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Authorities stand near a destroyed wing and engine on September 8th as they work the scene of Sunday's Amazon cargo plane crash.

New black box data shows alarms sounded as pilot warned of plane’s excessive speed before it overran Miami runway, killing 5

CNN By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, Carolina Peguero, CNN (CNN) — A pilot in the cockpit of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck two vehicles, killing five, expressed concern about the aircraft’s excessive speed — as alarms sounded in the plane — before it

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Authorities stand near a destroyed wing and engine on September 8th as they work the scene of Sunday's Amazon cargo plane crash.

New black box data shows alarms sounded as pilot warned of plane’s excessive speed before it overran Miami runway, killing 5

By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A pilot in the cockpit of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck two vehicles, killing five, expressed concern about the aircraft’s excessive speed — as alarms sounded in the plane — before it touched down, newly

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What we know about NYC’s newly released 9/11 records revealing officials misled public about air safety

By Emma Tucker, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City released over 170,000 pages of documents revealing officials repeatedly misled residents about the toxic air quality levels after the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, just days before the city marks its 25th anniversary. The disclosure reveals the scale of lives

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An aerial view shows the entirety of Boston Logan International Airport in December 2025.

The airport safety system that could have slowed the plane that left the runway in Miami, killing 5 people

By Pete Muntean, CNN Miami (CNN) — When the Amazon Air cargo plane barreled off the runway at Miami International Airport this week going nearly 130 miles an hour, there was little to slow it down. The 156-foot-wide jet crushed vehicles, smashed concrete road barriers and tore through navigational equipment. Five people in vehicles were

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Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky withdraws petition for new sex abuse trial in state court

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky withdrew his petition for a new trial at a hearing Tuesday morning with plans to pursue federal relief, according to a spokesperson for Sandusky. A judge in Centre County, Pennsylvania, accepted the withdrawal of Sandusky’s petition at the state court

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Jail booking photo of Corie Walsh

Illinois woman with reported interest in Lindsay Clancy case ordered to be held in jail for alleged murder of her son

By Andy Rose, Whitney Wild, CNN Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — An Illinois woman accused of killing her 2-year-old son last week was ordered to be held in jail during a court appearance Tuesday morning as she faces three counts of first-degree murder. Corie Walsh, 40, of Frankfort – an Illinois village southwest of Chicago –

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A vehicle lays twisted after an Amazon Air Boeing 767 overshot a runway Sunday at Miami International Airport.

Pilots applied full power seconds before Amazon cargo plane overran Miami runway, killing 5 in cleaning van, officials say

By Andy Rose, Maria Aguilar Prieto, Julianna Bragg, Chris Boyette, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As an Amazon cargo plane began its descent under dark clouds over Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, it flew past the usual landing zone for Runway 30. The Boeing 767-300, weighing more than 100 tons, remained airborne deep into

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Jerry Sandusky changes his legal strategy to try to overturn his sex abuse convictions. A judge wants him to explain why

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As he was approaching the end of his career, Jerry Sandusky told his legendary boss Joe Paterno he wanted to find a way to maintain “visibility” with Penn State University even after leaving the storied college football program. Sandusky’s name would end up having far more visibility than either

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Illinois mother texted friends about Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial hours before killing her 2-year-old, prosecutors say

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — An Illinois mother had become “very invested” in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial before prosecutors say she killed her 2-year-old son on Tuesday, according to witnesses cited in court documents. Corie Walsh, a 40-year-old resident of Frankfort, was charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors allege she fatally strangled

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Lindsay Clancy’s fate unresolved as mistrial leaves her case in the court of public opinion – for now

By Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — After five grueling weeks of testimony and 38 hours of painstaking deliberations, the jury deciding the fate of Lindsay Clancy – the Massachusetts mother who argued she should not be held criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three children – sent the judge what would be their

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Barry Morphew is pictured in an earlier booking photo.

Barry Morphew arrested days after being ordered on house arrest for alleged hit-and-run

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Murder suspect Barry Morphew was arrested on Thursday in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said, days after his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run crash on August 26 in Denver, court records show. A “concerned citizen” saw Morphew, 58, drive “aggressively prior to striking two vehicles,” Alamosa County District Judge Amanda Hopkins

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Floods hit a historic Grand Canyon lodge. It’s the second park landmark affected by a natural disaster in the past year

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Grand Canyon’s vast, mile-deep landscape may appear timeless, but two devastating disasters have recently struck the iconic natural wonder as the climate crisis intensifies extreme weather. Muddy brown floodwaters roared through Phantom Ranch on August 29, swamping the 1920s lodge that has welcomed adventurers seeking a rare chance

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2 dead and multiple people injured — including police officers — in mass shooting at downtown Minneapolis apartment building

By Cindy Von Quednow, Dalia Faheid, Julianna Bragg, Taylor Galgano, Rob Kuznia, CNN (CNN) — Officers confronted a barrage of gunfire, their vision clouded by a haze, as they responded to a shooting at a Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday that left at least two people dead and injured multiple others, officials said. Police opened fire

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An Ohio college student died in an apparent suicide. His family says he felt ‘humiliated’ by his ICE ankle monitor

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Pierre Damas Bel was an avid soccer player at his high school in Springfield, Ohio. He loved being part of JROTC, the US military-sponsored program that provides training to students. And friends and family say he headed to college planning to study neuroscience and excited about the future.

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Milo Yiannopoulos says he was ‘terrified’ by the ‘brutality’ of his ICE deportation

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has told TV interviewer Piers Morgan that he was “really, really terrified” after being detained by US immigration officials. Speaking to Morgan during an interview released on YouTube on Tuesday, British national Yiannopoulos, 41, recounted how his hands and feet were chained together with

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The long wait: Inside the courthouse where Lindsay Clancy’s fate hangs in the balance

By Nicki Brown, Jean Casarez, Sarah Boxer, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — Over the last six weeks, Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial has transformed this courthouse – a lofty building flanked by fields and farmland – into a chaotic scene bustling with swarms of journalists, true crime fanatics and outspoken spectators. Now there’s nothing left for

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Tiger Woods’ DUI charge reduced in plea deal after ‘deterioration of proof,’ prosecutor says. But he can’t drive for 5 years

By Randi Kaye, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe and Emily Goodwin, CNN Stuart, Florida (CNN) — Tiger Woods entered a Florida courtroom Wednesday charged with driving under the influence and left with a plea deal after prosecutors described an “erosion of evidence” in the latest legal case involving the golf legend. Woods, 50, initially pleaded not

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How a scenic enclave at the bottom of the Grand Canyon turned into an epicenter of deadly destruction

By Karina Tsui, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — It’s a breathtaking refuge unlike any other: a remote enclave tucked at the bottom of Arizona’s Grand Canyon, nestled between towering cliffs. Suddenly, with little to no warning, those majestic slopes turned into raging waterfalls. Hikers and campers near Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch lodging

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He moved to Mexico after decades of being undocumented in the US. Then he got a $1.8 million fine from DHS

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hector “Alessandro” Negrete got the phone call nine months after he moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, hoping for a fresh start without the onerous weight of uncertainty and fear he carried in Los Angeles. “Hey, you have something that says, ‘invoice to border patrol,’” Negrete recalls his former roommate telling

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Police tape blocks off the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 19.

Teen charged with murder in San Diego mosque shooting for allegedly agreeing to publish shooters’ writings

By Dianne Gallagher, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A North Carolina teenager has been indicted on murder charges in connection with the deadly mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego earlier this year, after authorities alleged she recorded the livestream of the attack and published the shooters’ writings. A grand jury indicted a

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James Mattis Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired Marine General James Mattis, the former secretary of defense. Personal Birth date: September 8, 1950 Birth place: Pullman, Washington Name: James N. Mattis Father: John West Mattis Mother: Lucille (Proulx) Mattis Education: Central Washington University, B.A. in History, 1971 Military service: US

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Judge urges jury in Lindsay Clancy murder trial to ‘stay the course’ as it enters Day 4 of deliberations

By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown and Jean Casarez, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — The Massachusetts jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial resumed deliberations for a fourth day Tuesday, as they work to decide if prosecutors have proven the 36-year-old murdered her three children beyond a reasonable doubt. Jurors returned to the courthouse here in Plymouth

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2 people dead, about 15 possibly missing after deadly flash flooding rips through Grand Canyon. And more rain could come

By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Tyler Ory, Mounira Elsamra, Sarah Dewberry, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — One of the nation’s most famously arid landmarks succumbed to deadly flash flooding over the weekend, leaving at least two people dead and roughly a dozen unaccounted for as more rain could lash Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on

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His daughter’s body was found in the ‘Texas Killing Fields’ decades ago. Now he’ll face a man charged in her death

By Holly Yan, CNN The lush grass blanketing this scenic Texas field belies the grisly horrors discovered underneath and the agonizing mystery that has tormented families for decades – until now. Between 1984 and 1991, the bodies of four young women were found in a rural, isolated 25-acre patch of terrain near Calder Road in

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Ben Crump built a career demanding justice. Nolan Wells’ death has put his mission — and methods — back under a microscope

By Chelsea Bailey, Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — Ben Crump’s voice cut through the noise of a crowded convention hall like a thunderclap. “Justice for Nolan Wells,” the attorney shouted late last month as he marched into the room with his fist thrust defiantly into the air. The crowd echoed his call: “Justice for Nolan

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Baby goats with rabies at North Carolina mobile petting zoo prompt calls across multiple counties to contact health officials

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Multiple baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina were infected with rabies, and authorities are asking anyone who had contact with the animals to reach out to health officials about potential exposure to the rare but deadly virus. Residents in western North Carolina may have been

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British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US, DHS says

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Eduardo Cuevas, Sydney Bishop, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was deported Friday to the United Kingdom, according to a spokesperson with the Department of Homeland Security. Yiannopoulos was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thursday at a Louisiana airport after overstaying his visa, DHS said. The conservative

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A New York teenager and mother are among 90 Americans missing in Nepal as families desperately search for answers

By Ayushi Shah, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Sitting at home, Shekhar Agrawal dials number after number, hoping one of them might offer clues to the whereabouts of his sister and teenage niece – American tourists who have been missing since catastrophic flash flooding devastated Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. “This is the crucial golden

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Trump’s Marine One again struggles to communicate with air traffic control before takeoff after similar incident this month

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport again had difficulty communicating by radio with President Donald Trump’s helicopter as it prepared to depart the White House on Thursday, relying on other helicopters in the air to relay messages to Marine One, according to air traffic control audio

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Judge weighs whether to grant bail for Andrew and Tristan Tate after hourslong US hearing. Here are the takeaways

By Jonny Hallam, Carolina Peguero, CNN (CNN) — A US federal judge in Miami is weighing whether to grant bail to controversial online influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where they face rape and human trafficking charges. The brothers have repeatedly denied all wrongdoing. After hours of argument

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Marine One with President Donald Trump on board departs from the Ellipse near the White House in Washington

Report reveals communication issues before jet got too close to Trump’s Marine One — and role White House construction played

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Communication issues occurred between air traffic control frequencies and Marine One just before a passenger jet got too close to the helicopter carrying President Donald Trump as he was taking off from a temporary location at the White House earlier this month, the National Transportation Safety Board said in

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2 air traffic controllers left work early the night an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia, source says

By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Two LaGuardia Airport air traffic controllers in the control tower left work early the night an Air Canada Express flight collided with an airport fire truck on the runway, according to a source familiar with the investigation into the March 22 crash. The two pilots of Air

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Police officer arrested after tracking ex-girlfriend on Flock camera system over 2,000 times, authorities say

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — A Kentucky police officer was arrested after authorities said he used the Flock Safety license plate reader camera system to track his ex-girlfriend over 2,000 times, marking the latest in a string of recent law enforcement officer resignations or arrests for alleged abuses of the controversial technology. Shively Police

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American Airlines plane blows 2 tires at Chicago O’Hare airport before takeoff, FAA says

By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines plane blew two tires while taxiing for departure at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration – the fourth tire mishap in a month at the airport. Passengers used stairs to deplane and were taken by bus

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Duane Davis looks on during the trial at Clark County District Court in Las Vegas on August 25.

Prosecutors rest their case in Tupac murder trial after letting the defendant tell much of the story himself

By Taylor Romine, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — Sheltered from the oppressive August heat, attorneys, members of the public, media and jurors sat listening in a cramped, windowless Las Vegas courtroom as prosecutors worked to prove one thing: that Duane Davis, also known as “Keffe D,” is responsible for Tupac Shakur’s murder. Following a week

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New York City minority business owners sue Mamdani in bid to stop city-run grocery store plan

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A New York City nonprofit representing hundreds of small supermarkets, bodegas and grocery store owners is suing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city in an effort to stop his plan to open five government-owned grocery stores. The Multicultural Business Coalition, a group representing small business owners, filed a class-action

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Kirk Heilbrun

Psychologist doubtful of Lindsay Clancy’s hallucination claim as judge denies defense request for mistrial

By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — A psychologist testified Lindsay Clancy killed her children in January 2023 because she planned to attempt suicide and “wanted her children ‘with’ her so they wouldn’t be separated (and) wouldn’t have to suffer after she was gone.” Kirk Heilbrun examined Clancy over three days in

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Karen Solomon, wanted in connection with the death of her officer husband, believed to be found dead in woods, police say

By Cindy Von Quednow, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The nearly weeklong search for Karen Solomon, a Massachusetts woman wanted in connection with the death of her police officer husband, ended Monday when she was believed to be found dead in the woods just days after police issued an arrest warrant for her, officials said

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Drones are the latest buzzy tech aimed at stopping a school shooting. They’re part of a billion-dollar industry

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — They’re drones that are launched remotely, can break through windows, help clear classrooms and have an embedded speakerphone to communicate with teachers and police. All that before disorienting and incapacitating a potential school shooter in about a minute. The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an

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