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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Philadelphia will lift its mask mandate, less than a week after it was reinstated due to a rising Covid-19 case count. The city’s Board of Health voted to rescind the mandate, which went into effect Monday, citing leveling numbers of cases and decreasing hospitalizations, the Philadelphia mayor’s office said in a

By Jamiel Lynch and Emma Tucker, CNN Texas executed its oldest death row inmate by lethal injection on Thursday, shortly after the governor of Tennessee granted a temporary reprieve in what would have been the state’s first execution since the pandemic began. Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was executed at 6:39 p.m. CT on Thursday, according

By Eric Levenson and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Friday that would eliminate the special legal setup that allows Disney to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme parks. The move comes as Florida’s Republican-led government has taken aim at Disney — the largest single-site employer

By Allie Torgan, CNN When Shirley Raines was named the 2021 CNN Hero of the Year in New York City last December, she wasted no time bringing the honor back to her Skid Row community in Los Angeles. “It’s just a really amazing opportunity for the homeless to be seen, helped … for people to

By Amir Vera, Jacob Lev and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A junior college baseball pitcher in Texas is no longer on the team after he attacked an opposing team’s baserunner during a game, Weatherford College head baseball coach Jeff Lightfoot said Thursday. The opposing player had just hit a home run Wednesday and was rounding the

By Lauren del Valle and Evan Perez, CNN Thirteen sexual assault victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar on Thursday filed claims against the FBI totaling $130 million. All the agents involved in the Nassar investigation elected to “turn a blind eye” to the sexual abuse perpetrated on children by Nassar, accusing

By Eric Levenson, Mark Morales and Dakin Andone, CNN A 44-year-old man was arrested Thursday in the death of 51-year-old Orsolya Gaal, who was found over the weekend inside a duffel bag in Queens, the New York City Police Department said. David Bonola faces charges of second-degree murder, first-degree criminal tampering and fourth-degree criminal possession

By Chris Boyette and Jason Hanna, CNN A Connecticut state trooper has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the 2020 death of a carjacking suspect he shot after a high-speed chase, a state official’s office said Wednesday. Trooper Brian North’s arrest comes after investigators concluded that his shooting of Mubarak Soulemane “was not justified,”

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Craig and Kelly Robinson said they were shocked to receive a letter informing them their children would not be allowed back as students at the prestigious University School of Milwaukee (USM). “We cannot continue a relationship with your family,” is what part of the enrollment termination letter read, sent at the

By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Florida bride and her wedding caterer have been arrested and accused of lacing wedding food, including lasagna, with marijuana and causing several guests to become sick, according to their arrest warrant affidavits. Bride Danya Shea Svoboda, 42, and caterer Joycelyn Montrinice Bryant, 31, have been charged with

By Taylor Romine, CNN A California lawmaker says police in Santa Ana have been playing loud, copyrighted music so that video of them on patrol would likely be taken down if it was posted online. Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez said at a City Council meeting Tuesday he wants lawmakers to ban the alleged practice after

By Megan Marples, CNN Taylor Swift has countless Grammys and American Music Awards, but this new honor will be a first for the global pop star. A newly discovered species of millipede was named after Swift, according to a study published in the journal ZooKeys. It’s called Nannaria swiftae, or Swift twisted-claw millipede. Lead study

By Amanda Musa and Steve Almasy, CNN South Carolina’s Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution Wednesday for Richard Bernard Moore, who was scheduled to be the first person executed by firing squad in the state. Lindsey Vann, one of Moore’s attorneys, told CNN last week that they asked the state’s highest court to

By Eric Levenson, CNN A newly released 911 call indicates that NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins had told his wife he was walking on a Florida highway to get gas before he was fatally struck by a dump truck last week. “I’m calling because my husband is stuck on the side of the highway. He had

By Kristina Sgueglia and Evan Perez, CNN A New Jersey man is facing federal hate crime charges for “a spree of violent assaults” on members of an Orthodox Jewish community on a single day in April, officials said Wednesday. Prosecutors allege that Dion Marsh attacked four people because they were Jewish. He is charged in part with four counts

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Denver has formally apologized to early Chinese immigrants and their descendants for its role in an 1880 riot that destroyed the city’s Chinatown. In an ceremony on April 16, Mayor Michael B. Hancock presented an apology letter to families whose ancestors had been targeted by xenophobia and mob violence in Denver

By Rebekah Riess and Dakin Andone, CNN The trial of a Colorado man accused in the disappearance and death of his wife has been scrapped after prosecutors moved to dismiss the case while they continued the search for her body. Fremont County District Judge Ramsey Lama on Tuesday granted their motion — meaning charges can

By Eric Levenson, Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN The Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing fentanyl to his critically ill patients and hastening their deaths was found not guilty of 14 counts of murder on Wednesday. William Husel and his attorney embraced at the defense table after the 14th and final not guilty verdict

By Jennifer Henderson, Jamiel Lynch and Steve Almasy, CNN A grand jury in Florida has indicted a man for first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the death of his roommate, an LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor, court documents show. The body of Jorge Diaz Johnston was discovered in January

By Liam Reilly, CNN A multimillion-dollar settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, and victims of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy has been announced by the diocese and a survivors committee. About 300 victims who experienced child sexual abuse will share an $87.5 million trust established by the diocese

By Dakin Andone, CNN The family and advocates of the only Hispanic woman on Texas’ death row are fighting to stop her looming execution, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter in 2007. “We don’t want our mother executed,” Melissa Lucio’s oldest son, John, told CNN. “We already lost our

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The early stages of the pandemic took a massive toll on jobs, but luckily, the latest employment numbers are now offering a glimmer of hope about America’s economic recovery. Some of the most dramatic and sustained job gains in the US are occurring in the Rocky Mountain states of Utah, Idaho

By Amir Vera and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The man accused of setting a massive fire that destroyed a Home Depot in San Jose, California, earlier this month is facing multiple charges, including arson, according to prosecutors. Dyllin Jaycruz Gogue, 27, is accused of lighting a fire as he was allegedly trying to steal tools on

By Chris Boyette, CNN Adelia “Dede” Robertson, wife of televangelist Pat Robertson and founding board member of the Christian Broadcasting Network, died Tuesday in her Virginia Beach home. She was 94. The network announced her death in an obituary posted on its website. “Dede Robertson was a woman of great faith, a champion of the

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A man convicted of killing his estranged wife and her sons in 1989 is set to be executed Thursday after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee denied his request for clemency. The governor declined to intervene in Oscar Smith’s case Tuesday, setting the 72-year-old inmate up to be the first

By Aya Elamroussi and Paradise Afshar, CNN Hundreds of homes near Flagstaff, Arizona, have been evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire has already destroyed at least two dozen structures and threatens hundreds more, officials said Tuesday. The Tunnel Fire in Arizona’s Coconino County ballooned to more 6,000 acres as of Tuesday after it was first reported

By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Katie Myers has a smile for everyone as she walks around Travis Park in downtown San Antonio, greeting migrants who have just been dropped off in the city by US immigration authorities. Myers is a volunteer with the Interfaith Welcome Coalition, a non-profit that helps migrants traveling through

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Joaquin Ciria has spent more than half his life behind bars for the murder of his friend in San Francisco, a crime he has always maintained he didn’t commit. Ciria was exonerated Monday, exactly 32 years to the date of his arrest, following an extensive review and investigation by the San

By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Police are investigating vandalism at an Islamic center in Richmond, Virginia, a Henrico County Police Division spokesperson told CNN. The incident Saturday was the second report of vandalism at West End Islamic Center in the past six months. The most recent incident took place during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

By Mirna Alsharif and Jason Hanna, CNN A judge this week authorized New York’s corrections department to force-feed inmate David Sweat, a convicted murderer who escaped from an upstate New York prison in 2015, after he staged a hunger strike that began last month, according to court documents. Wednesday’s ruling from Judge Robert Muller in

By Amanda Watts and Raja Razek, CNN Indiana officials have asked the public for help identifying a child who was found dead Saturday in a heavily wooded area in southern Indiana. The child was described as Black, between 5 and 8 years old, about 4 feet tall, with a slim build and a short haircut.

By Maya Brown, CNN Laurie Bertram Roberts walks 3 miles down a nearby hill to the store to fill up her 5-gallon jug with filtered water. The mother of seven makes the trip every week to make sure she has 1 gallon for each family member. She stopped counting the boil water notices since they

By Amanda Watts, Elizabeth Joseph and Dakin Andone, CNN An autopsy commissioned by Patrick Lyoya’s family shows the 26-year-old was shot in the back of the head following an April 4 encounter with a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer, attorneys representing the family said Tuesday. Lyoya and the officer, who has not been publicly identified,

By Amanda Watts, CNN The mother of 5-year-old Elijah Lewis, who was found dead in Massachusetts last year, has been indicted on charges that include first-degree murder, court records show. Danielle Dauphinais, 35, was indicted in Hillsborough County Superior Court, Southern District of New Hampshire, on “one count of first-degree murder for purposely causing the

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Millions of people are cranking up the heat as much of the Northeast US braces for a rare April blast of winter weather. The high demand sent natural gas futures soaring yesterday to levels unseen since 2008. Overall, natural gas is up by a staggering 113% since the end of last

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Across the US, local transit authorities are deciding whether they will continue requiring passengers to mask up after a federal judge struck down the public transportation mask mandate aimed at mitigating Covid-19 risk. Their decisions are mixed, as some transit officials say they will let riders choose whether to mask, while

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 15-year-old girl at a high school in Stockton, California, Monday, police said. The girl was stabbed by an intruder at Stagg High School, Stockton Unified School District officials said. A school officer was on site

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Travis Caldwell, CNN Scenes ranging from excitement to confusion played out across America’s airports Monday after a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation. Some passengers learned of the Florida judge’s decision moments before takeoff, as flight attendants announced that for the first time in nearly

By Caroll Alvarado and Steve Almasy, CNN Two teenagers who were fatally shot at a packed party in Pittsburgh over the weekend were identified by the county medical examiner Tuesday as Mathew Steffy-Ross and Jaiden Brown. The 17-year-old victims died at a hospital after the shooting early Sunday in the city’s East Allegheny neighborhood, authorities

By Eric Levenson, CNN The body of a 51-year-old woman was found inside a duffel bag on a street corner in Queens, New York, on Saturday and a trail of blood stretched from there to her nearby home, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department. The discovery was made just after 8

By Amir Vera, Jamiel Lynch and Tina Burnside, CNN A third suspect has been arrested in connection with last weekend’s mass shooting at a mall in Columbia, South Carolina, that injured 15 people, police said Thursday. Amari Sincere-Jamal Smith was arrested after turning himself in to law enforcement, the Columbia Police Department said on Twitter.

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Despite pleas from members of Congress, advocacy groups and some members of the public, former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke will not face federal charges for the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was sentenced in 2019 to nearly seven years in prison for killing McDonald and was

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett. Personal Birth date: April 26, 1933 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Carol Creighton Burnett Father: Joseph Thomas “Jody” Burnett, movie theater manager Mother: Ina Louise (Creighton) Burnett Marriages: Brian Miller (November 24, 2001-present); Joe Hamilton (May

By Eric Levenson, Jean Casarez and Brian Vitagliano, CNN Jurors in Ohio said Monday they are at an impasse and cannot reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of William Husel, the doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid fentanyl to his critically ill patients and hastening their deaths. Franklin County Judge Michael Holbrook

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN John Henry Ramirez’s execution date was scheduled last week in south Texas for this coming October, but two days later, a Texas district attorney who doesn’t believe in the death penalty withdrew his death warrant. Ramirez was convicted of robbing and murdering Pablo Castro in 2004, stabbing him 29 times in

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In just a few hours, more than 30,000 people will lace up their shoes and run in the 126th Boston Marathon. Several previous champions and Olympic medalists are pumped to join the race — but not everyone is happy. Despite qualifying, 63 runners living in Russia or Belarus were banned from

By Liam Reilly, CNN Two men have died and two others were in critical but stable condition after being rescued from the cold waters of Long Island Sound, where their boat capsized Sunday morning, local fire officials said. Rescuers in Stamford, Connecticut, responded to a report of a small boat in distress in the waters

By Michelle Watson, Tina Burnside, Ramishah Maruf, Keith Allen and Emma Tucker, CNN Two teens were killed and several other people were injured in a shooting that stemmed from a large party in Pittsburgh over the weekend, according to police. Investigators are searching for multiple suspects in the shooting, which occurred early Sunday in the

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A 14-year old girl in Massachusetts warded off a man who broke into her house — and police said she even helped them catch a suspect. The girl was sleeping in her home in Middleborough when she woke to the sound of an intruder, according to a news release from the

By Amir Vera and Raja Razek, CNN A mass shooting in Furman, South Carolina, left at least nine people injured Sunday morning, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). “SLED agents are leading an investigation into a shooting at Cara’s Lounge in Hampton County this morning where at least nine people were shot,”

By Tina Burnside, Zoe Sottile and Nicole Chavez, CNN The Florida Department of Education announced Friday the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year’s curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for the rejections. In a news release, the department stated 54 out of 132 of the textbook

By Maya Brown, CNN Mckayla Wilkes remembers repeatedly complaining of shortness of breath to her doctors during her entire pregnancy seven years ago. But she says no one listened. Her concerns were consistently dismissed or minimized while she was pregnant with her daughter, Madison, who is now 6. After being initially told it was asthma,

By Michelle Watson, CNN Two people were killed after their car crashed into an Amtrak train Saturday night in Houston as the vehicle was trying to beat the train at a crossing, officials said. The car, possibly a Chrysler 300, went around another vehicle stopped at the Van Hut Lane crossing and “tried to cut

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Florida man has won back a world record after watching “Spider-Man: No Way Home” 292 times. Ramiro Alanis previously broke the record for “most cinema productions attended of the same film” in 2019, after watching “Avengers: Endgame” 191 times. But in 2021, Arnaud Klein beat him out by watching “Kaamelott:

By John Blake, CNN The Rev. Fred Robinson was about to start Sunday morning worship with his church staff when he heard a stunning public confession. It came around the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in January of last year. His church had canceled in-person worship, but staffers had gathered inside the sanctuary to record

By Michelle Watson, Tina Burnside, Ramishah Maruf and Keith Allen, CNN A massive search effort for several suspects is underway in Pittsburgh after an early morning shooting on Sunday killed two young people and injured several others, officials said at a news conference. The shootings happened around 12:30 a.m. in the East Allegheny neighborhood and

By Aya Elamroussi and Paradise Afshar, CNN Police are asking witnesses for any information about a mass shooting at a South Carolina mall that left at least nine people with gunshot wounds and five others injured. One man has been arrested in connection with the shooting at the Columbiana Centre mall on Saturday that left

By Claudia Dominguez and Christina Maxouris, CNN Authorities in Summit County, Utah, had been hearing about a young man wandering the area with a shopping cart for several weeks. When they encountered him last Saturday, they discovered he was reported missing nearly three years ago in northern California, more than 700 miles away. Sheriff’s deputies