UPDATE 5:46 P.M.: Officials say a North Chicago police officer spotted the person of interest in the July 4th parade shooting and following a short pursuit, the person of interest has been taken into custody. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police ID 22-year-old “person of interest” in July Fourth parade shooting who they describe as
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By Rosa Flores, Jacqueline Rose and Alexa Miranda, CNN WNBA star Brittney Griner, in a handwritten letter to President Joe Biden, said she fears she will be detained in Russia indefinitely and pleaded with the President not to forget about her and other American detainees. “(As) I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with
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By Jason Hanna, Adrienne Broaddus, Eric Levenson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Zoe Pawelczak’s dad thought the repetitive pops ringing out at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade Monday morning were part of the show, she says. But she felt something was off. “I’m like, ‘Dad, no … something is wrong,’ and I grabbed him” and
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Adrienne Broaddus, Shawn Nottingham, Brynn Gingras, Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass shooting at a parade that left six dead and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, has been taken into custody near Lake Forest, Illinois, authorities said during a brief
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States has determined that gunfire from the Israeli military was “likely responsible” for the killing of Al Jazeera correspondent and Palestinian-American Shireen Abu Akleh in May, although an examination overseen by the US of the bullet “could not reach a definitive conclusion” on its origin due to the condition
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Texas can enforce its abortion ban from 1925, the state Supreme Court ruled late Friday evening, a decision that exposes abortion providers to lawsuits and financial penalties if they continue to perform the procedure. The court overruled a district judge in Houston, who on Tuesday had temporarily blocked the state’s old abortion law from going
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Alex Rogers, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection reconvened Tuesday for a hastily scheduled hearing, featuring blockbuster testimony from Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. Hutchinson has cooperated extensively with the investigation, having sat for four closed-door depositions. She brought the goods
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden Administration announced plans to beef up its response to monkeypox on Tuesday, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and more tests to people who are most at risk of getting it—including men who have sex with men and their partners. The move comes after pressure from states, who have
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside, CNN A 1-year-old girl is dead and another child is recovering after an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot them while playing with his father’s gun, according to Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred on Sunday at the Lion’s Motel in Pensacola, Florida. During a news conference on Monday, Escambia County Sheriff Chip
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By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The chief elected official in the Missouri county where an Amtrak train slammed into a dump truck said Tuesday that residents and county leaders have been pushing for a safety upgrade at the railroad crossing for nearly three years. Meanwhile, the toll from
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, CNN An employee at a Subway restaurant in Atlanta was shot and killed Sunday after a customer got upset about a condiment on his sandwich, Atlanta Police said. Police were called to the restaurant near Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta shortly after 6:30 p.m., a news release from the police department
Continue Reading (CNN) — There are multiple fatalities and at least 50 people who were injured after an Amtrak train derailed Monday in Missouri, Eric McKenzie, the superintendent with Chariton County Ambulance Service, told CNN. Amtrak said in a statement the train collided with a dump truck at a public crossing near the city of Mendon at
Continue Reading By Stella Chan and Eric Levenson, CNN An Amtrak train passing through an intersection without crossing gates in rural Brentwood, California, collided with a passenger vehicle, killing three people and causing major injuries to two others on Sunday, according to officials. All five victims were in the vehicle and were attending an event near the
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By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered Monday to stand trial by a court near Moscow on cannabis possession charges, about 4 1/2 months after her arrest at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time
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By Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court said Monday that a Washington state school district violated the First Amendment rights of a high school football coach when he lost his job after praying at the 50-yard line after games. The opinion was 6-3 along conservative-liberal ideological lines. “The Constitution
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EL PASO, Texas– The US Food and Drug Administration has issued denial orders to JUUL LABS for all current products. This means the company must stop selling and distributing its products. The JUUL products currently on the market must be removed from the shelves. If they are not removed distributers they risk enforcement action. “Today’s
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EL PASO, Texas –President Joe Biden is set to call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end of September. The move is to help provide relief to American consumers. Biden is also set to call on states to remove their own taxes on gas and diesel. He is also asking
Continue Reading CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate’s compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday, potentially the most significant new federal gun safety measure in decades, includes money for school safety, mental health, state crisis intervention programs and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which would
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it is “appalling” Russia won’t rule out applying the death penalty on two American citizens who are detained after volunteering to fight in Ukraine. “We still are trying to learn more about these two individuals,” said John Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state constitution does not protect the right to an abortion, clearing the way for the state’s Republican legislative majority to potentially enact stricter abortion measures. The court’s decision is a reversal of its 2018 ruling, in which it found that the Iowa
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Covid-19 vaccine authorization to children as young as six months. This includes Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. Vaccines won’t be given just yet, as authorization must pass a vote from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisors. This vote is scheduled for Saturday. CDC
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business WWE boss Vince McMahon has agreed to step back from his responsibilities as chairman and CEO while the wrestling company’s board investigates him for alleged misconduct. In the meantime, his daughter Stephanie McMahon, will serve as interim CEO and interim chairwoman, WWE said in a statement Friday. McMahon won’t completely
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna, CNN A 70-year-old man who shot dead three senior citizens at an Alabama church group’s meeting Thursday evening was subdued by someone else at the event until police arrived, authorities said Friday. The suspect, who is in custody, shot dead Walter Rainey, 84, and Sarah Yeager, 75, during a small group’s potluck
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By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden revealed on Friday she has often envisioned what it would be like if there was a shooting in one of the classrooms in which she teaches. “As a teacher, I’ve imagined that scene in my own classroom, again and again,” said Biden during remarks at the
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children. The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the authorizations for the vaccines Friday to include children as young as 6 months. However, shots can’t be given until the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine
Continue Reading By Benjamin Brown and Jorge Engels Dutch authorities say they have thwarted an attempt by a Russian spy to gain access to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by posing as an intern. According to the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), a suspected operative of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service had posed as a
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection on Thursday detailed how former President Donald Trump tried to pressure his vice president to join in his scheme to overturn the presidential election — and how Mike Pence’s refusal put his life in danger as rioters called
Continue Reading When 2007 CNN Hero Aaron Jackson welcomed 17 dogs from Ukraine to the animal shelter his nonprofit is running in Poland, they were accompanied by two refugees with an amazing story of survival.
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Editor’s note: The hearing will begin at 11 a.m. WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 committee will focus on a pressure campaign on Vice President Mike Pense to help overturn the election. Testimony will include members of Pence’s former counsel, Greg Jacob and retired federal Judge Michael Luttig.
Continue Reading Stella Chan, CNN A Death Valley National Park tourist was found dead Tuesday after his car ran out of gas, the National Park Service (NPS) reports. A park ranger noticed a lone car in the parking lot on June 8 at Zabriskie Point, a popular spot to view sunrise and sunset, according to an NPS
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