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By Jeremy Ryan, Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people were injured when a building they were working on partially collapsed in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday, according to officials. The people injured were working at a seven-story residential building that was under construction when a portion of the second

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A trio of rare wolverine sightings in California has been verified by scientists, marking just the second time in a century the animal has been spotted in the Golden State. All three sightings were reported by different people last month in various parts of the Eastern Sierra Mountains. One

By Sabrina Souza and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — When the rifle-toting suspect surrendered after gunning down 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018, police officers tried to ascertain whether he had an accomplice, falsely telling him they had already caught “his boy.” “I did this myself,” the shooter told the officers, claiming

By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — In the 10 minutes before a Davenport, Iowa, apartment building collapsed Sunday, new surveillance video obtained by CNN shows a support brace bending, with portions of the brick façade crumbling around it. The video, taken from the roof of a nearby building, shows what was

By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A Texas cheerleader who was shot and critically injured after another girl mistakenly opened the wrong car door says she was scared during the shooting but tried to stay calm for her even more frightened friends. Payton Washington, 18, was injured in April outside a supermarket in Elgin, about

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — You’ve seen images of Mars before, but you’ve never been able to see them live — until today. For the first time, photos directly from the red planet will be streamed in real time on YouTube starting at 12 p.m. ET. Here’s what else you need to know to

By Jamiel Lynch and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the trial of the former school resource officer who remained outside a Parkland, Florida, high school as a gunman killed 17 people in 2018 will not visit the crime scene, a judge ruled Thursday, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. Scot Peterson is accused

By Rosa Flores and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The mother of a girl who died in the custody of US immigration authorities in Texas last month made multiple requests for an ambulance or hospital-level medical care for her daughter, but a nurse practitioner contracted with US Customs and Border Protection denied the requests, the

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A man flying his personal drone helped authorities arrest a teenager accused of stealing about $30,000 from a home in the San Francisco Bay Area, police said. Police in Hercules, California, were called Sunday just before 6:30 a.m. local time to a home that a suspect had broken into

By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, correctly spelling the word ‘psammophile’ to take home the $50,000 first prize. Eleven students made the finals after 11 million people entered spelling competitions throughout the world. In an interview Friday on

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — About 125,000 New York high school students will receive a letter notifying them they’ve been automatically accepted to the State University of New York’s community college programs, the state’s governor announced Thursday. The move is part of an effort to eliminate barriers toward higher education, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office

By Paradise Afshar and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri judge granted a motion Thursday to seal evidence in the criminal case against Andrew Lester, who allegedly shot and wounded Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, after the 16-year-old went to the wrong home to pick up his siblings. Attorneys for Lester argued that media

By Celina Tebor and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A New York gynecologist who was accused by a woman of secretly using his own sperm to impregnate multiple patients died in an aircraft crash Sunday. Morris Wortman, 72, of Rochester, New York, died when the experimental aircraft he was a passenger in crashed into a

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Police in Austin, Texas, said a man contacted them and admitted to killing two people, which led authorities to investigate his possible involvement in up to 10 other killings. Raul Meza Jr., 62, called police on May 24 and confessed to killing his 80-year-old roommate, Jesse Fraga, and implicated

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with killing and “consuming” a beloved swan in a Syracuse, New York, suburb, and stealing four young swans this week, police said. A mature female swan named Faye and her four young swans, also known as cygnets, were reported missing from the

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Arizona officials announced Thursday the state will no longer grant certifications for new developments within the Phoenix area, as groundwater rapidly disappears amid years of water overuse and climate change-driven drought. A new study showed that the groundwater supporting the Phoenix area likely can’t meet additional development demand in

By Sabrina Souza, Eric Levenson and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Three Saturdays each month, Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue hosted a service specifically for children known as the junior congregation. On those days, a group of kids would first gather in the lobby, and Stephen Weiss, a public school teacher and a synagogue youth

By Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean, Caroll Alvarado and Greg Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 60% of Spirit Airlines flights were delayed Thursday, according to FlightAware, after technical issues with the airline’s website, app and airport kiosks, but the airline says the problems have been resolved. Spirit Airlines announced the technical issues before 9 a.m. A

By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office dropped criminal charges against Pacific Gas and Electric Company in relation to the deadly 2020 Zogg Fire in California after the company agreed to pay $50 million and to follow certain commitments, the district attorney’s office announced in a news conference Wednesday. The

By Paul P. Murphy, Adrienne Broaddus and Holly Yan, CNN Davenport, Iowa (CNN) — Four days before a portion of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, collapsed, work to rectify recently discovered façade and wall issues was underway, documents released Wednesday by the city and a permit show. The section of the wall that was

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 85-year-old man and a passerby in a New Jersey neighborhood are being hailed for their quick action after spotting smoke coming from a home and alerting the sleeping family inside of the danger. Santo Livio, a longtime early-riser, was checking his front yard around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday when

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — This year’s Pride Month comes at an arduous time for many people, as restrictions on drag performances, transgender health care and other LGBTQ rights take center stage in many states. Still, the month is a time for celebration and, of course, pride. To commemorate the month, CNN is highlighting

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — If you fly economy, you know firsthand that coach seats are often endured rather than enjoyed. That’s because main cabin tickets almost always include a battle for legroom, a nudge from your neighbor — or worse, wedging into a wretched middle seat. Now, amid widespread flight frustrations, two senators

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A New York City woman was indicted on seven felony hate crime charges in connection with a string of anti-Asian attacks on the city’s Upper West Side, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Wednesday. Camila Rodriguez, 29, was charged in two New York State Supreme Court indictments with assault

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A train carrying hazardous materials derailed in northwestern Minnesota just south of the Canadian border Wednesday, leaving no immediate signs of leaks but forcing a highway closure, officials said. The Canadian Pacific train of 25 cars, including some tank cars carrying an unspecified flammable liquid, derailed in Lancaster while

By Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A former GOP candidate in New Mexico has been indicted on federal charges in connection to a spate of shootings at Democratic officials’ homes after he lost his 2022 midterm election bid, court documents show. Solomon Peña, 40, is charged with conspiracy, interference with federally protected

By Rebekah Riess and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed a bill barring transgender athletes at public colleges and universities from competing in sports that align with their gender identities, as GOP-controlled assemblies across the US continue their pursuit of legislation placing limits on transgender people. In a statement

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Navy pilot was rescued from the water by helicopter Wednesday morning after ejecting from an F-5 aircraft taking off from Naval Air Station Key West in the Florida Keys, according to station officials. The pilot ejected 25 miles south of the station’s Boca Chica Field around 9:20 a.m.,

By Eric Levenson, Danny Freeman and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A powerful image of a Jewish prayer book damaged with a bullet hole was released as evidence Wednesday in the death penalty trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018. The photo was entered into evidence Tuesday

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — After police found a body in a black steamer trunk in a wooded area in Florida 53 years ago, the mystery of the “trunk lady” became a cold case that captured the attention of the public for decades. Using DNA evidence, police have now identified the victim as Sylvia

By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Jaslene Lai heard a classmate joke about her having the “kung flu” this school year, when she was under the weather, wearing a mask. These racist jokes persist, two years after Lai and a group of friends were horrified by Covid-era anti-Asian hate, and the lack of Asian American

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — For years, the world has been focusing on a key climate change threshold: limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. But even at that threshold – which could begin to be breached within the next five years – millions of people will still face “significant harm,”

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Some of the nation’s brightest young minds are putting their knowledge of the English language to the test at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off on Tuesday in National Harbor, Maryland, with 231 students from around the country and other parts

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Most educators leaving the field aren’t retiring or being laid off — they’re quitting. Nearly half of the public education employees — working in elementary, secondary and postsecondary institutions — who left the profession in March resigned, according to preliminary numbers released in May by the US Bureau of

By Rebekah Riess and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A South Carolina convenience store owner has been charged with murder after allegedly chasing a 14-year-old boy and shooting him in the back after suspecting the boy of shoplifting, authorities said. The child, Cyrus Carmack-Belton, had gone into the store in Columbia around 8 p.m. Sunday

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Wednesday in the trial of the former school resource officer who remained outside a Parkland, Florida, high school as a gunman massacred 17 people, marking the rare prosecution of a law enforcement officer over his response to a mass shooting. Scot Peterson –

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — One-time Silicon Valley darling Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison Tuesday to begin serving out her 11-year sentence after being convicted on multiple charges of defrauding investors. Her life in prison will be quite a change, with mandatory jobs, very early mornings and no black turtlenecks. Here’s what else you

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Davenport, Iowa, say they’re carefully assessing whether rescuers can further search a partially collapsed apartment building – which they say can topple at any moment – for missing residents before they order the structure demolished. Five people are unaccounted for after the back portion of the six-story

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — More than half the country’s teachers believe arming themselves would make students less safe, while 1 in 5 say they would be interested in carrying a gun to school, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation. The survey, conducted in October and November, found 54% of US

By Nouran Salahieh, Amy Simonson and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Audio of 911 calls detail panic that unfolded during a Memorial Day shooting that injured nine people near South Florida’s bustling Hollywood Beach Broadwalk – an incident in which six of the gunshot victims still were hospitalized Tuesday. Monday evening’s shooting, which police believe

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A man in Virginia has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Eunice Dwumfour, a 30-year-old councilwoman who was found shot to death in her car in Sayreville, New Jersey, in February, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday. Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, has

By Nick Valencia, Christina Maxouris and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The 11-year-old boy who was shot in the chest by a Mississippi police officer after he called 911 for help says he began praying and singing during what he thought would be his last moments alive, while his mother pushed down on his

By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after ringing the wrong doorbell in Kansas City, walked at a brain injury awareness event on Memorial Day. The teenager and his family attended the “Going the Distance for Brain Injury” event, walking in the 1.5-mile

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the NBA Finals (men’s) and the WNBA Finals (women’s). The finals follow the professional basketball leagues’ regular seasons. 2023 NBA and WNBA Finals June 12, 2023 – NBA Finals – The Denver Nuggets defeat the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5, to win the series

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Stanley Cup, the annual championship of the National Hockey League. June 13, 2023 – The Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Florida Panthers in Game 5 to win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup. June 26, 2022 – The Colorado Avalanche defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning

By Shawn Nottingham, Nick Valencia and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The family of 11-year-old Mississippi boy Aderrien Murry has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking $5 million after he was shot earlier this month by a police officer who responded to the child’s 911 call for help. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Colleges will soon have the option to hide students’ race and ethnicity information on applications submitted through Common App, according to the organization. The move comes as the Supreme Court is poised to say that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration in admissions programs, a

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1927 Birth place: Plains, Georgia Birth name: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Father: Wilburn Smith, a mechanic Mother: Allethea (Murray) Smith Marriage: Jimmy Carter (July 7, 1946-present) Children: Amy, October

By Jamiel Lynch, Rebekah Riess and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 35-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean this week, the military branch said Wednesday. Ronnie Peale Jr., of Crimora, Virginia, went overboard on Monday, his partner and his

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The parents of a three-month-old girl who was found dead in a wooded area in the Bronx have been arrested in connection with her death and the concealment of her body, a law enforcement source tells CNN. Ivana Paolozzi, 20, and Damion Comager, 23, were both arrested Monday night,

By Jamiel Lynch and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 1-year-old child died after being left in a car parked outside of a hospital for nine hours in Washington state last week, police said. The child’s foster mother arrived at the hospital for work around 8 a.m. Wednesday and forgot the child inside the car,

By Thomas Lake, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Three years ago at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, a prosecutor stood over a table, cataloguing items in evidence bags. “This right here is the shoe,” Assistant District Attorney Michael Sprinkel said in an internal video of the inventory session obtained by CNN through an open-records request.

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Going on a cruise soon? You may want to skip the terrifying accounts from aboard a Carnival ship that got battered by severe weather this weekend. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “CNN’s 5 Things”

By Eric Levenson and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The federal death penalty trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018 began Tuesday with harrowing audio of a 911 call featuring one of the victim’s last words. Shannon Basa-Sabol was the first witness in the trial and

By Holly Yan, Chris Boyette, Sara Smart and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — At any moment, the remains of a six-story apartment building in Iowa could come crashing down. The only question is if someone else might be inside. Davenport city officials now face the grueling decision of whether to send rescuers into the partially

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever filled out a Census form, a college application or a patient questionnaire at the doctor’s office, you’ve probably been asked to identify your race and ethnicity. Governments, workplaces and educational institutions often collect data on these categories to determine things like which programs require funding, what

By Amy Simonson, Elizabeth Wolfe and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Six of the nine people shot and injured in a shooting near Florida’s Hollywood Beach Broadwalk on Monday remain at area hospitals in stable condition, while three others have been treated and discharged, police said Tuesday. A 1-year-old is among the victims of the

By Michelle Watson, Amy Simonson, Aaron Eggleston and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A man who was shot at by a Maine state trooper while driving toward the Canadian border with a sign indicating he had an explosive inside his vehicle on Monday did not have any explosives with him, a public safety spokesperson said

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Mississippi authorities captured one escapee and are still looking for a second man after the pair broke out of a detention facility Monday morning, just a little over a month after four other men had escaped the same jail. Michael Lewis, 31, and Joseph Spring, 31, were discovered missing

By Jennifer Henderson and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Five separate shootings over the weekend in Arizona that left four dead and one injured led to a man being arrested and charged with murder, according to police. The shootings took place from Friday through Saturday in Mesa and Phoenix, police said. Iren Byers, 20, was

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Indianapolis 500, known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” May 28, 2023 – Josef Newgarden wins the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500. May 29, 2022 – Marcus Ericsson wins the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. Other Facts Known as “The Greatest Spectacle in

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of years after a group of men and women were tried and convicted of witchcraft, Connecticut lawmakers have formally exonerated them for their “crimes.” The Senate approved the resolution Thursday, according to a news release from Sen. Saud Anwar, who introduced the bill. The resolution passed with a

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Physician-assisted suicide is legal in ten US states and the District of Columbia. It is an option given to individuals by law in Colorado, California, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. It is an option given to individuals in Montana via court

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The remains of a soldier killed in the Korean War and posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor will be laid to rest in Georgia, 73 years after his death. Army Cpl. Luther H. Story “displayed conspicuous bravery” during a large-scale attack by the North Korean People’s Army near the

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old boy was pulled out of the water and later died after swimming at a New Jersey beach Sunday afternoon, a National Park Service spokesperson told CNN. Five other swimmers were rescued after an emergency call at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Daphne Yun, a park service spokesperson, said. Sandy

By Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — A raccoon was euthanized and tested negative for rabies after it was brought to Maine a pet store for a nail trim, officials said, potentially exposing customers who kissed the animal to the dangerous virus. A woman brought the young raccoon to the store in Auburn on Tuesday, the

By Amanda Jackson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — An eighth person has been rescued after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed Sunday in Davenport, Iowa, officials said Monday. The building is expected to be demolished Tuesday, according to a news release from the city. The owners have been served a demolition notice, the release

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Travelers visiting New York or New Jersey beaches for Memorial Day might want to keep an eye out for some fishy friends: Four great white sharks that have been detected swimming off the coast in the past weeks. OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research group which provides open-source data about