been unseated from the top of the US box office, but many stores will be awash in pink for the rest of the year. Brands and retailers plan to stretch the “Barbie” excitement through the fall season, with an influx of themed products timed to

By Jamiel Lynch, Sara Smart and Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — A prosecutor is asking a judge to dismiss the felony charge against an unarmed Black semi-truck driver who was attacked by a police dog after a chase in Ohio on July 4. Jadarrius Rose, 23, was bitten by a K-9 after a lengthy vehicle

CNN By Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Taylor Romine and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California clothing store owner was shot and killed after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, police said, as the LGBTQ+ community continues to face violence and threats across America. Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton, 66,

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: This story contains disturbing content. A Georgia sheriff resigned and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual battery charge Monday after he grabbed TV’s Judge Glenda Hatchett’s chest in January 2022, his attorney said. Bleckley County Sheriff Kris Coody was sentenced to 12 months probation and was also

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old woman who drove for Tony Stewart Racing died Friday after being ejected from the car in which she was riding on an Indiana highway. Ashlea Albertson was a passenger in one of two vehicles involved in the incident, which happened around 11:30 a.m. on northbound Interstate 65

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Personal Birth date: June 23, 1948 Birth place: Pin Point, Georgia Birth name: Clarence Thomas Father: M.C. Thomas, a farm worker Mother: Leola (Anderson) Thomas Marriages: Virginia “Ginni” (Lamp) Thomas (May 30, 1987-present); Kathy (Ambush) Thomas (1971-1984,

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — If you’re on the fence about buying a new iPhone, you may want to take a beat. Apple’s fall product launch next month is all but certain to include the iPhone 15, and rumors say it will switch from the lightning charging port to the faster-charging USB-C. Here’s

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — If you’re on the fence about buying a new iPhone, you may want to take a beat. Apple’s fall product launch next month is all but certain to include the iPhone 15, and rumors say it will switch from the lightning charging port to the faster-charging USB-C. Here’s what

By Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Taylor Romine and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California clothing store owner was shot and killed after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, police said, as the LGBTQ+ community continues to face violence and threats across America. Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton, 66, died

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with Listeria bacteria from a restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, health officials say. Investigators found the outbreak was linked to ice cream machines that were not cleaned properly at a Frugals restaurant, according to a release

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A large fire erupted in a historic hotel in the smallest town of the nation’s smallest state Friday night, leaving the area with limited water and no power and prompting a state of emergency on Rhode Island’s Block Island. Multiple agencies responded to the fire at

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — On Hayling Island, just off the southern coast of England, you’ll find Stoke Fruit Farm — home to a massive field of some 2 million sunflowers. Paying visitors are invited to wander around the 50-acre site and enjoy the blooms, but lately, the farm’s owners have

By Nick Watt, CNN (CNN) — The Yurok Tribe’s annual salmon festival in Klamath, California, is a little different this year. Yes, there’s a noisy parade, yes there are dozens of stalls selling T-shirts and jewelry, yes there are kids wrestling it out in a traditional stick game and yes there is plenty of food.

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Imagine your acceptance into medical school came with an automatic study partner you’ve known since birth, who lives with you – and who looks a lot like you. That’s reality for this group of future doctors. The University at Buffalo admitted three sets of twins and two brothers to

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US customs officers in Texas discovered nearly two dozen packages of cocaine on a commercial bus coming from Mexico. Field operations officers with the US Customs and Border Protection seized the “significant amount” of narcotics at the Roma International Bridge in Roma, Texas, the agency reported. Roma is

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — The 4th of July is a big day in American history, and it was a big day for a Utah man who shares his birthday with the nation’s. This year, it marked the day he unknowingly became a millionaire. J. Refugio Gonzalez Almeida bought a winning $3 million Mega

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury indicted a man known as a Kansas City Chiefs superfan, who goes by “ChiefsAholic” on social media, with robbing several banks and laundering the money through casinos, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced. Xaviar Michael Babudar, 29, was

Story by Ray Sanchez, CNN Video by Aaron Fisher and Deborah Brunswick (CNN) — David Gobel, his wife and their four children reluctantly plan to leave Maui after losing their home in the deadly wildfire that left historic Lahaina in ruins. “Where are we going to live? Where are we going to work?” he asked.

CNN Story by Ray Sanchez, CNN Video by Aaron Fisher and Deborah Brunswick (CNN) — David Gobel, his wife and their four children reluctantly plan to leave Maui after losing their home in the deadly wildfire that left historic Lahaina in ruins. “Where are we going to live? Where are we going to work?” he

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the case against Kouri Richins, a Utah widow accused of killing her husband before she authored a children’s book about grief, said they do not intend to seek the death penalty against her. “This decision was made in careful consultation with Eric Richins’ father and his two

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to actor and producer Michael K. Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced. Irvin Cartagena, 40, of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, also received an additional five-year sentence of supervised release

By Mitchell McCluskey and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Lolita, an orca whale who had lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970, died Friday afternoon, according to the facility. Lolita began exhibiting “serious signs of discomfort” over the past several days, according to an Instagram post from the Miami Seaquarium. After being treated

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An incident involving a bird gave new meaning to the term “fish fry” after an electric company suspected an osprey of dropping its meal onto power lines – triggering an outage in a New Jersey neighborhood. A fish that fell from a bird’s grip landed on a transponder

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Amid concerns that speculators may snap up destroyed land, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green insisted Friday that the years-long undertaking of rebuilding Maui’s historic Lahaina community will prioritize residents’ desires over those of property developers. “Let me be clear. Lahaina belongs to its people and we are

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a sweltering summer for much of the US, with temperatures reaching new highs seemingly every day. And along the Gulf Coast, officials are now grappling with how to handle two potentially deadly disasters set to compound: a hurricane and extreme heat. In New Orleans, this summer was

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Five-year-old Kaisley Blake had big plans for her first-ever loose tooth – and they involved a pillow, not a swallow, according to her dad. Things didn’t go as planned for the Oklahoma kindergartner on her first day of school at Henryetta Elementary. After having wiggled the tooth all

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 Mexican artifacts seized by US customs agents, some dating to 900 BC, have been repatriated to the government of Mexico. US Customs and Border Protection officers and Homeland Security Investigation special agents held a repatriation ceremony for 281 pieces of Mexican artifacts in Memphis Wednesday. “On

By Mitchell McCluskey, Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres and left at least two people dead, officials say. As of Sunday night, the Oregon Road Fire and the Gray Fire had each burned more than 10,000 acres, according to the Washington

By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — A man who says he was injured during a November 2022 shooting that killed rapper Takeoff in Houston, Texas, is suing the venue where the incident happened, alleging the establishment failed to provide adequate security to protect guests at the event, among other claims. Others being sued as part

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former New York police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, who served time in prison for tax fraud and lying to officials. Personal Birth date: September 4, 1955 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Bernard Bailey Kerik Father: Donald Kerik, a machinist Mother: Patricia Bailey

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor Charlie Sheen. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1965 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Carlos Irwin Estevez Father: Martin Sheen (Ramon Estevez), actor Mother: Janet (Templeton) Estevez Marriages: Brooke Mueller (May 30, 2008-May 2, 2011, divorced); Denise Richards (June 15,

By Lauren del Valle and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A judge is scheduled to rule September 29 on whether Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley can be sentenced to life in prison without parole, the harshest punishment available in Michigan. Crumbley, now 17, has pleaded guilty to one count of terrorism causing death, four

By Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A state agency delayed a water management company’s request to make more water available to fight the devastating wildfires on Maui earlier this month, according to letters obtained by CNN. Glenn Tremble of the West Maui Land Company, which manages water supply companies, complained in a

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River next year, an incredible improvement after above-average winter snowpack helped shore up plummeting water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs. The US Bureau of Reclamation on Tuesday announced Lake Mead and the Lower Colorado River will operate in

By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — The aunt of the 27-year-old shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer tells CNN Friday her family is feeling frustrated after the police department changed its initial account of the deadly incident during a news conference. The Philadelphia police commissioner announced Wednesday that Eddie Irizarry was inside a

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The ex-wife of a Florida man who was shot and killed in an “ambush” while his toddler was sitting in a car seat nearby has been indicted on a count of first-degree murder in his death, prosecutors said. Shanna Gardner-Fernandez also was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on

By Mitchell McCluskey and Colin Jeffery, CNN (CNN) — A district attorney in Tennessee dismissed more than 30 cases involving five former police officers who were charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, according to a statement obtained by CNN affiliate WHBQ on Wednesday Shelby County District Attorney Steven Mulroy said his

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will offer AP African American Studies for credit. Earlier this month, state education officials said students enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement course would not receive credits toward graduation. “As

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender identity to gifted fifth-graders – the latest salvo in a nationwide clash over how issues like gender and race are discussed in public school classrooms. The Cobb County board

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of the digital asset space — which includes cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) — are going bust after a pandemic-driven boom. Some celebrity-endorsed NFTs that cost over $400,000 in May 2022 can now be bought for around $50,000, as the future of digital art remains questionable. Here’s

By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Three Antioch, California, police officers were charged with civil rights violations as part of an FBI investigation into officers in the Antioch and Pittsburg Police Departments, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced in a news conference Thursday. Morteza Amiri, Eric Rombough and Devon Wenger

By Jeffrey Kopp, Eric Levenson and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to submit evidence for the accused killer’s alibi if he plans on using that as a defense. The state has argued Kohberger must provide his exact whereabouts the night of last year’s killings

By Jamiel Lynch and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Baltimore have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a July mass shooting that killed two and injured 28 people, according to a news release from the city. Police arrested 18-year-old Tristan Brian Jackson on Thursday. According to the release, he has been charged with

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Facts The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured several hundred more. Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols were convicted of the attack. The federal

By Rebekah Riess and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A mistrial was declared Thursday in the case of a White father and son charged with attempted murder of a Black FedEx driver who said he was chased and shot at while delivering packages in Brookhaven, Mississippi, last year. Circuit Judge David Strong’s decision followed the

CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Authorities face mounting questions about whether more could have been done to warn residents as wildfires devastated western Maui earlier this month, after Hawaii’s siren warning system stayed silent while wildfires reduced the town of Lahaina to ashes. The statewide system, made up of more than 400 emergency

By Nic F. Anderson and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The body of a 9-year-old boy was found at the edge of a waterway after he was separated from his family at an Ikea store in Red Hook, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, police say. A law enforcement official confirmed to CNN that the boy had

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Authorities face mounting questions about whether more could have been done to warn residents as wildfires devastated western Maui earlier this month, after Hawaii’s siren warning system stayed silent while wildfires reduced the town of Lahaina to ashes. The statewide system, made up of more than 400 emergency sirens

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of slavery in America through art. After lessons, students illustrate the harsh realities that enslaved people suffered: from being kidnapped and jammed onto slave vessels, to toiling in fields of cotton. “No one is

CNN, WFOR, WCTV, WFTV By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of slavery in America through art. After lessons, students illustrate the harsh realities that enslaved people suffered: from being kidnapped and jammed onto slave vessels, to toiling in fields of

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Hilary is brewing off the Mexican coast and could potentially bring significant rainfall to Southern California and the Southwest this weekend. Although the storm’s exact path is still uncertain, one climate scientist said “multiple years’ worth of precipitation” could fall in some of California’s driest areas. Here’s

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine at California’s Camp Pendleton has been charged with sexual assault weeks after a missing 14-year-old was discovered in the military base’s barracks, according to a charging document. The Marine, whose name has not been publicly released, is charged with three counts of sexual assault of a

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing survivors and a family member of one of the victims who died in the racist mass shooting in a Buffalo grocery store last year have filed two lawsuits against social media companies, the shooter’s parents and gun companies alleging they facilitated and equipped the gunman, according to

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A San Antonio man was arrested Tuesday after a teacher found a handgun in the backpack of the man’s 3-year-old child at a San Antonio pre-K center, police said. An off-duty parks police officer providing security at the center contacted city police officers when the gun was found Tuesday

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Waiehu, Hawaii (CNN) — Two days before the Maui inferno, Brenda Keau’s husband Tony called his mom for a chat. He didn’t worry when he didn’t reach her, figuring he would try again in a couple of days. “That opportunity never came,” Keau said. Now he’s given his