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By Chris Boyette and Kelly McCleary, CNN The suspect in Monday’s deadly shooting inside a grocery store in Washington state has been arrested, police said late Monday. Aaron Christopher Kelly, 39, was taken into custody without incident, the Richland Police Department said. Police earlier described Kelly as “armed and dangerous” and identified him as the

By Ashley Killough, CNN A Texas National Guard soldier has died in a non-mission-related incident in the town of Brackettville, the Guard announced Monday. The soldier was assigned to Operation Lone Star, a state-led effort in response to migrant crossings at the border with Mexico. Bracketville is about 30 miles from the border town of

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Citing a 65% drop in Covid-19 cases since the peak of the Omicron surge, California will end its statewide indoor mask mandate for vaccinated individuals next week, nearly two years after it was first implemented, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday. “On February 15, California’s statewide indoor mask requirement will expire.

By Amanda Jackson and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in West Palm Beach, Florida, are investigating the death of a bicyclist who fell to her death from a drawbridge as it opened. The victim was seen walking her bicycle on the sidewalk portion of the Royal Park Bridge, which connects West Palm Beach to Palm Beach,

By Steve Almasy and Paul P. Murphy, CNN One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting at a grocery store in the southern Washington city of Richland, authorities said Monday. Richland Police Cmdr. Chris Lee said the suspect and the man who died had a conversation before the shooting inside the Fred

By Eric Levenson, CNN The Omicron wave of Covid-19 cases has receded significantly in the US over the past few weeks, but more people are dying each day from the contagious illness than died during the peak of the Delta wave last summer. The mixed metrics on Covid have created a contrasting, roses-and-thorns situation for

By Laura Studley, CNN Officers with the New York City Police Department’s hate crimes unit are investigating three incidents in Brooklyn over the weekend that have drawn the attention of Mayor Eric Adams. Two Jewish men were assaulted on Friday and a swastika was painted on a school bus Sunday, police said. In a statement

By Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN The Democratic governors of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware as well as Oregon’s health department have set timelines for the end of their states’ school mask mandates in a sign of the receding wave of Covid-19 and the country’s move toward a “new normal.” New Jersey Gov. Phil

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tired of seeing empty shelves at your favorite grocery store? More shoppers are turning to smaller convenience stores as a backup, but they’re struggling to stay fully stocked too, especially in rural areas. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can

By Joe Sutton, CNN An inmate who escaped with two others from a jail in northeast Tennessee last week was arrested Thursday in North Carolina, officials said. The trio escaped the Sullivan County Jail through an HVAC air vent on the roof last Friday, police told CNN affiliate WCYB. Two inmates, Timothy Sarver and Tobias

By Dakin Andone and Laura Studley, CNN A 22-year-old mother charged with the murder of her 3-year-old daughter claimed she heard voices from her television telling her to hurt her daughter prior to the girl’s death, according to a police report. Justine Johnson has pleaded not guilty to one count of felony murder and one

By Caroline Kucera, CNN Ten Cuban migrants aboard a sinking vessel were rescued off the Florida coast Thursday, according to the US Coast Guard. A Coast Guard crew first spotted the migrants roughly 40 miles off Key Largo, the Coast Guard said in a tweet Saturday. The migrants did not have life jackets or safety

By Jeremy Harlan and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities have identified and are searching for a man wanted in connection with Friday’s fatal church shooting in Aurora, Colorado, police said. The suspect, 31-year-old Jose De Jesus Montoya Villa, is wanted for first-degree murder, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department. A 36-year-old woman

By Tina Burnside and Joe Sutton, CNN Eighteen people were rescued from an ice floe that separated from land near Catawba Island in Lake Erie, the US Coast Guard said Sunday. A sheet of floating ice broke away while the individuals were snowmobiling, according to the Coast Guard. Authorities used a Coast Guard Station Marblehead

By Amanda Jackson, CNN A tourist in Las Vegas hit the jackpot on a slot machine last month, but he was never informed due to a malfunction in the machine, according to gaming officials. Now after an exhaustive search, the Nevada Gaming Control Board says they have identified the winner of the nearly $230,000 prize.

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of physician Conrad Murray, convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. Personal Birth date: February 19, 1953 Birth place: St. Andrews, Grenada Birth name: Conrad Robert Murray Father: Rawle Andrews, physician Mother: Milta Murray Marriages: Blanche (Bonnick) Murray (date unavailable publicly-present); Zufan Tesfai

Story by Amanda Jackson, CNN Video by Demetrius Pipkin, CNN When Margaret “Jan” Shupe Smith, 59, vanished near Lakeland, Florida last year, her family and police were baffled. She was supposed to pick up her daughter, Marley Shupe, after work on April 2, 2021, and was last seen driving a moss green-colored Kia Soul. It

By Maya Brown, CNN A non-profit organization has put up four billboards throughout South Florida in an effort to raise awareness about anti-Semitism and make people think about its effects. JewBelong, an online resource created to welcome and inspire Jewish people, put up the billboards on Friday throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties as part of

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Georgia prosecutors proved Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty of murder. Now, lawyers for the federal government will try to prove they chased down the 25-year-old jogger because he was Black. That case may be tougher to make. Following jury selection, Assistant US Attorney Barbara Bernstein laid out the crux of her

By Dakin Andone, CNN The attorneys general of 13 states and Washington DC this week expressed support for a federal lawsuit by the Mexican government that accuses a group of American gun manufacturers of facilitating the trafficking of weapons to criminals in Mexico, fueling gun violence. In a brief filed in federal court in Massachusetts,

By Kiely Westhoff and Aya Elamroussi, CNN An off-duty New York Police Department officer was shot in the foot Saturday in West Harlem, becoming the second off-duty NYPD officer to be shot in the past week. In Saturday’s incident, the off-duty officer was shot as he exited a community center at the Manhattanville housing development

By Andy Rose, CNN A Colorado man is accused of breaking into a ranch owned by billionaire Michael Bloomberg and kidnapping an employee, asking her about the former New York City mayor’s daughters, according to an arrest warrant affidavit and a criminal complaint filed in federal court. Joseph Beecher allegedly rammed his truck through the

By Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN Two people were killed and another was wounded in a shooting Saturday at an apartment complex in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. The suspect is also dead, according to Brown Deer Police Chief Peter Nimmer. In a news conference Saturday evening, Nimmer said police believe he died of a self-inflicted

By Michelle Watson, CNN Five people died in a car crash Saturday morning north of Fresno, California, an official with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) told CNN. A Hyundai Accent traveling south on Millerton Road around 4:30 a.m. “crossed over the double yellow lines” and hit a northbound Honda Accord, Lt. J. Castaneda with CHP

By Ray Sanchez and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Travis Reinking, who killed four people in 2018 when he opened fire with an assault-style rifle at a Waffle House in Tennessee, was sentenced Saturday to life in prison without parole. Reinking, 33, was found guilty Friday of all 16 counts, including eight first-degree murder charges. The defendant,

By Jason Hanna and Andy Rose, CNN The mayor of Oregon’s most populous city on Friday banned encampments near highways and high-traffic intersections, saying homeless people comprised the majority of pedestrians who were killed in Portland traffic incidents last year. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s emergency order enacting the ban is set to run at least

By Paul Vercammen, CNN Amalia Jimenez, a 38-year-old single mother with three children, had never heard of the Los Angeles Rams’ Andrew Whitworth, who helped her out of homelessness. “I’m not really good with sports; it’s not my thing,” Jimenez told CNN about Whitworth, who will play in the Super Bowl on February 13. “But

By Christina Maxouris and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Lauren Reynolds started crying when she found out her university was shuttering the early childhood and elementary education program she was in. One of the last three students in the program, she will graduate in spring. Oklahoma City University officials announced they were suspending the programs in 2020

By Giselle Rhoden and Kaanita Iyer, CNN In 2012, Nupol Kiazolu entered Stone Mountain Middle School with a pack of Skittles, a bottle of iced tea and a gray hoodie that read: “Do I Look Suspicious?” The 12-year-old was threatened with suspension and expulsion from the school in Stone Mountain, Georgia. When she was sent

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The parents of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man fatally shot by police in a Minneapolis apartment during a no-knock warrant execution, said Friday that he had obtained a gun legally after a conversation with the family. “He made sure that he did his research, everything was going to be legal,”

By Jason Hanna and Melissa Alonso, CNN A man suspected in a deadly shooting at a hookah lounge near Virginia Tech’s campus in downtown Blacksburg late Friday was taken into custody Saturday, police said. One person was killed and four others were injured in the shooting. Jamel Flint, 24, faces a first-degree murder charge in

By Melissa Alonso, CNN The suspect who shot and killed a woman and injured two others in a church Friday night in Aurora, Colorado, knew at least one of the victims, police said. The “exact relationship is not going to be released at this point,” Aurora Police spokesperson Matthew Longshore said during a news conference.

By Amanda Musa, CNN Two people who were looking after a cabin in a remote part of California were rescued this week after being snowed in for two months and facing a dwindling food supply, officials said Friday. The unidentified couple called the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning, asking to be rescued from

By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Eighth-grade teacher Amanda Winters keeps the main lights turned down in her room. Pink fabric covers the one fluorescent bulb in the ceiling that doesn’t turn off, and a string of Christmas lights completes the illumination. Setting a calm and peaceful tone inside the classroom at the Denver

By Taylor Romine, CNN Marilyn Mosby, the chief prosecutor for the city of Baltimore, pleaded not guilty Friday to two counts of perjury and two counts of making false statements on a loan application to purchase two homes, according to her attorney. Federal authorities allege Mosby used a financial hardship withdrawal option from her retirement

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A jury found Travis Reinking guilty of all 16 counts in the April 2018 shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee, that left four people dead, according to a live video feed provided by CNN affiliate WSMV. Among the charges were four counts of premeditated first-degree murder and four first-degree

By Derrick Hinds, CNN A Tempe, Arizona, Home Depot employee is facing a federal charge, after authorities said he repeatedly took cash from the store and replaced it with counterfeit currency before depositing it in the bank, according to a criminal complaint. According to a US Secret Service news release, agents from the Phoenix field

By Sara Smart, CNN After searching for eight years, a man finally found one of the paramedics who saved his life nearly 30 years ago. Dave Murphy, from Calgary, a city in Canadian province of Alberta, got into an altercation in March 1994 outside of the Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa. He was stabbed 13

By David Williams, CNN Three fisherman were rescued from the frigid waters off the Massachusetts coast after a woman working from home happened to look out her window and saw their boat capsize and sink. Clinging to floating fishing gear to stay afloat, the men were in the water for almost an hour on Tuesday

By Emma Tucker, CNN Fresh out of the Baltimore police academy just three weeks ago, 24-year-old Jaslyn Koger knows that her unique advantage as a new officer on the streets is her ability to communicate and relate with the community she serves. Koger, a Black woman and Baltimore native, is just one of the young

By Nicole Chavez, CNN The Anti-Defamation League has revised its definition of racism in the wake of the controversy sparked by “The View” co-host Whoopi Golberg‘s comments on the Holocaust. Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), announced the decision in an essay published this week, saying the organization’s definition had been incomplete,

By Hannah Sarisohn and Jay Croft, CNN A week after a Pittsburgh bridge collapsed, officials announced plans on Friday to build a new one that will cost $25.3 million. Ten people were injured January 28 when the snow-covered Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed just hours before President Joe Biden was slated to speak in Pittsburgh about

By Jacob Lev, CNN A letter written on behalf of 16 members of the University of Pennsylvania’s swim team was sent to the university and the Ivy League on Thursday asking that they not pursue legal action to challenge the NCAA’s new transgender athlete participation policies. The letter was written by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, CEO of

By Alexandra Meeks CNN America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout the country. The economy added 467,000 jobs last month, which is significantly better than most economists had expected. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You

By Alta Spells, Pamela Kirkland and Dakin Andone, CNN Travis McMichael will stand trial on federal hate crimes charges in the killing of 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery after indicating Friday he would not plead guilty, days after a judge rejected the terms of a plea deal he had reached with prosecutors. Court documents filed

By Omar Jimenez, Ray Sanchez, Brad Parks and Peter Nickeas, CNN In the early morning hours Wednesday, Minneapolis police officers gently placed a key in a city apartment door before bursting through the doorway yelling “Police! Search warrant!” In the seconds that followed, a Black man named Amir Locke — apparently asleep and shown to

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Michael Igel had listened to his grandparents’ memories of the Holocaust for years when as a tween, he first confronted a friend who had a swastika drawn on his shoe. At that moment, he quickly realized the atrocities his family survived were unknown to many. The other boy drew the symbol

By Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a Listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads that has resulted in two deaths. The outbreak has also sickened 17 people and resulted in 13 hospitalizations across 13 states. The recalls began at the end of December and are for products

By Mirna Alsharif and Chris Hippensteel, CNN A former Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officer was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday “for using excessive force on an arrestee” in May 2020, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Cory Evans, 34, was also sentenced to two years of

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of David Geffen, producer, studio executive and philanthropist. Personal Birth date: February 21, 1943 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: David Lawrence Geffen Father: Abraham Geffen, pattern maker Mother: Batya (Volovskaya) Geffen, shopkeeper Education: Attended University of Texas, Austin; Brooklyn College, City University of

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN After months of extreme drought in the West triggered unprecedented water cuts and primed the landscape for massive wildfires, the final stretch of 2021 gave a tiny glimpse of hope for drought-weary Californians. Storms were coming. California — facing back-to-back dry years and record-breaking heat waves that pushed the drought into

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Valentine’s Day, celebrated every February 14. Facts There are several different theories about the origins of Valentine’s Day. The ancient Romans held the festival of Lupercalia on February 15 to protect themselves from wolves. Men struck people with strips of animal hide; women believed that this made them

By Josh Campbell and Stella Chan, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with Sunday’s assault of someone who was wearing a San Francisco 49ers jersey outside the SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles, police said Friday. News about the arrest came from Inglewood police Lt. Nicole Loudermilk, who gave no other details. More information

By Jessica Flynn and Topher Gauk-Roger, CNN A suspect has been apprehended after a shooting aboard a Greyhound bus in Northern California on Wednesday night left one person dead and several others wounded, authorities said. Five people were shot aboard the bus, including the person who died, Oroville mayor Chuck Reynolds told CNN. The Oroville

By Omar Jimenez, CNN From “16 shots and a cover-up!” to 16 shots and an early release from prison. The former became a familiar rallying cry for protesters on the streets of Chicago after the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The latter is the newest reality for former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke,

By Cheri Mossburg and Sarah Moon, CNN San Francisco is formally apologizing to its Chinese residents for discriminatory actions taken during the city’s storied history. The Board of Supervisors passed the apology resolution presented by city supervisor Matt Haney on Monday, coinciding with the Lunar New Year. Citing heinous behavior from the mid-1800s when the

By Nick Valencia, Maria Cartaya and Christina Maxouris, CNN Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called the actions of state troopers involved in Ronald Greene’s death “criminal” and rejected a recent report alleging that he purposefully did not speak out against false narratives by state police about the death. Greene, a 49-year-old Black man,

By Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN In a growing number of American cities, if you call the police, there are fewer officers taking the call. Police departments across the nation are raising concerns about current and future staffing levels. CNN reached out to nearly 20 departments nationwide, along with other key stakeholders including

By Liam Reilly, CNN Speaking to a sea of police officers mourning slain NYPD detective Wilbert Mora, Mayor Eric Adams vowed Wednesday to give them resources to fight the “senseless violence” linked to guns. “New Yorkers understand the risk and sacrifice you make every day, and we applaud you for that,” he said to those

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1931 Death date: August 5, 2019 Birth place: Lorain, Ohio Birth name: Chloe Anthony Wofford Father: George Wofford Mother: Ella Ramah (Willis) Wofford Marriage: Harold Morrison (1958-1964, divorced) Children: Slade and Harold

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Stephen J. Hadley, former national security adviser to US President George W. Bush. Personal Birth date: February 13, 1947 Birth place: Toledo, Ohio Birth name: Stephen John Hadley Father: Robert Hadley Jr. Mother: Suzanne (Bentley) Hadley Marriage: Ann (Simon) Hadley Children: Kate and Caroline