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By Nicki Brown, Dianne Gallagher, Devon M. Sayers, CNN Lexington, South Carolina (CNN) — The judge overseeing Alex Murdaugh’s highly anticipated retrial for the murders of his wife and son insisted the case would proceed to trial in six months and chastised the parties for squabbling over evidence during a two-hour hearing Friday. “I’m gonna

By Taylor Galgano, Bill Kirkos, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Mia Lara’s first fraternity party ended with her chasing the man, who she believes sexually assaulted her friend, through the streets of Chicago. The alleged sexual assault was reported last weekend at a fraternity house and is under investigation by the University of Chicago and the

CNN By Emma Tucker and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source. The shooter was a 16-year-old male, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The shooter had already been

By Emma Tucker and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher were killed when a 16-year-old Bend, Oregon, resident entered an elementary school and started shooting, police said at a news conference Thursday evening. The shooter, armed with a long gun, forced his way into the school

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration has scaled back a program that allows PreCheck members who are not flying to go through security, according to some of the airports where it had been operating. “Gateside by TSA PreCheck” was introduced with much fanfare in September at 13 airports. Members of the

By Dalia Faheid, Chris Boyette, CNN A body found in a barrel in Lake Mead in 2022 has been identified as an Arkansas man after DNA testing, authorities revealed Thursday in a case that sparked a frenzy of questions and speculation decades after his death. Edward Lelburian Jackson, believed to be in his 50s, was

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — In the past few weeks, five high school seniors have told college application consultant Robert Schwartz that they’re changing their plans, he said. The students, all girls, told him they were no longer going to apply to Cornell University. Schwartz, the founder of YourBestCollegeEssay, has been helping students prepare

WXIA, CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The death of a 42-year-old man on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia this week has raised important questions about amusement park safety. The tragic incident follows reports of serious injuries on other roller coasters, including riders who required emergency brain surgery. Roller coasters are

By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis

By Eric Levenson, Meridith Edwards, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Three men whom US Rep. Nancy Mace accused of being “PREDATORS” in an unprecedented House floor speech last year – including her ex-fiancé – were charged with sexual misconduct-related offenses Wednesday, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said in a statement. Brendan Patrick Bryant, 53,

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — On a warm Columbus Day afternoon, with many area schools closed for Fall Break, the winding midways of Six Flags Over Georgia must have made a wooded stretch about 10 miles west of downtown Atlanta feel both electric and nostalgic. Carousel music mixed with the thunderous roar of roller

By Karina Tsui, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — As investigators work to determine how a man fell to his death during a roller coaster ride Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities have identified the victim as a beloved educator, prompting an outpouring of grief across the Atlanta community and school system. Cobb

CNN By Karina Tsui, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — As investigators work to determine how a man fell to his death during a roller coaster ride Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities have identified the victim as a beloved educator, prompting an outpouring of grief across the Atlanta community and school system.

By Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City’s iconic Central Park horse-drawn carriage industry is nearing its end after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal on legislation that aims to abolish the carriage rides. Menin is expected to bring legislation to the council floor

By Celina Tebor, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Thirty years after the death of Tupac Shakur shocked the nation, Duane “Keffe D” Davis was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of the iconic rap star. “You don’t get to take a man from his family,” Judge Carli

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Jason Carroll, CNN (CNN) — Cornell University has suspended all parties and social events at campus fraternity houses for the remainder of the academic year as the school evaluates its response to a student’s allegations that she was gang-raped at a fraternity in 2024, Cornell’s president wrote in a letter Tuesday. The

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has “no plans” to change who is in the charge of the New York Police Department, he told reporters Tuesday. Asked multiple times whether he would consider removing NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch from her post, Mamdani pointed to the city’s record

By Hanna Park, Jeff Winter, Mark Morales, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Actress Selma Blair faces assault charges after a disturbance on a plane that left multiple people injured late Sunday night. Aboard a commercial flight from Los Angeles to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, Blair allegedly bit one flight attendant and left

CNN, WABC, POOL, ATC.COM, GETTY IMAGES By Hanna Park, Jeff Winter, Mark Morales, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Actress Selma Blair faces assault charges after a disturbance on a plane that left multiple people injured late Sunday night. Aboard a commercial flight from Los Angeles to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, Blair allegedly

CNN By Karina Tsui, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — As investigators work to determine how a man fell to his death during a roller coaster ride Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities have identified the victim as a beloved educator, prompting an outpouring of grief across the Atlanta community and school system.

By Julianna Bragg, Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year-old woman in Chicago reported that she was sexually assaulted by a man at a fraternity house near the University of Chicago early Sunday, according to the Chicago Police Department. The woman, who is not a University of Chicago student, reported the alleged assault around 1:50

By Avni Trivedi, Mark Morales, Karina Tsui, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Six Flags said it has temporarily closed nine rides across the country after a man died and several others were injured Monday in a roller coaster incident at an amusement park in Georgia. Police did not say how the man died or how many

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a comprehensive review of the New York Police Department’s use-of-force policies, his office announced Monday. The review – the first of its kind in about a decade – comes as Mamdani faces increasing pressure from his base, who say he

By Holly Yan, Mark Morales, Emma Tucker, Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — One moment, a man is seen running through a parking lot near Houston as an unmarked black SUV appears to pursue him from behind. Seconds later, the man is seen lying on the ground. Exactly what happened in between remains a mystery as

By Eduardo Cuevas and Mark Morales, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City has found itself mired in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after officials said federal agents shot a driver while his 5-year-old was in the back seat. The Department of Homeland Security and city officials remain at odds over immigration agents’ tactics

By Chelsea Bailey, Dianne Gallagher, CNN “Is Antoinette with you?” It was Labor Day, and the late-night call was unexpected, and a little confusing, but Elizabeth Northrup answered anyway. “No,” she told her friend over the phone, “Why, what’s going on?” There was a brief pause, then, “Something’s wrong … the police are here at

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Only a week after Christa Pike survived a failed execution, her attorneys appeared in a Nashville courthouse to take the first steps in what will likely be a protracted legal battle to prevent a second attempt to put her to death. Though Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee postponed executions while

By Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — The summer Nicole Fusaro went missing, her mother walked up and down Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood until her feet ached. Diane Fusaro and her friends would go deep into the often drug-plagued neighborhood where Nicole — Nikki to her friends and family — lived and was last seen, handing