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By Paradise Afshar and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An investigation is underway to figure out why a US Navy helicopter crashed this week into San Diego Bay during routine training, Navy officials said. All six crew members got a medical evaluation after the incident Thursday around 6:40 p.m. – almost two hours after sunset – the military branch said in a

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Local authorities lifted a boil-water notice Friday in Jackson, Mississippi, a day after health officials ordered residents of Jackson and nearby Flowood to boil water. On Thursday, the Mississippi State Department of Health issued the boil water order, which resulted in an exchange of tense news releases between the

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The man who attacked three New York City police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in 2022 has pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault, the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York announced Thursday. Trevor Bickford, 20, pleaded guilty

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The families of victims who were killed or injured in the 2022 mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket will meet with Justice Department officials ahead of a previously scheduled status hearing, an attorney representing victims’ families says. On May 14, 2022, a White gunman killed 10 people

By Melissa Alonso, Amy Simonson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Authorities arrested an Ohio woman and charged her with theft after she allegedly lied about her child having cancer to collect thousands of dollars in donations, according to the Noble County Sheriff’s Office.  Detectives arrested Pamela Reed, 41, of Pleasant City, Ohio, Monday after the sheriff’s office

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two families have claimed that when the Alabama Department of Corrections returned the bodies of their loved ones who died in prison, they were found to be missing one or more internal organs, court documents show. When Charles Edward Singleton died at age 74, he was incarcerated at the Hamilton

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The United Negro College Fund has been awarded a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support a capital campaign that was created in part to boost endowments for historically Black colleges and universities. The award, which was announced Thursday by the UNCF, marks the largest unrestricted private grant the

By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan, Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who suffered a miscarriage and left the nonviable fetus at home will not be criminally charged, a grand jury decided Thursday, dismissing a case that highlighted the extent to which women can be prosecuted when their pregnancy ends – whether

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Facts The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is a stockpile of crude oil owned by the US government. It provides a back-up supply of crude oil if the commercial oil supply is disrupted. The crude oil is stored in underground salt

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A Houston rapper kidnapped a pregnant woman and kept her captive in his squalid garage for more than four years despite her repeated attempts to escape, police say. Lee Carter, 52, whose stage name is Viper, was arrested last week and charged with aggravated kidnapping, according to court documents

By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — The first time Leslie Jordan held her son, she didn’t recognize he was her child. “I didn’t know I had delivered. I was just like, ‘Is this my baby?’” Jordan recalled, adding the whole room was crying. Two days after her son’s birth, Jordan said she had a searing headache.

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Prices are falling for TVs, cars, and gasoline as the US economy continues to defy recession predictions. Still, many consumers remain concerned about inflation — even though the typical middle-class American household has “more wealth, higher earnings and more purchasing power than before the pandemic,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

By Josh Campbell and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man accused of posting online threats to carry out mass violence has been arrested and charged with making an interstate threat and a weapon violation, federal court records show. Alexander Lightner, 26, of Venice, Florida, allegedly posted comments online that were “intended to convey

By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Two men incarcerated in New York state prisons allege they were waterboarded and beaten by corrections officers during a days-long lockdown spurred by a prisoner-on-guard assault last October. In separate civil lawsuits filed in December, Charles Wright, 44, and Eugene Taylor, 32, claim they were brutally beaten and pepper sprayed in

By Sarah Dewberry and David J. Lopez, CNN (CNN) — A man who assisted the political campaign of a failed GOP candidate in New Mexico has admitted his role in a subsequent string of shootings targeting the homes of Democratic officials, according to court documents. José Trujillo faces up to life in prison and fines

CNN By Cheri Mossburg, Christina Maxouris and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 66-year-old skier was killed and another person was injured in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort in California on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The avalanche occurred at roughly 9:30 a.m. at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort and quickly prompted

By Cheri Mossburg, Christina Maxouris and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 66-year-old skier was killed and another person was injured in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort in California on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The avalanche occurred at roughly 9:30 a.m. at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort and quickly prompted a

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, nicknamed “Ryan Express.” He played for 27 seasons, won 324 games, and was on the All-Star Team eight times. Personal Birth date: January 31, 1947 Birth place: Refugio, Texas Birth name: Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. Father: Lynn

By Steve Almasy and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A woman has been arrested in connection with the killings of a pregnant Texas teen and her boyfriend after their bodies were found last month in a car in San Antonio, authorities said – the third arrest in the case. Myrta Romanos, 47, was arrested on charges of

CNN By Gregory Wallace, Pete Muntean and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — For the third year in a row, a record number of airline passengers’ guns were intercepted by airport security officers before those weapons could make it aboard a flight. Airport security officers prevented passengers from carrying more than 6,700 prohibited guns onto airplanes

By Gregory Wallace, Pete Muntean and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — For the third year in a row, a record number of airline passengers’ guns were intercepted by airport security officers before those weapons could make it aboard a flight. Airport security officers prevented passengers from carrying more than 6,700 prohibited guns onto airplanes in

By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Ralph Yarl was 16 when he was shot in the head and arm last April after going to the wrong house in Kansas City to pick up his siblings. He’s been making steady progress on the road to recovery since then – but has experienced headaches, trouble sleeping and

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota doctor accused of fatally poisoning his pharmacist wife now faces a tougher charge that could put him in prison for the rest of his life, if convicted. Connor Fitzgerald Bowman, 30, was indicted last week on one count of first-degree murder – premeditated and one count of

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. If a perpetrator was killed or died by suicide during the incident, their death is

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Personal Birth date: August 8, 1953 Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name: Lloyd James Austin III Father: Lloyd James Austin Jr., postal worker Mother: Aletia Taylor Austin, homemaker Marriage: Charlene Denise (Banner) Austin (early 1980s-present) Children:

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Attorney General Eric Holder. Personal Birth date: January 21, 1951 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Eric Himpton Holder Jr. Father: Eric Himpton Holder, realtor Mother: Miriam (Yearwood) Holder Marriage: Sharon (Malone) Holder (1990-present) Children: Maya, Brooke and Eric

By Jamiel Lynch and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A man exonerated and freed after serving 44 years in prison for a crime he did not commit is to receive $25 million in the second-largest wrongful conviction settlement ever, Duke Law School’s Wrongful Conviction Clinic announced. Ronnie Long, who is Black, was accused of raping a 54-year-old White

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Antisemitism has “skyrocketed” across the United States in the three months since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, according to new data released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League. The ADL has tracked a total of 3,283 antisemitic incidents between October 7 and January 7, the group said. This marks a 361% increase in reported antisemitic incidents when compared

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Meta is rolling out new restrictions for teenage Facebook and Instagram users, including hiding search results for certain terms. This comes as social media platforms have faced a litany of criticism and lawsuits over how they handle online safety. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to

By Steve Almasy and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — When 63-year-old Alan W. Wilmer Sr. died in December 2017, Virginia authorities needed to identify him and took a DNA sample – six years later, that genetic material linked him to the killings of three people in the 1980s, officials said Tuesday. Wilmer’s genetic material matched

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was seen on video leaping over a court table and attacking a Nevada judge while in court last week has been charged with attempted murder, according to a criminal complaint. Deobra Redden, 30, also faces counts of battery on a protected person, battery of an

By Dianne Gallagher and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The 94-year-old Hilton Head Island woman who made headlines with her legal battle to keep her family’s ancestral land has died. Josephine Wright died “surrounded by family, loved ones, and prayers” on January 7, according to an update her family posted on their Go Fund

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A woman who interviewed for the position of senior pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City is suing the church and a former chair of the search committee for gender discrimination, court documents show. Eboni Marshall Turman, an associate professor of theology and African American religion at Yale Divinity School and a former assistant minister at Abyssinian, says the decision not

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1990s, long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women in his travels across the United States. To gain notoriety, he sent anonymous confession letters to journalists and investigators, many of them signed with smiley faces. Since Jesperson’s arrest in 1995, investigators in at least

KABC By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1990s, long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women in his travels across the United States. To gain notoriety, he sent anonymous confession letters to journalists and investigators, many of them signed with smiley faces. Since Jesperson’s arrest in 1995, investigators in at

CNN, KVVU By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was seen on video leaping over a court table and attacking a Nevada judge while in court last week has been charged with attempted murder, according to a criminal complaint. Deobra Redden, 30, also faces counts of battery on a protected person, battery

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The number of blood donors in the US is at the lowest level in 20 years as hospitals struggle to meet the demand. To shore up the “critically” low supply, the Red Cross and the NFL said they will offer all blood donors this month a chance to

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The number of blood donors in the US is at the lowest level in 20 years as hospitals struggle to meet the demand. To shore up the “critically” low supply, the Red Cross and the NFL said they will offer all blood donors this month a chance to

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The number of blood donors in the US is at the lowest level in 20 years as hospitals struggle to meet the demand. To shore up the “critically” low supply, the Red Cross and the NFL said they will offer all blood donors this month a chance to win

By Joe Sutton, Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are sifting through the rubble of a historic Texas hotel to try to find anyone who might still be trapped inside, one day after an apparent gas explosion rocked downtown Fort Worth. The area immediately surrounding the Sandman Signature Fort Worth

CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage are testing the detached piece for clues on what led up to the plane’s “explosive decompression” after the missing piece was discovered in an Oregon backyard.

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 737 Max 9 earned its certificate of airworthiness on October 25, six days before it found its home with Alaska Airlines. Over the next three months – before a terrifying midair blowout and emergency landing – it would fly more than 150 times. A few of those flights

By Alaa Elassar and Emma Tucker, CNN New York, NY (CNN) — At least 320 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after staging a demonstration across New York City on Monday, blocking traffic on several bridges for more than two hours during rush hour to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, according to city officials. More than 1,000

By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into allegations of antisemitic comments during a New York high school basketball game last week has found the comment “Free Palestine” was made, a public school system official said. The game took place Thursday and was between the girls’ varsity teams from The Leffell School, a

CNN, WFAA, KTVT By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday left nearly two dozen people injured and large pieces of a building littering the road in the heart of the city’s downtown area. At least 21 people were injured in the blast at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown

CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage said the lost piece has been found – a key detail in the investigation of what happened during the plane’s “explosive decompression,” as United Airlines said

By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday left nearly two dozen people injured and large pieces of a building littering the road in the heart of the city’s downtown area. At least 21 people were injured in the blast at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel, according to

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was seen on video jumping and attacking a judge sitting behind a bench in Clark County, Nevada, last week was back in court Monday and was sentenced by the same judge for a separate incident. Deobra Redden, 30, was sentenced to 19 months to four

CNN, NTSB, KYLE RINKER, SAM MATTHEWS, SEAN BATES By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 737 Max 9 earned its certificate of airworthiness on October 25, six days before it found its home with Alaska Airlines. Over the next three months – before a terrifying midair blowout and emergency landing – it would fly more

CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage said an important piece has been found – a key detail in the investigation of what happened during the plane’s “explosive decompression,” as the carrier and

By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Investigators will never know exactly what the Alaska Airlines pilots were saying last week in the chaotic, loud first moments after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9, leaving a hole in the side of its fuselage shortly after takeoff. That’s because the cockpit voice recorder

CNN, KCRG By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive rocket launched from Florida earlier today carrying what may be the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon. The historic mission could set the tone for NASA to explore the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. Here’s what

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive rocket launched from Florida earlier today carrying what may be the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon. The historic mission could set the tone for NASA to explore the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. Here’s what else you

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive rocket launched from Florida earlier today carrying what may be the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon. The historic mission could set the tone for NASA to explore the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. Here’s what else

By Ray Sanchez and Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — The testimony of Wayne LaPierre, in the waning days of his long tenure as head of one of the nation’s most powerful lobbying groups, could highlight a New York civil trial alleging top officials used the National Rifle Association as a “personal piggy bank.”

By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage are testing the detached piece for clues on what led up to the plane’s “explosive decompression” after the missing piece was discovered in an Oregon backyard. New

By Samantha Beech and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A girls’ public high school basketball coach and one of the team’s players have been dismissed after antisemitic comments were made to the opposing private Jewish school team during a game last week, according to a statement from the school system and the mayor of

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officials in Florida have increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspected gunman in the deadly Ocala mall shooting that left one person dead two days before Christmas. The Ocala Police Department is “still actively searching” for Albert Shell Jr. and is offering

CNN By Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of an Alaska Airlines plane section have announced the discovery of the lost piece that had fallen from the aircraft – a key element in the investigation into what happened during the plane’s “explosive decompression.” A Portland schoolteacher

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A new California gun law banning the concealed carry of firearms in “sensitive places” – including places of worship, public libraries, amusement parks, zoos and sporting events – is once again blocked after a decision Saturday by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The law signed by California Gov.

By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — When the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police set off a wave of racial unrest across the country in 2020, corporate America responded swiftly with renewed and public commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Major companies created new DEI positions or expanded teams

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — The winter storm moving through the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this weekend serves as a reminder that cold weather can have a detrimental effect on more than just your commute and your heating bill — but your health as well. Learn how to stay safe when temperatures

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Dog lovers, meet the Lancashire heeler – the 201st breed recognized by the American Kennel Club and the newest member of its Herding Group, the club recently announced. The breed of canine, described as one of the smallest herding and working dogs in the world, received official recognition

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Paradise Afshar, Pete Muntean and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators are searching for the missing piece of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage that blew off as they try to find out what led to a horrifying midair ordeal that resulted in the nationwide grounding of certain Boeing 737 MAX

By Nouran Salahieh, Paradise Afshar, Pete Muntean and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The missing part of the Alaska Airlines aircraft that blew off mid-flight has been found in a backyard in Portland, the National Transportation Safety Board announced. A Portland school teacher named Bob reached out to the agency after he found the missing

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Stephanie King told CNN she was returning to her home in California after a visit to Portland, Oregon, when she heard a loud roar of wind on her Alaska Airlines flight on Friday. King said she was seated in an aisle seat in row 12 of Flight 1282, but

By Sara Smart and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Authorities say they were able to locate a missing 16-year-old girl from Ohio at a residence in Florida with the help of the popular online video game World of Warcraft. The FBI contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday seeking help finding the teenager,

By Brammhi Balarajan and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A single tree can take much of the credit for a woman surviving in frigid nighttime temperatures after falling hundreds of feet down a mountain in New York State. The 46-year-old woman fell down through steep snowfall on December 26 while hiking the Adirondack Mountains in

CNN By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The family of a woman who was shot and killed by a responding deputy after calling for help in a domestic violence incident is seeking $30 million in a claim filed Thursday against Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Niani Finlayson died on December 4 after

CNN By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — It happened in a moment: The Boeing 737 Max-9 was gaining altitude after taking off from Portland. Then a loud boom – an explosion – then a rush of air and screams as a refrigerator-sized hole was left in the side of the 220-passenger plane. A boy’s shirt

By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — It happened in a moment: The Boeing 737 Max-9 was gaining altitude after taking off from Portland. Then a loud boom – an explosion – then a rush of air and screams as a refrigerator-sized hole was left in the side of the 220-passenger plane. A boy’s shirt was

CNN By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget, Pete Muntean and Raja Razek, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines says emergency inspections of its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration “will take more time,” warning flight disruptions will likely continue after the terrifying incident aboard one of its flights

By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — She couldn’t go back there. She just couldn’t. Every time she left her house, the high schooler would scan for people reaching into backpacks. In public buildings, she’d calculate the nearest exit. She couldn’t even hear the rumbling of a plane – so similar to the helicopters and SWAT

CNN By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget, Pete Muntean and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft after one of its planes made an emergency landing in Oregon Friday, officials said – an incident that a passenger says involved a panel and window blowing out in

By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Passengers in a plane crash find themselves elbow-to-elbow with strangers in the dark encountering a life-or-death challenge: Squeeze between seats and debris to find an exit. Even before nearly 400 people escaped from those circumstances aboard Japan Airlines flight 516 on Tuesday and fled down inflatable slides to safety, pressure was

By Danny Freeman and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A man who escaped a Pennsylvania county jail last year using tied-up bedsheets has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison after convictions on charges relating to the escape and a kidnapping, the state attorney general announced on Friday. Michael Burham, who pleaded guilty

By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget, Pete Muntean and Raja Razek, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines says emergency inspections of its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration “will take more time,” warning flight disruptions will likely continue after the terrifying incident aboard one of its flights in

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight was diverted to a Texas airport mid-flight this week after a passenger punched a flight attendant multiple times and assaulted at least one police officer, according to court documents. The plane, which was headed to Bozeman, Montana, from Dallas, landed at an airport in Amarillo on Wednesday after the flight crew declared a Level 2 threat due to a physical

By Isabel Rosales and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — A suspected gunman is in custody after a triple shooting Friday morning in suburban Atlanta, leaving one person dead, according to authorities. “All local lockdowns have been lifted at this time,” a Friday evening update from the Forest Park Police Department stated. The man was captured after

CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, the leader of the National Rifle Association of America who served for decades as a fierce protector of the Second Amendment, advocating for firearms owners and manufacturers, announced his resignation on Friday – days before his civil trial is set to begin. LaPierre is stepping down

By Emma Tucker and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, the leader of the National Rifle Association of America who served for decades as a fierce protector of the Second Amendment, advocating for firearms owners and manufacturers, announced his resignation on Friday – days before his civil trial is set to begin. LaPierre is

CNN By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — More than 80 years have passed since a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth, Texas, but the 97-year-old said she still remembers the White crowd that forced her family out of their home. “Our parents worked real hard … and then they bought this house on Annie

By Jaide Timm-Garcia and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A former Alabama police officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man outside his home, Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson said Friday. An Alabama grand jury indicted Mac Bailey Marquette, 23, on Thursday, Anderson said at a news conference. Marquette

NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and in US cities where many asylum seekers are being sent. Here are the latest developments: After attempting to pump the brakes on “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the

By Annette Choi and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — CNN is tracking mass shootings in the United States using data from the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit group formed in 2013 to track gun-related violence. Both CNN and GVA define a “mass shooting” as a shooting that injured or killed four or more people, not

By Andi Babineau, Jay Croft and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Former Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail and 4 years of probation in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was subdued by police and injected with ketamine. After sentencing, McClain’s mother Sheneen called the

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and in US cities where many asylum seekers are being sent. Here are the latest developments: After attempting to pump the brakes on “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the thousands, the mayor of New

By Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 300,000 lives could be saved from the nation’s wave of gun violence over the next decade if every US state enacted gun control laws like those held by states such as California and New York, according to a new study announced Friday by a gun violence prevention non-profit group.

By Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — La Niña is present again this winter, which can have significant impacts on winter weather around the United States. La Niña, a natural ocean and weather pattern in the tropical Pacific, causes colder and stormier than average conditions across the northern US and warmer, drier and less stormy conditions

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US consumers are spending aggressively — despite telling pollsters they have an unfavorable outlook on the economy. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry High School, killing a sixth grader and wounding five other people, the student is believed to have posted a foreboding TikTok video. On the morning shooter Dylan Butler opened fire, a TikTok post believed to

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US consumers are spending aggressively — despite telling pollsters they have an unfavorable outlook on the economy. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US consumers are spending aggressively — despite telling pollsters they have an unfavorable outlook on the economy. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek, Holly Yan and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry High School, killing a sixth grader and wounding seven other people, the student is believed to have posted a foreboding TikTok video. On the morning Dylan Butler opened fire, a TikTok post believed

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old California boy who was arrested after allegedly fatally shooting another boy with a stolen gun he’d found in his father’s car will not be charged, the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office told CNN in a statement Thursday. His father, Arkete Davis, 53, appeared in court and was

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado Springs woman who is accused of killing her two children and seriously injuring a third had been going through a “contentious divorce and custody dispute” with her former spouse, his attorney detailed in a news release to CNN earlier this week. During the contentious battle that

By Sara Smart, Amy Simonson and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Hoax bomb threats were made against government buildings in several states on Thursday, authorities said, a day after similar threats led to the temporary evacuations of several states’ capitol buildings. Thursday’s threats – this time made against a wider range of government buildings, including

CNN By Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly across the board in 2023 – even as the public’s concerns about crime remained at its highest in over two decades. In particular, the five biggest cities in the US – New

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Black drivers in California were stopped “more frequently than expected” by law enforcement, compared to their proportion of the state’s population, according to a report released this week by the California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board. In 2022, 12.5% of traffic stops in California involved drivers that officers perceived to be Black, but Black people only represent about 5.4% of the