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By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said. Lillian Smart, who lived in Ruston in northern Louisiana, died in the hospital over the weekend, shortly after turning 8,

By Julianna Bragg, CNN A Georgia teacher was enjoying a day at the beach before the start of the new school year when he heard a cry for help. Without hesitation, Derrick Moore leaped into action. More than 30 yards offshore, a 10-year-old girl was being pulled out by a rip current. The girl, Summer

By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Chris Boyette, CNN Reno, Nevada (CNN) — Firefighters have the stopped forward progress of a wildfire threatening neighborhoods around Reno, and are working to extinguish hot spots on the fire’s perimeter in hopes of letting evacuated residents return to their homes “as soon as possible,” a fire

By Elise Hammond, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — Police issued an arrest warrant for a Massachusetts woman in connection with the death of her police officer husband earlier this week. Authorities are searching for Karen Solomon, the co-founder of a group that advocates for the mental health of police officers, after Worcester police officer Kurt

By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — They hold this truth to be self-evident: Only a fool believes that all men are created equal. Look around you, they say. Most Americans are takers, not makers. Rich people work harder. Poor people make bad choices. Some racial groups are born with more intelligence than others. That may

CNN By Andy Rose Las Vegas (CNN) — Under a canopy shielding them from the desert sun that pushes temperatures to nearly 110 degrees, Las Vegas tourists rode zip lines down Fremont Street. In a courtroom three blocks away, attorney Michael Sanft was performing his own high-wire act. The defense attorney for Duane Davis, representing

By Andy Rose Las Vegas (CNN) — Under a canopy shielding them from the desert sun that pushes temperatures to nearly 110 degrees, Las Vegas tourists rode zip lines down Fremont Street. In a courtroom three blocks away, attorney Michael Sanft was performing his own high-wire act. The defense attorney for Duane Davis, representing the

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Amid the gentle slopes of Greenville, Kentucky’s historic West End Cemetery, Tasia Fortune was to be buried Saturday, her family hoping she’s remembered for her intelligence, talent and faith, even as investigators in Mississippi continue to probe how the 29-year-old Black woman came to be found dead hanging from

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy admits to killing her three small children. Her own lawyers don’t deny she did it but say she should not be held criminally responsible for her actions, arguing that Lindsay was suffering from postpartum psychosis and extreme mental illness at the time. She is suing her healthcare

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Holly Yan, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has spoken publicly about the death of Nolan Wells and invited critics to “sue me first,” says he won’t apologize or retract comments surrounding the young man’s death, and is now threatening his own legal action against three of Wells’

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The defense rested Friday in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial, as the case – which has ignited conversations about postpartum mental health and the controversial “insanity defense” – nears its conclusion after four weeks of testimony. Prosecutors are now presenting rebuttal witnesses and are expected to continue their case Monday

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — When Lake Mead last plunged to record-low water levels in 2022, its dramatically receding shoreline revealed all manner of curiosities. For the first time in years, the sun shone on the gutted frame of a World War II-era vessel. Water retracted from the abandoned wreck of a houseboat. Dozens

By Aaron Cooper, Alex Stambaugh, Martin Goillandeau, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A plane charted by the US Army Corps of Engineers crashed in the fog near a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, federal aviation and military officials said. The Cessna 441 Conquest II departed Anchorage and was

By Taylor Romine, Andy Rose, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The defense attorney representing Duane Davis called his client’s public recounting of the night Tupac Shakur was killed “bullsh*t” in opening statements this week – but an interview with police that aired in court Thursday and Davis’ own memoir seem to tell a remarkably consistent

By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Prince Harry and Meghan’s surprise return to Britain has sparked global speculation about why now and what comes next. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Winter forecast A burgeoning Super El Niño will upend winter weather across

By Lila Dominus, CNN (CNN) – A 35-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a plot to use an explosive device to attack the New York State Capitol and state senators, officials said Thursday. Jessica Bowie, who had pledged allegiance to ISIS, was arrested by FBI agents Wednesday after buying what she believed to

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For people who still care whether a bit of writing came from a machine or from a human brain, it’s harder and harder to tell the difference. Many people are quite bad at writing. AI models, meanwhile, have advanced to the point of producing text that is, if not

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said. Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, 46, was arrested on August 9 and charged after a boat carrying 14 people capsized

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — In a Texas hospital this week, doctors performed a complex, high-risk, open-heart surgery on a 6-day-old boy born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare congenital condition that rendered part of his heart underdeveloped. Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar waited in the hospital as the newborn, whom they named

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Investigators say a small Cessna 150 airplane appeared to be “out of control” when it crashed Wednesday evening into the back of a police helicopter at a central Pennsylvania airport. An experienced pilot who also was an emergency room doctor was killed and two state

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Tourists are swarming to a scenic spot in the mountains of Italy, but it’s not for the panoramic views. They’re going gaga for a $4 pastry. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ A nod to nostalgia Disney

By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan, Lila Dominus, CNN (CNN) — Virginia police have arrested a man suspected in the gruesome death of a woman in Great Falls. Fairfax County police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, in connection with the homicide of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, who was found dead Monday. Federal officials identified Cedillos-Campos as

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The long-awaited “Great American Road Trip” reality show from the Department of Transportation starring Secretary Sean Duffy and his family has finally premiered after months of delays. The series follows Duffy and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a co-host of Fox and Friends, and their nine children through

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — In 1977, Dr. Renée Richards — a well-regarded ophthalmologist who’d spent most of her life as a very good amateur tennis player — sued for her right to play in the US Open. Richards had played some competitions locally and throughout the country. She had the backing of tennis

By Ashley Killough, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — While the federal government has paused work to build border security infrastructure in Texas’ Big Bend National Park, people opposing such construction in the broader region attended a state commission meeting Wednesday, offering often emotional pleas, hoping to persuade the panel to stop it on state

CNN By Holly Yan, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — By all accounts, Hayden Panettiere’s new life was just getting started. The actress who shot to fame playing an indestructible cheerleader in the NBC show “Heroes” was far more vulnerable in real life. Mental health challenges, postpartum depression and addiction plagued her young adult years and

By Holly Yan, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — By all accounts, Hayden Panettiere’s new life was just getting started. The actress who shot to fame playing an indestructible cheerleader in the NBC show “Heroes” was far more vulnerable in real life. Mental health challenges, postpartum depression and addiction plagued her young adult years and temporarily

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — Nolan Wells should have turned 19 Wednesday surrounded by a birthday cake, candles and laughter. Instead, the day became one of remembrance for his family, who shared a heartfelt message with CNN to their “Nono” in heaven. As the family faced the day without Nolan, grief, sorrow

By Alex Stambaugh, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — A US Air Force flight bound for Antarctica returned to New Zealand after a warning about “potentially hazardous” space activity, according to New Zealand authorities. A spokesperson for New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the agency was aware the US Air Force flight from Christchurch turned

By Andy Rose, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The murder trial over the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur has captured the nation’s attention, but on Day 2, a star witness said he’d rather be just about anywhere else. “You didn’t volunteer to come or anything like that?” prosecutor Binu Palal asked, acknowledging former Mob Piru

CNN, POOL, POOL VIA KVVU, KTNV , MGM GRAND, KTNV / MGM GRAND By Andy Rose, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The murder trial over the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur has captured the nation’s attention, but on Day 2, a star witness said he’d rather be just about anywhere else. “You didn’t volunteer to

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is still trying to figure out what caused a twin-engine medevac jet to crash in Philadelphia last year and kill eight people. About one minute after takeoff, the Learjet 55 turned to the left and started a violent dive, descending at

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! China’s most popular stand-up comedian told a joke that landed him in hot water. Guo Degang was accused of violating public morals for improvising the lyrics to a communist party song. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Talk about a hairy situation! A massive furball tumbling through the streets of New York City has people doing double takes — and of course there’s an interesting story behind it. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The New York judge overseeing the state murder case against Luigi Mangione has effectively postponed his September trial by giving prosecutors nearly two months to contest defense claims their client will be unlawfully prosecuted under double jeopardy grounds should it proceed. In an order Monday, Judge

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Remains found in the desert just miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home sparked immediate speculation Monday about whether they belong to the 84-year-old, who’s been missing for seven months – but authorities say there’s no indication they’re hers. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department declined comment to CNN about who found

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A passenger jet flew for two days and carried hundreds of people after a mechanic’s work light was accidentally left inside of its wing, Australian investigators reported Monday. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380 underwent air-conditioning maintenance on January 7 before flying from Sydney to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport,

By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — All border security construction work in Big Bend National Park is being temporarily suspended, Rodney Scott, commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, announced Monday. Scott said in a video posted to X he had landed in Texas and was on his way to visit the park

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy’s defense on Monday started calling its own witnesses – several of whom described her as a dedicated and loving parent – after prosecutors rested their case against the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three young children. “She always wanted to be a mother, have many children,

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The young Microsoft executive had just dropped off his twins at his ex-wife’s home in Jacksonville Beach on a warm, late-winter Florida evening. Towering live oaks draped with Spanish moss lined the neighborhood, casting long shadows across the pavement as the sun began to set. He started driving home

By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years after hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur’s murder, the only person ever charged in his death is going to trial. Duane Keith Davis, also known as “Keffe D,” is accused of orchestrating Shakur’s killing via a drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996, after his nephew got into a

By Amanda Musa, CNN Patrick Reeder’s 15-year-old daughter, Sophie, has been missing for just over nine years. Since then, the case has gone cold and there have been few developments, he said. Desperate for answers, Reeder is depending on detectives investigating his daughter’s disappearance to crack the case. But their latest investigative tool is not

By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — In 12th-century Italy, physicians at a medical school in Salerno described the symptoms of plethora, or an excess of blood in the balance of the body’s fluids: “Plethora’s face is of a florid shade, Her eyeballs large and very glaring made; While cheeks and form with mass are overlaid.”

By Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts teen charged in the double murder of his mother and younger brother had used the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to search for “theoretical ideas or fantasy stories” about the killing of his family, prosecutors have said. A plea of not guilty was entered Thursday for

By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 28-year-old Luigi Mangione confessed to the killing in his own words as he pleaded guilty to federal charges in court Friday – a move that raises questions about the future of

By Mark Morales, Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A man who a law enforcement official says has a history of mental health issues has been arrested and charged with multiple federal and state hate crimes after disrupting Shabbat services and injuring a woman at Central Synagogue in Manhattan Friday night, officials said. The

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The United States Army is temporarily halting all Apache helicopter training flights after a crash this week near Fort Hood, Texas, killed two soldiers. “Army leaders directed a temporary stand-down of AH64 Apache training flight operations,” the Army said in a statement. “The stand-down will remain in effect until

By Emma Balleste, CNN (CNN) — NASA is using a modified version of the U-2 spy plane, created during the Cold War, to study one of Earth’s least understood weather phenomena: wildfire generated storms. The jet, which NASA calls the ER-2, contains a flying laboratory of scientific instruments rather than military defenses and has different

CNN By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, Elizabeth Wolfe NEW YORK (CNN) – Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Judge Margaret Garnett began by asking Luigi

By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, Elizabeth Wolfe NEW YORK (CNN) – Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Judge Margaret Garnett began by asking Luigi Mangione

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Along the steep Pali Puka trail last spring, the verdant beauty of Oahu spilled out to the Pacific Ocean from the scenic path where Gerhardt and Arielle Konig stood. On that high ridge, they fought for their lives – emotionally, then physically – each later would testify. A trip

By Dianne Gallagher, Devon M. Sayers, Andy Rose, CNN Lexington, South Carolina (CNN) — The second double-murder trial of disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh will be moved out of his home county over concerns he can’t get an impartial proceeding there, a judge said Friday in a series of rulings impacting the long-running legal

By Associated Press Minneapolis (AP) — Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday. The program, dubbed Operation Puppet Master, was aimed at what officials called a network of conspirators

By Lex Harvey, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was held captive in Niger for nine months has been released to US officials, the missionary organization he worked for said Friday. “We are grateful to confirm that our good friend and brother in Christ, Kevin Rideout, has been released after

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — “Medication stole my motherhood and my life.” That’s what prosecutors say was written in a note found on Lindsay Clancy’s cellphone, which was last modified the day before she fatally strangled her three young children in January 2023. “I was the healthiest, happiest mom,” the note, which was created

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Ryan Young and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — On July 4, a group of friends boarded boats and set out from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to celebrate the holiday on nearby Horn Island. It was a trip many had been looking forward to all year, their attorneys would later tell CNN. But it

By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione could plead guilty as soon as Friday to federal criminal charges tied to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, people familiar with the matter said. Plea negotiations are ongoing between Mangione’s attorneys and federal prosecutors, but sources familiar with the discussions caution talks

By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Caught eclipse fever after seeing photos and videos from Wednesday’s dazzling show? It may be time to dust off your passport and start booking accommodations for the next one. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Uncharted territory

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — Close to 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot near the Las Vegas Strip, 12 jurors and four alternates have been selected and tasked with determining whether Duane “Keffe D” Davis is guilty of murdering the rap legend. The group consists of 10 women and 6

By Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Trump administration’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against Harvard University that alleged the school failed to protect its Jewish students from discrimination, marking the latest development in their lengthy dispute over funding and academic independence. US District Judge Richard G. Stearns, a Clinton

CNN, NATALIE NEWMAN By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Rachel Clarke, CNN Big Bend National Park, Texas (CNN) — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — After Iran intensified its demands over the weekend before it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump didn’t threaten new strikes but instead indicated that he planned to choke Iran economically. “We are low-keying it,” he told Axios over the weekend. “We are only semi-negotiating with them.

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A year and a half after a deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people, dozens of safety recommendations have been issued, and some changes were implemented, but problems with aircraft getting too close together persist. Last Tuesday, planes continued to take off

By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Rachel Clarke, CNN Big Bend National Park, Texas (CNN) — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of needing to build

By Emma Tucker, Jillian Sykes and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — A confrontation captured on video between a woman who shouted insults at Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting immigration enforcement action in Northern Virginia escalated when one of the officers pointed a gun at her on Monday. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson described

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A few months after experiencing a medical emergency aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Mike Fincke said he’s leaving NASA. His mysterious ailment led the crew to cut their mission short and return home. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.

By Cindy Von Quednow, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A military attack helicopter slammed into a Central Texas field and caught fire on Wednesday, killing the two pilots aboard and forcing evacuations in the area. The Apache helicopter from the Fort Hood military installation crashed in Salado, Texas, around 1:35 p.m. local time, and the

By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Plea negotiations are ongoing between Luigi Mangione and federal prosecutors to resolve criminal charges tied to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, people familiar with the matter said, as a hearing was hastily scheduled before the federal judge on Friday. Sources familiar with the discussions

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individuals. ICE is planning to spend between an estimated $10 and $20 million to purchase the devices, known as CTG 5 G.L.O.V.E,

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Rescue teams are scrambling to free people trapped under rubble in the aftermath of Colombia’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake. CNN’s David Culver is reporting from the hard-hit city of Pereira as the death toll climbs. ➕ How to help those affected by the earthquake Here’s what

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A psychiatric nurse practitioner who treated Lindsay Clancy in late 2022 testified Tuesday that the Massachusetts mother repeatedly asked to change her medications despite concerns about sticking to a treatment plan. Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with South Shore Hospital’s perinatal behavioral health program, created a plan to

By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to begin with jury selection on September 8, the judge overseeing his case confirmed Tuesday at what is expected to be the final pretrial hearing. Judge Gregory

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — Melissa “Missy” Taylor Ellison’s killing remained a mystery for decades after she was found dead in her bedroom and her 13-month-old daughter was left crying in the living room. For years, Casie Ellison said she felt like she had to shrink herself and bury her feelings about the death

By Aaron Cooper, Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — An American Airline Boeing 737 hit birds while taking off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Monday, leading to flames shooting from an engine and an emergency landing. “Mayday, mayday, mayday. We’ve got a engine problem here,” the pilot reported shortly after takeoff according to a recording from

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Feel like you’ve been melting under this summer’s heat? You’re not imagining things. July was the hottest month ever recorded in the US. 🫠 Get your local forecast in the CNN Weather app Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5

By Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — A Staten Island judge on Monday temporarily blocked the controversial rollout of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax, which paused enforcement of one of his signature campaign promises: taxing the rich. Shortly after the ruling, New York City filed a motion for permission to appeal, which

By Diego Mendoza, Alex Stambaugh, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Threats from passengers on two flights early this week led to the execution of emergency protocols, including a lockdown, according to air traffic control audio reviewed by CNN. The incidents, in Milwaukee and Miami, are the latest in more than 830 unruly passenger reports the

By Mark Morales, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Gloria Pazmino, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Saturday evening’s favorable summer weather drew a steady stream of commercial ferries and private boats into a crowded New York Harbor, where passengers leaned over rails, straining for a clear glimpse of the city’s torch-bearing icon, the Statue of Liberty. Below

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — About 10,000 people were in the arena watching. One of them was Tupac Shakur, the number one-selling rapper who had already become a hip-hop icon at the age of 25. Away from the ring on September 7, 1996, a bicoastal beef that had been brewing for years in the

By Alaa Elassar, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — In a matter of days, three wildfires tore through the Spokane area in eastern Washington state, blackening once-green hillsides, leveling homes and leaving behind skeletal trees and the scorched shells of cars. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, tens of thousands of people were forced to

CNN By Mark Morales, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Gloria Pazmino, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Saturday evening’s favorable summer weather drew a steady stream of commercial ferries and private boats into a crowded New York Harbor, where passengers leaned over rails, straining for a clear glimpse of the city’s torch-bearing icon, the Statue of Liberty.

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Duane Davis, who goes by the nickname “Keffe D,” wrote a tell-all book in 2019 laying out his role in the fatal shooting of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. The book, “Compton Street Legend,” opens in Las Vegas on the night of September 7, 1996, with a play-by-play account of

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago this month, police investigating a kidnapping at a home in Montreal, Canada, found a Glock pistol with a defaced serial number that had been legally purchased in New Hampshire, court documents show. Ultimately, that single handgun and two subsequently recovered shell casings traced by US authorities

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — A nurse who’s no longer allowed to work at one of the city’s top hospitals hunkered down in her Boston home, afraid ICE could be in the neighborhood. A man in Ohio collapsed to the ground in tears after leaving an ICE check-in wearing an ankle monitor. And

By Gloria Pazmino, Martin Goillandeau, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A woman and her baby died after a boat carrying 14 people capsized near the Statue of Liberty on Saturday night, authorities said — triggering a multiagency search for the victims in the busy waters of New York Harbor. The captain of the boat, Manuel

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Florida-bound Delta flight on Saturday returned to Atlanta and evacuated passengers on slides after reports of smoke in the cockpit. “Delta 2204, change of plans. We now have smoke in the back, and we need to deplane immediately,” according to air traffic control audio captured by ATC.com. “The

By Holly Yan, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — At first, the mysterious death of a beloved 18-year-old unified a small Mississippi community in grief and uncertainty. One month later, a dearth of answers about what happened have led strangers nationwide to fill the void with speculation, vitriol and even threats. Some of the conjecture stemmed

By Celina Tebor, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — For eight brutal days, residents of Boyle Heights watched smoke billow from a burning warehouse and prayed the flames would spare their homes. There was no escaping the black pollution that choked the neighborhood then, and no reprieve now, even five weeks after the fire was extinguished.

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A piece of a World War II fighter plane that crashed 80 years ago and belonged to the country’s top ace has been found and returned to his home state of Wisconsin. The P-38 Lockheed Lighting was flown by United States Army Air Corps Maj. Richard Bong, who holds

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Twenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America’s grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim to

CNN By Eric Levenson, Andi Babineau, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy has not taken the stand, but the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children communicated in multiple ways at her murder trial this week. She vocally answered the judge’s questions about a legal issue, her first audible words in the trial.

By Eric Levenson, Andi Babineau, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy has not taken the stand, but the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children communicated in multiple ways at her murder trial this week. She vocally answered the judge’s questions about a legal issue, her first audible words in the trial. She

By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — A group of New York City homeowners sued Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s finance director over the rollout of the new pied-à-terre tax Friday. Three petitioners, Simon Hedley, Rachel O’Brien and Carmine Morano, allege “the City incorrectly identified their homes as potentially subject to the surcharge despite those

By Jessie Yeung, Sarah Dewberry, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — More than a month after the body of Nolan Wells was found along the shoreline of a Mississippi barrier island, two friends believed to have traveled out to Horn Island with Wells returned there in an effort to investigate the case, their attorneys tell CNN.

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Last week, Celeste Keaton, a co-owner of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, joined a group of angry fans confronting two teenage girls sitting courtside at a game between the Storm and the Indiana Fever. The two teens were wearing shirts reading “XX/XY” — a reference to human sex chromosomes —

By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing human remains were found at a Chicago funeral home, authorities said. More than 50 bodies in “various states of decomposition” were located at the address associated with the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, Cook County officials said in a release Thursday.

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a horror film: A figure dressed in a baggy black and red clown outfit, their face partially covered, approaching a Ring camera late at night, glaring into the lens and whispering a warning, “I’m looking for you.” But the encounter was not just

KSDK, FAMILY PHOTOS, LAURA FLEMING, CNN By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a horror film: A figure dressed in a baggy black and red clown outfit, their face partially covered, approaching a Ring camera late at night, glaring into the lens and whispering a warning, “I’m looking for you.”