Court to decide whether Happy the elephant deserves basic human rights
By Zoe Sottile, CNN New York’s highest court is set to determine whether Happy, a 47-year-old Asian elephant living at the Bronx Zoo, is being…
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Two people were killed and three severely injured in a ‘targeted’ Indiana shooting, police say
By Andy Rose, CNN Two men were killed and three women severely injured in a shooting in Goshen, Indiana, on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.…
Continue Reading Early Voting wins Preakness Stakes
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Early Voting won the 147th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The horse, with odds of 5-1, put on…
Continue Reading One dead after finishing Brooklyn Half Marathon and 15 others injured
By Liam Reilly, CNN A 32-year-old runner died Saturday after finishing a half marathon in Brooklyn where 15 others were injured, police and fire…
Continue Reading Rare 1939 Detective Comics issue that introduced Batman approaches $1.5M record as auction winds down
By Emmy Abbassi, CNN A rare copy of Detective Comics #27 — the issue that introduced the world to Batman in 1939 — is set to fetch more…
Continue Reading A father says he put 1,000 miles on his car to find specialty formula for premature infant daughter
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Mac Jaehnert said he put 1,000 miles on his car in the last week looking for a specialty nutritional formula for daughter…
Continue Reading A father says he put 1,000 miles on his car to find specialty formula for premature infant daughter
Family shares how they’re finding baby formula amid…
Continue Reading 2-year-old orders 31 cheeseburgers after mom leaves phone unlocked
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Texas mother learned an important lesson about leaving her phone unlocked after her 2-year-old son accidentally ordered 31…
Continue Reading Allegations that Minneapolis police spied on Black organizations can’t be substantiated, prosecutor says
By Omar Jimenez, Andy Rose and Ray Sanchez, CNN Explosive allegations that Minneapolis police used covert social media accounts to spy on Black…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 3 injured in New Orleans shooting overnight
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A man was killed and three other people injured in a shooting in New Orleans’ Holy Cross neighborhood overnight, police…
Continue Reading California is set to get its first new state park in over a decade
By Zoe Sottile, CNN California is set to establish its first new state park in 13 years. The 2,500-acre property, known as Dos Rios Ranch, will…
Continue Reading New York police arrest second teenager in connection with shooting death of 11-year-old girl in the Bronx
By Liam Reilly and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A second teen allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old girl in New York’s Bronx…
Continue Reading New York police arrest second teenager in connection with shooting death of 11-year-old girl in the Bronx
A 15-year-old boy is facing murder charges in the stray bullet shooting that killed an 11-year-old girl in the Bronx., and police are still looking…
Continue Reading Customs officers in Detroit seize a ton of marijuana labeled as ‘pool toys’
By Zoe Sottile, CNN These are not your average pool toys. Customs officers in Michigan discovered a whopping 2,175 pounds of marijuana in a shipment…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading A Michigan high school biology teacher is on leave after distributing a worksheet with ‘disturbing racial offense’
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…
Continue Reading Forest Service officials are hitting a pause on prescribed fires after a New Mexico burn escaped containment
NM: Firefighters are forced to take water from farmers to battle historic…
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.…
Continue Reading Florida deputies save 9-year-old by 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…
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