2 killed after a car tried to beat a train at a crossing in Houston
By Michelle Watson, CNN Two people were killed after their car crashed into an Amtrak train Saturday night in Houston as the vehicle was trying to…
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Florida man watches ‘Spider-Man’ movie 292 times, setting new world record
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Florida man has won back a world record after watching “Spider-Man: No Way Home” 292 times. Ramiro Alanis…
Continue Reading 2 house parties, an Easter fete and a mall were among the sites of at least 10 weekend US mass shootings
CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz reports on multiple weekend shootings that took place in the US, including mass shootings at a Pittsburgh house party and a…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh police searching for multiple suspects in shooting that killed 2 juveniles and injured several others, officials say
By Michelle Watson, Tina Burnside, Ramishah Maruf and Keith Allen, CNN A massive search effort for several suspects is underway in Pittsburgh after…
Continue Reading 1 person arrested in connection with South Carolina mall shooting that left 14 people injured, police say
By Aya Elamroussi and Paradise Afshar, CNN Police are asking witnesses for any information about a mass shooting at a South Carolina mall that left…
Continue Reading He went missing nearly 3 years ago. Deputies found him shivering outside a gas station 700 miles away
By Claudia Dominguez and Christina Maxouris, CNN Authorities in Summit County, Utah, had been hearing about a young man wandering the area with a…
Continue Reading He went missing nearly 3 years ago. Deputies found him shivering outside a gas station 700 miles away
Authorities in Summit County, Utah, discovered a young man who had been wandering the area with a shopping cart for weeks to be Connerjack Oswalt,…
Continue Reading Hate crimes in New York City are up 76% this year compared to the same period in 2021
By Laura Studley and Emma Tucker, CNN Hate crimes in New York City have increased 76% so far this year compared to the same period last year,…
Continue Reading Parts of New Mexico remain evacuated as firefighters work to contain flames
By Christina Maxouris, CNN In a matter of hours, firefighters battling the deadly McBride Fire in southern New Mexico were able to get the flames 56%…
Continue Reading Baltimore aims to be one of the first cities to address police staffing shortages by hiring civilian investigators
By Emma Tucker The Baltimore Police Department is planning to become one of the first law enforcement agencies in the country to hire civilians as…
Continue Reading Authorities seize over 400 pounds of meth, cocaine and heroin in toolboxes at California border crossing
By Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in California have discovered more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and…
Continue Reading 12 injured, 3 people detained after shooting at South Carolina mall, police say
By Paradise Afshar and Emma Tucker, CNN Twelve people were injured and three people have been detained following a shooting at a Columbia, South…
Continue Reading Southern California police seek 2 after ‘smash and grab’ theft at mall jeweler
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN Investigators are looking for two men who used hammers to steal jewelry in a “smash and grab style” theft…
Continue Reading Stranded dolphin dies on Texas beach after people tried to swim with and ride it, group says
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A sick dolphin stranded on a Texas beach died after beachgoers reportedly tried to push it back into the water so they could…
Continue Reading Explosion at duplex in Virginia’s Hampton Roads area critically injures 2, official says
By Jason Hanna and Michelle Watson, CNN An explosion ripped apart a duplex in the southeastern Virginia city of Franklin on Friday night, critically…
Continue Reading The Jayland Walker shooting revives debate about how police interact with Black people. Here are other high-profile cases
By Giselle Rhoden and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN It often feels like a matter of when it will happen again and not if. A routine traffic stop involving…
Continue Reading Maryland teacher wins $50,000 after husband buys lottery ticket to cheer her up
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Spouses hoping to do their partner a favor might have a hard time competing with Robyn Meija’s husband. The Maryland…
Continue Reading 11-foot hammerhead shark washes up on Florida beach
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An 11-foot hammerhead shark washed up on a beach in southern Florida, much to beachgoers’ surprise. Visitors at Pompano…
Continue Reading Gun buybacks take weapons out of circulation, but experts say there’s no evidence the programs reduce violence
By Peter Nickeas, CNN Chicago officials launched a fundraising campaign to support the city’s largest ever gun buyback program, with the goal…
Continue Reading 3 sheriff’s deputies shot and a motorist killed during exchange of gunfire in Kansas
By Michelle Watson, CNN Three sheriff’s deputies were shot Friday in Kansas after they exchanged gunfire with a motorist who authorities said…
Continue Reading Arrest made in connection to triple homicide at a Georgia shooting range
A community in Georgia is in mourning — after three members of the same family were killed in an armed robbery last…
Continue Reading Arrest made in connection to triple homicide at a Georgia shooting range
By Michelle Watson and Sharif Paget, CNN A Georgia man was arrested in connection with a shooting at a Grantville, Georgia, shooting range that…
Continue Reading Patrick Lyoya shooting witness: ‘I knew it wasn’t gonna end well’
By Omar Jimenez and Steve Almasy, CNN A man who witnessed the struggle between Patrick Lyoya and the Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot him…
Continue Reading Nearly 3 years after Ronald Greene’s death, family members and some lawmakers say police have avoided accountability
By Nick Valencia, Jade Gordon and Alta Spells, CNN Approaching three years since the death of Ronald Greene, which one Louisiana State Police member…
Continue Reading South Carolina death row inmate chooses to be executed by firing squad over the electric chair
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN A man sentenced to death in South Carolina has chosen to be executed by firing squad rather than the electric…
Continue Reading A girl waiting for the Easter Bunny was shot when a shop owner opened fire on shoplifters
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A shoe store owner aiming at would-be shoplifters opened fire in a California mall but struck a 9-year-old girl waiting in…
Continue Reading Girl shot while waiting for Easter Bunny after shop owner opens fire on shoplifters
Authorities arrested the owner of a shoe store for opening fire on shoplifters at a Victorville mall hitting an innocent 9-year-old…
Continue Reading The Memphis Zoo had to rescue 19 kangaroos and 4 wallabies after storms caused a creek to overflow
By Theresa Waldrop and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a harrowing 36 hours or so for staff at the Memphis Zoo, Honeybunch, a wallaby that went missing in…
Continue Reading Book banning efforts are inspiring readers to form banned book clubs
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN When Joslyn Diffenbaugh learned about efforts in Texas to remove certain books from school libraries and classrooms, she was…
Continue Reading Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant to retire, mayor says
By Melissa Alonso and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant will retire in June, just two years after the previous chief resigned…
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