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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — People in Utah have been seeing snow on the ground tinged with a red and pinkish hue. It’s certainly pretty to look at, but what’s behind the natural phenomenon that’s nicknamed “watermelon snow”? Experts say it’s a normal occurrence that appears across mountainous locations all over the world.

By Pamela Kirkland and Amara Walker, CNN (CNN) — “Sixteen years ago, I almost died giving birth,” Ebonie Karma Tudor said, recalling the birth of her son. “It was just a really traumatic experience.” It was 2007. Tudor, a Black woman, was 24 years old. During the delivery, she needed two blood transfusions and couldn’t

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US customs officers in Texas discovered several pounds of a white substance hiding in a commercial ice cream maker, authorities say – and it wasn’t salt or sugar. Officers working at the Bridge of the Americas cargo facility in El Paso seized 146 pounds of cocaine, according to

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three San Antonio police officers were charged with murder on Friday, less than 24 hours after they fatally shot a woman during a police call, their chief announced. Officer Eleazar Alejandro, 28; Sgt. Alfred Flores, 45; and Officer Nathaniel Villalobos, 27, are suspended from the force without pay as

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and 15 injured after a fight broke out at a large street party resulting in a shooting in Saginaw, Michigan, police say. The party had been promoted on social media, according to authorities, and police had dispersed the crowd “multiple times in different locations,” before

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — When will the Macon Bacon baseball team change its name? When pigs fly, according to the central Georgia team’s response to a group of plant-based activists urging them to stop promoting a meat that studies have shown has health risks. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which describes

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The girlfriend of an American dentist and big-game hunter who was found guilty of murdering his wife on an African safari was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Friday, court records show. Lori Milliron, the girlfriend of Lawrence Rudolph, was tried alongside him in July 2022. A jury

By Rebekah Riess and Keith Allen, CNN (CNN) — A train derailment in Montana caused a bridge across the Yellowstone River to collapse and sent multiple cars into the water below, officials in Stillwater County said Saturday. Damaged rail cars were carrying “molten sulfur and asphalt,” according to a statement from Montana Rail Link. Two

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Montana legislators are the latest lawmakers to receive “anonymous, threatening letters containing white powder,” amid an FBI investigation into similar incidents across the country, according to state officials. “At least two Montana legislators have received suspicious packages in the mail containing a white powder. At this time, both are

By Jack Hillcox, CNN (CNN) — In early 2018, medical school lecturer Dr. James Gill was at a pub drinking with friends ahead of competing in the fifth season of the reality show “The Island with Bear Grylls.” His appearance on the show would generate a brief dalliance with mainstream fame. He had no idea

By Aya Elamroussi, Ray Sanchez and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The international investigation into the fatal Titan submersible implosion broadened on Saturday, with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police saying it’s looking into whether “criminal, federal, or provincial laws may possibly have been broken.” The announcement comes amid mounting questions about the Titan’s design, including

By Ella Nilsen and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, spent much of last spring and summer in free fall. Over the course of four months, Mead’s elevation plummeted an astonishing 20 feet, first exposing one of the lake’s huge intake valves in April before revealing more sinister things –

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A day before the disappearance of the doomed Titan submersible, a British businessman and explorer wrote of his pride to be “going down to the Titanic” as a mission specialist. Hamish Harding said via social media Saturday that “a weather window has just opened up” after “the worst winter

By Ashley R. Williams, Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Duke University has announced plans to provide a tuition-free education to eligible students living in North Carolina and South Carolina. Starting next fall, students from families earning $150,000 annually or less can attend the Durham, North Carolina-based university on a full tuition grant,

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota man faces 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide for a crash in Minneapolis that killed five people last Friday. Derrick John Thompson, 27, faces two charges for each victim, one for operating a vehicle in a grossly negligent manner and one for causing a collision and leaving

By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley has recently exhibited “sporadic disturbing behavior” in jail, prosecutors have said. In a court filing Thursday, Oakland County prosecutors disclosed incidents of the recent behavior. “Recently, Defendant has started exhibiting sporadic, disturbing behavior. This behavior has been documented via report

By Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — Citing philosophical differences with other agencies, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced Friday that her office will no longer prosecute current cases connected to the proposed police fire and training facility near Atlanta, dubbed “Cop City” by opponents. The office of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian, actor, director, producer, playwright and screenwriter Mel Brooks, best known for comedic farces such as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein” and “Spaceballs.” Personal Birth date: June 28, 1926 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Melvin James Kaminsky Father: Max Kaminsky,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Considered the nation’s most important civil rights legislation since Reconstruction (1865-1877), it prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Following that law, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed landmark civil

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at notable terror attacks with fatalities on US soil since 1980. 1978-1995 – Three people die and 23 others are wounded after a string of mail bombings carried out by Ted Kaczynski. “The Unabomber,” as he is also known, dies in prison in 2023 at age

By Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — Stockton Rush wore a hard-hat and stood next to one of his submersible crafts last year full of enthusiasm as he told a bunch of students about the thrills and perils of being a deep-sea explorer. “The key element in any expedition is you got to

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of musician and actress Courtney Love. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1964 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Love Michelle Harrison Father: Hank Harrison Mother: Linda Carroll Marriages: Kurt Cobain (1992-1994, his death); James Moreland (1989-1989, divorced) Children: with Kurt Cobain: Frances

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A metro Atlanta police department is receiving backlash after posting images and video on social media of a Black man being used on a poster as a target during a firearms safety class. The video and images show officers with the Villa Rica Police Department holding a firearms safety

By Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — The defense rested Friday in the trial of former Parkland, Florida, school resource officer Scot Peterson without calling him to the stand. Closing arguments are scheduled for 9:15 a.m. Monday. Peterson is charged with eleven counts, including seven of child neglect and three of culpable negligence

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In most any other year, Nashville Pride looks and feels like other Pride celebrations in major cities: There are sweaty masses of starry-eyed revelers, drinking in the infectious joy. There are floats and concerts with splashy corporate sponsorships and packed gay bars where famous drag queens and local performers

By Mallika Kallingal, Jay Croft and Rob Frehse CNN (CNN) — The damaged portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, which collapsed 12 days ago, has been repaired and has reopened ahead of schedule, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced. “We demolished a roadway, we rebuilt I-95 in just 12 days. Through that process we showed the

By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Despite filing for bankruptcy a few months ago, Bed, Bath & Beyond will live on — sort of. The retailer’s name, intellectual property and digital assets were purchased by Overstock.com for $21.5 million, according to court documents. The physical stores, however, are still closing. Here’s what else you need

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Canada and the US each announced the launch of investigations Friday into the implosion of the Titanic-bound submersible that killed all five passengers. It is unclear whether the probes by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and US Coast Guard would be one single

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker and deep-sea explorer James Cameron says he figured soon after learning a Titanic-bound submersible was missing it had imploded and its occupants were dead – days before officials announced that very outcome. After hearing on Monday the “Titan” craft had disappeared, Cameron connected with people he knows in

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a “catastrophic implosion” killed all five passengers of a Titanic-bound submersible that suddenly lost communication with its mother ship over the weekend, officials said. A dayslong international search effort concluded Thursday after debris

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — After RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912, governments on both sides of the ocean took a hard look at whether more could have been done to protect the some 2,200 people aboard, including the more than 1,500 who died. The result was the

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a 10-hour journey to the Titanic shipwreck ended in tragedy, with all five passengers on the missing submersible killed in a catastrophic implosion. Their deaths were confirmed Thursday, concluding a week-long search for survivors that was closely watched around the world. The US Navy

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee received threatening letters containing a suspicious substance Thursday, prompting an investigation by the FBI, officials said. The letters were sent to GOP lawmakers’ offices inside the Cordell Hull state office building on the grounds of the state Capitol in Nashville, officials said. The FBI

By Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The state of Florida on Wednesday did not agree to release Crosley Green, a man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn’t commit, two months after he was ordered to return to prison following his conditional release in

By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old boy in Norwalk, Ohio, shot his pregnant mother in the back, killing her and the unborn child, police say. Police received a call just after 1 p.m. on June 16 from the 31-year-old mother, who said she was “shot in the back by her

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The scene is unsettling: hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are sprawled across the beaches in Southern California, either dead or sick and exhibiting abnormal behavior. Officials have received more than 1,000 calls in recent weeks from beachgoers, tourists and residents reporting sick, dying and dead sea mammals washed

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at basketball legend and NBA superstar Michael Jordan. Personal Birth date: February 17, 1963 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan Father: James Jordan, business owner Mother: Deloris (Peoples) Jordan Marriages: Yvette Prieto (April 27, 2013-present); Juanita Vanoy (September 2, 1989-December 29, 2006, divorced)

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of gay rights advocate and tennis great Martina Navratilova. Personal Birth date: October 18, 1956 Birth place: Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Birth name: Martina Subertova Father: Miroslav Subert Mother: Jana Navratilova Marriage: Julia Lemigova (December 15, 2014-present) Other Facts Her parents divorced

By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — The Buffalo Zoo in New York welcomed four new lion cubs into their African lion pride in early June. Lusaka, the mother, gave birth to three cubs late in the evening of June 2 and a fourth was born in the early morning of June 3, the zoo announced

By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Older adults may soon be eligible for a shot that could protect them from respiratory syncytial virus — or RSV — this fall. The CDC’s independent vaccine advisory committee voted Wednesday in favor of allowing adults 60 and older, in consultation with their doctors, to get the RSV vaccine.

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Marine authorities are racing against the clock to get resources in place to find and retrieve the Titan submersible, which lost contact with its mother ship during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic deep below the North Atlantic on Sunday. Life support on the missing sub is

By Eric Levenson, Priscilla Alvarez, Gabe Cohen, Nouran Salahieh and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — After a dayslong, massive search for a Titanic-bound submersible that captured international attention, US authorities announced the vessel had suffered a “catastrophic implosion” – and new information from a US Navy source helps shed light on when that disaster may

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have said the Titanic-touring submersible that went missing on Sunday suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing all five people on board while descending to explore the wreckage of the famous ship. That submersible, known as “Titan,” began the two and a half hour trip early Sunday and lost contact

By Curt Devine, Isabelle Chapman and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — As the search for the missing Titan submersible reaches a critical moment, the company that operates the dive vessel is facing questions about its operations amid mounting reports of safety concerns, mechanical problems, canceled expeditions and an alleged disregard for regulatory processes. CNN has

By Isabel Yip, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Colorado are searching for an Indigenous woman who went missing last week on her first night in Denver after relocating to the city. Christine Tail, a 32-year-old member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was last seen on June 14 in downtown Denver, according to a Missing Indigenous

By Kevin Flower and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A Utah school district that pulled the Bible off elementary and middle school library shelves this month, citing concerns over the text’s age appropriateness, unanimously reversed that decision Tuesday following appeals from the community. The Davis School District chose to remove the King James version of

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The president of the Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament on Wednesday defended its controversial decision to disqualify a 619.4-pound blue marlin that would have earned the fishermen about $3.5 million, saying the rules on “mutilation” are there for a reason. “This rule is there to protect the fish so

By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN (CNN) — As an ordained Christian minister, Ontay Johnson’s faith teaches love is patient and kind. After one of his children came out as a transgender woman, the husband and father of three has had to practice what he preaches. “This hasn’t been an easy transition as a father,” Ontay told

By Dakin Andone, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The prosecution rested its case Wednesday in the trial of the former school resource officer who stayed outside a Parkland, Florida, high school while 17 people were killed and 17 others were wounded during a February 2018 mass shooting. Throughout their case, prosecutors sought

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Barry Jones is making up for almost three decades of lost time by reconnecting with family and friends after spending 29 years on death row. Jones, 64, was released from an Arizona prison last week, just in time to celebrate Father’s Day with his now-adult children, CNN affiliate KNXV

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — For Southern Baptists, the last week has been one to remember. The Southern Baptist Convention — the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the country — voted last week at its annual meeting to uphold the expulsion of two churches led by women pastors: Fern Creek in Louisville, Kentucky, which

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of George Pataki, former governor of New York. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1945 Birth place: Peekskill, New York Birth name: George Elmer Pataki Father: Louis Pataki, postman Mother: Margaret (Lagana) Pataki Marriage: Elizabeth “Libby” Rowland (1973-present) Children: Emily, Teddy, Allison and George Owen

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Open Golf Tournament. June 18, 2023 – American golfer Wyndham Clark wins the 123rd US Open at The Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles. June 19, 2022 – English golfer Matt Fitzpatrick wins the 122nd US Open at The Country Club in Brookline,

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The DNA of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in Moscow last fall, is a “statistical match” to DNA collected from the sheath of a knife found at the scene, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.

By Kristina Sgueglia and Laura Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Average test scores for 13-year-old students in both mathematics and reading have declined several points since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, building on a decline that’s been trending over the last decade, according to a new report released from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of fatally shooting his parents and two of their friends before opening fire at vehicles on a highway as he fled also stole nine guns from the victims, according to a grand jury indictment. Joseph Eaton, 34, confessed to the April quadruple killing at a home

By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Two former OceanGate employees separately voiced similar safety concerns about the thickness of the now-missing Titan submersible’s hull when they were employed by the company years ago, and a statement from a research lab appears to show conflicting information about the engineering and testing that went into the development

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A California restaurant has to pay $140,000 to employees after it hired a fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ “sins” in what federal investigators are calling “the most shameless” acts of corruption an employer has taken against its staff. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors investigating six former Georgia sheriff’s deputies fired for their involvement in the death of a man being held in a county jail last year will present the case in front of a grand jury in the coming weeks, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. The

By Nouran Salahieh, Priscilla Alvarez, Ray Sanchez and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — As experts examine underwater recordings of noises in the North Atlantic Ocean where a submersible with five people aboard went missing Sunday, the search for the vessel grew Wednesday. With oxygen supplies on board likely dwindling, time has become the biggest concern

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Some neighborhoods in Broward County in Florida are under quarantine Tuesday after sightings of invasive giant African land snails, known to be one of the most dangerous species, officials said. The quarantine, announced Tuesday, was established after snails were detected earlier this month in the Miramar area of the

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A former University of California, Davis, student accused of killing two people and injuring another in stabbings near campus this year is not competent to stand trial, according to the opinion of a court-appointed psychologist presented in court on Tuesday. The matter of whether Carlos Dominguez is competent to

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury in New York convicted three men Tuesday of stalking a New Jersey family on behalf of the Chinese government. The defendants – Michael McMahon, 55; Zhu Yong, 66; and Zheng Congying, 27 – were convicted of conspiracy and stalking charges related to the

By Sara Smart and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The damaged portion of Interstate 95 that collapsed in Philadelphia on June 11 will reopen this weekend, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced, highlighting the reopening comes ahead of schedule thanks to the “24/7” work of crews at the site. “We have made tremendous progress over just

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — New York state’s Education Department has updated guidance for its schools to support the rights of transgender and gender-expansive students. The guidance, issued last week, offers information and tips to help school staff if a student comes out to them – understanding gender identity and normalizing name, pronoun and

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The captain of Sensation, the fishing boat that lost out on over $3 million in earnings when tournament officials disqualified its 619.4-pound blue marlin due to “mutilation,” told CNN on Tuesday he believes they won the tournament fair and square. “We worked hard, we felt like what we did

By Laura Ly and Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — The early-morning fire at an e-bike store in lower Manhattan that left four dead was caused by lithium-ion batteries, the city’s fire commissioner said Tuesday. “It is very clear that this was caused by lithium-ion batteries and e-bikes. There is a very large number of

By Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — Parents of two of the three children killed during the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville expressed their pain and loss in filed declarations asking the court to deny Freedom of Information Act requests for the release of the school shooter’s writings. “I have no desire to write

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A Utah woman accused of killing her husband before she authored a children’s book about grieving a loved one, is suing his estate to obtain proceeds from his business and their family home, a new court filing shows. Kouri Richins, 33, is being held without bail on charges of

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Major insurance companies are pulling out of some states entirely to limit their risks where natural disasters are common. Uninsurable places are growing across all 50 states, but it’s now especially difficult to find reasonable homeowners’ insurance in California, Florida and Louisiana due to the likelihood of damaging hurricanes

By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Juneteenth has become a day to celebrate freedom in the United States, but the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are still fighting to be free from a terror that happened over a century ago. “We just heard people running and screaming and could smell smoke, seeing houses

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The family of a 31-year-old father who died after being tased by Los Angeles police officers is suing the city and members of the department over his death, their attorneys announced on Monday. The wrongful death lawsuit claims officers reacted inappropriately when they repeatedly tased Keenan Anderson, cousin of