CNN – National

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A massive great white shark has been recorded swimming off the New Jersey shore. The shark is named Ironbound, after the West Ironbound Island near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, where it was first spotted. The creature is 12 feet, 4 inches long and weighs an estimated 998 pounds, according to OCEARCH, a

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN When two pink vertical lines on a pregnancy test stared back at Taylor Esche last summer, she was contemplating her options before even leaving her bathroom. On paper, Esche, 28, and her now fiancé seemed to be perfect candidates for parenthood, she tells CNN: Esche is a business owner, her fiancé

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the search continues for a missing former Alabama corrections officer and an inmate charged with murder, authorities remain in the dark on where the pair may have gone after the SUV they used after leaving the jail turned up little new information in the case. The 2007 Ford SUV officials

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN The last few Independence Days have been tough for Austin Williams. It’s not only that his mother, Connie Ridgeway, loved America and collected anything bearing its flag, but July 4 was her birthday. When the family was sorting through her Rogersville, Alabama, home after her fatal 2015 stabbing, “half the

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Nichole Schmidt, the mother of Gabby Petito, has taken legal action against the estate of Brian Laundrie, by filing a complaint in Sarasota County Friday, in which she asks for monetary compensation for the “wrongful death” of her daughter. According to the lawsuit, Petito and Laundrie, who had been her fiancé,

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Frank James, the man accused of opening fire on a Brooklyn subway last month, has been indicted on two federal counts. According to an indictment filed Friday, James was indicted on one count of terrorist attack and other violence against a mass transportation system and one count of discharging a firearm

By Andy Rose, CNN Tamara Lynn Sytch — a former pro wrestling star who performed under the name ‘Sunny’ — was arrested Friday and charged with causing the death of a motorist during in a traffic crash last month in Ormond Beach, Florida, police said. The motorist died after Sytch’s vehicle failed to stop during

By Sara Smart, CNN A $34.99 purchase got one Texas woman an unexpected piece of art from ancient Roman times. Back in August 2018, Laura Young was shopping in an Austin-area Goodwill when she stumbled upon a 52-pound marble bust. “I was just looking for anything that looked interesting,” Young said, and when she saw

By Ray Sanchez, Kristina Sgueglia, Samantha Beech and Peter Nickeas, CNN Patrick Lyoya, the 26-year-old Michigan man who was fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop, died from a gunshot to the back of the head, according to the official autopsy report obtained by CNN. The autopsy also found that

By Alaa Elassar, Sharif Paget and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A small plane carrying four people crashed into a backyard in Houston on Friday, and all four people on board walked away. Officials responded to a report of a small-engine aircraft crash less than 10 miles from Houston’s Hobby Airport around 4 p.m. “Four civilians were

By Alaa Elassar, Hannah Sarisohn, Jennifer Henderson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a recent Covid-19 outbreak on a Carnival cruise ship that docked in Seattle after a two-week voyage. The Carnival Spirit, which sailed through the Panama Canal, departed Miami on April 17 and arrived in Seattle

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Four iconic video games have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame: Ms. Pac-Man, Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Sid Meier’s Civilization. All four games “have influenced popular culture and the video game industry,” according to a statement from the World Video

By Jason Hanna and Rebekah Riess, CNN Wildlife workers have killed three coyotes in Dallas after a coyote seriously injured 2-year-old boy this week, officials said Friday. Destroying the animals is part of an effort to remove aggressive coyotes near where the attack happened, officials said. A coyote attacked the boy on a porch Tuesday

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Against the backdrop of the water crisis in the Colorado River Basin, where the country’s largest reservoirs are plunging at an alarming rate, California’s two largest reservoirs — Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville — are facing a similar struggle. Years of low rainfall and snowpack and more intense heat waves have

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The American fascination with true crime is well-established; you can find myriad podcasts, books and TV programs that prove as much. But there’s something about watching a potential crime unfold live — this month, it’s the disappearance of Alabama corrections officer Vicky White and convict Casey White — that scratches another,

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Officials are offering rewards for information on people who may have harmed two dolphins that later died in Texas and Florida. NOAA Fisheries, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced up to $20,000 for information on anybody who harassed a sick dolphin last month on Quintana Beach in

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A river otter has been spotted in the Detroit River for the first time in a century. Eric Ste Marie, a marine ecologist studying at Windsor University in Ontario, told CNN that the remarkable sighting happened after his partner suggested they go for a walk before starting work. Ste Marie lives

By Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of an Austrian climber who was last heard from a week ago has been found on the slopes of Alaska’s Mount Denali, authorities said on Friday. An aerial search spotted the body of Matthias Rimml in the fall zone below Denali Pass, the National Park Service said. His body

By Christina Maxouris, CNN In their search for a missing former corrections official and an inmate facing murder charges, authorities announced a key discovery Friday: they located the car they previously believed the pair was traveling in. The car had been in a Tennessee tow lot for about a week, after local officials found it

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Comic book stores across the United States will be offering special releases for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday — and yes, you can actually get a comic book for free. Select stores will give away comic books to celebrate the beloved medium that brought us timeless superheroes like Spider-Man and

By Steve Almasy Nine people were treated for dehydration and scores of others fled the scene when authorities discovered up to 100 undocumented workers in the trailer of a broken-down semi in rural Texas, officials said Friday. The truck became disabled on a rural highway about 2 miles north of the town of Ganado. When

By Mallika Kallingal and Jamiel Lynch, CNN At least 37 active wildfires have burned over 22,000 acres in Florida, according to the Florida Forest Service. Of those, 26 fires have been contained, the agency added. The three largest fires are burning in the Everglades in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The L39 and 2Alpha fires

By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN The widower of a Black woman who died shortly after giving birth to the couple’s second son is taking aim at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and its parent health system for a second time by filing a civil rights lawsuit alleging she received inferior care because of the color

By Amanda Watts, CNN The body of a 14-year-old girl was found in the Mississippi River, the second body recovered after three children went missing in the water last month, according to the New Orleans mayor. “Last night’s tragic news on the recovery of the body of 14-year-old Brandy Wilson from the Mississippi River breaks

By Alaa Elassar and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Colorado man whose trial over the disappearance and death of his wife was dismissed has spoken out in his first public interview since the charges were dropped. Barry Morphew, whose wife, Suzanne Morphew, was last seen cycling on Mother’s Day in 2020, told ABC’s Good Morning America

By Justin Gamble, CNN The town of Mason, Tennessee, and the NAACP reached an agreement this week with the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office to settle a lawsuit filed after the state attempted to gain financial control of the majority-Black town. Mason, which is just northeast of Memphis, was thrown into the national spotlight in March after

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN A Great Dane has been crowned the world’s tallest living dog by Guinness World Records. Two-year old Zeus from Bedford, Texas stands at a whopping 1.046 meters (3 feet, 5.18 inches), making him the tallest dog in the world. He officially received the paw-some plaudit on March 22, after his height

By Paradise Afshar, CNN In the weeks following the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, Greg McMichael, one of the men later convicted in Arbery’s death, participated in 16 phone calls with the former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, according to court documents filed in the Superior Court of Glynn County on Wednesday. Arbery,

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Ryan Young, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Paradise Afshar and Christina Maxouris, CNN The escape vehicle used by Vicky White and Casey White, the missing former Alabama corrections officer and inmate, was found in Tennessee — and authorities are trying to determine whether the pair may now have another car. The orange 2007 Ford Edge

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Katie Wright, the mother of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, is calling for the firing of a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who she says tried to arrest her for filming a traffic stop. Daunte Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter in April 2021 during a traffic

By Meg Dunn, CNN Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, attacks on Asian Americans have surged across the country. In the first half of 2021, New York City alone saw a 395% increase over the previous year in reported anti-Asian hate crimes. Michelle Tran, a Chinese and Vietnamese American medical student living in the

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Shawna Toya was eager to carry on her ancestor’s legacy of pottery making in New Mexico when her mother’s cellphone rang about 3:45 a.m. and the “worst call” came in last year. “Oh no, it can’t be … I just talked to her. You have the wrong person,” Geraldine Toya recalls

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Indianapolis 500, known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” May 28, 2023 – The 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to take place. May 29, 2022 – Marcus Ericsson wins the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. It is his first win at the track.

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Personal Birth date: May 27, 1923 Birth place: Furth, Germany Birth name: Heinz Alfred Kissinger Father: Louis Kissinger, teacher Mother: Paula (Stern) Kissinger Marriages: Nancy (Maginnes) Kissinger (March 30, 1974-present); Ann Fleischer (1949-1964, divorced) Children:

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Memorial Day, a day honoring American soldiers who died serving the country in wars. It is observed annually in the United States on the last Monday in May. Facts Several towns claim to be the originators of Memorial Day, but in 1966 Congress declared Waterloo, New York, to

By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN Drought conditions worsened in much of the Southwest over the past week, according to the latest update from the US Drought Monitor, deepening the region’s water crisis and fueling record-setting wildfires across multiple states. More than 98% of the Southwest is in drought this week, according to the

By Paradise Afshar and Michelle Krupa, CNN Wildfires and straight-line winds that have ravaged New Mexico for a month have created a major disaster, President Joe Biden declared, unlocking critical federal aid as the state continues to battle the largest wildfire burning in the United States. The presidential action Wednesday makes federal money available for

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and also the perfect time to check in with those around you with a gentle call or text. Research shows the mental health of many people has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the damage wasn’t limited to adults. Here’s what you need to

By Melissa Alonso and Christina Maxouris, CNN Massachusetts state officials involved in the welfare case of Harmony Montgomery, the 7-year-old girl last seen in 2019, failed to prioritize her well-being and safety throughout her life, according to a report issued Wednesday. The 101-page report released by the state’s Office of the Child Advocate details Harmony’s

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amara Walker and Jade Gordon, CNN As authorities continue to search for an Alabama corrections official and the inmate she disappeared with, the US Marshals Service said the officer, Vicky White, may have tinted her blonde hair a darker shade and offered renderings of what she may look like after the change.

By Taylor Romine and Michelle Watson, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Alec Baldwin in which the family of a Marine killed in Afghanistan claimed defamation and negligence, according to court documents. The sisters and widow of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum sued the actor in January after he

By Fernando Ramos and Abel Alvarado, CNN The accused Colombian narco-trafficker Dairo Usuga, also known by the alias “Otoniel,” was extradited to the United States on Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, a source within the Colombian National Police told CNN. On Thursday, he pleaded not guilty to charges of participating in an international cocaine

By Dakin Andone, CNN Abortion clinics in states likely to maintain access to the procedure are preparing for a potential influx of out-of-state patients following the report of a leaked draft of a Supreme Court majority opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “This is a devastating blow for millions of people who will find

By Raja Razek, CNN A Selma, Alabama, church with historic ties to the 1960s voting rights movement has landed on the 2022 Most Endangered Places list — because of termites. Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been forced to close to its congregation and the public “for the foreseeable future” due to termite damage,

By Sharif Paget, CNN A construction worker whose legs got trapped for more than three hours after a floor at a former power plant in South Boston collapsed has sustained life-threatening injuries, Fire Commissioner Jack Dempsey said at a news conference Wednesday. Two other workers had minor injuries and were taken from the scene immediately,

By Tina Burnside, CNN The father of an 8-month-old girl who died after she was left inside of a hot car has been charged with second-degree murder, Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials said during a news conference on Wednesday. Davied Japez McCorry Whatley, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday morning in connection with the child’s

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Stanford University announced Wednesday it is launching a new school later this year focused on climate change and funded by John Doerr, a renowned Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Doerr and his wife donated $1.1 billion to fund the initiative — the largest gift ever given to a university for establishing a

By Paradise Afshar, Amanda Watts and Holly Yan, CNN New Mexico’s governor has asked for a presidential disaster declaration to help get more money into her state as it battles the largest wildfire burning in the US. Seven wildfires are burning in New Mexico — the most in any state, according to the National Interagency

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Asian American is a term that is both ambitious and contentious, depending on who you ask. The label today encompasses more than 22 million people with roots in more than 20 countries, each with distinct cultures, histories, languages and ethnic groups. Those under the Asian American umbrella include people who have

By Nick Valencia, CNN A special legislative committee investigating the 2019 death of Ronald Greene in police custody is seeking to hold the former head of Louisiana State Police in contempt for allegedly failing to cooperate with a subpoena for journals he kept during his tenure, a member of the committee told CNN. The committee

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amara Walker, Jade Gordon, Holly Yan and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Extra food. Special privileges that other inmates didn’t get. Those are some of the clues that support the belief that Alabama corrections official Vicky White and murder suspect Casey White had a romantic relationship before both disappeared last week, said Lauderdale County

By Taylor Romine and Steve Almasy, CNN The father of JonBenét Ramsey, the 6-year-old Colorado girl whose 1996 killing in the family home became a huge national story, is asking the Colorado governor to intervene and let an outside agency to take over DNA testing in the ongoing investigation. On December 26, 1996, JonBenét was

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 statement Monday. The mayor’s announcement came a week after the Coast Guard said it was suspending its search for three children — a 15-year-old boy and two girls; 14

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 fires in New Mexico continue to grow, according to Andy Lyon, a public information officer with the Southwest Incident Management Team. This includes the city of Las Vegas, New

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, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, the state said in a notice filed in court Monday. The state will seek the death penalty if Vallow is convicted of any

By René Marsh and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The federal government announced Tuesday it is taking unprecedented, emergency steps to help boost water levels at Lake Powell. The measures are intended to buy the surrounding communities more time to plan for the very real possibility the reservoir, the country’s second-largest, will soon run out of 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 tampered with key evidence in the case against him and gave false testimony in his 2019 trial. Raniere was convicted on seven counts, including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire

By Scottie Andrew, CNN When Jillian Orr walked across the stage to accept her degree in psychology from the Mormon-owned Brigham Young University, she was anxious — and not just with the usual pre-commencement, rest-of-your-life-ahead-of-you jitters. Orr planned to use her final moments as an undergrad to honor herself and the other LGBTQ students at

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 Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. Facts A horse must win all three races to achieve the Triple Crown. There have been 13 Triple Crown winners:– 1919 Sir Barton– 1930 Gallant Fox–

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Many Americans anxiously anticipating the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade may have been offered a glimpse of what’s to come when Politico revealed a draft Supreme Court opinion Monday night that would upend the landmark abortion rights case. Though the unearthing of the draft has no immediate effect on

By Ryan Young, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Jason Hanna and Kelly McCleary, CNN A missing Alabama corrections official accused of helping a murder defendant escape from jail last week had a nonphysical “special relationship” with him that included allowing him privileges while incarcerated, a sheriff said Tuesday. The relationship between Vicky White, an assistant director of corrections

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, officials said. Jacqueline Summer Beard “was following up on an incident that had been reported to Franklin County Animal Control where a lady was attacked by a pack

By Melissa Gray and Rosa Flores, CNN US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it’s working to address processing delays at its Orlando, Florida, office, days after a US lawmaker said hundreds of migrants are being forced to wait in long lines and even sleep in tents and cars as they wait for appointments. US

By Jenn Selva, Rachel Ramirez and Gregory Lemos, CNN The plunging water level in Lake Mead — the country’s largest reservoir, besieged by drought — unveiled another disturbing discovery over the weekend, police say: a body in a barrel. A person who was spending time at the lake Sunday afternoon found the barrel, according to

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Latinos in the United States with darker skin are experiencing discrimination from fellow Latinos and from non-Latinos at nearly the same rate, a new poll from the Pew Research Center says. The report, published Monday, is based on a survey conducted in March 2021 among a randomly selected sample of 3,375

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 her involvement in a fatal robbery, has died at the age of 78, according to her son, Chesa Boudin, San Francisco’s District Attorney. Boudin died on Sunday with Chesa and