4-year-old girl and a man killed in a shooting in Akron, Ohio
By Aya Elamroussi and Michelle Watson, CNN After a 4-year-old girl died following a shooting Friday night in Akron, Ohio, a 40-year-old man left…
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Car jumps curb in downtown Chicago, injuring 6 people, officials say
By Michelle Watson, CNN Six people were injured Friday night when a car jumped a curb and crashed near businesses just north of downtown Chicago,…
Continue Reading Black women say they are invisible in abortion rights fight. ‘We are still forgotten within all of this’
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For many Black women, the reversal of Roe v. Wade last month not only stripped them of bodily autonomy, but created…
Continue Reading Exclusive: California fire officials and FBI are targeting illegal drones near wildfire emergencies
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Just one rogue drone is all it takes to bring the aerial assault on a wildfire to a standstill. So in a fresh alliance, the…
Continue Reading 5,000 pounds of meth seized in San Diego County when truck is followed after crossing border, officials say
By Sharif Paget, CNN More than 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine were seized this week after authorities in San Diego County tracked and intercepted a…
Continue Reading Police chief says Jayland Walker was handcuffed after fatal police shooting in accordance with department policy
By Polo Sandoval, CNN The Akron, Ohio, police chief said the handcuffing of Jayland Walker after he was shot dozens of times by city police officers…
Continue Reading Detroit police officer killed after being ‘ambushed’ while responding to a gunfire call
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A Detroit police officer was shot and killed on Wednesday after allegedly being “ambushed” by a 19-year-old…
Continue Reading Simulation shows tsunami waves as high as 42 feet could hit Seattle in minutes should a major earthquake occur on the Seattle Fault
By Amanda Musa, CNN A simulation released by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shows the impact of a 7.5-magnitude…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys appeal her federal conviction and sentence
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell have appealed her conviction and 20-year federal prison sentence for carrying out a…
Continue Reading Highland Park gunman’s family was in turmoil for years leading up to parade shooting
By Casey Tolan and Daniel A. Medina, CNN When Bob’s Pantry and Deli opened for business in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park in 2008, loyal…
Continue Reading Highland Park gunman’s family was in turmoil for years leading up to parade shooting
By Casey Tolan and Daniel A. Medina, CNN When Bob’s Pantry and Deli opened for business in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park in 2008, loyal…
Continue Reading Highland Park gunman’s family was in turmoil for years leading up to parade shooting
By Casey Tolan and Daniel A. Medina, CNN When Bob’s Pantry and Deli opened for business in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park in 2008, loyal…
Continue Reading Attorneys for family of Randy Cox will meet with Connecticut US Attorney, demand federal civil rights investigation
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Zenebou Sylla, CNN Attorneys representing a Connecticut man who suffered a serious injury to his neck and spine while in…
Continue Reading Oklahoma governor calls for public schools audit for potential mishandling of public funds and teaching CRT
By Raja Razek, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced in a video message Thursday that he is calling for a special audit of Tulsa Public Schools…
Continue Reading Grieving Uvalde families condemn responding officers as ‘cowards’
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Every new piece of information about the way officers responded to a school gunman in Uvalde, Texas,…
Continue Reading Grieving Uvalde families condemn responding officers as ‘cowards’
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Every new piece of information about the way officers responded to a school gunman in Uvalde, Texas,…
Continue Reading Uvalde mayor blasts report that says officer sought permission to shoot gunman but didn’t hear back in time
By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN The mayor of the Texas city of Uvalde is refuting a new assessment of the law enforcement response to the…
Continue Reading Highland Park shooter’s rooftop position made it hard for police to find him quickly as parade turned into chaos, chief says
By Aya Elamroussi, Josh Campbell and Yon Pomrenze, CNN The Fourth of July parade shooter’s location — concealed on a rooftop along…
Continue Reading Black man misidentified by police and jailed for 6 days wins $90,000 settlement
By Camila Moreno-Lizarazo, CNN A Black man who spent six days in jail after police misidentified him for a 49-year-old White man with an outstanding…
Continue Reading The woman who planned her synagogue’s funerals was killed in the Highland Park massacre. Now a friend embarks on an unimaginable task
By Holly Yan, CNN Anytime there was a major life event at her synagogue, Jacki Sundheim was on top of it. The 63-year-old meticulously planned…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 8: Shinzo Abe, Parade shooting, Brittney Griner, Covid, Heat
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Summer travel is heating up, but understaffed airlines are struggling to avoid melting down. American Airlines this week…
Continue Reading California to make its own low-cost insulin, governor says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN California will begin making its own low-cost insulin in an effort to make it more financially accessible amid soaring prices…
Continue Reading Fire threatens Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove, home to more than 500 giant sequoia trees
By Taylor Romine A wildfire is threatening a famed giant sequoia tree grove in California’s Yosemite National Park, officials said Thursday.…
Continue Reading Woman accused of killing elite cyclist used passport that belonged to someone ‘closely associated’ with her to flee to Costa Rica, authorities say
By Raja Razek, CNN The woman who fled to Costa Rica after allegedly killing an elite cyclist in Texas used several aliases and a passport that…
Continue Reading Officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice sworn in and resigned from new law enforcement position in the same week, official says
By Liam Reilly, CNN Timothy Loehmann, the former Cleveland, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, resigned from his…
Continue Reading Connecticut officials announce reforms after Randy Cox was partially paralyzed in a police van
By Samantha Beech and Zenebou Sylla, CNN After Randy Cox suffered an injury in the back of a New Haven police van that left him partially paralyzed,…
Continue Reading The 8-year-old boy paralyzed from waist down after Highland Park parade shooting woke up and asked to see his twin and dog
By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN An 8-year-old boy who was attending the Highland Park Fourth of July parade with his parents and twin…
Continue Reading Officers were justified in the fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles, a pregnant mother of 4, jury finds
By Paradise Afshar and Alaa Elassar, CNN Seattle police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles, a pregnant mother of four…
Continue Reading Mother drowns her 3 children in a murder-suicide following husband’s suicide, sheriff’s office says
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A mother and her three children whose bodies were found in a Minnesota lake over the weekend died in a murder-suicide,…
Continue Reading Uvalde teacher feels forgotten by the officers sent to rescue him and his students
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN As he lay in his own blood, with dead and dying students around him, Arnie Reyes knew help was just…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for depriving George Floyd of his civil rights
By Paul Vercammen and Steve Almasy, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will serve 245 months in federal prison for violating George…
Continue Reading Authorities are searching for whoever set off an explosion at a mysterious Georgia monument
By Devon M. Sayers and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A mysterious Georgia monument was damaged Wednesday when an explosive device was detonated near the…
Continue Reading Authorities are searching for whoever set off an explosion at a mysterious Georgia monument
By Devon M. Sayers and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A mysterious Georgia monument was damaged Wednesday when an explosive device was detonated near the…
Continue Reading New York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
Continue Reading New York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
Continue Reading New York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
Continue Reading A former funeral home operator pleads guilty to stealing human remains and selling them, prosecutors say
By Jarrod Wardwell, CNN A former Colorado funeral home operator has pleaded guilty to stealing and then selling hundreds of human bodies or body…
Continue Reading Officer injured in Philadelphia July Fourth shooting says he found a bullet in his hat
By Kiely Westhoff and Aya Elamroussi, CNN One of the two police officers injured in a shooting during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Officer injured in Philadelphia July Fourth shooting says he found a bullet in his hat
By Kiely Westhoff and Aya Elamroussi, CNN One of the two police officers injured in a shooting during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Possible tornado causes significant damage in Ohio town, displacing several hundred people, officials say
By Amir Vera, Amy Simonson and Taylor Ward, CNN An unconfirmed tornado in Ohio caused significant structural damage to the Goshen Township Police and…
Continue Reading Uvalde teacher feels forgotten by the officers sent to rescue him and his students
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN As he lay in his own blood, with dead and dying students around him, Arnie Reyes knew help was just…
Continue Reading A tip from a ‘hero citizen’ thwarted a mass shooting planned for July 4 celebration in Richmond, Virginia, police say
By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN One phone call saved countless lives and prevented a potential mass shooting during July 4 celebrations in Richmond,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 11: Jan. 6, Ukraine, Uvalde, Japan, Brittney Griner
By Andrew Torgan, CNN A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park is threatening the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees, but so…
Continue Reading An officer sought permission to shoot the Uvalde gunman before he entered school but didn’t hear back in time, report says
By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Christina Maxouris, CNN An Uvalde police officer armed with a rifle spotted the gunman outside Robb Elementary…
Continue Reading 2-year-old orphaned in parade shooting was shielded by his father as the wounded man lay dying
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN By his father’s final act of heroism, Aiden McCarthy survived Monday’s carnage at a July Fourth parade in…
Continue Reading A tip from a ‘hero citizen’ thwarted a mass shooting planned for July 4 celebration in Richmond, Virginia, police say
By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN One phone call saved countless lives and prevented a potential mass shooting during July 4 celebrations in Richmond,…
Continue Reading 22 migrants who died in a hot semi-truck in San Antonio have been identified
By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Nicole Chavez, CNN Twenty-two migrants found dead in a sweltering semi-truck in San Antonio, or who died in the…
Continue Reading Great Salt Lake is ‘in trouble’ as level falls to lowest on record for second year in a row
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The Great Salt Lake in Utah has dropped to its lowest level on record for the second time in less than a year as a climate…
Continue Reading 2-year-old orphaned in parade shooting was shielded by his father as the wounded man lay dying
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN By his father’s final act of heroism, Aiden McCarthy survived Monday’s carnage at a July Fourth parade in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 6: Parade shooting, Uvalde, Trump, UK ministers, Sri Lanka
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re an American visiting Europe this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you’re in luck:…
Continue Reading Bradford Clark Freeman, the last surviving member of Easy Company’s Band of Brothers, dies at 97
By Amy Simonson, CNN Bradford Clark Freeman, believed to be the last surviving original member of the historic World War II parachute infantry…
Continue Reading Highland Park gunman admitted to firing on parade crowd and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Dakin Andone, CNN The gunman in Monday’s massacre at a Fourth of July parade in the Illinois city of…
Continue Reading 3 men plead guilty to defrauding seniors out of more than $350,000 in ‘Grandparent Scam,’ officials say
By Amy Simonson, CNN Three men pleaded guilty to defrauding 14 Rhode Island seniors out of more than $350,000 in what authorities described Tuesday…
Continue Reading These are the lives lost from the July Fourth parade mass shooting
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Sara Smart, Sharif Paget and Caroll Alvarado, CNN What was supposed to be a patriotic celebration turned into a day of tragedy…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re an American visiting Europe this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you’re in luck:…
Continue Reading These are the lives lost from the July Fourth parade mass shooting
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Sara Smart, Sharif Paget and Caroll Alvarado, CNN What was supposed to be a patriotic celebration turned into a day of tragedy…
Continue Reading Jayland Walker was handcuffed when his body arrived at the medical examiner’s office, according to the autopsy report
By Polo Sandoval and John Couwels, CNN Jayland Walker was handcuffed behind his back when his body arrived at the coroner’s office to be…
Continue Reading Uvalde mayor says he fears a cover-up of investigation into school massacre and calls on Texas Gov. Abbott to intervene
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told CNN he’s lost faith in Texas leaders investigating how law…
Continue Reading Jayland Walker was handcuffed when his body arrived at the medical examiner’s office, according to the autopsy report
By Polo Sandoval and John Couwels, CNN Jayland Walker was handcuffed behind his back when his body arrived at the coroner’s office to be…
Continue Reading Mike Grier becomes first Black general manager in NHL history
By David Close, CNN Mike Grier has been named the San Jose Sharks new general manager. Grier’s hire is historic as he becomes the National…
Continue Reading A rare orchid thought to be extinct in Vermont was rediscovered after 120 years
The small whorled pogonia, a federally threatened species of orchid, has been rediscovered in Vermont — 120 years after the plant was last spotted…
Continue Reading He ate how many? Hot dog champ does it again
By Kevin Dotson, CNN Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won his record-extending 15th Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest,…
Continue Reading What we know about the Highland Park shooting
By Gregory Krieg, CNN A gunman in Highland Park, Illinois, killed seven people and injured dozens more on a July Fourth parade route on Monday,…
Continue Reading What we know about the Highland Park shooting suspect
By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Curt Devine, CNN Hours after gunfire interrupted the Highland Park, Illinois, July Fourth parade, killing seven…
Continue Reading Suspect charged with first-degree murder after deadly Illinois parade shooting
By Travis Caldwell, Kelly McCleary, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Maureen Chowdhury, Elise Hammond and Melissa Macaya, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…
Continue Reading ‘Those are wartime injuries’: Doctor describes the horrific scene at the Highland Park shooting
By Jason Hanna, CNN Dr. David Baum waited a minute after the shooting stopped at the northern Illinois Fourth of July parade he attended Monday, and…
Continue Reading ‘Those are wartime injuries’: Doctor describes the horrific scene at the Highland Park shooting
By Jason Hanna, CNN Dr. David Baum waited a minute after the shooting stopped at the northern Illinois Fourth of July parade he attended Monday, and…
Continue Reading What we know about the Highland Park shooting suspect
By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Curt Devine, CNN Hours after gunfire interrupted the Highland Park, Illinois, July Fourth parade, killing seven…
Continue Reading Highland Park gunman admitted to firing on parade crowd and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Dakin Andone, CNN The gunman in Monday’s massacre at a Fourth of July parade in the Illinois city of…
Continue Reading These are the lives lost from the July Fourth parade mass shooting
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Sara Smart, Sharif Paget and Caroll Alvarado, CNN What was supposed to be a patriotic celebration turned into a day of tragedy…
Continue Reading America’s struggle with mass shootings has changed how these people live their lives
Text by Dakin Andone, Visuals by Leanza Abucayan, CNN Minutes after a gunman killed 10 people in a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in March 2021, a…
Continue Reading Suspect charged with first-degree murder after deadly Illinois parade shooting
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Continue Reading Philadelphia mayor says he’s worried about other big events after 2 officers shot during a July Fourth event
By Mark Morales, Liam Reilly, Jessie Yeung and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Two police officers were shot during a July Fourth celebration in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 5: Shooting, Ukraine, Jayland Walker, Travel, Eiffel Tower
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people spent the holiday weekend outdoors, despite a sweltering heat wave and triple-digit temperatures in some cities.…
Continue Reading Highland Park parade shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder, state’s attorney says
By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna, Adrienne Broaddus and Helen Regan, CNN The suspect in Monday’s mass shooting at a July 4th parade in Highland Park,…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people spent the holiday weekend outdoors, despite a sweltering heat wave and triple-digit temperatures in some cities.…
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By Travis Caldwell, Kelly McCleary, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Maureen Chowdhury, Elise Hammond and Melissa Macaya, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…
Continue Reading Philadelphia mayor says he’s worried about other big events after 2 officers shot during a July Fourth event
By Mark Morales, Liam Reilly, Jessie Yeung and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Two police officers were shot during a July Fourth celebration in…
Continue Reading ‘People just falling and falling’: Witnesses describe terror at Illinois parade shooting
By Jason Hanna, Adrienne Broaddus, Eric Levenson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Zoe Pawelczak’s dad thought the repetitive pops ringing out at…
Continue Reading ‘People just falling and falling’: Witnesses describe terror at Illinois parade shooting
By Jason Hanna, Adrienne Broaddus, Eric Levenson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Zoe Pawelczak’s dad thought the repetitive pops ringing out at…
Continue Reading Suspect in connection with a mass shooting at July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been taken into custody
By Eric Levenson, Adrienne Broaddus, Shawn Nottingham, Brynn Gingras, Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass…
Continue Reading What we know about the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker
By Dakin Andone, CNN The city of Akron, Ohio, is on edge this Fourth of July, one week after the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker.…
Continue Reading Suspect in connection with a mass shooting at July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been taken into custody
By Eric Levenson, Adrienne Broaddus, Shawn Nottingham, Brynn Gingras, Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass…
Continue Reading A teenage girl was bitten by a shark and seriously injured in Florida
By Jennifer Henderson and Alaa Elassar, CNN A teenage girl is in serious but stable condition after being bitten by a large shark while scalloping…
Continue Reading 17-year-old shark attack survivor describes her battle with the beast
By Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso and Carmen Conte Widman, CNN Addison Bethea was out hunting for scallops in the waters off Keaton Beach, Florida, on…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 5: Shooting, Ukraine, Jayland Walker, Travel, Eiffel Tower
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people spent the holiday weekend outdoors, despite a sweltering heat wave and triple-digit temperatures in some cities.…
Continue Reading R. Kelly removed from suicide watch at Brooklyn federal prison
By Lauren del Valle, Artemis Moshtaghian and Benjamin Schiller, CNN R. Kelly was removed from suicide watch Tuesday morning following a clinical…
Continue Reading California governor pardons woman sentenced to life as a teen in 90s for fatally shooting abuser
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A California woman sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a teenager for fatally shooting a man who abused…
Continue Reading California governor pardons woman sentenced to life as a teen in 90s for fatally shooting abuser
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A California woman sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a teenager for fatally shooting a man who abused…
Continue Reading Jayland Walker suffered at least 60 wounds in fatal police shooting, Akron police chief says, as authorities release bodycam footage
By Polo Sandoval, Dakin Andone and Samantha Beech, CNN A 25-year-old Black man suffered at least 60 wounds when police officers fatally shot him last…
Continue Reading A Michigan police chief has apologized after it emerged that the department used images of Black men during target practice
By Paradise Afshar and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Michigan police chief has issued a public apology after reports that targets with images of Black men were…
Continue Reading Mom agonizes about how to reach her son, a man with a Buddha tattoo who turned to hate
By Sara Sidner, CNN The first sign of trouble was brief. Just a couple of comments during the hustle and bustle of regular life. Karen Amsden was…
Continue Reading Mom agonizes about how to reach her son, a man with a Buddha tattoo who turned to hate
By Sara Sidner, CNN The first sign of trouble was brief. Just a couple of comments during the hustle and bustle of regular life. Karen Amsden was…
Continue Reading Firefighters came to the rescue of a kitten trapped in a Walmart Pepsi machine
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Firefighters in Morristown, Tennessee, staged an adorable rescue mission after a kitten was found trapped in a Pepsi vending…
Continue Reading Stunt truck with jet engines crashes at Michigan air show, killing driver
By Sharif Paget and Dakin Andone, CNN A jet-powered stunt truck spun out of control and crashed at an air show in Battle Creek, Michigan, killing the…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, Sydney, Uvalde, White nationalists, Tesla
By Andrew Torgan, CNN This Fourth of July weekend is shaping up to be quieter than most. Much of the US is likely to see the chance of rain through…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, Sydney, Uvalde, White nationalists, Tesla
By Andrew Torgan, CNN This Fourth of July weekend is shaping up to be quieter than most. Much of the US is likely to see the chance of rain through…
Continue Reading A drive-by shooting leaves a 5-year-old dead and an 8-year-old injured in Houston
By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN Houston police are asking for the public’s help in finding whoever opened fire on a car overnight,…
Continue Reading Racism is still a big problem in the US, but this trend offers some hope
By John Blake, CNN A White judge tells an interracial couple that “Almighty God” placed the races on different continents because he…
Continue Reading 2 dead and 4 injured, including 3 officers, in Texas shooting, police say
By Michelle Watson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A gunman in Texas killed two people and injured another person Saturday before fatally shooting himself,…
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