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By Whitney Wild, Sarah Moon and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — After days of national controversy over the raid of a small town’s newspaper office and the publisher’s home, the items seized have been returned and will be examined by a forensic analyst, the Kansas paper’s co-owner and publisher told CNN on Wednesday. An attorney

By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — The flames took so much in Lahaina. More than 2,200 homes and businesses – structures reduced to ashen piles in the angular plots on which they once stood; family cars and work vehicles, now hollowed out metallic shells packed in the streets; even boats that were caught in the

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head this week by a 9-year-old boy who got a hold of a gun inside a Florida home, authorities said. The younger child was taken Monday to a hospital, where he died, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief J.D.

By Dawn Sawyer, Carrington Peavy and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — A three-person tribunal has recommended against the firing of a Georgia teacher who is at risk of being terminated after reading a book about gender identity to her fifth grade class, according to the teacher’s attorney. The Cobb County School District, which is in

By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — Students in Arkansas public high schools enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement African American Studies course will not be able to receive credit toward graduation, state education officials told districts last week. The direction from the Arkansas Department of Education came as teachers and students across the state were

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Nouran Salahieh, Sara Smart and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The death toll in the Maui wildfires is now 110, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said at a Wednesday news conference where officials faced often heated questions about the county’s actions as wildfire swept across the island last week, sending people scrambling for

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school that terminated a teacher for having premarital sex, according to court documents. Victoria Crisitello began as a caregiver at St. Theresa School in Kenilworth in 2011, and in 2014, the school’s principal, Sister Theresa Lee, approached

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Retired NFL player Michael Oher, whose story inspired the Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side,” is alleging that the White couple that took him in did not legally adopt him as they have publicly claimed but instead made themselves his conservators. Oher was 18 and a rising high school football

CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — In his 2011 memoir, Michael Oher wrote that he had a special skill for forgetting his difficult past. “To get out of that world, I did have to forget,” he wrote in “I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond.” “To get to the

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Three men who have served over two decades in prison for the murder of a 70-year-old woman in her home outside Philadelphia asked a judge to throw out their convictions, citing new DNA evidence they say points to an unknown man as the killer. However, prosecutors say the three

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Deja Taylor, the mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January, pleaded guilty to a charge of felony child neglect Tuesday. Taylor’s 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, on January 6 at Richneck Elementary School in Newport

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Adults who regularly say hello to their neighbors have higher well-being than those who are antisocial, a new Gallup poll found. However, if you loathe the idea of striking up a conversation, data shows even the slightest greeting — like a nod, a wave, or a fist bump

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Adults who regularly say hello to their neighbors have higher well-being than those who are antisocial, a new Gallup poll found. However, if you loathe the idea of striking up a conversation, data shows even the slightest greeting — like a nod, a wave, or a fist bump —

By Sara Smart, Emma Tucker, Joe Sutton and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her in a cinder block “dungeon” in his Oregon home has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and transportation with intent to engage in sexual activity, court documents show. Negasi Zuberi, 29,

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — One US National Guard soldier at Mississippi’s Camp Shelby died on Friday and another has since been sent to the hospital after both reported symptoms associated with heat injury amid sweltering regional temperatures, the military agency said. The deceased soldier experienced a medical emergency on Friday after completing a

By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A 3-year-old migrant girl who was on a Texas-sponsored bus to Chicago died last week, prompting investigations by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies, authorities said. The child, an asylum seeker who died August 10, has been identified by Illinois officials

By Ashley Killough and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas was described as aggressive and threatening by members of law enforcement the night he was detained by authorities after assisting in a chaotic, confusing medical situation at a rodeo, according to a Texas sheriff’s report. In newly released body camera

By Nouran Salahieh and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The death toll in the Maui wildfires has risen to 106, Maui County officials said Tuesday, a week after the flames started sweeping through parts of the Hawaiian island. The update on the death toll – up from 99 a day before – came as authorities

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — With only a quarter of the Maui wildfire burn area searched, the death toll of what’s already the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century still could rise significantly, Hawaii authorities said Monday. At least 99 people have been confirmed dead from the wildfires, and the number

By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — As gale-force winds rushed down the slopes of Maui’s Mauna Kahālāwai mountains early Tuesday morning, Shane Treu stood outside his home with a garden hose – one of the first people in Lahaina to fight what would become America’s deadliest wildfire in more than

By Jennifer Henderson and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Michael Oher, whose life story was portrayed in the Oscar-winning movie “The Blind Side,” has filed a petition in a Tennessee court to end Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy’s conservatorship over him. Oher claims the Tuohys told him they were going to adopt

By Amanda Jackson, Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The apocalyptic wildfires that raced across Maui have claimed at least 115 lives – a devastating number that’s expected to grow. Many of the victims died while trying to escape the flames – including a 7-year-old boy and three members of his

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Monday to all state charges against them stemming from the torture and abuse this year of two Black men, one of whom was shot in the mouth. Their pleas Monday came after the former officers – five of them deputies for

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Employees at luxury stores are on edge as retail thieves appear to be escalating their brazen heists. In some states, like California and New York, police are seeing a pattern of coordinated “flash mob” burglaries involving dozens of people, rather than a few petty shoplifters. On Saturday, a massive

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Alleged members of a global sextortion operation that targeted more than 100 victims and led to the death of a 17-year-old boy were extradited to the United States on Sunday to face federal criminal charges, authorities said. Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, both of Lagos, Nigeria, were

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Twisted metal. The carcases of burned sedans. Charred shells of what once were homes, thriving businesses and cultural landmarks. As Maui officials continue searching through the wreckage for the many who are still missing after wildfires tore through the island, they have a new tool at hand: human remains

CNN, COUNTY OF MAUI, US COAST GUARD, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, KITV, KHNL, KGMB, KHNL/KGMB By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Twisted metal. The carcases of burned sedans. Charred shells of what once were homes, thriving businesses and cultural landmarks. As Maui officials continue searching through the wreckage for the many who

By Jennifer Henderson and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Four divers who went missing Sunday south of Cape Fear, North Carolina, have been rescued by the United States Coast Guard and the US Navy, officials said. The divers were found around 12:45 a.m. Monday after a Coast Guard C-130 from Air Station Elizabeth City saw

By Nouran Salahieh, Lauren Mascarenhas and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Crews in west Maui are doing the devastating work of sifting through the ashes of incinerated homes and beloved landmarks as the death toll from the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years is still rising. As of Monday afternoon, officials confirmed 99

WXYZ, RYAN JACOBOWSKI, JOSEF MEHALL, DANIEL MAIER, THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN, CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people ejected from a jet that later crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan air show on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Neither suffered significant injuries but both were taken to a local hospital as a precaution, the Wayne

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people aboard a small plane died after it crashed into a North Carolina lake Sunday morning, hitting a power line on the way down and cutting electricity to thousands, according to a local official. The Federal Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of the crash, which took place

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people ejected from a jet that later crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan air show on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Neither suffered significant injuries but both were taken to a local hospital as a precaution, the Wayne County Airport Authority said in a statement. The aircraft then crashed

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen people were injured in a boat explosion at a marina in the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, authorities said. The explosion, which took place at the Millstone Marina, was set off by a spark and gas fumes that “built up in the engine area,” the Missouri State

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Florida dog groomer who posed as a veterinarian has been arrested after performing a cesarean section on a Chihuahua who later died of “multiple complications from the surgery,” police say. Osvaldo Sanchez, 61, was arrested Friday and charged with animal abuse and practicing veterinary medicine without a license,

By Raja Razek and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — State agencies are warning people not to eat mountain whitefish caught in the Yellowstone River in the area where a train carrying chemicals went off the tracks in June, according to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The department’s staff collected five mountain

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A newly identified pack of endangered gray wolves is roaming in California’s Sierra Nevada, at least 200 miles away from the nearest known pack, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday. The pack was spotted in the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, where wildlife technicians found

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Nestlé USA announced a voluntary recall of some Nestlé Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to the potential presence of wood fragments. The announcement on Thursday applied to two batches of the “break and bake” bar products that were produced in April, the company said. A “small

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — James “Jimmy” Hendricks set out across the American West, bearing the ashes of his late father, in a journey nearly five years in the making. Hendricks, 66, inherited a love for nature from his father, which inspired what he called “Travels with Neil: A Final Journey with My Father.”

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — College campuses across the country will be filling up in the coming weeks as the fall semester gets underway. It can be a stressful time for students learning to balance their course loads with extracurricular activities — leading some to take ill-advised shortcuts, like letting ChatGPT

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A “mob of criminals” stole more than $300,000 worth of merchandise from the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center in Los Angeles Saturday afternoon, police said. More than 30 people entered a Nordstrom store at once and grabbed merchandise from displays near the entrance shortly after 4 p.m. before fleeing, Los

By Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the home and office of a newspaper owner, prompting a sharp rebuke from a press freedom group and raising constitutional questions far beyond the small city in the state. The paper’s co-owner and publisher, Eric Meyer, said he believes Friday’s raid in Marion

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — On the evening of January 24, three sheriff’s deputies in Rankin County, Mississippi, received a group text message from another deputy on the same shift: “Are y’all available for a mission?” The deputy, Christian Dedmon, informed his colleagues Hunter Elward, Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke they were going to

By Mike Valerio, Nouran Salahieh and Andy Rose, CNN MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (CNN) — The long recovery process from the Maui wildfires that killed at least 93 people was underway Sunday as some residents returned to Lahaina and many struggled to find a place to stay. “We’re short on housing here,” Mike Cicchino told CNN.

By Samantha Beech and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in a residential suburb outside Pittsburgh on Saturday morning left six people dead – including a father and son – and injured several others. The explosion and large fire in Plum, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh, marked at least the third time in

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Lahaina resident Cole Millington, his dog and a go bag at his side, was already behind the wheel of his truck late Tuesday afternoon when an emergency alert appeared on his phone. “There wasn’t really an evacuation notice for us,” Millington said. The real warning, he said, came from

By Rebekah Riess and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine who was questioned last month about a once-missing teenage girl found in his barracks has now been charged in an earlier, unrelated case, according to an update from the 1st Marine Logistics Group. The new charges are sexual assault of a minor and

By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Ka’anapali, Hawaii (CNN) — On a typical day, the Ocean Spirit would be operating eco-tours across Maui as part of the non-profit Pacific Whale Foundation’s marine conservation and education program. The ship survived the Maui wildfires earlier this week that leveled entire communities and killed at least 80 people because

By Conor Powell, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California judge has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his wife. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffery Ferguson, 72, is accused of killing his wife Sheryl Ferguson, 65, at their Anaheim Hills home on August 3 after an argument at a nearby restaurant. Prosecutors

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A rare walrus calf that was under 24/7 cuddle care after being found wandering alone in northern Alaska has died, according to the Alaska SeaLife Center. “We are heartbroken to share that the walrus calf admitted to the ASLC Wildlife Response Program on August 1, 2023, passed away this

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A California woman died after falling off a mountain in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, the National Park Service said. Before dawn on Friday, hiker Joy Cho of Simi Valley, California, fell off the west side of Teewinot Mountain, part of the Teton Range, the park service

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — What started as a fun, relaxing evening of inner tubing down the Jefferson River turned into a traumatic experience for Jen Royce and her two friends after they were attacked by an otter. All three women received treatment for their injuries, some of which were more serious than others.

By Alta Spells, Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last weekend has turned himself in, police said Friday. Reggie Ray, 42, was being held in the city jail, according to a news release from the Montgomery Police Department. Police have

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Wailuku, Hawaii (CNN) — Hundreds of displaced residents are taking shelter at a gymnasium in north-central Maui, as devastating wildfires have swept through the island and killed at least 80 people near its western shore. A grassroots effort to reconnect families has launched in front of the War Memorial Gymnasium in

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — He’s my boss; her dog is cute; they have an exam today — pronouns are a part of speech we use to refer to ourselves and others. They’re an essential component of language — and, as of the last few years, among its most hotly contested, too.  Some of the most common words in the English language have

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Geoff Butler jumped into his truck in the dark hours of July 11 as heavy rain battered the rural Vermont town of Johnson. Just moments earlier, at roughly 2 a.m., he and his wife, Caroline, received a starting phone call from a friend who urged them to check on

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at visas, travel documents for individuals who are visiting or moving to the United States. Facts A visa is a travel document, affixed to a passport, granting citizens from foreign countries permission to enter the United States for a certain purpose, whether it’s a business trip, a

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Facts The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France to commemorate 100 years of Franco-American friendship. The statue also commemorates the centennial of America’s independence. The

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Larry Ellison, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1944 Birth place: New York, New York Full name: Lawrence Joseph Ellison Father: Adoptive – Louis Ellison, accountant; Birth – Italian-American air force pilot Mother: Adoptive –

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Lahaina, Hawaii (CNN) — As the boat approaches Lahaina, the sun is strong, the waves crest into whitecaps and on the shore, so much is black. “Puamana is gone!” a crewmember shouts in shock, looking at one of the resort areas on Maui’s western coast that drew tourists

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The day began windier than usual in Lahaina, a Hawaiian sunrise painting the sky enchanting colors, a powerful breeze carrying the salty scent of the North Pacific Ocean inland. The fire that had started on the mountain early that morning had crept a little closer to their storied Maui

WDRB By Amy Simonson and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The largest school system in Kentucky closed schools Thursday and Friday following what the superintendent called a “transportation disaster” that left some children on buses until just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, the first day of school. In a video statement posted to social media Thursday,

By Amy Simonson and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The largest school system in Kentucky closed schools through August 15 following what the superintendent called a “transportation disaster” that left some children on buses until just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, the first day of school. In a video statement posted to social media Thursday, Jefferson

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It was once filled with bright green leaves and sweeping branches that covered its visitors with shade. Now, Lahaina’s historic 150-year-old banyan tree has been charred by the wildfires and is dull in color – but still alive. “Banyan Tree in Lahaina smoldering at the base, but still standing,”

By Sabrina Souza and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A teenager pleaded not guilty Friday to nine counts in the stabbing death of a dancer who was vogueing at a Brooklyn gas station, according to court records and his attorney. Dmitriy Popov, 17, is being charged as an adult in the killing of O’Shae Sibley,

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services has suspended research studies involving human subjects at a psychiatric institute affiliated with Columbia University after the suicide of a research participant, according to research documents. A spokesperson for HHS told CNN on Thursday the agency’s Office for Human Research

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Days after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion, rapper Tory Lanez took to Instagram to say he maintains his innocence. “I have never let a hard time intimidate me. I will never never let no jail time eliminate me. Regardless of how

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Grocery prices in the US ticked up slightly last month, driven largely by the rising cost of beef. Restaurants are also raising prices, new data shows, as their own expenses have gone up and as diners seem to be accepting more expensive menu items. Here’s what else you

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Grocery prices in the US ticked up slightly last month, driven largely by the rising cost of beef. Restaurants are also raising prices, new data shows, as their own expenses have gone up and as diners seem to be accepting more expensive menu items. Here’s what else you need

By Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a scorching summer for many Americans, with tens of millions living in areas under extreme heat. Over the last three weeks, more than a third of the population has experienced weekly average maximum temperatures above 90 degrees, particularly in the southern half of the country. Last week,

By Holly Yan, Aya Elamroussi and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least 80 people have been killed in Maui’s wildfires, officials said late Friday, as search efforts for survivors are ongoing and many remain missing. The death toll rose from an announced 67 earlier Friday, making the fires the largest natural disaster in the