550-pound alligator goes for a dip in Florida family’s swimming pool
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A behemoth alligator in Florida enjoyed an early start to the summer — by jumping into a family’s swimming pool. A…
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A Michigan high school biology teacher is on leave after distributing a worksheet with ‘disturbing racial offense’
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A biology teacher at a Michigan private school for gifted students is on administrative leave after distributing an…
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Teacher in Michigan on leave after administrators say she gave out an assignment showing former President Barack Obama alongside several wild…
Continue Reading Forest Service officials are hitting a pause on prescribed fires after a New Mexico burn escaped containment
By Paradise Afshar and Christina Maxouris, CNN The US Forest Service is hitting a pause on prescribed fire operations in all the system’s lands…
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Continue Reading Florida deputies save 9-year-old by pulling him through the window of a burning home
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Florida deputies saved a 9-year-old boy’s life Thursday night, pulling him through the window of a burning home.…
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Continue Reading A 17-year-old boy died by suicide hours after being scammed. The FBI says it’s part of a troubling increase in ‘sextortion’ cases.
A 17-year-old high school student was threatened in a sextortion scam led by cybercriminals. Hours later, he left a note to his family expressing his…
Continue Reading A 17-year-old boy died by suicide hours after being scammed. The FBI says it’s part of a troubling increase in ‘sextortion’ cases.
By Josh Campbell and Jason Kravarik, CNN Ryan Last received a message on a school night in February from someone he believed to be a girl. Within…
Continue Reading Man convicted of starting California wildfire that killed endangered condors was sentenced to 24 years in prison
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A man convicted of starting California’s Dolan Fire — which critically injured a firefighter, destroyed several…
Continue Reading ‘Personal conflict’ between groups preceded shooting that left 2 dead, 7 wounded, Chicago Police say
By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN Two people were killed and seven wounded Thursday night after a man fired into a crowd during a…
Continue Reading Ex-deputy gets 18 years for deaths of mental health patients who drowned in van
By Raja Razek, CNN A former deputy sheriff was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the drownings of two mental health patients in South Carolina…
Continue Reading A judge has ordered Casey White to provide a DNA sample to prosecutors
By Jason Hanna and Chuck Johnston, CNN An Alabama judge this week ordered recaptured murder suspect Casey White to provide a DNA sample in the…
Continue Reading A Buffalo supermarket worker dialed 911 during the massacre and was asked, ‘Why are you whispering?’ Now, the dispatcher is set to be fired, an official said
CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz speaks to Tops grocery store worker Jerome Bridges about the mass shooting at the store. Bridges says that he saw the shooting…
Continue Reading A Buffalo supermarket worker dialed 911 during the massacre and was asked, ‘Why are you whispering?’ Now, the dispatcher is set to be fired, an official said
By Michelle Watson and Travis Caldwell, CNN The assistant office manager at the Tops Friendly Markets store in Buffalo, New York, had already…
Continue Reading A Buffalo supermarket worker dialed 911 during the massacre and was asked, ‘Why are you whispering?’ Now, the dispatcher is set to be fired, an official said
Latisha Rogers, who worked at the grocery store where 10 people were killed in a mass shooting, says a 911 dispatcher hung up on her during the…
Continue Reading Mass shooters are increasingly attacking ‘soft targets’ such as supermarkets. Experts say securing them will be difficult
By Faith Karimi, CNN In recent years, mass shooters have increasingly targeted a range of venues — churches, synagogues, grocery stores, movie…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 20: Ukraine, Abortion, Covid-19, January 6, Saudi Arabia
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re planning to enjoy the outdoors this weekend, meteorologists say proceed with caution. An unrelenting, early…
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Seasons clash as various parts of the country brace for snow, severe storms, and record-breaking heat. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the latest…
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Ukrainian evacuees in Kharkiv remain sheltered in subway tunnels. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports on how they continue to live underground more than…
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CNN’s John Berman speaks with New York City Mayor Eric Adams on the rejection of a mask mandate amid a rise in Covid-19 cases in the…
Continue Reading Anti-abortion activist charged with stalking a California doctor who provides abortions
Dr. Yashica Robinson tells CNN’s Laura Coates about an “absurd” exchange with Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) while she testified during a House Judiciary…
Continue Reading Anti-abortion activist charged with stalking a California doctor who provides abortions
By Hannah Sarisohn and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Los Angeles man is facing multiple charges after prosecutors allege he was part of a group of…
Continue Reading A mountain climber from Japan is presumed dead after falling into a crevasse at Alaska’s Denali National Park
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Japanese mountain climber is presumed dead after falling into a crevasse in Alaska’s Denali National Park, officials…
Continue Reading Milwaukee private school files motion to dismiss Michelle Obama’s brother’s ‘media campaign’ lawsuit
By Omar Jimenez, CNN The University School of Milwaukee is pushing back on accusations of discrimination from Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama’s…
Continue Reading A Florida officer is charged after a botched arrest resulted in an explosion that left a suspect with burns over much of his body
Osceola, FL deputy to face charge in attempted arrest that ended in gas station…
Continue Reading A Florida officer is charged after a botched arrest resulted in an explosion that left a suspect with burns over much of his body
By Andi Babineau, CNN A Florida deputy and a suspect are facing charges in relation to a botched arrest earlier this year in which an explosion…
Continue Reading Philadelphia’s Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are climbing. Officials are not looking to reinstate mask mandates
By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN Philadelphia health leaders warned Thursday that in the past three weeks, reported Covid-19 infections have…
Continue Reading New York Supreme Court ruling reinstates law banning police officers from using chokeholds during arrests
By Mark Morales and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A law banning New York law enforcement from using either a chokehold or a move that compresses…
Continue Reading Ethan Crumbley’s parents ask judge to quash charges against them
By Laura Ly, CNN Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley, have asked a judge to void the charges…
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