These are the names to know in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh
By Melissa Gray, CNN The murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is underway at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro,…
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MLK invoked as Tyre Nichols’ life is celebrated in song and tributes in Memphis
Before Tyre Nichols died after police beat him following a traffic stop in Memphis, he was a teenager who made skateboarding videos with his friends…
Continue Reading Tyre Nichols was a son and father who enjoyed skateboarding, photography and sunsets, his family says
By Christina Zdanowicz and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Tyre Nichols was a father, a man who loved his mama and a free-spirited soul who was looking for a…
Continue Reading Holocaust survivor swindled out of his life savings by woman he met on a dating website, prosecutors allege
By Kara Scannell, CNN A Holocaust survivor was swindled out of his life savings by a woman he met on a dating website, prosecutors allege in the…
Continue Reading ‘Tragedy upon tragedy’: 44 hours. 3 mass shootings. 19 dead
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Forty-four hours in America. Three mass shootings. Nineteen lives wiped out. All in California. The victims in suburban Monterey…
Continue Reading No defensive wounds, a family weapon and more evidence prosecutors say ties Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son
By Dakin Andone, CNN Opening statements began Wednesday afternoon in Walterboro, South Carolina, in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, who has been charged…
Continue Reading Dogs attack and kill boy, injure mother on Tribal land in Idaho, authorities say
By Amanda Watts, CNN A young boy was killed and his mother injured after the pair was attacked by four dogs in Fort Hall, Idaho, according to the…
Continue Reading 4 arrested in connection to alleged rape of LSU student hit, killed by car
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Police in Baton Rouge this week arrested four men in connection with the alleged rape of a 19-year-old Louisiana State…
Continue Reading EPA plans to stop 6 power plants from dumping toxic coal ash into unlined ponds
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it plans to stop six coal-fired power plants from continuing to dump…
Continue Reading California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Here’s what we know about the guns used in this week’s deadly attacks
By Emily Smith, CNN California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, according to advocacy groups. And still the state has been rocked…
Continue Reading Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation
Multiple schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, are under investigation after allegedly failing to give students their National Merit Scholarship merit…
Continue Reading Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation
By Athena Jones, Kirsten Appleton and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent denied any “division-wide effort to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Rihanna headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show has already drummed up immense excitement. But if pop music isn’t…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine
Germany is set to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine after United States officials revealed that the Biden administration is finalizing plans to…
Continue Reading A 4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Malibu coast, with aftershocks shaking Southern California
By Chris Boyette, CNN A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck at around 2 a.m. PT Wednesday off the coast of California, about 10 miles south of Malibu…
Continue Reading 2 former Arkansas deputies charged with federal civil rights offenses in arrest of man caught on camera
By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN A federal grand jury indicted two former Arkansas law enforcement officers on an excessive force charge after they were…
Continue Reading 5 shootings in California, Iowa and Washington leave 24 dead as America’s gun violence scourge drags on
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN A series of shootings in three states has made for a heart-wrenching several days, leaving 24 dead as more cities join a…
Continue Reading School board votes to cut ties with superintendent weeks after 6-year-old allegedly shot teacher
By Aya Elamroussi, Chris Boyette, Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN A school board voted Wednesday evening to oust its superintendent, weeks…
Continue Reading Half Moon Bay shooting suspect legally owned his gun and targeted specific people, authorities said. Here’s what we know about him
By Christina Maxouris, Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN The man suspected of killing four people at a California mushroom farm and three others at a…
Continue Reading Tyre Nichols had ‘extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,’ according to preliminary autopsy commissioned by family
By Jamiel Lynch, Nick Valencia and Eric Levenson, CNN Tyre Nichols, the Black man who died two weeks ago after a confrontation with Memphis Police,…
Continue Reading Former New York gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges, prosecutors say
Robert Hadden, a former Columbia University gynecologist, accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and others of…
Continue Reading Former New York gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges, prosecutors say
By Laura Ly and Lauren del Valle, CNN A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Closing arguments conclude in trial of accused NYC bike path terror suspect
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, the man prosecutors say was radicalized by ISIS…
Continue Reading Tornado damage near Houston ‘catastrophic,’ official says as storm moves eastward
By Andy Rose, CNN Emergency responders in the Houston area say they are responding to reports of damage and stranded motorists after a possible…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine
Emergency responders in the Houston area are responding to reports of damage and stranded motorists after a possible tornado moved through the area.…
Continue Reading A Florida diver was swept away by a current and lost at sea for hours until his family rushed to his rescue
By Jillian Sykes and Faith Karimi, CNN Dylan Gartenmayer has been diving and spearfishing along the Florida coast since he was 10. That experience…
Continue Reading A Florida diver was swept away by a current and lost at sea for hours until his family rushed to his rescue
21-year-old Dylan Gartenmayer was free diving near Key West, Florida, when his friends realized he hadn’t surfaced from the water, prompting a…
Continue Reading Suspect in Yakima, Washington, triple killing fatally shot himself after calling his mom, police say
By Amanda Watts and Amy Simonson, CNN The suspect in a shooting that left three people dead in Washington state killed himself hours later after he…
Continue Reading Suspect in Yakima, Washington, triple killing fatally shot himself after calling his mom, police say
The suspect in the overnight fatal shooting that left three people dead in Yakima, Washington, has died after taking his own life, the Yakima Police…
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