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By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona firefighter has been charged with arson after allegedly confessing to setting multiple fires across two counties over the past few weeks, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities identified Karson Nutter, 18, on Friday as the key suspect in the investigation of eight arson events –

By Dave Alsup and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium arrived to a pair of unexpected discoveries Thursday morning: a newborn baby gorilla and the news that its mother wasn’t a male gorilla. The gorilla, Sully, has lived at the facility with her mother since 2019 and was thought

By Andy Rose and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews have located the body of an Oregon climber who went missing earlier this week, according to local officials. After several days of searching by air, rescue crews in Oregon used drone footage Thursday to locate the body of 21-year-old Joel Tranby on North Sister

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A search warrant for property in South Carolina owned by the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings sought possible “trophies,” among other items, the suspect may have taken after the killings, according to the Chester News & Reporter, which has seen the warrant. The search warrant reveals authorities

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority, both its history and its present-day status as the second largest public transportation system in the United States. The largest mass transit system in America is the MTA in New York. Facts The rail system is referred to as the “L” because

By Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The man police say shot and killed a Fargo police officer and shot two more officers and another person used a “binary trigger” device that allowed him to fire his weapon rapidly during the attack on July 14, according to North Dakota officials. North Dakota Attorney

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old kidnapping victim was rescued in Southern California after making a “Help Me!” sign to alert passersby, which then led to the arrest of a Texas man. Steven Robert Sablan, 61, is now facing federal kidnapping charges for the incident in which he is alleged to have pulled

By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury in Miami on Wednesday found a Florida family guilty of defrauding the United States by distributing a toxic bleaching agent as a Covid-19 cure, according to court records. Mark Grenon and his sons, Jonathan, Jordan and Joseph Grenon, were convicted of promoting and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former governor of California. Personal Birth date: July 30, 1947 Birth place: Thal, Austria Birth name: Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger Father: Gustav Schwarzenegger, police officer Mother: Aurelia Jadrny Marriage: Maria Shriver (April 26, 1986-December 28, 2021, divorced) Children: with Maria

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer Tony Bennett, famous for his signature song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” Personal Birth date: August 3, 1926 Death date: July 21, 2023 Birth place: Queens, New York Birth name: Anthony Dominick Benedetto Father: John Benedetto, grocer Mother: Anna

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — For as much as offshore wind energy has become a hot-button issue, the United States only has seven turbines spinning over its oceans: five off the coast of Rhode Island and two near Virginia. Those numbers could soon rise, with two larger farms expected to be completed this year

By Chris Boyette and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An animal advocacy group is calling for changes to the federal government’s wild horse wrangling operations after a roundup in Nevada left multiple stallions, mares and foals injured or dead. Wild Horse Education wants the use of helicopters to corral the horses to be outlawed and

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Your dream of buying 654 castles or maybe 171 private islands could become reality after tonight’s $720 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing. The six coveted numbers will be plucked at 11 p.m. ET Friday. If you hit the jackpot but don’t want to wait 29 years to collect all

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The day that movie fans have been fervently anticipating is finally here. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” both roll out in US theaters today — an ultimate double feature that could give the movie business a much-needed boost. Already, at least 40,000 people have bought tickets to

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A homicide case that went cold for more than 40 years has been solved with the help of forensic genetic genealogy technology, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella said Thursday. Investigators sifted through hundreds of leads after 23-year-old Laura Kempton was found dead in her Portsmouth apartment in

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann has been charged with killing three women whose bodies were discovered along a stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap. A married father accused by authorities of leading a double life, Heuermann faces three counts of first-degree

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old girl with special needs died in New Jersey this week after her wheelchair harness constricted her breathing while she was riding a school bus, leading prosecutors to charge the bus monitor with manslaughter, officials said. Authorities identified the child on Friday as Fajr Atiya Williams of Franklin

By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Two pregnant migrant women who were looking to turn themselves in to US immigration authorities last week say Texas National Guard members denied them water when they asked for it. CNN spoke with Maria from El Salvador and Carmen from Honduras on Thursday at a shelter

By Roxanne Garcia and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Florida judge tentatively agreed Thursday that live ammunition could be used in a reenactment of 2018’s mass shooting inside Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a civil lawsuit. The judge also agreed the reenactment – part of a civil lawsuit against

By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — On the second day of hearings addressing the emergency medical exception for abortion restrictions in Texas, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist gave emotional testimony about getting an abortion out of state last year after learning her fetus had a life-threatening condition. Dr. Austin Dennard, an OB/GYN

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A woman accused of having an illegal abortion in Nebraska when she was 17 and disposing of the fetus was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail following a plea agreement. Celeste Burgess, 19, of Norfolk, had entered a guilty plea in May to a felony charge of removing,

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A clinical psychologist called by the defense Thursday in the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman’s death penalty trial highlighted the defendant’s troubled childhood, noting the impact of trauma that put him at risk for mental illness. Dr. Katherine Porterfield testified in detail about Robert Bowers’ early years to adulthood, signaling he

By John Miller and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Since the spring of this year, investigators looking into the Gilgo Beach serial killings case have been operating on the theory that the suspect, Rex Heuermann, committed the killings in his Massapequa Park, New York, home. A source involved in the investigation told CNN the fact

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As millions bake under a relentless heat wave in the South and Southwest US – and as temperatures soar around the Northern Hemisphere – NASA scientists warned Thursday that we haven’t even seen the worst of El Niño and next year will likely be even warmer for the planet.

By Eli Masket (CNN) — Police arrested an 18-year-old mother Tuesday after she attempted to hire a hitman to kill her 3-year-old son, according to police. Jazmin Paez was flagged to authorities after she filled out a form on a parody hit-for-hire website designed to “prevent legitimate solicitations to commit murders,” according to a Miami-Dade

By Maria Sole Campinoti (CNN) — New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the city’s police department of using unlawful tactics against protesters following the death of George Floyd, according to a proposed settlement filed in a Manhattan federal court Wednesday. Roughly 1,380

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Personal Birth date: August 8, 1953 Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name: Lloyd James Austin III Father: Lloyd James Austin Jr., postal worker Mother: Aletia Taylor Austin, homemaker Marriage: Charlene Denise (Banner) Austin (early 1980s-present) Children: Reginald

By Rebekah Riess, Emma Tucker and Travis Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A newly unsealed search warrant in the case of missing 12-year-old Madalina Cojocari reveals that her mother, who was arrested for failing to report the girl’s disappearance, and grandmother discussed a theory that the child’s stepfather had given her away for money. Madalina’s mother,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the San Francisco Bay Area’s rapid transit system, which is referred to as Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Facts San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates BART and the Municipal Railway system (MUNI), manages all forms of San Francisco area transportation and traffic, including streetcars,

By Dakin Andone, Rebekah Riess and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Alabama death row inmate James Barber was executed early Friday morning after the US Supreme Court denied his request for a stay, despite his claim that lethal injection could result in cruel and unusual punishment. Barber was sentenced to death for the 2001 murder

By Michelle Watson and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The number of homicides in 30 US cities declined in the first half of 2023 compared to the first half of last year but has remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice. The report analyzed homicide data

By Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman has been arrested for aggravated manslaughter of a child after a 10-month-old she was caring for was found unresponsive in a car that had reached an internal temperate of over 133 degrees, according to an arrest report from the Baker County Sheriff’s office.

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many people in the German capital of Berlin woke up to some bizarre news this morning. A suspected lioness is on the loose in the southwestern part of the city, German police warned, adding people in the area should remain indoors until they capture the dangerous wild animal. Here’s

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history. The curriculum was approved

By Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced plans Wednesday to sue the university over allegations that its athletics department fostered a “toxic culture” that facilitated harassment and sexual abuse. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said the legal team is also speaking to

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee mother and her boyfriend were charged with chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment after authorities found them allegedly holding two children in their home against their will. Katie Koch, 34, and Joel Manke, 38, both face four felony charges in the case. Koch is also

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The owner or owners of the $1.08 billion winning ticket in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, sold at a convenience store in Los Angeles, have yet to claim the prize, which is among the largest in the game’s history. The winning numbers were 7, 13, 10, 24, 11 and the

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In her more than 27 years of marriage to Rex Heuermann, Asa Ellerup likely did not know about the gruesome double life her husband is accused of living, Suffolk County’s top cop says. “If you ask me, I don’t believe, that they knew about this double life that Mr.

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Elder members of the Ho-Chunk Nation gathered Tuesday in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to record the tribe’s language to preserve the history for the next generation. Ho-Chunk Nation public relations officer Casey Brown says it’s critical to capture the voices and dialects of speakers because many of the elders

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Mass shootings in major metropolitan areas in the United States disproportionately affect Black people, and structural racism may play a role, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal JAMA Surgery. Researchers at Tulane University analyzed data relating to the 51 largest metropolitan areas, including demographic and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the Golden Gate, a strait that leads to the San Francisco Bay. Characteristics The bridge is 8,981 feet long (1.7 miles) and contains about 83,000 tons of steel. The total weight of

By Amy Simonson and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Children in the custody of Louisiana’s Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former death row building at an adult prison are suffering dangerous heat conditions and routine isolation in their cells that experts say could cause serious and irreversible harm, according to a federal

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — With jackpots reaching ludicrous amounts, lottery pools are quickly flooding offices. At first, they sound like a great idea. Why play alone, when teaming up with your coworkers could improve your odds of hitting the jackpot? But before you either chip in or organize an office pool, experts say

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota, according to the National Park Service. It’s the second instance of a bison injuring a person in the past week. A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning in Yellowstone

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Wrenching testimony from family members of the victims caused jurors to get emotional Tuesday, with some shedding tears during the second day of the final phase of the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting trial. Prosecutors continued to call on family members of the 11 worshippers who were shot and killed

By Holly Yan and Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Wednesday’s colossal $1 billion Powerball jackpot – the third largest jackpot prize in the game’s history – have been drawn. The numbers are 7, 13, 10, 24, 11 and the Powerball is 24. If a lucky winner scores the grand prize, they

By Emma Tucker, Steve Almasy, Nouran Salahieh and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Police shared new details Wednesday on the case of Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, the Alabama woman who went missing for 49 hours last week after calling 911 to report a toddler walking alone on the side of the highway, saying investigators “have

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A popular fast-food chain in the US has banned employees in some locations from wearing face masks while on the job. Although health experts recommend that vulnerable individuals might still want to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces, such as restaurants, these employees are being told they must show

By Krecyte Villarreal and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A bus carrying 41 migrants from Brownsville, Texas, arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday evening – the fourth such bus to arrive in the city in recent weeks, according to a nonprofit. Among the passengers were six children ranging in age from 1 to 15 years old,

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Probes into Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now reach across the country as investigators are examining his connections to Las Vegas and South Carolina, where the suspect has owned property. Police in Las Vegas are sifting through their roster of unsolved cases for any sign Heuermann may

By Aya Elamroussi and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An investigation conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board into the explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania candy factory that left seven people dead in March revealed that natural gas was leaking from two service lines, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday. The report found that

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old employee died Friday at a Mississippi chicken processing plant, a county official said. The teen died at Mar-Jac Poultry in Hattiesburg, about 100 miles southeast of Jackson, deputy coroner Lisa Klem at the Forrest County Coroner’s Office told CNN. An autopsy was completed, but the results have

By Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama death row inmate has asked a federal appeals court to stop his execution scheduled for this week, arguing the state hasn’t made sufficient changes to its capital punishment system after problems relating to several other scheduled lethal injections prompted a three-month pause on executions.

By Gregory Wallace and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — First responders treated at least one person for “heat-related discomfort” in a Delta Airlines flight that experienced “uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin” at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport Monday, the airline said. Flight 555, which was scheduled to fly from Las Vegas to Atlanta, was

By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Crews in Pennsylvania are still searching for two children who were swept away over the weekend by turbulent floodwaters that killed their mother as a violent storm slammed the region. Matilda “Mattie” Sheils, 2, and her 9-month-old brother, Conrad Sheils, vanished after intense flooding engulfed parts

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — An unidentified former member of the Northwestern University football team is suing the school and the recently fired head coach, according to a civil claim filed Tuesday in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The suit alleges former coach Pat Fitzgerald “enabled a culture of racism and/or other

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of singer and actress Lindsay Lohan. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1986 Birthplace: New York, New York Birth name: Lindsay Dee Lohan Father: Michael Lohan, an ex-Wall Street trader Mother: Dina (Sullivan) Lohan, a television personality, actress and manager Marriage: Bader Shammas (2022-present) Children:

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old boy was critically injured after falling from a carnival ride in Illinois, setting off an investigation by local police and state officials. The boy was attending the Taste of Summer Festival in Antioch on Sunday afternoon when he was thrown from the Moby Dick ride around 2:40

By Rebekah Riess and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A 3-year-old driving a golf cart struck and killed a 7-year-old on Monday afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. The 3-year-old was approaching a right curve near a home on private property when the front of the

By Tina Burnside, Lauren Mascarenhas and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A 12-year-old girl facing assault charges after allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a Detroit playground appeared in court Tuesday, officials said. Deaira Summers, the 11-year-old, suffered second-degree burns on her back, legs and arms in the July 9 attack, her mother,

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for US military members were sent to incorrect inboxes due to a common typo. The emails, which contained sensitive information in some cases, should have been sent to accounts ending in “.MIL” — the internet domain owned by the US military. Instead, due to the

By Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect were shocked, disgusted and embarrassed when they learned about the crimes he is accused of committing, police say. “It’s a very good thing that we got this animal off the streets,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner

By Rachel Clarke, Ashley Killough, Sarah Moon and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Emails shared with CNN by the Texas Department of Public Safety detail a trooper-medic expressing concerns to a supervisor over the inhumane treatment of migrants along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department are

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot soared to $1 billion for the third time in the game’s history after no ticket matched all six numbers in Monday night’s drawing. The mammoth grand prize ranks as the seventh largest US lottery jackpot and third largest Powerball jackpot, behind the world record $2.04 billion

By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A Clayton County, Georgia, grand jury chose not to indict six former sheriff’s deputies in the in-custody death of a man after a struggle at a county jail last year, court documents show. The six deputies were fired after the November death of 38-year-old Terry Lee Thurmond, who was

By Raja Razek and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, leaving her with significant injuries to her chest and abdomen, park officials said. The woman was walking with another person in a field near the Lake Lodge Cabins on Yellowstone Lake’s

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Monica De Leon Barba, a US citizen who the FBI said was kidnapped in Mexico in November, has been reunited with her family. De Leon Barba was released by her captors last week, roughly eight months since she was kidnapped while walking home from work with her dog, the

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The final phase of the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman’s death penalty trial began Monday as prosecutors laid out why the shooter should be sentenced to death, including his continued lack of remorse in the attack that left 11 worshippers dead and six others wounded. “He defiled a house of worship,

By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — New York City has appointed its first Latino police commissioner as authorities work to diversify leadership of the country’s largest police department and curb the city’s crime rate. Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that Edward Caban had been promoted to the city’s top cop position. Caban, who is of

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — The family of a teenager killed in a crash involving a boat owned by the prominent South Carolina Murdaugh family has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the convenience store that Paul Murdaugh, then 19, purchased alcohol from the night of the crash. A “global settlement” for $15 million

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of author, television personality and entrepreneur, Martha Stewart. Personal Birth date: August 3, 1941 Birth place: Jersey City, New Jersey Birth name: Martha Helen Kostyra Father: Edward Kostyra, pharmaceuticals salesman Mother: Martha (Ruszkowski) Kostyra, schoolteacher Marriage: Andrew Stewart (1961-1990, divorced) Children: Alexis Education: Barnard

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1962 Birth place: Dayton, Ohio Birth name: William Roger Clemens Father: Bill Clemens, truck driver Mother: Bess (Wright) Clemens Marriage: Debbie (Godfrey) Clemens (November 24, 1984-present) Children: Kody, May 1996; Kacy,

By Michelle Watson and Travis Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A second suspect arrested in relation to last week’s mass shooting in Cleveland, Ohio, that left nine injured appeared in court Monday. Kevin Del Valle-Salaman, 24, was taken into custody by Lorain Police on Saturday in connection with the July 9 shooting in Cleveland’s Warehouse District,

By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Emergency crews are investigating a train derailment in southeast Pennsylvania, the Whitemarsh Township manager said. The wreck happened Monday morning in Plymouth Meeting, which has about 7,500 residents 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. About 16 of the train’s 40 cars derailed around 4:50 a.m., according to

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — College tuition has increased almost 750% since 1963, and it’s only getting more expensive. At highly rated or selective schools — like Harvard — undergraduates can expect to pay more than $95,000 a year, including housing and other expenses. Price tags like this might explain why just 36% of

By Polo Sandoval, Samantha Beech, Elizabeth Wolfe, Lauren Mascarenhas and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Investigators have received a flood of evidence and information related to the suspect charged in some of the Gilgo Beach killings since his arrest Thursday, the Suffolk County District Attorney told CNN on Monday. “We feel we can prove these