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CNN By Andi Babineau, Eric Levenson, CNN Centennial, Colorado (CNN) — Editor’s note: A jury found James Craig guilty of murder and other charges for his wife’s poisoning, and he was sentenced to life in prison. Find our latest coverage here. The fate of James Craig, the Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife with

SPECTRUM-NEWS-NY1, CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Darren Beattie, who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, will now serve as the acting president of the US Institute of Peace, a senior State Department official said. Here’s

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Darren Beattie, who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, will now serve as the acting president of the US Institute of Peace, a senior State Department official said. Here’s what

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Darren Beattie, who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, will now serve as the acting president of the US Institute of Peace, a senior State Department official said. Here’s what else

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are combing through evidence in the wake of New York City’s deadliest mass shooting since 2000, trying to figure how a gunman came to unleash an assault-style rifle in Midtown, fatally shooting four people – including a police officer – and injuring one before killing himself. The shooting

By Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A New York police officer, a “beloved” security guard, a young Cornell graduate and a senior executive with investment firm Blackstone were killed Monday when a lone gunman stormed a sprawling office tower in Midtown Manhattan and opened fire. The shooter then killed himself, ending

CNN By Danya Gainor, Dakin Andone, TuAnh Dam, CNN New York (CNN) — The grief for New York Police Department Officer Didarul Islam stretched from Midtown Manhattan all the way up to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx Monday night. The crying could be heard from the street, one neighbor who was walking his dog

CNN By Zoe Sottile, John Miller, Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Find the latest updates on the midtown Manhattan shooting here. A gunman is believed to be dead after shooting at least one New York Police Department officer and two civilians near a corporate office building in midtown Manhattan Monday evening, multiple law

By Zoe Sottile, John Miller, Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Find the latest updates on the midtown Manhattan shooting here. A gunman is believed to be dead after shooting at least one New York Police Department officer and two civilians near a corporate office building in midtown Manhattan Monday evening, multiple law enforcement

WSVN, BROADCASTIFY, CNN By Meridith Edwards, Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Two children are dead after a sailboat and barge collided in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, according to US Coast Guard public affairs. The collision happened between Monument and Hibiscus Islands. Six people — one adult and five children — went into the water, according to

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! It’s not just a myth — you can actually die of a broken heart. A new study found that people who experience overwhelming grief are more likely to die in the 10 years after their bereavement than those who don’t. Here’s what else you

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! It’s not just a myth — you can actually die of a broken heart. A new study found that people who experience overwhelming grief are more likely to die in the 10 years after their bereavement than those who don’t. Here’s what else you might

By Meridith Edwards, Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Two children are dead after a sailboat and barge collided in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, according to US Coast Guard public affairs. The collision happened between Monument and Hibiscus Islands. Six people — one adult and five children — went into the water, according to the Florida Fish

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Transportation’s inspector general has opened an audit into the relocation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control facility responsible for flights approaching or departing Newark Liberty International Airport. The relocation, which stirred much controversy among controllers and their union, occurred last July when controllers

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit against Chicago’s “sanctuary” laws. The suit claimed that these local statutes “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. However, Judge Lindsay Jenkins said the US lacked standing to sue. Similar suits have been filed against Los Angeles, New York City,

KHBS, KHOG, BROADCASTIFY, CNN By Hanna Park, Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Police in Arkansas released a new photo on Tuesday to go along with a previously released sketch of a man they want to question in connection with the deaths of a married couple who were attacked and killed while hiking with their two

WPBN, CHRIS O’BRIEN, GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — By the time an employee in the checkout area yelled about a man with a knife, it was too late. Nearly a dozen people had been stabbed at the busy Walmart in Traverse City, a

By Hanna Park, Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Police in Arkansas released a new photo on Tuesday to go along with a previously released sketch of a man they want to question in connection with the deaths of a married couple who were attacked and killed while hiking with their two young daughters at a

By Zoe Sottile, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — Desperate family members and authorities in central California are searching for a mother and her 8-month-old daughter, who haven’t been seen in almost two weeks since departing Fresno to return to their home near Sacramento. Whisper Owen, 36, and her infant daughter Sandra McCarty were last

WPBN, CNN By Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — By the time an employee in the checkout area yelled about a man with a knife, it was too late. Nearly a dozen people had been stabbed at the busy Walmart in Traverse City, a tourist town on the shore of Lake

CNN By Dalia Faheid, Jordan Brown, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 passengers on an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport Saturday were evacuated onto the runway after a “possible landing gear incident” left one person injured and sparked a fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. After the Boeing 737 MAX 8

By Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine, CNN If you’ve been suffering through the high temperatures that have scorched much of the country this summer, you know the toll it can take on your body, leaving you dizzy, dehydrated and, in some severe cases, at risk of death. But there’s another lesser-known impact of extreme heat —

By Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — By the time an employee in the checkout area yelled about a man with a knife, it was too late. Nearly a dozen people had been stabbed at the busy Walmart in Traverse City, a tourist town on the shore of Lake Michigan, by

WPBN, CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were injured in a “random” stabbing by a man with a folding knife-style weapon at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, Saturday, according to the Grand Traverse County sheriff. A 42-year-old suspect, a Michigan resident, was taken into custody after authorities arrived within minutes, Grand

By Dalia Faheid, Jordan Brown, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 passengers on an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport Saturday were evacuated onto the runway after a “possible landing gear incident” left one person injured and sparked a fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. After the Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were injured in a “random” stabbing by a man with a folding knife-style weapon at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, Saturday, according to the Grand Traverse County sheriff. A 42-year-old suspect, a Michigan resident, was taken into custody after authorities arrived within minutes, Grand Traverse County

By Rebekah Riess, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — The family of 3-year-old Ke’Torrius “K.J.” Starkes Jr. is remembering the little boy as a “joyful,” “brilliant” “happy boy who loved life, who would light up any room that he would enter into.” The toddler died after he was trapped inside a hot car while in the

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Alarms sounded in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet shortly after taking off from Hollywood Burbank airport near Los Angeles on Friday, prompting evasive maneuvers, the airline said in a statement. Southwest Flight 1496, operating on a Boeing 737, took off just before noon local time

CNN By Jean Casarez, Lauren del Valle, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Moscow, Idaho (CNN) — In the days after murdering four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home, Bryan Kohberger’s behavior shifted dramatically and investigators would later find that he had fixated on news coverage of the killings and began paying for items in cash

By Jean Casarez, Lauren del Valle, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Moscow, Idaho (CNN) — In the days after murdering four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home, Bryan Kohberger’s behavior shifted dramatically and investigators would later find that he had fixated on news coverage of the killings and began paying for items in cash –

By Elliot Williams, CNN (CNN) — Tea Dating Advice is an app that has quietly existed since 2023 — but it rocketed to the top of Apple’s app store this week after getting a ton of attention on social media. Since the start of the week, the app maker says, something like a million new

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after an Alaska Airlines plane struck several deer while landing in Kodiak, Alaska Thursday. Alaska Airlines flight 231, a Boeing 737m had flown the 39-minute flight south from Anchorage and touched down about 8 a.m. Thursday at Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport

By Devon M. Sayers, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have begun as a “surge” of immigration arrests is on the horizon, state officials said. “What has been done here has been remarkable,” GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday at the controversial tent

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland pastor who fled Honduras 24 years ago to escape poverty and violence is waiting to hear when he will face an immigration judge after his arrest this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying his visa in 2001, his family said. Daniel Fuentes Espinal, a 54-year-old

By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” have begun, the state’s governor said. “What has been done here has been remarkable,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday at a news conference at the site. Florida built the temporary immigration detention center in eight

By Dalia Faheid, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old suspect is in custody after an early Friday morning shooting at University of New Mexico student housing left a 14-year-old boy dead and injured another person during orientation week, police said. Four people were playing video games in a dorm room at a student housing

CNN By Monica Hill, CNN (CNN) — It’s not every day that Deadpool comes to visit your bedside. But a lucky number of people across the United States have had that experience thanks to Yuri Williams. Since 2017, Williams has donned an array of iconic superhero costumes to spread cheer to sick children, the unhoused,

By Monica Hill, CNN (CNN) — It’s not every day that Deadpool comes to visit your bedside. But a lucky number of people across the United States have had that experience thanks to Yuri Williams. Since 2017, Williams has donned an array of iconic superhero costumes to spread cheer to sick children, the unhoused, veterans,

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — In addition to telling time, smartwatches can track your steps, heart rate, blood pressure and sleeping patterns. Now, a smartwatch has helped search and rescue teams locate a small plane after it crashed into the dense forests near West Yellowstone, Montana. Here’s what else you need to know to

By Alex Stambaugh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old child died after an incident Thursday at Hersheypark amusement park in Pennsylvania, the company’s CEO said. A lifeguard team noticed a child “was in distress” at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark water park, Hershey Entertainment CEO John Lawn said. The team performed an “immediate rescue,

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Arizona was sentenced Thursday to more than 8 years in prison for orchestrating a complex fraud scheme to help North Korean cyber operatives pose as Americans and obtain remote IT jobs at hundreds of US companies, including Fortune 500 corporations. The plot, described by the Department

By Holmes Lybrand, Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a lawsuit against New York City’s so-called sanctuary city policies, days after the Trump administration blamed those policies for the shooting of an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer in Manhattan. The lawsuit mirrors one filed against Los Angeles last

By Emily Scolnick, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! “South Park” is back with a vengeance. The show’s 27th season premiered this week, taking swings at President Donald Trump and Paramount, its parent company. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Where floods could strike next The

By Dakin Andone, Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — The legal saga against the man who murdered four University of Idaho students may have ended Wednesday, when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. But new details about the case are still emerging, even as many questions remain unanswered. The sentencing cleared the way

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Fresh out of federal prison, the mastermind behind the college admissions scam known as “Operation Varsity Blues” is back with a new job: college admissions advising. William “Rick” Singer was released early from the Bureau of Prisons’ custody on March 25 and, according to a recent legal filing, is

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — In a landmark advisory opinion issued on Wednesday, the world’s highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not protect the planet from the “existential threat” posed by climate change. It was the first time the International Court of Justice had formally

By Karina Tsui, Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — Two men accused of torturing and holding a man hostage in a Manhattan townhouse for several weeks as they tried to access his cryptocurrency were granted bail Wednesday, according to updated case information. New York Supreme Criminal Court Judge Gregory Carro set bail at $1 million each

By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — With Bryan Kohberger now set to spend the rest of his life in prison for the brutal 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, a trove of documents in the case has been released – though many others could stay hidden for much longer, if not for good.

POOL, KAYU, ADA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, IDAHO FOURTH DISTRICT COURT, KXLY, ADA COUNTY DISTRICT, XANA KERNODLE, ETHAN CHAPIN, MADISON MOGEN, KAYLEE GONCALVES, INSTAGRAM, CNN, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves/Instagram By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — With Bryan Kohberger now set to spend the rest of his life in prison for the brutal

CNN By Joseph Ataman, Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit in the United States against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens Wednesday over the claim that Brigitte could be a man. The lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior Court alleges Owens has broadcast “a relentless year-long

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Five universities are under investigation by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for providing scholarships to undocumented immigrants enrolled in the Obama-era DACA program, according to a statement from the Department of Education Wednesday. DACA, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, allows hundreds of

By Brynn Gingras, Dalia Faheid, Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — A judge on Wednesday denied bond for former Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, keeping him in custody while he awaits a retrial after the US Supreme Court tossed his conviction and death sentence in the 1997 killing of his former boss, according to court

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The pay gap between America’s corporate leaders and their workers grew even larger in 2024. A new report found that CEOs at the nation’s 500 largest public companies took home 285 times as much as the typical US worker’s paycheck of $49,500. Here’s what else

CNN By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students killed by Bryan Kohberger in 2022, called him a “joke,” “loser,” and “as dumb as they come” in a day of searing victim impact statements. “If you hadn’t attacked

By Joseph Ataman, Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit in the United States against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens Wednesday over the claim that Brigitte could be a man. The lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior Court alleges Owens has broadcast “a relentless year-long campaign

By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students killed by Bryan Kohberger in 2022, called him a “joke,” “loser,” and “as dumb as they come” in a day of searing victim impact statements. “If you hadn’t attacked them

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Too much moose meat and antlers strapped to a wing caused a deadly small plane crash in Alaska, a nearly two-year long investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board determined in a report released Tuesday. The small Piper PA-18 plane had taken a group of hunters to a remote

CNN By Danya Gainor, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A cell phone video showing a White police officer in Jacksonville, Florida, striking a Black man in the face during a February traffic stop before officers dragged the driver from his car has sparked outrage online as conflicting accounts of the incident

By Jade Walker, CNN In February, President Donald Trump made an aggressive push to reshape the Kennedy Center by firing its leader, naming a longtime confidant as interim executive director, dismissing board members appointed by Democrats and then appointing his own trustees who promptly elected him as chair. Now, House Republicans are trying to name

JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE By Danya Gainor, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A cell phone video showing a White police officer in Jacksonville, Florida, striking a Black man in the face during a February traffic stop before officers dragged the driver from his car has sparked outrage online as conflicting accounts of

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Austin, Texas (CNN) — In critical minutes and hours when deadly flash floods hurtled down the Guadalupe River washing away children’s camps and RVs, the county official responsible for coordinating emergency response was likely asleep at home, the Kerr County sheriff tells CNN. When asked

By Danya Gainor, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A cell phone video showing a White police officer in Jacksonville, Florida, striking a Black man in the face during a February traffic stop before officers dragged the driver from his car has sparked outrage online as conflicting accounts of the incident have

By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 55-year-old man was indicted Tuesday after authorities say he created and placed at least seven improvised explosive devices in different areas of New York City, including subway track on the Williamsburg Bridge and on Manhattan residential apartment building rooftops, according to an indictment announced Tuesday. Michael Gann, who

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University disciplined dozens of students this week after its Judicial Board investigated pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the university’s largest library this year and at another campus location last year – as the school tries to get millions in federal funding restored. “While the University does not release individual disciplinary

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US is on the verge of dropping out of the top 10 ranking of the world’s most powerful passports. Meanwhile, an Asian superpower continues to hold onto the No. 1 position. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid colliding with an Air Force B-52 bomber isn’t staffed by the Federal Aviation Administration, but rather air traffic controllers working for a private company. It’s more common than most fliers

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Two planes nearly collided on the runway in Mexico City on Monday, as an AeroMéxico regional jet coming in for landing flew over and touched down in front of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 jet already beginning to take off. Delta Flight 590 was starting to roll down

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong. Personal Birth date: August 5, 1930 Death date: August 25, 2012 Birthplace: Wapakoneta, Ohio Birth name: Neil Alden Armstrong Father: Stephen Armstrong, auditor Mother: Viola (Engel) Armstrong Marriages: Carol (Held Knight) Armstrong (June 12, 1994-August 25, 2012, his death); Janet

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The long-sealed files related to the FBI’s yearslong surveillance of civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were released Monday by the Trump administration. Before that, the more than 240,000 pages had never been “digitized and sat collecting dust in facilities across the federal government for decades,”

By Jade Walker, CNN The roughly 700 Marines sent to Los Angeles last month in response to anti-immigration protests are being sent home, the Pentagon said. Last week, 2,000 California National Guard members that President Donald Trump deployed there — against the wishes of the state’s governor and LA’s mayor — were pulled from their

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — At the murder trial for James Craig, the Colorado man accused of poisoning and killing his wife, lawyers aren’t the only ones asking witnesses questions. Jurors, too, are able to ask witnesses questions about their testimony, thanks to a unique law in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Opening statements in the

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger has one last chance Wednesday to give the grieving parents of four University of Idaho students he admitted to killing the answers they’ve desperately sought for nearly three years. Why did he do it? Kohberger will have an opportunity to reveal those details before his sentencing Wednesday,

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The dense forests near West Yellowstone, Montana, concealed the wreckage of a small plane until an unlikely beacon — a smartwatch worn by one of the victims — helped search-and-rescue crews locate the crash site, officials said Monday. Responding crews found all three people aboard the aircraft dead, the

By Tricia Escobedo, Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! With temperatures soaring in many parts of the country, it’s hard to believe that fall is just around the corner. And that means Pumpkin Spice Lattes will be back on Starbucks’ menus soon. The coffee chain just revealed the date for the popular

By Jade Walker, CNN A system-wide ground stop for all Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights was issued on Sunday night due to an IT outage. Although the cause of the outage wasn’t released, the flights were halted for more than three hours. In a statement to CNN, the airline warned of further travel disruptions

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines said its operations have resumed after a temporary ground stop was issued on all its flights and those of a regional subsidiary Horizon Air due to an IT outage, the company said Sunday evening. Alaska Airlines said that around 11 p.m. ET it experienced an “IT outage

CNN, RMG NEWS, KCBS, KCAL, KABC, @MAYOROFLA, KCBS/KCAL By Hanna Park, Rebekah Riess, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A lively night outside a bustling East Hollywood nightclub took a dangerous turn early Saturday when a car barreled through a crowded sidewalk, injuring at least 36 people, authorities say. The crash occurred outside The Vermont Hollywood,

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of deliberately driving a vehicle into a Northern California post office is reportedly the brother of late NFL player and US Army ranger Pat Tillman, the US Postal Inspection Service said. The investigation began when police and firefighters in San Jose responded to reports of a

KABB, WOAI, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Texas officials have revised the number of people missing in the catastrophic floods in Kerr County, Texas, from 97 people down to three on Saturday. “Through extensive follow-up work among state and local agencies, many individuals who were initially reported as missing have been

By Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine, CNN It’s been said that Britain and America are two nations divided by a common language. While that may be true, there is one thing both countries can agree on: Our shared love of a particular snack food. Care to guess which one it is? Here’s what else you need

By Hanna Park, Rebekah Riess, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A lively night outside a bustling East Hollywood nightclub took a dangerous turn early Saturday when a car barreled through a crowded sidewalk, injuring at least 36 people, authorities say. The crash occurred outside The Vermont Hollywood, where 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez had reportedly been kicked

By Melissa Gray, CNN (CNN) — Former Colorado dentist James Craig was convicted of murder Wednesday after a trial that lasted nearly two weeks, found guilty of killing his wife and the mother of their six children by poisoning her protein shakes. Angela Craig was 43 when she died in 2023, by which point she’d

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Stranded deep in the woods, miles from the nearest road, Tami Laird and her 9-year-old son Stirling faced a terrifying reality: no cell service, no help in sight and a car completely stuck on a rough road. The Sacramento duo had set off for what was supposed to be

By Dalia Faheid, Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Texas officials have revised the number of people missing in the catastrophic floods in Kerr County, Texas, from 97 people down to three on Saturday. “Through extensive follow-up work among state and local agencies, many individuals who were initially reported as missing have been verified as safe

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Jake Larson, the World War II veteran and social media star known as “Papa Jake,” has died, his granddaughter posted on his social media accounts Saturday. He was 102. “Our beloved Papa Jake has passed away on July 17th at 102 years young. Please know, he went peacefully and

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — On a warm June afternoon just over a year ago, the partially clothed body of a man bobbed to the surface of the Hudson River at a shuttered Manhattan marina, a macabre yet occasional springtime occurrence. The body was 5-foot-8-inches tall and 130 pounds, but the New York City

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Most people don’t expect Mimi Hymel to remember Hurricane Katrina. After all, she was only 3 when the Category 5 storm slammed into her Louisiana home in 2005. But nearly 20 years later, as Hymel watched news of the floodwaters inundating Texas Hill Country and saw the harrowing images

By Rebekah Riess, John Miller, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people were injured – seven of them critically – when a vehicle drove into a crowd waiting in line outside an East Hollywood nightclub early Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Los Angeles Police Department Captain Ben Fernandes told

By Pamela Brown, Shoshana Dubnow, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The last time Lindsey McLeod McCrory saw her daughter Blakely alive, the young girl was heading to camp wearing a simple yet profound necklace – one that would later reconnect Blakely to her mother after she died. It was a green-and-white beaded Camp Mystic necklace

KABC, CNN By Rebekah Riess, Josh Campbell, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility killed three veteran members assigned to the agency’s arson and explosives detail Friday morning – a tragedy that marks the “largest loss of life” at the department since 1857, according to Sheriff

By Rebekah Riess, Josh Campbell, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility killed three veteran members assigned to the agency’s arson and explosives detail Friday morning – a tragedy that marks the “largest loss of life” at the department since 1857, according to Sheriff Robert Luna.

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for the man accused of gunning down the UnitedHealthcare CEO last December now claim in a new court filing that Manhattan prosecutors wrongfully obtained Luigi Mangione’s medical records from his insurance carrier. In a letter filed Thursday, attorneys for Mangione said the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office obtained

By Meg Dunn, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — Debra Des Vignes spent more than a decade as an on-air news reporter in small markets across the US. For most of that time, she covered crime. It wasn’t until later that she realized she didn’t know the full story of the people she was covering. “We only

Jade Walker, CNN The Trump administration has ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth. Previously, people who called 988 for help could “press 3” to reach counselors specifically trained to respond to the needs of this community. Since it launched in 2022, the specialized service has received nearly 1.5 million

CNN, OBTAINED BY CNN, TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VIA FACEBOOK, CITY OF KERRVILLE, TX CITY HALL, KERR COUNTY, KELI RABON By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Sixty miles of river. Murky waters, thick mud and seemingly insurmountable piles of debris. Painstaking recovery efforts are still underway for around 100 people missing following the devastating July Fourth

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Sixty miles of river. Murky waters, thick mud and seemingly insurmountable piles of debris. Painstaking recovery efforts are still underway for around 100 people missing following the devastating July Fourth flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas. Stark images show search teams on their hands and knees sifting