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By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — The Mississippi Supreme Court said it will not dismiss former NFL quarterback Brett Favre from a civil lawsuit filed by the state seeking to recoup millions of dollars distributed as part of what the state calls a statewide welfare fraud scheme. The three-justice panel issued an order denying Favre’s

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday after “engaging in threatening conduct” towards jurors and government witnesses in the federal trial against the the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, prosecutors announced. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, has been charged with obstruction of justice, transmitting threats and witness tampering, according to a criminal

By Nicki Brown and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a case alleging one of its priests sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy nearly 20 years ago, according to the plaintiff’s lawyers. “This latest settlement holds the archdiocese accountable for failing to protect our client

By Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder as a hate crime over the killing of O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer who was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station after dancing to a Beyoncé song. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez did not name

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Fire crews have contained roughly 85% of a brush fire in an Austin, Texas, suburb that has been burning for two days and destroyed one apartment building, damaged others and prompted evacuation orders, officials said Thursday. The blaze started Tuesday in Cedar Park, a city of about 77,000 people

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The disastrous wildfires in Maui have ransacked virtually every aspect of life, killing at least three dozen people while scorching or imperiling buildings important to Hawaiian history, as well as a majestic tree known as a symbol of the island’s culture. Much of the western Maui community of Lahaina,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Capitol. Located at 100 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, DC, it is the meeting place of the US Congress. Other Facts Throughout history, the US Capitol has been destroyed by fire, reconstructed, expanded and restored. The US Capitol Police (USCP) are charged with protecting

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1961 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Timothy Franz Geithner Father: Peter Geithner, international development official Mother: Deborah (Moore) Geithner Marriage: Carole (Sonnenfeld) Geithner (June 8, 1985-present) Children: Elise and Benjamin

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — When Mark Stefl and his wife Michele learned their Hawaii home was swallowed by vicious flames, it brought back a horrific feeling they knew too well. Five years ago, the couple’s home turned into ashes when winds from Hurricane Lane helped fuel a fire that encroached onto their property

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The wind-whipped fires in Maui spread swiftly and created a deadly tinderbox, overwhelming residents and local officials in one of the nation’s deadliest wildfires. “It’s very strange to hear about severe wildfires in Hawaii – a wet, tropical island – but strange events are becoming more common with climate

By Christina Maxouris, Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophic wildfires that have been scorching Maui for three days have killed at least 53 people, officials said Thursday – a number they expect will keep rising as search teams begin venturing into neighborhoods and homes that were reduced to

By Isabel Yip, CNN (CNN) — Detroit’s police chief on Wednesday blamed “poor investigative work,” not the use of facial recognition technology, for the arrest of a Black mother who claims in a lawsuit that she was falsely arrested earlier this year while eight months pregnant. Porcha Woodruff, 32, was home one morning in February

By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A mother who alleges her baby was decapitated during delivery at a Georgia hospital last month filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the hospital and others involved in the delivery, according to legal filings. The complaint filed in Georgia’s Clayton County alleges the Southern Regional Medical Center attempted to conceal

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The FBI’s Detroit Field Office said it is joining the effort to find two Black teen sisters missing from their adoptive parents’ home since June. The Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office said Tamara Perez, 15, and her sister Iris Perez, 14, were last seen June 28 near their home in

By Mark Morales and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A Suffolk County judge sided with prosecutors and ruled Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann must provide a DNA sample, according to a court ruling filed Wednesday. “The Court finds that contrary to the defendant’s contentions, there is probable cause to believe that the defendant committed

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lottery ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the $1.58 billion jackpot. This will seem obvious, but in order to win the lottery you have to turn in the ticket — and you’d be surprised how often players don’t do that. Since the lottery’s

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Houston police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old after he was left inside a vehicle on a sweltering day, becoming the 16th child reported to die this year in a hot vehicle. Authorities were called around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday to an outpatient mental health facility the baby’s mother

By Joe Sutton and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — A brush fire burning in an Austin, Texas, suburb has destroyed one apartment building, damaged others and prompted evacuation orders Tuesday, officials said. The blaze had charred about 50 acres in Cedar Park, a city of about 77,000 people roughly 20 miles north of Austin, as

By Alta Spells, Nouran Salahieh, Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A fourth person has been charged in connection with a brawl Saturday at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, police said Thursday. Mary Todd, 21, has been charged with third-degree assault and was being held Thursday in Montgomery’s municipal

WFOR By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered approximately 30 cars submerged in a South Florida lake over the weekend, police said. Dive teams from multiple agencies will be recovering the vehicles from the lake in Doral and “a thorough investigation

By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered approximately 30 cars submerged in a South Florida lake over the weekend, police said. Dive teams from multiple agencies will be recovering the vehicles from the lake in Doral and “a thorough investigation will

By Joe Sutton and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old girl was fatally shot in front of her Chicago home by a neighbor, who allegedly fired the gun at her before her father ran toward the shooter and tackled him to the ground, according to a legal document CNN obtained Tuesday. Michael Goodman, 43,

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The adult children of a man charged with murder in New York’s Gilgo Beach killings are “absolutely innocent bystanders that were caught up in a hellscape,” the attorney representing the children told CNN on Tuesday. The attorney, Vess Mitev, said his clients Christopher Sheridan, 34, and Victoria Heuermann, 26,

By Sofia Cox, Tatiana Arias and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as “Otoniel,” was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday “for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the Clan del Golfo,

By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Viral video of a chaotic brawl along Montgomery, Alabama’s riverfront has renewed national conversations about racial tensions in America. A fight between a group of White boaters and a Black co-captain of a riverboat escalated into a melee Saturday when a group of bystanders joined

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former University of California Davis student accused in a series of stabbings earlier this year is set to be transferred to a state hospital after a court-appointed psychologist deemed him not competent to stand trial. A jury had been hearing evidence in the case because prosecutors with the

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A Queens doctor has been charged with drugging, raping and filming the sexual assaults of a string of women, including patients at the prominent New York hospital where he practiced, according to prosecutors. Zhi Alan Cheng, who was first arrested and charged with rape in December, had 50 new

WABC, BROADCASTIFY, CNN By Maria Sole Campinoti and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — Parks officials say Rockaway Beach Park is closed to swimming and surfing Tuesday, one day after a woman was hospitalized after suffering an apparent shark bite near the beach in Queens, New York. “As a safety precaution, Rockaway Beach will be closed

By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old who shot his teacher in January later boasted in a conversation with a school employee that “I shot that b[ ] dead,” according to unsealed redacted search warrants. The documents obtained from CNN affiliate WTKR describe what happened after first grade teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot on

By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Eric Levenson, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Arrest warrants have been issued for three men involved in the chaotic brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that was captured on video and involved an array of punches, a chair to the head and

By Rebekah Riess and Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-six horses died in a devastating fire that swept through a barn on a Georgia farm early Sunday, the Forsyth County Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to a call reporting smoke in the area of Blue Springs Farm at 6 a.m., according to a news release.

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made a big catch while fishing the Florida Keys with family late last month, spotting and hauling in a package containing 70 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately $1.1 million, according to the mayor’s office. The package was discovered south of

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. Personal Birth date: August 15, 1972 Birth place: Berkeley, California Birth name: Benjamin Geza Affleck Father: Tim Affleck, a social worker Mother: Chris Affleck, a teacher Marriage: Jennifer Lopez (July 16, 2022 – present); Jennifer Garner (June 29,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-wining filmmaker, philanthropist and environmentalist Robert Redford. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1936 Birth place: Santa Monica, California Birth name: Charles Robert Redford Jr. Father: Charles Redford Sr., an accountant Mother: Martha (Hart) Redford Marriages: Sibylle Szaggars (July 11, 2009-present); Lola Van Wagenen

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — O’Shae Sibley’s passion for dance was transcendent. Those closest to him told CNN the 28-year-old had the ability to turn even the most boring locations into a vibrant dance floor. “O’Shae was always dancing in some way, shape or form, everywhere,” said Kayden Coleman, a transgender advocate who was

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Zoom became a household name during the pandemic for powering the remote work revolution. Now, in an ironic plot twist, the video-conferencing company wants its employees back in the office because it’s “most effective” for its business. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Zoom became a household name during the pandemic for powering the remote work revolution. Now, in an ironic plot twist, the video-conferencing company wants its employees back in the office because it’s “most effective” for its business. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed

CNN, KGO By Kyung Lah and Chandelis Duster, CNN Oakland, California (CNN) — After 60-year-old retiree David Schneider was shot and killed here while trimming a tree in his yard, his neighbor, Toni Bird, said she retreated indoors. “People aren’t feeling safe out of their house,” she said. “It makes sense that you would want

By Kyung Lah and Chandelis Duster, CNN Oakland, California (CNN) — After 60-year-old retiree David Schneider was shot and killed here while trimming a tree in his yard, his neighbor, Toni Bird, said she retreated indoors. “People aren’t feeling safe out of their house,” she said. “It makes sense that you would want to protect

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court upheld the child pornography conviction of former reality TV star Josh Duggar, rejecting his arguments for a new trial, court documents show. Duggar was sentenced last year to 12 years in federal prison after being found guilty of receipt of child pornography and possession of

By Ed Lavandera and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was arrested Monday on suspicion of threatening to “do the same thing” to a school, according to court documents obtained by CNN. Nathan James Cruz, 17, was arrested on a felony charge

By Nic F. Anderson, Maria Sole Campinoti, and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — Officials say there have been three possible shark sightings in Long Island and one confirmed shark sighting in Queens throughout Tuesday morning and early afternoon, a day after a woman was hospitalized due to an apparent shark bite, New York authorities told

CNN, WSFA By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have issued arrest warrants after a chaotic brawl broke out Saturday on a popular riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, with punches thrown, people hit with chairs and at least one person tossed into the water. The melee began

By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have issued arrest warrants after a chaotic brawl broke out Saturday on a popular riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, with punches thrown, people hit with chairs and at least one person tossed into the water. The melee began when a

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat in the US has killed at least 147 people in just five counties, medical examiners report — a mere snapshot of the fatal toll this searing summer is taking. And experts say that estimate is likely far lower than the actual number of lives lost to the

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A fire crew’s dog jumped on the pedal of a golf cart which then struck a 4-year-old Michigan girl, leaving her with no visible injuries, firefighters said. Bella, an arson dog, jumped down from the seat of a golf cart and landed on the accelerator pedal, sending the cart

By Brad Parks and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd’s fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Thao gave a short comment on his

By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — At least one factory worker was injured in an explosion and fire at a Sherwin-Williams paint manufacturing and processing plant in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas, fire officials said. Firefighters received a call at 1:21 a.m. Monday, according to a Garland Fire Department public information officer. When the

By Alaa Elassar, CNN New York (CNN) — Barbara Lakin sits on a bus in New York City, her fingers busy sewing blue thread into a tiny dress. On the seat beside her, six disheveled Barbie dolls stick out of her backpack. “People must think I’m insane, sitting on a bus sewing clothes for dolls,

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Picking the right outfit to keep you cool as temperatures soar isn’t as easy as it seems. Lighter-colored clothes with breathable fabrics are usually better choices for hot weather than dark clothing — with one exception. Darker clothes with a dense, tight construction do a better job of protecting

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Picking the right outfit to keep you cool as temperatures soar isn’t as easy as it seems. Lighter-colored clothes with breathable fabrics are usually better choices for hot weather than dark clothing — with one exception. Darker clothes with a dense, tight construction do a better job of

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of killing Naomi Irion, the 18-year-old who vanished in March 2022 from a Walmart parking lot in Nevada, has died by suicide, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Troy Driver, 43, “was in custody on murder charges and awaiting trial, for the

By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A tour bus crash in Pennsylvania killed at least three people and left numerous others injured, state police said. The disaster happened around 11:49 p.m. Sunday in the Lower Paxton Township area of Dauphin County – about 10 miles east of Harrisburg. A 2005 Van Hool

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — National Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun to assess the scene where three people were killed after two helicopters collided in midair Sunday while fighting a fire in Southern California, an agency spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The helicopters were among six aircraft responding to the

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region, officials say. City officials declared a local emergency on Sunday as the flooding made the banks of the Mendenhall

By Eli Masket and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The massive York Fire that ignited in the Mojave National Preserve is almost fully contained after more than a week of expansion in California and Nevada, according to fire officials. The wildfire, which started on July 28 in California’s San Bernardino County and is among dozens

By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — The husband of a Georgia mother of four who had been missing for more than two weeks was charged with her murder after her body was recovered Friday, authorities said. Donell Anderson was arrested and charged in connection with the disappearance and death of Imani Roberson, Rockdale County Sheriff

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A rare walrus calf is under 24/7 cuddle care after he was found wandering alone in northern Alaska last week. The Pacific walrus calf, estimated to be about a month old, arrived at the Alaska SeaLife Center on August 1 after being spotted on Alaska’s North Slope, about four

CNN By Raja Razek, Sara Smart, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Charles Gregory headed out for an early morning fishing trip Friday off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida – something he’d done many times before. But the tide rose quicker than he thought. Then a wave hit his 12-foot jon boat

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 100 illegal rooster blades used for cockfighting at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Texas Thursday. Customs officers searched a truck and found six packages containing 96 rooster blades, according to a Customs and Border Protection news release. The blades, shaped like curved

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Charles Ogletree, the civil rights attorney and Harvard Law School professor who mentored the Obamas and represented clients including Anita Hill, Tupac Shakur and the victims of the 1921 Tulsa race riots, died on Friday, according to Harvard Law School. He was 70. The cause of

By Raja Razek, Sara Smart, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Charles Gregory headed out for an early morning fishing trip Friday off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida – something he’d done many times before. But the tide rose quicker than he thought. Then a wave hit his 12-foot jon boat –

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — If you love playing games and are looking to pick up some serious cash on the side, we’ve got a job for you! Mattel is looking to hire a “Chief Uno player” to promote the release of its new game, Uno Quatro. The chosen applicant will

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A long-simmering feud between the College Board, the non-profit that administers Advanced Placement courses, and Florida’s Department of Education became public this week, as officials argued over whether the Advanced Placement Psychology course could be taught in Florida without breaking state laws. In Florida, students are prohibited from

By Meridith Edwards and Rachel Clarke, CNN Newbern, Alabama (CNN) — Patrick Braxton accomplished something no Black man in his Alabama town had done in its 166-year history: he became mayor. He told CNN he ran for office in 2020 to serve the fewer than 300 residents of Newbern, to connect them to help if

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A California man who says he rarely plays scratch-off lottery games turned his luck from a previous win into a million-dollar payday. Vang Cha told California Lottery officials he usually prefers playing games with bigger jackpots – like the Powerball and Mega Millions prizes that have recently soared

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Landscapers in southeastern Pennsylvania made a startling discovery on the job after coming across a pet alligator that got loose, authorities said. The alligator, identified as Fluffy by the owner who later came to retrieve it, was found in a creek in Berks County, an Exeter Township Police

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — All gas stations in Oregon can now allow customers to pump their own gas under a new law signed Friday, lifting a ban on self-service in the state dating back to 1951. The new law, House Bill 2426, signed Friday by Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek went into effect immediately,

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A University of Kansas paleontologist exploring an area known for its fossils recently uncovered a never-before-discovered ancient sea worm – and showed off her “nerdy” side while naming it. When Rhiannon LaVine found the 500-million-year-old fossil, the research associate with the university’s Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman is accused of attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee every day for months. Melody Felicano Johnson of Tucson was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree attempted murder, attempting to commit aggravated assault and poisoning food or drink. Court documents obtained

By Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old boy in Florida was left severely injured at a theme park after apparently falling from a ride that was nearly two dozen feet above where he was found, authorities said. The incident happened Thursday afternoon at Fun Spot America’s Galaxy Spin

By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — US border officials are increasing personnel and transportation resources at Ajo, Arizona, one of the most isolated and dangerous areas on the Southwest border, to deal with a recent increase in migrants and an ongoing heat wave. “Border Patrol has prioritized the quick transporting of noncitizens

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The former president of the country’s fifth-largest police union was sentenced to two years in prison for a stealing more than $600,000 by filing phony expense reports, officials say. Edward Mullins pleaded guilty in January to one count of wire fraud and was sentenced on Thursday, according to