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By Taylor Romine, Josh Campbell and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The suspect in the shooting death of a prominent Catholic bishop in Los Angeles is currently being held on $2 million bail, according to records from the Los Angeles County Jail. Carlos Medina, 61, was arrested on Monday morning in connection to the death of Auxiliary

By Dakin Andone, Randi Kaye and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Alex Murdaugh was “destroyed” by the fatal shootings of his wife and son, his surviving son testified in his father’s double murder trial Tuesday, as the defense worked to counter prosecutors’ allegations that Murdaugh is responsible for the killings. “He was heartbroken. I walked in the

By Meridith Edwards, Holly Yan, Nouran Salahieh and Celina Tebor, CNN The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office will investigate the toxic derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train after receiving a criminal referral from state environmental officials. “Our office has been monitoring the train derailment in East Palestine and we are outraged on behalf of the

By Kyung Lah, CNN Kris He walked into Arcadia Firearm & Safety in Arcadia, California, three days after his gun license became official. The 22-year-old immigrant from mainland China walked past a Trump flag, past the rifles, and headed to the glass case displaying handguns. He didn’t grow up around guns, but after seeing the

By Claire Colbert and Amy Simonson, CNN An 85-year-old woman walking her dog was killed Monday when an alligator pulled her into a nearby retention pond in southeast Florida, according to wildlife officials. Gloria Serge was walking her small dog along the pond in her community in Ft. Pierce when the alligator attempted to take

By CNN’s Chris Boyette A Bengal tiger cub that was discovered inside a New Mexico home during a shooting investigation found a new home Saturday at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, according to ABQ BioPark in Albuquerque. Duke, who is approximately four months old and was named after Albuquerque’s nickname – “The Duke

By Sara Smart and Jillian Sykes, CNN One of the 13 people taken to local hospitals after an explosion Monday at a metal factory near Oakwood, Ohio, has died, according to Captain Brian DiRocco with the Oakwood Village Fire Department. The explosion was at the I. Schumann & Co. building, a metal alloy factory, DiRocco

By Kiely Westhoff, CNN Workers from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation got a scaly surprise Sunday when they discovered an alligator in a Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, according to the department. A park maintenance staff member spotted the gator in Prospect Park Lake, said department spokesman Dan Kastanis. The 4-foot alligator was

By Cheri Mossburg and Dakin Andone, CNN The oldest Black church in California’s East Bay was devastated by a massive fire Sunday night that the church’s pastor said gutted its interior structure. Video showed heavy smoke and flames shooting from the roof of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Oakland, where the fire erupted

By Cheri Mossburg, Camila Bernal and Kelly McCleary, CNN A man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of a Catholic bishop renowned for his work as a community peacemaker, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday. Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was found dead Saturday in his home in the community

By Eric Levenson, CNN In opening statements of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial, the prosecution went into a lengthy defense of the value and importance of circumstantial evidence. “A lot of times people hear, ‘Oh, it’s just a circumstantial case,’ but the law says otherwise,” prosecutor Creighton Waters told the jury. “The law says circumstantial evidence

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Today is Presidents Day, a federal holiday in the US commemorating George Washington’s birthday and honoring the nation’s commanders in chief. Many Americans are off work today — and most banks and postal services will not be operating. If you plan to run errands today, see what else is open and

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Dakin Andone, CNN A man is in custody after one person was killed and four others — including a 4-year-old girl — were injured in a shooting Sunday night along a Mardi Gras parade route ahead of the city’s raucous celebration this week, the New Orleans Police Department said Monday. Mansour

By Michelle Watson, CNN California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system says it is running “limited service” to the Oakland International Airport because of a power outage in Alameda County. “Oakland Airport Connector service is running limited service due to a power outage. Shuttles will depart every 18 minutes,” BART said in a 2:38 p.m. PST

By Samantha Beech and Zenebou Sylla, CNN Two students wounded in a mass shooting last week at Michigan State University remained in critical condition Monday, according to university police, one week after the campus community was paralyzed by violence that left three students dead. Two other students were in serious but stable condition and a

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new bill moving through the New Mexico legislature would make the state the first in the nation to have its own official aroma: green chiles roasting in the fall. Democratic state senator William Soules sponsored Bill 188, which seeks to add to the roster of New Mexico’s state symbols. Other

By Emma Tucker, CNN Three days after Michigan State University was terrorized by a mass shooting on campus, Democratic lawmakers in the state filed a host of bills targeting gun safety — legislation they are hopeful can become law since the party last month took control of the legislature and governor’s office for the first

By Rebekah Riess and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The mother of a 7-year-old kidnapped and killed in Texas in December thanked a grand jury for its role in the indictment of the man accused of her daughter’s murder. Tanner Horner was arrested in December after allegedly telling authorities he strangled 7-year-old Athena Strand after accidentally hitting

By Holly Yan, CNN The church where Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school for decades marked his poignant absence this weekend as the former president receives end-of-life care. Carter, 98, has taught Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, since the 1980s. Not even a cancer diagnosis stopped him from teaching

By Dakin Andone, CNN US Sen. Sherrod Brown echoed officials’ beliefs Sunday that the water and air are safe in East Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed there earlier this month, but he acknowledged that residents are “right to be skeptical.” “We think the water’s safe,” the senator, a Democrat, told CNN’s

By Hannah Sarisohn, Kevin Flower and Eric Levenson, CNN Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor, is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a brain aneurysm, Charles Lago, a spokesperson for the actor confirmed to CNN on Sunday morning. Sizemore is in critical condition in what Lago described as a “wait and see situation.” “His

By Paradise Afshar and Holly Yan, CNN Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding whoever killed one person and injured 10 others in a pair of shootings that investigators believe are connected, the Memphis Police Department said. Officers arrived at Live Lounge in Memphis at about 12:43 a.m. Sunday where two shooting victims

By Andrew Torgan, CNN Would you get rid of a brand-new car after driving it just 16 times? Of course not. Nevertheless, a brand-new Boeing 747 configured as a private VIP jet is being scrapped after having spent just 30 hours in service over 16 flights. Here’s what else you need to know to Start

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Four people were injured in a shooting Sunday morning near an Indianapolis gas station, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said. Authorities initially reported five people had been injured in the shooting near East 42nd Street and North Franklin Road, but the department revised that number down to four in a news

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The US Forest Service will move forward with killing feral cattle in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, officials say. The agency issued its decision in a news release on Thursday, stating the feral cattle “pose a significant threat to public safety and natural resources.” Aerial shooting of the cattle will take

By Rachel Ramirez and Will Lanzoni, CNN California’s drought-stricken reservoirs have seen a remarkable recovery after a barrage of storms lashed the state last month. Officials say it’s a much-needed improvement after hovering at critically low levels for the past several years. Lake Oroville, California’s most beleaguered and second-largest reservoir, saw a huge boost after

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Good news for the cows of the sea. A Florida coalition of government agencies, wildlife rehabilitation groups and conservation organizations has released an “unprecedented” 12 manatees into the wild in a single day, according to a news release from the Save the Manatee Club. The Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership announced

By Andy Rose and Sharif Paget, CNN An English professor at Florida’s Palm Beach Atlantic University says his job is under review after his employer told him it received a complaint that he is “indoctrinating” students. “The racial justice unit is what got me in hot water,” Sam Joeckel told CNN. Joeckel said he has

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Nine boys and girls under the age of 18 were wounded in a shooting at a Columbus, Georgia, gas station — including a 5-year-old boy who was struck by gunfire while there with a family member Friday night, authorities said. The gunfire broke out when a group of minors attending a

By Christina Maxouris and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The head of Norfolk Southern, the company who operated the train carrying hazardous materials that derailed earlier this month, met with residents and local leaders of the East Palestine, Ohio, community on Saturday and promised the company is “here to stay” until the village is “made whole,” the

By Zoe Sottile, CNN For the first time ever, a “corimelaena palmeri” insect has been documented in the US after hitching a ride in a shipment of fresh cut flowers, according to Customs officials. The bug was discovered in October among a shipment of fresh cut flowers in a tractor-trailer at the Otay Mesa Cargo

By Melissa Alonso and Rebekah Riess, CNN A body has been found in a vehicle submerged in Kentucky flood waters, Marion County Rescue Chief Brian Smith said. Rescue crews located the car through a drone search Thursday after flooding in southeastern Kentucky. They discovered the body while retrieving the car Friday, affiliate WKYT reported. The

By Celina Tebor, Liam Reilly and Ray Sanchez, CNN At least one person is dead and 17 more were injured — some critically — in a fire early Saturday that left some residents in a highrise apartment building in Silver Spring, Maryland, trapped on balconies, fire officials say. The three-alarm fire, with more than 100

By Polo Sandoval, CNN William Bower II feared he would never know where his father’s final resting place was, but he hung on to hope for decades. On Thursday, the Missouri retired aerospace engineer fought back tears as he was notified that a submarine wreck, discovered off the coast of Japan last year, is what

By AJ Willingham, CNN On the campus of a small Christian college in Wilmore, Kentucky, a massive worship service has been rolling, nonstop, for nearly two weeks. The event at Asbury University is so popular, people have flown from across the country, standing in line outside of the college’s main chapel for an opportunity to

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A humpback whale that washed ashore off the coast of New Jersey was previously struck by a ship, according to officials. The dead whale was first reported to officials on Monday, according to a news release from Monmouth County, New Jersey. It washed ashore at the Manasquan Inlet beach on the

By Andy Rose, CNN A civilian used his legally licensed gun to shoot and wound a suspect in a mall shooting in El Paso, Texas, that left one dead and three injured earlier this week, police said. Emanuel Duran, 32, shot a 16-year-old who is believed to have carried out the shooting at the Cielo

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Maryland man has struck gold a second time with his second big lottery win in just two months. The anonymous winner first lucked out with a $30,000 prize in January, according to a news release from the Maryland Lottery. This week, he claimed a $50,000 prize, the lottery said Wednesday.

By Samantha Beech and Nicki Brown, CNN A woman who had been abducted nearly a year ago while traveling across the country made a dramatic escape from her kidnapper after she concocted a getaway plan to a New Jersey gas station, authorities said Friday. James W. Parrillo Jr., 57, was charged with kidnapping a woman

By Melissa Alonso and Emma Tucker, CNN A fire at a waste management facility in South Florida has continued burning for nearly a week, prompting officials in Miami-Dade County on Friday to close parks, dismiss two schools and urge residents near the waste-to-energy plant to stay indoors due to air quality concerns. The fire that

By Omar Jimenez and Linh Tran, CNN Vladyslav Orlov, an officer in Ukraine’s national guard, didn’t see what hit him, but the next thing he knew, the car he was traveling in last October was rolling over and in flames. He suspected Russian gun fire. Pinned in the back seat, Orlov says he was initially

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN Police in Norfolk, Virginia, have charged the mother of a 6-year-old after the child brought a handgun to school, police said in a statement. This is at least the fourth incident of a 6-year-old bringing a gun to school this year, according to CNN’s reporting. Police said around 3:30 p.m. Thursday,

By Alta Spells, Dianne Gallagher and Christina Maxouris, CNN Before prosecutors rested their case on Friday, they presented evidence in court showing Paul Murdaugh — son of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh — confronted his father about pills about one month before both he and his mother were found fatally shot. Alex Murdaugh is

By Nicole Grether, Kristina Sgueglia and Emma Tucker, CNN At the first school board meeting in Bayville, New Jersey, since a 14-year-old student died by suicide days after being attacked by four classmates, administrators heard powerful commentary from current and former students who said they’ve been bullied without recourse from school district officials. Several current

By Hannah Sarisohn and Melissa Alonso, CNN Six people are dead and another was wounded Friday in a series of shootings in Tate County, Mississippi after a man opened fire on his ex-wife and potentially other family members, Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance told CNN. The suspect, Richard Dale Crum, 52, was arrested after the

By Jamiel Lynch and Kelly McCleary, CNN The brother of an unarmed Black man shot and killed by a police officer in Louisiana said seeing body camera video of the fatal encounter answered some of his questions, but not all of them. “My initial response to the bodycam footage was confusion followed by anger,” Xavier

By Amanda Watts, Sara Smart and Rebekah Riess, CNN The family of Donovan Lewis filed a civil complaint against the officers involved in his August 2022 death, according to family attorney Rex Elliot. Lewis, a 20-year-old unarmed Black man was fatally shot by a Columbus, Ohio, police officer serving a warrant on an apartment in

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Investigators are searching for answers after a mass shooting this week at Michigan State University shocked the community. Many students are struggling to make sense of the tragedy as school officials now face the difficult task of easing back into academics and athletics amid heightened anxiety. Here’s what else you need

By Travis Caldwell and Ray Sanchez, CNN Five former Memphis Police Department officers pleaded not guilty Friday at their arraignment on criminal charges connected to the January death of Tyre Nichols, whose brutal beating after a police traffic stop was seen on video. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills

By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A blast in the sky over South Texas was a meteorite strike, officials said, clearing up confusion over the sudden explosion that puzzled concerned residents. “We believe we’ve solved the mystery of the loud explosion,” Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra said at a Thursday news conference. Many residents

By Taylor Romine, Josh Campbell and Emma Tucker, CNN Federal prosecutors have charged a man with two hate crimes after he allegedly shot two different Jewish men earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Jaime Tran, 28, is accused of targeting and shooting two Jewish men as they were leaving religious services at

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Biden administration said it has deployed federal medical experts to help assess what dangers remain at an Ohio village where a train carrying hazardous materials derailed this month — a ramp-up of federal support at the governor’s request as anxious residents point to signs of adverse effects. Ohio Gov. Mike

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Watts, CNN After the Michigan State University community was paralyzed by a horrific mass shooting that killed three students, injured five others and halted campus activity, the school will begin to resume athletic and academic life, as many are still struggling to make sense of the tragedy. Athletic events, some

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The death of a man being held in an Alabama jail last month has sparked a state investigation as well as a lawsuit from the man’s family, claiming his body temperature was dangerously low after he received delayed medical attention and that he died of hypothermia. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

By Andy Rose, CNN A Denver city council member who uses a wheelchair faced a difficult situation this week when he participated in a political debate at a venue that did not have full accessibility, prompting him to drag himself onto its stage. Chris Hinds, who is running for reelection, said he has received apologies

By Veronica Miracle and Emma Tucker, CNN A man suspected of killing seven people and injuring one other person in shootings last month at two farms in Northern California pleaded not guilty to all charges against him at a an arraignment on Thursday. Chunli Zhao entered the pleas for seven counts of murder and one

By Justin Gamble, CNN First term Tennessee state representative Justin Pearson says he was trying to honor his ancestors for helping him rise to elected office when he wore his dashiki on the floor of the House chamber during his swearing-in ceremony Feb. 9. The freshman lawmaker says he was surprised to hear another member,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols Children: with

By Nicole Chavez, CNN There is no consensus among Black adults in America about how accepting society should be of transgender people, according to a new study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. Pew found that 36% of Black adults think society has not gone far enough in accepting transgender people. Thirty-one percent said

By Tina Burnside, CNN A woman in Pennsylvania and a man in North Carolina were charged this week after a six-year-old in each case brought a gun to school, officials said, marking at least three times an elementary school student has brought a weapon to campus this year, including when a six-year-old allegedly shot his

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old and described as “one of the most important and singular texts in human history” will soon go up for sale. An auctioneer said the “astonishing record” is likely to sell for up to $50 million after it concludes an exhibition tour to Israel

By Rob Frehse and Celina Tebor, CNN The man suspected of hitting pedestrians while driving a rental truck in Brooklyn Monday, killing one person and injuring eight, appeared in court Wednesday to face charges of murder and attempted murder, according to court records. Weng Sor, 62, allegedly was driving a U-haul truck and struck people

By Samantha Beech, Eric Levenson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday and said the agency plans to hold the train company Norfolk Southern accountable for its role in the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals earlier this month. Speaking to CNN’s

By Andy Rose and Bill Kirkos, CNN The father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, appeared in court Thursday after being indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury Wednesday. Robert Crimo Jr. was charged by the

By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Melissa Alonso and Ray Sanchez, CNN A Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer was arrested Thursday on a charge of negligent homicide in the fatal shooting earlier this month of Alonzo Bagley, an unarmed Black man, Louisiana State Police said. Officer Alexander Tyler made his initial appearance in court, where a