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By Amanda Musa, CNN The body of a 15-year-old boy was recovered from the Mississippi River on Monday, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a…

By Paradise Afshar and Theresa Waldrop, CNN More than 15,000 homes could be threatened over the next three days if the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon…

By Raja Razek and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Idaho intends to seek the death penalty for Lori Vallow, who is charged with the murder of her two children,…

By René Marsh and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The federal government announced Tuesday it is taking unprecedented, emergency steps to help boost water…

By Sonia Moghe, CNN An attorney for Nxivm founder Keith Raniere on Tuesday asked for his conviction to be vacated, alleging in a court filing the FBI…

By Scottie Andrew, CNN When Jillian Orr walked across the stage to accept her degree in psychology from the Mormon-owned Brigham Young University,…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at horse racing’s Triple Crown. The three races in the Triple Crown are the Kentucky Derby, the…

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Many Americans anxiously anticipating the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade may have been offered a glimpse of…

By Ryan Young, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Jason Hanna and Kelly McCleary, CNN A missing Alabama corrections official accused of helping a murder defendant…

By Amanda Watts, CNN An Alabama Department of Public Health employee, who was following up on a dog attack, was attacked and killed by the same pack,…

By Melissa Gray and Rosa Flores, CNN US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it’s working to address processing delays at its…

By Jenn Selva, Rachel Ramirez and Gregory Lemos, CNN The plunging water level in Lake Mead — the country’s largest reservoir, besieged by…

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Latinos in the United States with darker skin are experiencing discrimination from fellow Latinos and from non-Latinos at…

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Kathy Boudin, a 1960s radical who was a member of the militant leftist group Weather Underground and who was imprisoned for…

By Kiely Westhoff and Laura Studley, CNN A Rochester, New York, teacher has been placed on leave, according to a statement from the Rochester City…

By Amir Vera, Omar Jimenez, Ashley Killough and Leonel Mendez, CNN The plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre…

By Dakin Andone and Tina Burnside, CNN Tennessee’s governor has announced a pause of executions in the state amid plans for an independent…

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Nadia Romero, Maria Cartaya and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An Alabama corrections official who was last seen with a man held on murder…

By Tina Burnside and Alaa Elassar, CNN A driver of a multi-person party bike has been charged with DUI in connection with an accident that injured 15…

By Megan Thomas and Chris Boyette, CNN Actor and comedian Bill Murray addressed the production shutdown of his latest film, “Being…

By Hannah Sarisohn and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Emergency management officials in New Mexico cautioned residents to monitor rapidly changing conditions…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Nike has released a special pair of “Mambacita Sweet 16” shoes to honor Gianna “Gigi” Bryant on what…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Love mayonnaise enough to put it on your body forever? A Virginia tattoo shop might just have the perfect deal for you. Yellow…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN “Friends” superfans look no further: You can now spend your days and nights living in a replica of Monica…

By Sara Smart, CNN When a Massachusetts woman ordered a pizza on a routine Friday evening, she had no idea the quick thinking and kindness of her…

By Theresa Waldrop, Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN Authorities in Alabama are searching for a corrections officer and an inmate who is charged…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Ecologists came to the rescue of a baby bald eagle after it was accidentally kicked from its nest by its parent. The chick was…

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Collard greens at the grocery store tend to be monotonous, making up rows and rows of wide leafy bundles. But in reality, there…

By Nicole Chavez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Asian Americans are often labeled as a singular group, but the fastest growing population in the US is…

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month — a time to pay tribute to the generations of Asian and…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. Personal Birth date: May 11, 1933 Birth…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker George Lucas. Personal: Birth date: May 14, 1944 Birth place: Modesto, California…

By Michelle Watson, CNN Authorities canceled the final day of the Mississippi Mudbug Festival after gunfire erupted at the festival in Jackson…

By Dakin Andone, CNN Fourteen years after she was sent to Texas’ death row, Melissa’s Lucio will finally get the chance to have new…

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Six months after Mussab Ali started his first year of Harvard Law School, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and underwent…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Maryland man skipped work — but still got paid, thanks to a winning $100,000 lottery ticket he bought on his day off. The…

By Andy Rose, CNN Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students were killed late Friday night when their vehicle hydroplaned and was struck by a…

By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Delays at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Orlando have forced hundreds of…

By Hannah Sarisohn and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in northern New Mexico urged residents in more than two dozen communities to immediately…

By Ray Sanchez, CNN On one of the most solemn days on the Jewish calender, Holocaust survivor Arnold Fridland would not be silenced. Sydney…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is investigating the death of a dolphin that was impaled while alive…

By Emmy Abbassi, CNN A group of Georgia Tech students has created what may be the world’s longest hopscotch. The course, which runs through the…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers intercepted four separate shipments of cocaine with a total street value of $70,000 hidden inside insulated…

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Photographs by Hilary Swift for CNN NEW YORK — It’s a sweltering spring day in New York City, but Dana Aber stands…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just when you thought rush hour couldn’t get any worse. A behemoth 11-foot alligator wandered onto State Road 417 in…

By Ralph Ellis, Rebekah Riess, Jamiel Lynch and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Authorities in Lauderdale County, Alabama, are searching for a corrections…

By Abby Bustin and Caroline Kucera, CNN Edward Morgan Jr. was part of a massive rescue mission this week — one involving thousands of bees.…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing…

By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Jason Hanna, CNN A group of attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s…

By Jay Croft, CNN In his escalating feud with Disney, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday night “additional legislative action” is…

By Jamiel Lynch, Elizabeth Wolfe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Four Florida Department of Corrections officers have been arrested in the alleged beating…

By Laura Vargas, CNN Not every urban metropolis is known as the City in the Forest like Atlanta is. So tree loss is something the city takes…

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In a move to reduce smoking across the US, the FDA has proposed a sweeping ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.…

By Christina Maxouris, CNN A former top official with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has accused Sheriff Alex Villanueva of…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the kidnapping of three women in Cleveland and the case against now-deceased kidnapper Ariel Castro. Facts…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1961…

By Mallika Kallingal and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Federal public defenders in Tennessee are calling for a statewide moratorium on executions and an…

By Meg Dunn, CNN Growing up in rural Indiana, DeAnna Ellenberger Pursai and her sister, Angel, were constant companions and playmates. Only a year…

By Sara Smart, CNN Over the next couple of months, one man will attempt to row close to 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Peter Harley, 61,…

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Nothing makes Dyree Williams feel more like himself than his hair, which he has proudly worn in twists, braids and locks all…

By Mark Morales, CNN Prosecutors are pushing back against allegations that the accused Brooklyn subway shooter‘s constitutional rights were…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the PGA Championship, one of the four Grand Slam golf tournaments; the others are the Masters, British…

By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Author Melissa Hart refuses to give in to other parents challenging the content of books aimed at…