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By Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The prosecution and defense rested Monday in the murder trial of Caleb Flynn, the former “American Idol” contestant accused of killing his wife and staging the crime scene. The prosecution called 40 witnesses over seven days of testimony, while the defense did not call any witnesses. Closing

By Brittany Shammas, CNN (CNN) — Molly Kinder saw the apocalyptic warnings about artificial intelligence while walking home from dropping her children off at elementary school. Scrolling through social media posts where AI insiders were issuing dire claims that the technology could cause human extinction, she stopped dead in her tracks just a block from

By Laura Sharman, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines regional jet with 72 people aboard was forced to make an emergency return to Houston Sunday after the windshield glass shattered shortly after takeoff, sending pieces of glass into the cockpit, according to officials and air traffic control recordings. “We just had our glass

By Eduardo Cuevas, Steven Jiang, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Two giant pandas landed in Atlanta, tasked with pairing up to help ensure their species’ survival on Earth. A lot weighs on the bears — a 6-year-old male named Ping Ping and a 5-year-old female named Fu Shuang — who arrived at Zoo Atlanta on

By Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — After her triple-murder case ended in a mistrial, Lindsay Clancy will appear in court Tuesday for a status conference that should signal how the controversial case will proceed following a month of uncertainty. At the hearing, prosecutors and the defense are expected to address pending motions

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Caleb Flynn’s murder trial has it all: testimony about a secret affair between church members, thousands of deleted texts, lies to the FBI and curiously silent pet dogs. What the trial doesn’t have is the murder weapon. The absence of the firearm used to fatally shoot Ashley Flynn has

By Eduardo Cuevas, Dalia Faheid, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Pittsburgh pediatrician was fatally stabbed and his wife was critically injured in their bed after midnight Thursday, and questions remain about an apprehended suspect’s potential motive and whether he knew the doctor. Dr. Idris Evans, 46, and his wife tried to fight back after

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN | Photographs by Joel Angel Juarez for CNN (CNN) — For years, Pamela Griffin cherished a promise from a stranger that the expansive plot of land just steps from her home in Taylor, Texas, would one day become the park she and other kids in her neighborhood always wanted. But as

By John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A citywide manhunt led to the arrest of two suspects who New York City police say emerged from a manhole just outside a hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regularly stays during the UN General Assembly. The suspects’ trip into New York’s underground predawn Wednesday appears to have

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among dozens of protesters detained Thursday in New York during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he visited the United Nations. NYPD said it took 103 people into custody as it tried to break up a

By Dalia Faheid, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Pittsburgh pediatrician was killed and his wife was critically injured after a man broke into their home and stabbed them in their bed while their young children escaped to a neighbor’s home, according to authorities. Dr. Idris Evans and his wife woke up to a man

By Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — James Copenhaver, one of the men who was wounded during the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in 2024, has died, his family said through a lawyer Thursday. Copenhaver died Wednesday at a hospital at age 76, according to the Allegheny County Office of

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By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — As Caleb Flynn’s former lover Alleigha Botner sat on the stand, a prosecutor opened a cardboard box and presented her with a hefty red book to read aloud. Then he gave her another. And then another. 34 books later, the jury had heard key firsthand evidence about

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — What makes a journalist a journalist? In the United States, by foundational principle, anyone who wants to report and publish the news can do it without official permission. On the White House beat, however, a reporter needs to show an ID badge, linked to a security code, for consistent,

By Laura Sharman, Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — A military training fighter jet crashed off the coast of California Tuesday, with the pilot rescued from the water by a search-and-rescue helicopter, officials told CNN affiliates KMPH and KCRA. The jet, a MK-58 Hawker Hunter, took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station and flew northwest,

By Julianna Bragg, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Days after local police said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a US citizen in Evanston, Illinois, and left him injured on the ground, questions are swirling about what happened during the targeted enforcement operation gone awry — and the circumstances under which federal immigration officers can

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — More than 167,000 pounds of meat are being recalled across the United States after being produced without proper federal inspection, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Star Meat Delivery Inc., based in Lucama, North Carolina, is recalling 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products that

By Cindy Von Quednow, Chelsea Bailey, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — The University of Mississippi has identified the two students who died Monday as authorities continue to investigate the tragedy that has left a campus community shaken. Kratom, a packaged herbal supplement, was found in both probes but not verified as connected to the deaths,

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been approved to move to a halfway house next year, ABC News reported, years after her stunning downfall that culminated in a conviction for defrauding investors while running her failed blood testing startup. She is scheduled to be placed in the Austin Transitional Center

By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Hot springs? More like hot garbage. More than 20,000 pieces of trash have been pulled out of Yellowstone National Park’s hydrothermal areas so far this year. See some of the weird items. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Tomasz Kosowski sat each day alone at the defense table, wearing orange jail garb and rubber sandals with socks. In a rare and largely unprecedented move for a death penalty case, Kosowski represented himself, waiving his right to a jury trial and allowing a judge in Pinellas County,

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The death of Hayden Panettiere last month is now the subject of a federal investigation into whether the actress obtained illicit and possibly counterfeit drugs from a dealer in Southern California, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. But building a criminal case from her accidental overdose death

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mistakenly detained a US citizen in a Chicago suburb Sunday morning, leaving him on the ground with various injuries, according to local authorities. The man was found on the ground by police in Evanston, Illinois, after officers were dispatched around 9:49 a.m. over reports

By Associated Press (AP) — Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating flooding in Texas last year, court documents show. In applications for search warrants executed last week, investigators sought to obtain the electronic communications of the camp’s owners, saying

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are urging people to avoid an herbal extract found during their investigations into the deaths of two students – one on and one off campus – at the University of Mississippi following a rowdy weekend centered on a major football rivalry. While there is no confirmed evidence

By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 people say they suffered brain injuries from a Six Flags roller coaster in the last two years alone, following a CNN investigation last month that linked the world-famous ride to life-altering injuries and deaths. Six Flags “has been willingly gambling with people’s

KCBS, KCAL, CNN By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 people say they suffered brain injuries from a Six Flags roller coaster in the last two years alone, following a CNN investigation last month that linked the world-famous ride to life-altering injuries and deaths. Six Flags “has been willingly

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