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New black box data shows alarms sounded as pilot warned of plane’s excessive speed before it overran Miami runway, killing 5

By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A pilot in the cockpit of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck two vehicles, killing five, expressed concern about the aircraft’s excessive speed — as alarms sounded in the plane — before it touched down, newly

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New black box data shows alarms sounded as pilot warned of plane’s excessive speed before it overran Miami runway, killing 5

CNN By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, Carolina Peguero, CNN (CNN) — A pilot in the cockpit of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck two vehicles, killing five, expressed concern about the aircraft’s excessive speed — as alarms sounded in the plane — before it

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What we know about NYC’s newly released 9/11 records revealing officials misled public about air safety

By Emma Tucker, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City released over 170,000 pages of documents revealing officials repeatedly misled residents about the toxic air quality levels after the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, just days before the city marks its 25th anniversary.The disclosure reveals the scale of lives lost

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The airport safety system that could have slowed the plane that left the runway in Miami, killing 5 people

By Pete Muntean, CNN Miami (CNN) — When the Amazon Air cargo plane barreled off the runway at Miami International Airport this week going nearly 130 miles an hour, there was little to slow it down. The 156-foot-wide jet crushed vehicles, smashed concrete road barriers and tore through navigational equipment. Five people in vehicles were

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Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky withdraws petition for new sex abuse trial in state court

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky withdrew his petition for a new trial at a hearing Tuesday morning with plans to pursue federal relief, according to a spokesperson for Sandusky.A judge in Centre County, Pennsylvania, accepted the withdrawal of Sandusky’s petition at the state court hearing.Sandusky,

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Illinois woman with reported interest in Lindsay Clancy case ordered to be held in jail for alleged murder of her son

By Andy Rose, Whitney Wild, CNN Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — An Illinois woman accused of killing her 2-year-old son last week was ordered to be held in jail during a court appearance Tuesday morning as she faces three counts of first-degree murder.Corie Walsh, 40, of Frankfort – an Illinois village southwest of Chicago – is

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NYC Mayor Mamdani releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero

By Gloria Pazmino, Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed records about air quality following the September 11, 2001, attacks, showing city officials at the time knew conditions around Ground Zero were unsafe to breathe despite repeated assurances to the public.Mayor Zohran Mamdani

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Pilots applied full power seconds before Amazon cargo plane overran Miami runway, killing 5 in cleaning van, officials say

By Andy Rose, Maria Aguilar Prieto, Julianna Bragg, Chris Boyette, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As an Amazon cargo plane began its descent under dark clouds over Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, it flew past the usual landing zone for Runway 30.The Boeing 767-300, weighing more than 100 tons, remained airborne deep into the

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Jerry Sandusky changes his legal strategy to try to overturn his sex abuse convictions. A judge wants him to explain why

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As he was approaching the end of his career, Jerry Sandusky told his legendary boss Joe Paterno he wanted to find a way to maintain “visibility” with Penn State University even after leaving the storied college football program. Sandusky’s name would end up having far more visibility than either

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Illinois mother texted friends about Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial hours before killing her 2-year-old, prosecutors say

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — An Illinois mother had become “very invested” in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial before prosecutors say she killed her 2-year-old son on Tuesday, according to witnesses cited in court documents.Corie Walsh, a 40-year-old resident of Frankfort, was charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors allege she fatally strangled her

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Lindsay Clancy’s fate unresolved as mistrial leaves her case in the court of public opinion – for now

By Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — After five grueling weeks of testimony and 38 hours of painstaking deliberations, the jury deciding the fate of Lindsay Clancy – the Massachusetts mother who argued she should not be held criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three children – sent the judge what would be their

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Barry Morphew arrested days after being ordered on house arrest for alleged hit-and-run

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Murder suspect Barry Morphew was arrested on Thursday in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said, days after his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run crash on August 26 in Denver, court records show.A “concerned citizen” saw Morphew, 58, drive “aggressively prior to striking two vehicles,” Alamosa County District Judge Amanda Hopkins wrote

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