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By Laura Studley and Emma Tucker, CNN Hate crimes in New York City have increased 76% so far this year compared to the same period last year, according to data from the New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force (HCTF) released this week. There were 194 hate crimes between January 1 and April 10

By Christina Maxouris, CNN In a matter of hours, firefighters battling the deadly McBride Fire in southern New Mexico were able to get the flames 56% contained by Saturday evening, a massive jump from the 0% containment reported earlier in the day, authorities said. The blaze had grown to more than 6,100 acres, according to

By Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in California have discovered more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin concealed in toolboxes that were being transported to the United States. Federal officers working at the Tecate Port of Entry on April 1 encountered a 56-year-old male driver of a 2006 Toyota

By Paradise Afshar and Emma Tucker, CNN Twelve people were injured and three people have been detained following a shooting at a Columbia, South Carolina, mall on Saturday afternoon, police said. The incident occurred on the premises of Columbiana Centre Mall, said Columbia Police Chief William H. “Skip” Holbrook. There were no fatalities reported from

By Claudia Dominguez, CNN Investigators are looking for two men who used hammers to steal jewelry in a “smash and grab style” theft Friday evening from a mall store in Southern California, police said. The men used hammers to break into glass cases at the Kay Jewelers store at a mall in Brea, roughly a

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A sick dolphin stranded on a Texas beach died after beachgoers reportedly tried to push it back into the water so they could swim with it and ride on top of it, the non-profit Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network says. “She was ultimately stranded and was further harassed by a crowd

By Jason Hanna and Michelle Watson, CNN An explosion ripped apart a duplex in the southeastern Virginia city of Franklin on Friday night, critically injuring two people and spurring investigators to try to figure out what caused it, the city manager said. The explosion was reported around 10:50 p.m. ET in a residential area of

By Giselle Rhoden and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN It often feels like a matter of when it will happen again and not if. A routine traffic stop involving a Black person becomes deadly when one or more police officers fatally shoot at them. Families mourn the loss of a loved one and demand answers, simultaneously navigating

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Spouses hoping to do their partner a favor might have a hard time competing with Robyn Meija’s husband. The Maryland teacher won $50,000 after her husband bought her a lottery ticket hoping to lift her spirits, according to a press release from the Maryland Lottery. Meija, 39, had been having a

By Zoe Sottile, CNN An 11-foot hammerhead shark washed up on a beach in southern Florida, much to beachgoers’ surprise. Visitors at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale, encountered the shark’s corpse on April 6, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. A team of scientists from the American Shark Conservancy took samples and identified the shark

By Peter Nickeas, CNN Chicago officials launched a fundraising campaign to support the city’s largest ever gun buyback program, with the goal of raising $1 million to entice people to turn in guns during two large events this year. Mayor Lori Lightfoot called it a “bold new initiative” and said it would get “guns out

By Michelle Watson, CNN Three sheriff’s deputies were shot Friday in Kansas after they exchanged gunfire with a motorist who authorities said pulled a gun on them. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene in Cowley County, and the three deputies were taken to a hospital where they’re expected to recover, the Kansas Bureau

By Michelle Watson and Sharif Paget, CNN A Georgia man was arrested in connection with a shooting at a Grantville, Georgia, shooting range that resulted in three deaths earlier this month, authorities said. Jacob Christian Muse, 21, faces three counts of “malice murder” in the shooting on April 8 at the Lock Stock & Barrel

By Omar Jimenez and Steve Almasy, CNN A man who witnessed the struggle between Patrick Lyoya and the Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot him told CNN on Friday he knew the incident wouldn’t end well. “I knew when the tussle began,” Wayne Butler said. “If you tussle with a White man with a

By Nick Valencia, Jade Gordon and Alta Spells, CNN Approaching three years since the death of Ronald Greene, which one Louisiana State Police member described as “torture and murder,” there have been no arrests or indictments of any of the officers involved. Meanwhile, the former head of the LSP on Thursday failed to appear at

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN A man sentenced to death in South Carolina has chosen to be executed by firing squad rather than the electric chair, which would make him the first death row inmate to die by firing squad in the state. Richard Bernard Moore, 57, would also be the first person

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991. Facts The riots over five days in the spring of 1992 left more than 50 people dead, and

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2003 CIA leak involving then-operative Valerie Plame and senior members of the George W. Bush administration. After a lengthy investigation, one member of the Bush administration, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was brought to trial and convicted of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements. Timeline February

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at best-selling author and Oscar-winning actress, Shirley MacLaine. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1934 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Shirley MacLean Beaty Father: Ira O. Beaty, school administrator Mother: Kathlyn (MacLean) Beaty, drama teacher Marriage: Steve Parker (1954-1982, divorced) Children: Stephanie Sachiko “Sachi” Parker Other Facts Nominated

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at missing children in the United States. There are several different types of missing children: runaways, family abductions, lost or “thrown away” and non-family abductions. Advances in technology, communications through public alerts and greater cooperation from law enforcement have facilitated the recovery process. Statistics According to the FBI’s

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning musician Willie Nelson. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1933 Birth place: Abbott, Texas Birth name: Willie Hugh Nelson Father: Ira Nelson Mother: Myrle (Greenhaw) Harvey Marriages: Ann Marie D’Angelo (1991-present); Connie Koepke (1971-1988, divorced); Shirley Collie (1963-1971, divorced); Martha Matthews (1952-1962, divorced) Children:

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A shoe store owner aiming at would-be shoplifters opened fire in a California mall but struck a 9-year-old girl waiting in line to see the Easter Bunny, police said. The child was flown to Loma Linda Medical Center after the April 12 shooting in the Mall of Victor Valley and had

By Theresa Waldrop and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a harrowing 36 hours or so for staff at the Memphis Zoo, Honeybunch, a wallaby that went missing in a severe storm, is back with his fellow marsupials. Two-year-old Honeybunch was one of 23 marsupials — including 19 kangaroos — that were being evacuated from their enclosure

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN When Joslyn Diffenbaugh learned about efforts in Texas to remove certain books from school libraries and classrooms, she was surprised by the titles that were being challenged. An avid reader, the 8th grader from Kutztown, Pennsylvania, said she had read several of the books in question. Among the titles that had

By Melissa Alonso and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant will retire in June, just two years after the previous chief resigned in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting in the city. Bryant became interim chief in June 2020, when then-chief Erika Shields resigned a day after an Atlanta Police Department officer

AJ Willingham, graphics by Leah Abucayan The world has a lot of problems. Big problems, with big consequences that require big solutions. In the midst of all this “bigness,” the average person can end up feeling too small to offer anything of value. They can forget that, sometimes, the path to somewhere better starts small.

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Native American people in Maine have been excluded from protections guaranteed by federal law for more than 40 years but lawmakers could help change it. As the state Legislature’s second session reaches its final days, a proposed legislation to restore sovereignty to Maine’s tribes is being considered. Earlier this week, dozens

By Brynn Gingras, Mark Morales, Shimon Prokupecz, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Sonia Moghe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Five people will share a combined $50,000 reward for providing “critical information” that helped lead to the arrest of the Brooklyn subway shooting suspect, the NYPD announced Friday. The man authorities say was the shooter, Frank James, 62,

By Mallika Kallingal and Amanda Musa, CNN More than 200 birds have died from a presumed outbreak of avian flu at a Chicago-area forest preserve, according to authorities. The deaths occurred at the Baker’s Lake forest preserve, the Forest Preserves of Cook County said in a statement on Thursday. The federal government, which provides the

By Laura Ly, Liam Reilly and Sharif Paget, CNN A man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he ran over a 23-year-old woman multiple times in an SUV in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Tuesday morning, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO) said. Vincent Jean, 56, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A WWII-era naval destroyer, an exhibit at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, is partially sinking into Lake Erie, according to the facility. A statement from the park says, “a serious hull breach” occurred Wednesday in the USS The Sullivans. Paul Marzello, the naval park’s president and CEO,

By Steve Almasy and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Democratic donor Ed Buck, who in 2021 was convicted by a federal jury of nine felonies, including giving methamphetamine to two men who died at his West Hollywood apartment after being injected with the drug, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, a spokesperson for the United

By Kristina Sgueglia and Dalila-Johari Paul, CNN New York City is expanding its controversial gifted and talented student program. On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks announced the expansion of the program. Last year, former Mayor Bill de Blasio had announced a

By Hannah Sarisohn and Emma Tucker, CNN The family of a Michigan man who was shot and killed by a police officer earlier this month during a traffic stop reiterated their call for the termination and prosecution of the officer during a news conference on Thursday. “They will express to you how very devastated they

By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN Missouri’s attorney general has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three tour boat employees involved in the 2018 duck boat sinking near Branson, Missouri, that left 17 people dead, court documents show. The move came two days after Circuit Court Judge Alan Blankenship dismissed all criminal charges, ruling that

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Eric Schmidt, former executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Personal: Birth date: April 27, 1955 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Eric Emerson Schmidt Father: Wilson Schmidt, a professor Mother: Ellie Schmidt Marriage: Wendy Boyle (1980-present) Children: Sophie and Alison Education:

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Peabody Awards. The Peabody Awards are presented every spring in recognition of achievements in broadcasting across multiple platforms including radio, television, streaming network programs and websites. Facts June 6-9, 2022 – Winners of the 82nd annual Peabody Awards are announced during a multi-day virtual celebration. April 13,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of convicted spy Robert Hanssen. Personal Birth date: April 18, 1944 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Robert Philip Hanssen Father: Howard Hanssen, police officer Mother: Vivian Hanssen Marriage: Bernadette “Bonnie” (Wauck) Hanssen (August 10, 1968-present) Children: Lisa, Greg, Mark, John “Jack,” Sue and Jane Education:

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1942 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Barbara Joan Streisand Father: Emanuel Streisand, a teacher Mother: Diana (Rosen) Streisand Kind Marriages: James Brolin (July 1, 1998-present); Elliott Gould (March 21, 1963-1971, divorced) Children:

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a US Supreme Court justice. Personal Birth date: March 15, 1933 Death date: September 18, 2020 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Joan Ruth Bader Father: Nathan Bader, merchant Mother: Celia (Amster) Bader Marriage: Martin David Ginsburg (June

By Melissa Alonso, CNN A man who fled to the US from Colombia after the murder his wife in 1994 was arrested Wednesday in Massachusetts, the FBI said in a news release. William Hernando Usma Acosta, 61, had been living in Belmont under the alias Carlos Alberto Rendon after entering the US illegally in 1995,

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Four Sikhs are suing the US Marine Corps over restrictions that effectively force them to choose between their career and their faith. In a lawsuit filed on Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, attorneys for Capt. Sukhbir Singh Toor and three prospective recruits allege that the

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of actor Jack Nicholson, who has won three Academy Awards and been nominated for 12, the most of any male performer. Personal Birth date: April 22, 1937 Birth place: Neptune, New Jersey Birth name: John Joseph Nicholson Father: Identity not confirmed publicly Mother: June Nicholson Marriage:

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was revealed. Its 2001 bankruptcy filing was the largest in American history at the time. Estimated losses totaled $74 billion. Facts Enron was ranked as America’s fifth largest company by Fortune magazine in 2002, despite

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amazon says that for the first time in company history it will charge sellers a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge. So, if it seems like your favorite Amazon items are getting pricier, it could be because businesses are trying to pass along those rising expenses to customers. Here’s what you need to

By Christina Maxouris, CNN A key, a neon construction jacket, a gun. The items, left behind in a bloody crime scene at a Brooklyn subway station Tuesday morning, offered investigators some of their first clues as they worked to figure out who had opened fire on dozens of unsuspecting New Yorkers commuting to school and

By Brynn Gingras, Mark Morales, Shimon Prokupecz, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson and Sonia Moghe, CNN The man arrested after a roughly 30-hour manhunt in the shooting of 10 people on a subway train in Brooklyn was denied bail at his initial court appearance Thursday. Frank James, 62, did not enter a plea on

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN For decades, New Yorkers have contributed to thousands of arrests in suspected homicides, assaults and robberies by reporting information to the Crime Stoppers hotline. On Wednesday, a suspect became one of the latest tipsters, sources told CNN. Frank James — the man suspected of opening fire in a Brooklyn subway station

By Jason Hanna, CNN Hourari Benkada didn’t pay much attention to the man he sat next to on a New York subway car Tuesday morning. Benkada, headphones on, put his head down and only got a glimpse of the person. But after the train started moving to the next stop, the man set off a

By Amy Simonson, CNN Two Illinois men were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in the 2017 bombing of the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Michael McWhorter, 33, and Joe Morris, 26, were each sentenced to more than 14 years in prison Tuesday for firearms violations, arson, use of a destructive device and

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Jennifer Lopez, singer, dancer and actress. Personal Birth date: July 24, 1969 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez Father: David Lopez, a computer specialist Mother: Guadalupe (Rodriguez) Lopez, a teacher Marriages: Ben Affleck (July 16, 2022 – present); Marc Anthony

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When college swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title last month, many people were fired up about whether trans athletes have physical advantages in certain competitions. Now, in the latest move targeting trans athletes, the Pennsylvania House yesterday passed a bill that would

By Alaa Elassar and Theresa Waldrop, CNN John Acevedo woke up to a commotion outside. Not so strange for a New Yorker, perhaps, but unheard of in his neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, far off the tourist path. The 20-year-old could make out the sounds of sirens on the street, helicopters overhead. When he stepped

By Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz, Pervaiz Shallwani, Artemis Moshtaghian, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The man suspected of shooting 10 people on a subway train in Brooklyn on Tuesday called in a tip to Crime Stoppers that led to his capture Wednesday, two law enforcement sources told CNN. Frank James,

By Omar Jimenez, Elizabeth Joseph, Steve Almasy and Tiffany Anthony, CNN Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday released several videos of an officer’s encounter with Patrick Lyoya earlier this month, including two that show the fatal shot during a struggle after a traffic stop. The department released video from a police body camera, a

By David Shortell, Paul P. Murphy, Juan Alejandro Olarte-Cortes, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The man arrested in connection to the New York subway shooting has a lengthy criminal history and had talked about violence and mass shootings in videos posted on YouTube — including one uploaded as recently as Monday. Frank James, 62,

By Harmeet Kaur and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the April 3 attack on an elderly Sikh man in the New York borough of Queens, police announced Thursday. The man faces charges of robbery, aggravated harassment and assault as a hate crime for allegedly punching 70-year-old

By Eric Levenson, Stella Chan and Amir Vera, CNN Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and making false statements in court Monday. Papini appeared virtually in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California Monday where Judge William B. Shubb

By Jason Hanna, Amir Vera, Elizabeth Wolfe, Kristina Sgueglia and Paul Murphy, CNN Riders of a New York subway train were victims of a mass shooting Tuesday morning when a man donned a gas mask, set off smoke grenades and began firing as the train made its way toward a Brooklyn station, police said. A

By Mirna Alsharif Three universities in the Washington, DC, region — American, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins — have partially reinstated campus mask mandates following an uptick in Covid-19 cases in the area, according to statements from the institutions. American University (AU) reinstated an indoor masking requirement effective Tuesday, where “masks will be required in all

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN All of America is witnessing a high level of violence, not just New York, Mayor Eric Adams told CNN on Tuesday. “We’re facing a problem that is hitting our entire nation right now and that is why this is a national response,” Adams told CNN’s Dana Bash. “We need a national

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Three former Minneapolis police officers set to stand trial on state charges in George Floyd’s death have rejected a plea deal with prosecutors, the Minnesota attorney general’s office told CNN. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane face a state trial — currently slated for mid-June — on charges of

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1970 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Ketanji Onyika Brown Father: Johnny Brown, attorney Mother: Ellery Brown, school principal Marriage: Patrick Jackson (1996-present) Children: Leila and Talia Education: Harvard University, B.A., 1992,

By Brynn Gingras, Pervaiz Shallwani, Mark Morales, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Passengers on a Manhattan-bound train had to dodge bullets while being blinded by smoke during the Tuesday morning commute, setting off a manhunt for a gunman whose motives are still unknown. Commuters were riding the subway as it

By Jenn Selva, CNN The families of five of the eight people killed in a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last year have filed a lawsuit against the company alleging wrongful death and negligence. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the plaintiffs

By Jenn Selva, Andy Rose and Susannah Cullinane, CNN An Idaho judge ruled Monday that Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on charges related to the deaths of her two children, according to court documents. Vallow is “restored to competency and is fit to proceed,” Judge Steven W. Boyce said in his order.

By Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN A jury deliberating the legal fate of an Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid fentanyl to patients near death will continue its work for a third day on Thursday. Dr. William Husel has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of first-degree murder. The state charges

By Amanda Musa and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two families and two doctors are suing the state of Alabama following the passage of Senate Bill 184, which makes it a felony for a doctor to administer gender-affirming health care to minors. The Human Rights Campaign, several civil rights groups, and legal groups are representing the plaintiffs

By Leah Asmelash, CNN No player from a historically Black college or university has been drafted into the WNBA since 2002. On Monday night, that finally changed. Ameshya Williams-Holliday, a senior center out of Jackson State University, was selected in the third round, 25th overall, by the Indiana Fever, making her the first HBCU player

By Amanda Watts and Jennifer Henderson, CNN One teenager is dead after at least two teens took turns shooting at each other while wearing body armor, police in Belleview, Florida, said. On April 3, the Belleview Police Department (BPD) received a call for a shooting at a residence. When they arrived, they found 16-year-old Christopher

By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Commercial traffic at a major US-Mexico land entry port is “halted temporarily” due to an ongoing protest on the Mexican side of the border, with “no southbound movements by US carriers,” a US Customs and Border Protection official confirmed Monday to CNN. The protest at the Pharr-Reynosa International

By Amy Simonson and Jenn Selva, CNN Several structures have been damaged or destroyed in a fast-moving fire south of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Valencia County Fire Chief Matt Propp said Monday. Fire officials say the blaze is now about 300 acres and evacuations will continue overnight. In an earlier interview with CNN, Propp said the

By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN The California woman who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her cell phone and then attacked him in a New York City hotel lobby pleaded guilty to unlawful imprisonment in the second degree as a hate crime, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced. In December 2020, Miya