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By Claudia Dominguez and Amy Simonson, CNN State and local agencies will investigate the death of a man in Tempe, Arizona, last month who drowned after police officers responding to a disturbance call did not enter the water to reach the man, city and state officials announced Monday. In the early morning hours of May

By Jamiel Lynch and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The estate of Andrew Brown, Jr. has settled its lawsuit against a North Carolina county sheriff’s office over his shooting death during an arrest last year, according to an attorney for the estate. Brown’s family settled with Pasquotank County for $3 million, according to attorney Bakari Sellers,

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Musa and Raja Razek, CNN Oklahoma’s use of a three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday following a lawsuit from nearly 30 people on death row challenging the protocol. The suit, brought on behalf of 28 death row prisoners, named officials with multiple Oklahoma corrections agencies and

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kevin Spacey must face a federal lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse in a New York federal court, a judge ruled Monday. The lawsuit, filed by actor Anthony Rapp, accuses Spacey of assault, battery and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. The suit accuses Spacey of groping Rapp’s buttocks in 1986, when Rapp

By Amir Vera, Nadia Romero, Maria Cartaya, Jennifer Henderson and Raja Razek, CNN Douglas K. Uhde, the man accused of shooting and killing former Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer, died Tuesday after being in critical condition for four days, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Uhde, 56, was

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A new quarter released on Monday celebrates a legendary figure who spent her life advocating for Indigenous people. Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the third woman to be honored as part of the US Mint’s “American Women Quarters Program.” The “tails” side of the

By Brad Parks The upcoming state trial for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng for their alleged role in George Floyd’s killing has been moved to January 2023, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled Monday. Jury selection in the trial for Thao and Kueng, charged with aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A fishy ruling from California: A California court has ruled bees can legally be considered fish under specific circumstances. The ruling, released May 31, reversed an earlier judgment which found bumblebees could not be considered “fish” under the California Endangered Species Act. “The issue presented here is whether the bumblebee, a

By Emmy Abbassi, CNN A one-off LeBron James Triple Logoman trading card is going up for auction this week and could break a record for the most expensive sports card ever sold, according to Goldin Auctions. “The card is a one-of-one, is completely unique and experts think it could challenge the all-time record paid for

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Summer vacations, though fun and beneficial for mental clarity, have become unattainable for many Americans amid surging airfare and gas prices. About 61% of respondents in a recent poll said gas will be a major factor in their vacation plans this year. And with prices at the pump steadily rising, it’s

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Dakin Andone and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee, vowed to treat gun violence “like the crisis that it is” after the city saw its second mass shooting in just over a week early Sunday. Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunfire erupted at

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Eliahna “Ellie” Garcia would have turned 10 over the weekend, but instead of getting ready to sing her “Happy Birthday,” her family was preparing for her funeral. Eliahna was among the 19 students and two teachers who were killed by a gunman in their adjoining elementary school classrooms on May 24.

By Kelly McCleary and Emma Tucker, CNN A night of revelry on Philadelphia’s South Street turned chaotic Saturday as gunmen opened fire into a crowd, leaving two people and a suspect dead and 11 wounded in one of at least 13 weekend mass shootings across the United States. One of the suspected gunmen is among

By Hannah Sarisohn and Theresa Waldrop, CNN One person is dead and seven others are wounded after a shooting at a graduation party in Clarendon County, South Carolina, the sheriff’s office there said. “At least 60-70 rounds” were fired after two cars approached the lawn party, with one of them driving onto the lawn, where

By Jacob Lev and Amir Vera, CNN Quin Snyder has stepped down as Utah Jazz head coach after eight seasons, the team announced Sunday. “After eight years, I just feel it is time to move onward. I needed to take time to detach after the season and make sure this was the right decision,” Snyder

By Tina Burnside, CNN Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunshots rang out in Chattanooga, Tennessee, early Sunday, with some victims struck by bullets and others by fleeing vehicles, according to local police. Police responded to reports of a shooting at a nightclub just before 2:45 a.m., Jeremy Eames,

By Eric Levenson and Boris Sanchez, CNN Days after a former Wisconsin judge was killed in his home, a federal judge whose son was killed in a similar targeted attack nearly two years ago reiterated her push to better protect the judiciary. “My reaction is heartache. My heart is broken. Another family is going to

By Rebekah Riess, Katia Hetter and Zoe Sottile, CNN A 48-year-old climber from New Jersey died during a Denali summit attempt Friday evening, according to a news release from the National Park Service. The man, identified as Fernando Birman, collapsed at 19,700 feet of elevation on Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. His

By Liam Reilly, CNN A 30-year-old Queens man was indicted Friday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl he connected with on Snapchat, according to a news release from the Suffolk County, New York, District Attorney’s Office. Andrew Ramsaroop has been charged with two counts of second-degree rape, one count of promoting a sexual performance by

By Andy Rose, Holly Yan, Samantha Beech and Emma Tucker, CNN A bustling entertainment district turned into a scene of carnage when multiple shooters opened fire in the South Street area of Philadelphia, killing at least three people and wounding 11 others, police said. Officers patrolling the South Street area heard gunfire and observed “several

By Aya Elamroussi, Haley Brink and Judson Jones, CNN Tropical Storm Alex formed early Sunday after bringing heavy rain and flooding to South Florida a day prior, becoming the first named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Alex was moving away from the Bahamas and toward Bermuda Sunday morning with sustained winds of 50

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Jacklyn Cazares’ father used to tell the 9-year-old who loved making TikTok videos with her friends not to be loud in the house. Now, he wishes he could hear her voice filling their home again after she was killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last month.

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Photographs by Ryan Christopher Jones for CNN Gary Biggs’ family hasn’t had water coming out of their private well for over a decade, after a multi-year drought and overpumping by agriculture and industry. Now, the eight-acre farm in West Goshen, California, which Biggs passed down to his son, Ryan, in the

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will update its manatee critical habitat protections for the first time since 1976, due to a settlement reached on Wednesday between several nonprofits and the service. The Center for Biological Diversity, along with the Save the Manatee Club and Defenders of Wildlife, has been

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new program in Utah will provide short-term housing for pets whose owners are going through treatment for drug or alcohol abuse. The program is a collaboration between Ruff Haven Crisis Center, a nonprofit providing short-term care for pets whose owners are experiencing crises, and Odyssey House, Utah’s largest addiction program.

By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber Baby whose familiar face has been printed on thousands of products over generations, has died, the company announced on Instagram. Cook was 95. “Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts everywhere and

By Ray Sanchez and Christina Maxouris, CNN Hundreds of mourners filled a baseball diamond about 30 miles south of downtown Houston Friday to remember Mark Collins and his four grandsons — “bright, shinning stars” in the words of a family friend. Collins, 66, was visiting the family’s weekend ranch in Leon County with four of

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A traveler arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina with a motorized wheelchair and a secret cargo hidden in its cushions: 23 pounds of cocaine. The passenger arrived Tuesday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the Dominican Republic, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP officers examined

By Chuck Johnston, CNN At least three people were shot early Saturday when a suspect opened fire from a U-Haul truck on a parking lot outside a Houston nightclub, police said. A woman and two men were transported from the scene on Cullen Boulevard in the city’s south side after the shooting after 4 a.m.,

By John Blake, CNN Winning souls for Christ. Taking back America for God. Standing in the Gap. Anyone who has spent time among white evangelical Christians has heard some of those phrases. The evangelical subculture is filled with militaristic rhetoric that depicts conservative Christians trying to “take back America” for God from the secular forces

By Whitney Wild, CNN A former Wisconsin judge was killed Friday in what authorities are calling a targeted attack by a suspect who also had other government officials as targets, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. Former Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer, 68, was killed in a New Lisbon, Wisconsin, home,

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Joe Del Bosque roamed the 2,000 acres of his California farm knowing he couldn’t touch nearly half of the land he’s owned for decades. “I got the land, I got the people. I have everything but no water. I can’t do it,” said Del Bosque, a 73-year-old farmer in Firebaugh, California.

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The lack of clarity surrounding authorities’ response to the mass shooting at a South Texas elementary school could hinder efforts to prevent such massacres from happening again, a state lawmaker told CNN on Friday. Ten days after a gunman slaughtered 19 students and their two teachers in their classrooms at Robb

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Young adult authors of color are fed up with being targeted. They’re sick of seeing their books bogusly labeled “critical race theory” or “anti-police.” They’re incredulous at claims their words make kids uncomfortable. They’re done seeing their books challenged or banned over what they see as insincere claims about vulgarity,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A lucky Michigan woman won $100,000 in the Powerball lottery, through tickets she won for free. Bonnie Zabel, 54, won an online bonus through the Michigan Lottery’s “Daily Spin to Win” game, according to a news release from the Michigan Lottery. The free game allows players to spin a prize wheel

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A zoo in Rhode Island has welcomed the birth of a critically endangered red wolf pup. There are only an estimated 23 red wolves left in the wild, Amy Roberts, director of animal programs at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island, told CNN. This makes the birth of even

By Taylor Romine, CNN A suspect was in custody Friday after he allegedly stabbed three employees at a Los Angeles County area hospital, police said. The man had barricaded himself inside Encino Hospital Medical Center after the attack in the emergency room, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan S. Hamilton said. He was taken into custody after

By Liam Reilly and Rob Frehse and Nicki Brown, CNN Four LGBTQ groups say they will boycott New York City’s June 7 pride reception, citing Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to hire what the groups say are two anti-LGBTQ faith advisers, the groups announced in a joint statement posted on Twitter on Thursday. The four New

By Amanda Musa, CNN The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has identified human remains that were found nearly 50 years ago with the help of genealogy testing. During a news conference Thursday, Detective Bill Springer announced that the remains found in June of 1974 belong to 15-year-old Susan Gale Poole who went missing in Broward

By Liam Reilly, CNN Two teenagers have been indicted for the alleged murder of an 11-year-old girl in the Bronx, according to an indictment unsealed Friday. The two teens, Omar Bojang, 18, and a 15-year-old, were arraigned Friday before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Naita Semaj-Williams. They were charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, attempted murder,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans. Facts About one million tons of castor beans are processed every year, worldwide. Ricin is part of the waste from the beans when castor oil is made. Sometimes this is called “mash.” Less than a pinpoint

By Shawn Nottingham, Chuck Johnston and Emma Tucker, CNN South Carolina law enforcement officials announced on Friday that they sought and received permission from the family of Gloria Satterfield, a former housekeeper for suspended attorney Alex Murdaugh, to exhume her remains. Satterfield, who spent more than two decades as a housekeeper for the Murdaugh family,

By Mark Morales, Rob Frehse and Emma Tucker, CNN A 911 dispatcher who mishandled a call from a Buffalo supermarket manager during the fatal May shooting was fired on Thursday, the Erie County Department of Personnel confirmed to CNN. The 911 dispatcher, whose name was not released, had been on paid administrative leave since May

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Gregory Ulrich, who killed one person and wounded four others in a mass shooting last year at a Minnesota health center, was found guilty Thursday of first-degree premeditated intentional murder, first-degree premeditated attempted murder and other charges, according to Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes. Ulrich, who opened fire and detonated improvised

By Jay Croft, CNN Two college students were shot to death Thursday evening in a church parking lot in Ames, Iowa, police said, before the shooter fatally turned his gun on himself. The shooting at the Cornerstone Church was the result of a “domestic situation” between the shooter, a 33-year-old man from the city of

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN For the dozens of people who were seeking care at an Oklahoma medical facility on Wednesday, it was a regular afternoon that turned into a nightmare within minutes when a gunman opened fire. About three hours earlier, Michael Louis had purchased an AR-15-style rifle, and he used the weapon to unleash

By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN Some uniformed police officers will now be able to march in San Francisco’s Pride Parade, according to a statement from parade organizers and the San Francisco Police Officers Pride Alliance, amending a previous decision that banned officers from wearing uniforms but allowed other types of police-affiliated apparel. “Pride

By Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards, Travis Caldwell and Christina Maxouris, CNN No students or staff will be returning to Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, the site of a tragic massacre last month, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell reaffirmed Friday. “We’re not going back to that campus,” Harrell said during a special meeting

By Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN A convicted murderer who escaped last month from a prisoner bus in Texas was killed in a shootout with officers late Thursday, just hours after he was named the prime suspect in the killing of four children and an adult in a home in Leon County, officials said.

By Sonia Moghe, CNN The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has agreed to a settlement that would pay back fees associated with legal cases, probation and fines for tens of thousands of people who were wrongfully convicted of drug charges, according to court documents. Roughly $14 million is estimated to go to about 31,000 people whose criminal

By Liam Reilly and Mirna Alsharif, CNN Four former members of the New York City Fire Department died over a four-day period because of 9/11-related illnesses, the FDNY announced Thursday. “To date, 287 FDNY members have had their lives cut short by World Trade Center-related illnesses, including four retired Firefighters in just the last week

By Gabriel Kinder, CNN With no end in sight to the baby formula shortage, lifestyle content creator and new mom Lucie Fink is stepping up to help babies in need. She’s donating her excess breast milk, and she credits her TikTok and Instagram followers with inspiring her to help. “I had never thought about donating

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN As the nation continues to endure devastating mass shootings and increasing homicide rates, guns remain a fixture of American culture. Many Americans consider the right to bear arms sacred, seeing guns as key to their identities and individual freedoms. Some keep guns for protection, hunting or sport, while others see guns

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Caroll Alvarado, Amanda Watts and Christina Maxouris, CNN A patient who sacrificed his life to save his wife. Two gifted doctors cherished by their communities. A receptionist with a “true servant’s heart.” Those were the four people killed Wednesday in a shooting inside an Oklahoma medical building. A gunman, who was also

By Tina Burnside, CNN A South Carolina man has been charged with murder after authorities say he “fired multiple random rounds at passing vehicles,” resulting in the death of an 8-year-old boy, according to a news release from Florence County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, May 28, deputies with the Sheriff’s Office responded to a call

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of actor, author and advocate Michael J. Fox. Personal Birth date: June 9, 1961 Birth place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Birth name: Michael Andrew Fox Father: Bill Fox, Canadian Armed Forces officer Mother: Phyllis (Piper) Fox Marriage: Tracy Pollan (July 16, 1988-present) Children: Esme, Schuyler and

By Amir Vera and Leah Asmelash, CNN History was made Thursday night when Harini Logan, 14, won the first-ever spell-off at the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The San Antonio, Texas, native received a trophy and a check for $50,000. Harini went head-to-head with Vikram Raju, 12, in the spell-off, a format that tested the

By Sonia Moghe and Dakin Andone, CNN Harvey Weinstein’s criminal sex act and rape convictions have been upheld by a New York appellate court. All appellate judges concurred in the opinion. In a statement, Weistein spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said his legal team was “disappointed, but not surprised.” “We are reviewing all of our options and

By Mark Morales and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The 18-year-old suspect in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that killed 10 people pleaded not guilty to the 25-count indictment against him, his attorney said in court Thursday afternoon. Peyton Gendron, who was dressed in an orange jumpsuit and shackled at his hands and feet, was asked

By Jason Hanna and Amanda Watts, CNN The gunman who killed two doctors and two others at an Oklahoma medical building Wednesday did so after he blamed one of the physicians for causing him pain from a recent back surgery, a police chief said Thursday. The shooter, Michael Louis, who police said killed himself after

By Taylor Romine, CNN A 16-year-old boy was arrested this week after police learned he was allegedly recruiting students to carry out a mass shooting at a high school in Berkeley, California, authorities said Wednesday. Police received a tip on May 21 of the teen’s alleged plot targeting Berkeley High School, which also included a

By Nicole Chavez and Laura Studley, CNN A panel in California considering reparations for Black Americans released its first report Wednesday detailing the “innumerable” harms of slavery in the state that “have snowballed over generations.” In a 500-page interim report, the California Reparations Task Force detailed California’s involvement in slavery and how it continues to

By Tina Burnside and Kate Conerly, CNN A man searching a Florida lake for Frisbees may have died as a result of a possible alligator attack, according to a news release from Largo Police Department. The victim, who authorities have identified as 47-year-old Sean McGuinness, was discovered along the shoreline of Taylor Lake in Largo,