Google honors slain Uvalde youngster’s wish: ‘I want the world to see my art’
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Before she was gunned down with her classmates, 10-year-old Alithia Haven Ramirez, of Uvalde, Texas, wanted to be an…
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Quidditch is changing its name to quadball to cut ties with J.K. Rowling
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Quidditch, the real-life sport inspired by the airborne game played by young wizards in “Harry Potter,” is…
Continue Reading Uvalde superintendent recommends school police chief Pete Arredondo be fired
By Shimon Prokupecz, Eric Levenson, Rosa Flores and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Uvalde, Texas, schools superintendent has recommended the firing of Pete…
Continue Reading Texas grand jury declines to indict man accused of killing 9-year-old girl while shooting at armed robber
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, on Tuesday declined to indict a man who allegedly killed 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez while…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murders of his wife and son
By Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murders of his…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murders of his wife and son
Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty to the murders of his wife and son, who were found shot to death on the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 20: Trump, Mall shooting, Sri Lanka, Heat, Marriage equality
In his first international media interview since taking office, Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe sits down with CNN’s Will Ripley to…
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Georgia prosecutors investigating former President Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election say all 16 of the “fake electors” who participated…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN America’s CEOs made 324 times more than the workers at their companies last year, according to a new report from one of…
Continue Reading Boston police unions sue city officials for restricting use of tear gas and other non-lethal policing tactics
By Liam Reilly and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Two Boston police unions have sued city officials, accusing them of interfering with police procedures by…
Continue Reading Man arrested in California for allegedly smuggling nearly $3.7 million of fentanyl in his car tire and gas tank
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jarrod Wardwell, CNN US Border Patrol agents arrested a man allegedly attempting to smuggle approximately 250 pounds of…
Continue Reading Millions of dollars in jewelry was stolen from an armored truck parked at a rest stop near Los Angeles, officials say
$10 million worth of jewelry stolen from Brink’s tractor-trailer, FBI…
Continue Reading Millions of dollars in jewelry was stolen from an armored truck parked at a rest stop near Los Angeles, officials say
By Stephanie Elam and Kacey Cherry, CNN Gems and jewelry worth millions of dollars were stolen from an armored truck parked at a rest stop near Los…
Continue Reading Utah man enters guilty plea in murders of his mother and 3 siblings when he was a 16-year-old
By Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A 19-year-old man entered a guilty plea Tuesday in connection with the murders of his mother and three…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot soars to $630 million after no winner matched all 6 numbers Tuesday
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to $630 million after there were no winners to match Tuesday’s winning six…
Continue Reading Emmett Till’s Chicago home among sites granted funding earmarked for preserving history
By Jacquelyne Germain, CNN Emmett Till grew up in a two-story, red brick house on the South Side of Chicago before leaving the city in 1955 to visit…
Continue Reading ‘We need them desperately’: US police departments struggle with critical staffing shortages
By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers and Ray Sanchez, CNN Police departments from Atlanta to Kansas City to Portland are coping with critical staffing…
Continue Reading Uvalde school police chief’s termination may be decided at Saturday school board meeting, source says
By Shimon Prokupecz and Eric Levenson, CNN Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District officials have informed district police chief Pete…
Continue Reading Man charged in 3 sexual assaults in a week, including an attack on a woman who escaped through her Grubhub order
By Emily Chang and Laura Ly, CNN A Bronx man was indicted on 23 charges on Monday after allegedly sexually assaulting three people in one week,…
Continue Reading Her death remained a mystery for 46 years. Now, DNA evidence from a coffee cup at the airport led to an arrest
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN For 46 years, the answer to who killed Lindy Sue Biechler remained a mystery. But with the help of DNA lifted from a coffee…
Continue Reading Uvalde school police chief’s termination may be decided at Saturday school board meeting, source says
Retired LAPD Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey reacts to recently released bodycam footage featuring Uvalde school district police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses murder charge against bodega clerk who claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan judge dismissed a murder charge Tuesday against a bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man earlier this month in what…
Continue Reading Transformer bursts into flames at the Hoover Dam
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A fire broke out at the Hoover Dam on Tuesday at about 10 a.m. local time when a transformer caught fire, sending plumes…
Continue Reading Transformer bursts into flames at the Hoover Dam
A fire broke out at the Hoover Dam after a transformer burst into flames in the plant that produces enough power to serve over 1 million…
Continue Reading Google honors slain Uvalde youngster’s wish: ‘I want the world to see my art’
Uvalde, Texas, parents and students are demanding more action and accountability from school district leaders, including the firing of the Uvalde…
Continue Reading The regulatory agency for Texas law enforcement says it doesn’t have authority to hold Uvalde officers accountable
By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Dakin Andone, CNN The Texas commission that regulates the state’s licensed law enforcement officers says it…
Continue Reading What we know about the armed bystander who killed the shooter at an Indiana mall
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, Elisjsha Dicken was shopping with his girlfriend when a gunman opened fire on a food court…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses murder charge against bodega clerk who claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing
A New York City bodega clerk has been charged with murder, for stabbing an irate customer who came behind the counter to confront him. But the…
Continue Reading Murder charges filed against suspected ‘serial killer’ in 7-Eleven robbery spree shootings
By Kacey Cherry, CNN A man who authorities are calling a “serial killer” is facing charges that could lead to the death penalty in a…
Continue Reading ‘Many more people would have died’: Armed bystander killed gunman who had 3 guns and 100 rounds of ammunition, police say
By Theresa Waldrop, Amir Vera, Artemis Moshtaghian and Holly Yan, CNN The gunman who killed three people and injured two others at a mall in…
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